Her performance in Harold and Maude changed my life in 1973. Thank you dear Ruth/Maude
@ktc3334 жыл бұрын
SiliconValley Attorney Ditto. Love her and the film.
@donniemozie53284 жыл бұрын
She's cute, Liked her VOICE and PERSONALITY!! Barbara Mozie 😉😀
@g-girl98673 жыл бұрын
Yes! Me too. I was in my 20s when it first came out around 1978-79 or so. I wanted to be just like her when I got old. Now I am nearing 70 and surprisingly I’m not far off! I went back to the movie theater two more times that week to see it again. Over the years, Wore out the video tape and one dvd. It’s a great gift to give people. I love Cat Steven’s music too. The music really wraps itself in the story.
@JM-zk9ou3 жыл бұрын
I went to see Harold and Maude at the theater with a friend when it came out. I loved it. She absolutely hated it. 🤣
@g-girl98673 жыл бұрын
@@JM-zk9ou Cute, ya, it's one of those love it or hate it movies. My mother, at the time, thought it was absolutely "disgusting"! To me - at 24, it gave me hope: That if it takes a lifetime to find the right guy, there is still hope! As long as he looks 20! Reality has set in since I was young. I am now 68! Do I see myself w a 20 something now?! HELL, no! But I DO see myself loving Harold and Maude til I die. Peace out people!
@nomopms13 жыл бұрын
One of my all-time favorite actresses. She was hilarious even in dramatic roles. Such a spunky little thing!
@Jimbo.053 жыл бұрын
Only 5' she was, a real pocket rocket. Lovely, vivacious woman and talented actress. May she RIP.
@g-girl98673 жыл бұрын
💖
@rebeccaeisenberg67513 жыл бұрын
She has been my role model for decades. Her memory is a blessing.
@KimCarney Жыл бұрын
me too
@stevenmartin37296 жыл бұрын
She never knew how old she was. And that's what's great.
@rogerparis3 жыл бұрын
Perfect comment!
@jubalcalif91003 жыл бұрын
Well said and well put !! :-)
@littleogeechee2233 жыл бұрын
So cute, so sweet! So glad that Cavett knew exactly what to do and how she should be treated...just let her be Ruth! She was a true treasure..
@Myndir Жыл бұрын
Yes, it's a chat show host's dream to have a guest who can speak interestingly for any amount of time with the slightest prompt.
@talastra3 ай бұрын
Cavett is well known for letting guests speak. But even he looked a bit flummoxed by her energy.
@chopin653 жыл бұрын
"May I say a word..." She was so adorable.
@lydialilli43517 жыл бұрын
What a terrific underrated actress and writer Ruth Gordon was. She was terrific in an episode of "Columbo", great in "Rosemary's Baby", "Harold and Maude", "Where's Poppa", an episode of "Taxi" - - the list goes on and on.
@glamdolly307 жыл бұрын
Hear! Hear! Ruth Gordon was a wonderful actress, I want to find her books now, have you read any? I'm struck by how glamorous she was as herself and amazingly youthful too - according to Wiki she was born in 1896!
@mileschambers68287 жыл бұрын
glamdolly20 I'm actually reading one of her books called "Ruth Gordon An Open Book" check it out
@rr7firefly5 жыл бұрын
+Lydia -- she had a small but memorable role as Natalie Woods' kooky mother in "Inside Daisy Clover."
@shaneo54365 жыл бұрын
She was excellent in the Any Which Ways too
@lonniemontgomery1354 жыл бұрын
Noe Berengena interesting side note: Natalie Wood named her godmother to her first born, Natasha.
@anahart8253 Жыл бұрын
This woman has been a tremendous role model for the film making industry and a delight to many a heart!! Thank you Ruth! She was amazing in Rosemary’s baby!!!❤️
@execatty3 жыл бұрын
What a class act this woman was..
@wildman02283 жыл бұрын
Loved her! I was so lucky. I used to go regularly to see TV Shows filmed in the 70's - and once on Rhoda - there she was...playing Carlton, the Doorman's mother! She was just HYSTERICAL! Incredible casting!
@amorylibertad81425 жыл бұрын
I love Ruth Gordon, she is amazing actress!!!!
@jubalcalif91003 жыл бұрын
I have a notion to second that emotion !! :-)
@DIANNEELEE5 жыл бұрын
I miss you Ms. Ruth. And your soooooo cute interviewing yourself!😁
@ninosimone5 жыл бұрын
One of my favorite actress , I loved her on COLUMBO “ The night I was murdered”
@wotan109503 жыл бұрын
Don’t forget that Ruth and her husband were also great screenwriters. They penned several of the Tracey-Hepburn movie classics. And it’s not widely known that they were integral in helping Streisand develop her characterization of Fanny Brice in Funny Girl.
@mzmiller523 жыл бұрын
Rumor has it, Garson Kanin didn’t direct the performance that made streisand a legend. She supposedly was taking direction from someone she knew earlier, I think Alan Miller.
@curtcampbell98013 жыл бұрын
Just watched this movie and absolutely loved it. She was just so full of life. Very uplifting movie. So glad I stumbled upon it.😊
@darkestserenity6775 Жыл бұрын
Formidable actress absolute chilling performance in Rosemary's Baby
@ktc3334 жыл бұрын
My favourite actress of all time.
@wkelly1871 Жыл бұрын
She was so wonderful. Scary wonderful.
@AnnBSlotVideos5 жыл бұрын
She's fabulous, one of my favorites! Thanks for sharing❤👍!
@kennethbrady6 жыл бұрын
"May I say a thing about Thornton Wilder?" Wow...imagine watching a late night chat show and hearing that line? Damn...
@bobfield1971 Жыл бұрын
OMG! One of the greatest. Those were the days
@martindesousatome7852 Жыл бұрын
One of the best actresses ever!!!
@GINGERALERR3 ай бұрын
I just adore this woman.
@pauldecroix45673 жыл бұрын
Oh how I miss Ruth! So good! I love seeing her with my all time favorite Woody Allen! What a treat!
@patriciapaquette19983 жыл бұрын
Unforgettable actor. Amazing.
@californiahummus2 жыл бұрын
I can picture Ruth and Katherine Hepburn talking to each other in their front yards.
@dennisleporte2327 Жыл бұрын
Ruth Gordon was brilliant.
@Kimllg88 Жыл бұрын
absolutely
@liv30872 жыл бұрын
Harold & Maude...was brilliant....
@patriciaadams41715 жыл бұрын
My gramma b.1906 was a little pistol very like Ruth.
@10-4-goodbuddy5 жыл бұрын
She literally took over the show 😂😩😂👍
@Myndir Жыл бұрын
Cavett was thinking, "Great, an easy night tonight!" Plus, Woody Allen wasn't exactly lost for words...
@69OMED123 Жыл бұрын
Some people you dont get tired of hearing talk. She was an original.
@liamlale3 жыл бұрын
I would have loved her as my grandma ... she's so funny 😄 loved her in ROSEMARY'S BABY!
@jhb612493 жыл бұрын
Such a wonder!!!
@talastra3 ай бұрын
I love the look of sheer astonishment on Woody Allen's face. And he never manages to say a word, which is impressive.
@alisdairmckenzie4 жыл бұрын
spectacular
@neguys5 жыл бұрын
Love her !!!
@monichat2 жыл бұрын
She certainly enjoys talking !
@glamdolly307 жыл бұрын
Fabulous, sparkling woman, I think it would have been quite something to know her in real life. I love her style too, so glam. Youthful too - she'd have been pushing 70 here and looks younger than Woody Allen!
@Harringtonml545 жыл бұрын
She was 74 years old.
@geo-george26393 жыл бұрын
She does look great here.
@user-yn9sr8et8g8 ай бұрын
7:00 You can just see Woody Allen writing multiple scripts in awe for future movies and comedy bits as he listens to the truly original and masterful Ruth Gordon
@scotnick595 жыл бұрын
I remember my mom and friend went to see R.B. in 1968 in Davis, CA: said she thought Ruth was "hilariously funny" as Minnie
@nancynewman14653 жыл бұрын
Woody must have admired her seeing these three wonderful people all of them
@bakilacat13 ай бұрын
Saw her on Columbo and decided to look her up. Heard her name thrown around for years... thought she was radio but that was another Gordon. She's feisty!!
@Luvie19802 жыл бұрын
She seemed like a fun lady 😂
@kathleenmckeithen1182 жыл бұрын
She was great on Columbo, too!!
@asteverino8569 Жыл бұрын
I loved this view of Miss Gordon. Thanks!
@kathrynfauble90532 жыл бұрын
It is not widely known that two years after this Cavett telecast, Ruth Gordon’s husband, author Garson Kanin, came out with the non-fiction book Tracy and Hepburn: An Intimate Memoir, and Hepburn read it and became very upset. She decided never again to communicate with her neighbor Garson Kanin. I don’t know if Hepburn remained willing to give Kanin’s wife Ruth Gordon the time of day. But I know Hepburn never forgave Kanin and cut him off. They all continued to live in their neighboring Manhattan homes for many years after the 1971 publication of Kanin’s evidently inaccurate book. This Cavett video captures the innocent year of 1969 when none of the aging neighbors (It was the Turtle Bay section of Manhattan) knew about the hostility or the hurt feelings that lay on the horizon.
@puppetoz2 жыл бұрын
I know nothing other than I'd put my money on Garson Kanin rather than the very prickly Katherine Hepburn who could be extremely difficult
@dogbitr58336 жыл бұрын
They don't build them like that anymore LOL hahaha
@EphemeralProductions2 жыл бұрын
Never seen Rosemary's Baby before (although I've heard about it a LOT) but just knowing Ruth is in it and seeing this scene makes me want to watch it! LOL
@Myndir Жыл бұрын
A truly good chiller. Not gory, not disgusting: just a creepy, clever film that stays with you for the rest of your life.
@8952nashville2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for sharing this.
@johnflynn9619 Жыл бұрын
Ruth was Fabulous. RIP
@windstorm1000 Жыл бұрын
Ladies and gentleman God doesn't make people like Ruth anymore. One of a kind.
@bindig1 Жыл бұрын
She had that "old time" inflection in her voice that actors had in the early days of film. So cool.
@OMG_BeCkY3 жыл бұрын
Why didn't Woody ever make a movie with Ruth!?
@douglastrazzare3298 Жыл бұрын
she has a cameo in Annie Hall
@jeanettesmith7652 жыл бұрын
Woody Allen's face! LOL!
@Jeff-vp7zl Жыл бұрын
Right on Ruth Gordon never seen this before l was 10 11 yrs old born in 59
@keithleeuwen8773 жыл бұрын
Great !
@janetremsing6988 Жыл бұрын
🙂👍😂‼️ One of the most interesting, funny, endearing, compelling, personalities, ever! (😂Woody too!)
@Jehovahsway3 ай бұрын
She was a sweetheart and a fabulous actress she was in my favourite Columbo...try n catch me they don't make actors like her Bet Davis Katherine Hepburn and the great Spencer Tracey ♥️ ❤️ ❤❤
@marshallscott7955 Жыл бұрын
Amazingly talented lady, still loved to this day.
@Kimllg88 Жыл бұрын
genius writer/actress
@janhoyle146211 ай бұрын
That’s the largest apartment I’ve ever seen! We don’t have places like that in Southern California. I doubt they do in New York either.
@talastra3 ай бұрын
Obviously Ruth Gordon and Bud Cort are amazing in Harold and Maude, but please let's not overlook how fantastic Vivian Pickles is. The more times I watch Harold and Maude, the more I enjoy Vivian's performance. "I even find the question distasteful." "Harold, puh-lease." Also, the priest is wonderful (especially his monologue), and the soundtrack, and the script. And the directing.
@VegardMinde Жыл бұрын
She really knew how to dress.
@Kimllg88 Жыл бұрын
very chic
@tomy.1846 Жыл бұрын
Let's all go to the lobbly! Yesssss!
@wormwood81916 жыл бұрын
Ruth, you're still as relevant today as always. I bet Trump could use some Saniflush...he seems all bound up and full of hot air lately. Thanks for that timely tip!
@clydeferguson519 Жыл бұрын
Was also great as Philo and Orville's mom in Every Which Way But Loose.
@janhoyle146211 ай бұрын
Dick Cavett was the only intellectual talk show on television. The 70 was a long time ago.
@mariedewitt55064 жыл бұрын
Still very toned and trim
@TuttleCapt2 жыл бұрын
I realize this may be incorrect now, but I really enjoyed seeing Woody Allen being completely spellbound by her on Dick Cavett!
@shaaronie Жыл бұрын
Did anyone else notice how Woody Allen wouldn't sit down in his chair on the Dick Cavett show until she had sat down first? Who does that? Very nice gesture and I have never seen it before. Chivalry is on its last legs.
@dreamquesttv Жыл бұрын
Chivalry from Woody Allen most definitely.
@edpoe4591 Жыл бұрын
Movie 🎥 how could I forget Rosemary's Baby
@antinoo1980 Жыл бұрын
love her
@eikoqdupree1012 жыл бұрын
She is marvelous...she makes me laugh. I missed so much. I got some catching up to do.
@BTURNER19612 жыл бұрын
A good talk show host knows when to shut up. Nobody is going to change the channel during this monologue. Its actually reminiscent of Dodie Goodman, who's daffy and stream of conscience talk show chatter was deemed per gold by Paar, Griffin, Carson etc. As for the talented Gordon, her career spanned Broadway, movies and television and her theatrical style served her well in every roll, every medium of entertainment for 65 plus years.
@marysalisbury9270 Жыл бұрын
She was great
@uptone121116 жыл бұрын
Love the intro!!
@jumpfortyfour99656 жыл бұрын
also in a clint eastwood film any which way but loose
@michaelericks2005 жыл бұрын
Jump Forty Four and the sequel any which way you can
@Rosary19715 жыл бұрын
I'm reading the book the movie covers the book very well so far .
@tonycurcio4518 Жыл бұрын
Ruth Gordon was one of my favoriete actor so talent 😃😃😃
@lydialilli43517 жыл бұрын
She and Woody Allen are almost the same height ;)
@rickmays797 Жыл бұрын
This woman never stops talking
@rickmays797 Жыл бұрын
But I have utmost respect for her great in columbo Love her very much !!!!!
@Manuel-zo3wg Жыл бұрын
Ruth Gordon was hilarious actress 🏆 mia farrows first 🎥 21 yold Rosemary Baby 🍼
@Jeff-vp7zl Жыл бұрын
I was 9 yrs old 68
@cynthiafritze74182 жыл бұрын
Love her
@miraposajehano43094 ай бұрын
In other words, in those days as it is today (I don't give a flying F....about me too although it did make a difference for the victims, it won't change the way actors and actresses get chosen for a role) unless you get down on your knees and blow the director, the producer or the crew, you won't get the role. Indeed, to wait until you are well into your fifties to get the big role in both Rosemary's Baby and Harold and Maude means that she didn't sell herself short and that for me is what I call integrity. Bravo Maude...I mean Ruth.
@Lisa1111 Жыл бұрын
Loved her! Creepy creepy!
@citrine652 жыл бұрын
My Mom resembled Ruth Gordon. Many people commented on it.
@demiloca2 жыл бұрын
Since 1915! Wow
@notthedickcavettshow88032 жыл бұрын
spunky
@jamesforsyth46302 жыл бұрын
Stealing all my Oreos, crapping all over the place, 12 ribs my ass.
@rebeccaeisenberg67513 жыл бұрын
And how she outshines Woody Allen. He is nothing and Ruth is everything.