Purrrrr....

@@danielesch605 This remind me of Eartha Kitt)

Had the pleasure of meeting her in Boston in 2008.

​@@wptariesWoW what luck 😊

She's most certainly is 😊

I bet she's also spending time with Jason Robards too, she loved him as well. :)

@@HolgerRuneFan Jason was very handsome but booze isn't easy to handle...I know all about living with men like that

Some would say that that’s just wishful thinking.

The TV era when the nedium was used to increase people's intelligence. Contemporary TV is used to dumb down people and they let them.

*medium

I agree.

A bit pretentious if you ask me. Look up “Mid-Atlantic accent” on Google. Their accents were very studied. I laugh when they have guest panelists like Johnny Carson and Buddy Hackett who try to match the polysyllabic approach of the others. I don’t know that the contrived use of English is better than someone who just speaks like a normal person.

Absolutely

And beautiful

@ddivincenzo1 - Arlene's spectacular good taste, her hosting the show "Home" on TV for awhile, and her wonderful way with people had a lot to do with her becoming the first woman appointed to the Board of Directors of Bonwit Teller.

They do seem overdressed for a game show however. It would seem appropriate for them to wear a beautiful dinner outfit instead perhaps .

Teaching for 55 yrs. Is quite an amazing achievement. 🌼👪

@Ed Miller actually she was a great actress

Also the panelist Phyllis Newman died this week.

They needed to bring in something like someone who manufactures Easter baskets at Christmas time, just to throw them off the trail.

Thank you for that-- I couldn't agree more.

Okay, that's your opinion.

His voice didn't have the rich tones of Percy Helton, but Mr Kirby did indeed have one marvelous voice.

+Saxon C You are correct, sir. And part of that is because, at one time, the film studios taught its actors and actresses proper diction and elocution, a sort of finishing school so its stars could present themselves with dignity and be heard and understood by any English-speaking person in the world. The dialect was, more or less, based upon how an average person in California (an almost dialectless region, though a proper linguist would disagree) or the Midwestern United States would speak. Good broadcasters also, needless to say (but I shall, anyway), were hired on the basis of their having been effective public speakers. Even in terms of the long-running game show "The Price is Right," for example, the program's former host, Bob Barker, was a true broadcaster. Drew Carey is not.

gymnastix: I feel it should be noted though that a great deal of the reason for the need of such diction was pragmatic due to the quality of microphones or in some stage performances a total lack thereof. Today, a common laptop microphone is miles better in quality. To speak with such diction on modern microphones would be rather noticeable, so I can't consider it a bad thing, technology-wise, that the need for the diction faded away. I don't consider it dignity as much as I do pragmatic. Sure there is a charm to it, but I only find that novelty to be of historical interest, rather than a part of humanity. It is superficial at its core, and in a sense: not human. But that doesn't disqualify it from a learned, practice skill. But, there are other historical skills - some very difficult for that matter, that modern technology has shifted our need from.

There is still something to be said for good diction, which is a skill. There is still a need for people to understand each other. While my hearing is better than average, there are some people who are difficult to understand. Therefore, I disagree that good diction is unnecessary. Furthermore, there are words that have different meanings that sound similar. Word recognition programs often make errors.

There’s real love and admiration there.

You dread it? Why, is it coming to get you?

Never cared for her either. Kinda phony

I’ve heard a lot of people compare her to the incomparable Mary Tyler Moore and. I can’t help but disagree! I always thought Mary’s tone was more straight forward, Brooklyn-ish, and had a sweet “ping”. Kinda like she was always trying to smile or give advice to a little kid. Phyllis New man’s on the other hand is very thick and high-pitched, almost nasally. But I guess it all depends on one’s eardrums and perception to pinpoint tone.

😂😂😂

dpm1982 a total letch on every show

@@johndonahue3162 Nice play on words! Well played. And you're right about that as well.

What !!!!????

I mean... if she’s an attractive nun she’s an attractive nun lol Id tell her lol

avlisk Ha! :)

avlisk The Sisterwasn't out of habit, she was wearing it.

Charles Henry Double ha! :)

+Charles Henry Good one, and literal.

Someone's channeling Bennett...

Vahan Nisanian She was killed

Henry Jackson Agreed. While there is doubt, there is very little doubt about it. No loose ends.

Thank you, I just scrolled down to the comments section to find out more about this guest.

I agree they can be disappointing because they're usually discovered too soon, they usually have to make all kinds of noises to disguise their voice and the jobs are similar . One of the best imo was Elizabeth Taylor .

“Kirby's name was spoofed in the animated series The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show, wherein a man's hat (size 7-5/32) was called the "Kirward Derby". It supposedly had magic powers that made its wearer the smartest person in the world. Kirby considered suing, but his business manager pointed out that it would only bring more attention to the show. Jay Ward, producer of The Bullwinkle Show, even offered to pay Kirby to sue him; however, he did not pursue any further action.”

@@markiangooley Yeah, Boris and Natasha were villains, it was a clever show that didn't last very long.

You're welcome, Mark. I just wish there hadn't been any cause for posting this early.

***** You're very welcome. :) I always think it's better to remember performers through their performances, rather than with sadness at their passing. Lauren Bacall certainly had a rich. full life.

I don't hear any resemblance between Newman's voice and Moore's voice. Mary had such a smooth and pleasant voice with great control. Phyllis always sounds like she's shouting, and when she laughs my ears bleed. I remember Moore even way back from Dick van Dyke show and thought she was so lovable and perfectly cast as Laura Petrie.

Thanks for mentioning that, Vahan-- her surprised and elated reaction to that question is what I chose for the thumbnail for this video, wanting to choose the happiest expression possible given the sad circumstances. I truly believe that performers want to be remembered not with sadness at their passing, but for all the joy they've brought to the world. Rest in peace, Ms. Bacall, Robin Williams, and (not long ago) James Garner. Let's hope these are the "three" that these things are supposed to come in, and we're done losing beloved performers for a good long while.

What's My Line? On another forum, someone posted a list of the major performers we've lost this year--aside from those you mentioned, Mickey Rooney, Shirley Temple, Phillip Seymour Hoffman, and I'm forgetting several others... it's really been an awful year in that regard, and the "In Memoriam" segment of the Oscars is going to be heartbreaking...

What's My Line? Awww that's very thoughtful of you. :) Your comment made me smile, you're right I do believe Lauren would want her fans to remember her as a happy person and not to be sad everytime they watch her now. Like I said it's very thoughtful of you to have put up a thumbnail with Lauren giving an "elated" expression trying to emphasize her happiness, it really helps me to read that someone in this world is trying to see this in as much of a positive light as they can given the circumstances. I'm sure Lauren is very grateful to you for doing this, after reading your comment I know I am.

Newman and Bacall were close friends. She may have even recognized her whisper.

Somewhat like local Chicago music impresarios Harry and Sarah Zelzer letting the cat out of the bag about tenor Richard Tucker's heart attack in 1962, after Tucker quite understandably cancelled his scheduled Orchestra Hall recital that spring. The Metropolitan Opera - and Tucker's agent - stated that his cancelled performances were because of "indigestion," but the Zelzers refused to lie when asked by the local music press about the reason for Tucker's cancellation of his Chicago concert. Tucker was furious, and never again sang in Chicago under the auspices of Allied Arts again. (He did, however, sing in Chicago a number of times between 1962 and his untimely death (of a massive heart attack) in early January of 1975 - at Lyric Opera of Chicago, at the Ravinia Festival, at Mandel Hall (I think) and Pick-Staiger Concert Hall (I think), and, of course, at Park Synagogue for the High Holy Days.)

Hi Patrick...I was literally waiting for someone to "pick up" on that....you are the only one...but at least someone has... I found it very weird her being on in december of 65... she was on the show back in 1953 as a fairly new star...married to Bogie at that time... and the incident where Dorothy said false statements regarding Bogie was in 1957 maybe 1958... But Ms Bacall just under NO UNCERTAIN TERMS....LOATHED her for that... and here she is appearing on Whats My Line around 3 weeks after Dorothy K's untimely death... I think Ms Bacall was very aware of this timing... Perhaps this was her personal sweet revenge ! to appear almost right after (that seat to the far left being seated by someone else)... Ms Bacall was a very classy broad !

Shocking !

Lauren’s description of Dorothy: “she’s a bitter, miserable, human being” was certainly a mood 😂

Mr. Marvin Terban is a famous author of children's educational books at Scholastic Publishing and treaches English at Columbia Preparatory School in Manhattan, NY.

@@ladyg0726 How interesting!

Just New England-y.

However, everyone had a nice long conversation with Miss Bacall so I think the audience benefited from the early guess by Phyllis Newman and we got to see Miss Bacall and hear what she was doing at the time. Lauren Bacall sure was a gracious and elegant woman. I love how she said goodbye to each panel member and gave the ladies a kiss on the cheek.

Agreed. It throws the balance off entirely.

Ooo! Finally, the political talks began!

It is good because we then don't have to hear any inane puns or longwinded intro of JCD

Lauren Bacall apparently refused to guest on What’s My Line after Dorothy Kilgallen wrote a column in bad taste about Humphrey Bogart in the late 1950s. And Bacall never forgave her since. So it’s no wonder she came back to be a mystery guest after Kilgallen’s death.

Perfect neighbors...I'd have the Billy Wilders' next door, and the Martin Gables' on the other side.

It's an English idiom and I was surprised to hear it on American TV, but John Daly was a South African and his accent sounds nearer to English than American. I assume that he was taught by an English person or met many such people and picked up the manner of speaking in that way. I hope that I pick up his elegant manner of speaking by watching these excellent shows.

@Johan Bengtsson - Does "like going over the bridge for water" mean it is the wrong way 'round to get what you need efficiently or does it mean you will never get the water going from one side to the other? Please chalk this up to my ignorance. In America, as in Britain, and probably most Commonwealth countries the Newcastle reference is because coal was mined in the northeast of England. So it was taking something with you that was unneeded or redundant, at best. I am not sure it has quite the same meaning, but am asking you how it is so. I love language and the quirks of it, so really want to know if it's really equivalent. Thx.

@@philippapay4352 It's more of a way to do something completely unnecessary. Why go over the bridge to fetch water?

@@Beson-SE Thank you. That makes sense when said that way because that would fit exactly with why take coals to Newcastle, where so much is mined that they provide it to everyone else in the nation. As often happens, I over-thought the metaphor, which defeated the purpose. LOL.

@@philippapay4352 I should have written the sentence a little bit more correctly to avoid confusion. Anyhow, it's always fun to have a vivid conversation. :)

vickie oglesby When I was a little boy, I wished Lauren's dance at the end of To Have and Have Not could have gone on forever.

vickie oglesby she was only 19 years old when she was in that movie.

She actually damaged her vocal cords permanently so that she couldn’t make her voice any higher.

@@cynthiat6505 This is true! A lot of Actresses would take up smoking so they could permanently lower their voice and be hired for better roles. Gene Tierney did the same thing.

I didn't get what she said.

Yes I heard it !

Someone slipped in a "subliminal" message. I would think it happened long after the show was on.

I just hear "Thaah," and it sounds like it has been dubbed in more modern times. The quality and tonality of the recording is different than the rest of the broadcast.

If only Bennett could see into the future...he would have signed him to a book contract.

imsixftsix No kidding! Thanks for the info. I always appreciate it when people add insights like these on the videos.

And based on the cover of his latest book, he doesn't need makeup to play Santa anymore. :) Wonder if he still does it?

Gee it would have been interesting if he had published with Random House after that appearance!

imsixftsix David Von Pein I am a school librarian, and we have some of his books in my library! The name didn't click with me when I first heard it, but once you mentioned it, it did look familiar, and I am actually familiar with several of the books on the list you linked. Even before reading your comments, I was struck by what a great contestant he was. He seemed very self-assured, wasn't afraid to correct John Daly on the pronunciation of his name, and answered the panel's questions with the kind of finesse one would expect from John. I was initially surprised to find out that he was a teacher, rather than an actor, but his excellent knowledge of the use of the English language explains why he was so well able to give those detailed answers, and I'll bet he put his theatrical talents to good use in the classroom! Reluctant Dragon I agree with your assessment of his current appearance! Based on the beard, I wouldn't be a bit surprised to find out that he still plays Santa in some capacity or other.☺

Correct; (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marvin_Terban). It's always a pleasure to see someone from this show who's still notable, and in this case - Mr Terban, being a noted children's author, it's very apropos to have him here, as a 'Santa'. IN addition, where Mr Terban taught (Columbia Grammar School) is one of my alma maters. A terrific school.

Hey Rocky, watch me pull a rabbit out of my hat. _Again? That trick never works!_ Nothing up my sleeve ... Apparently Bullwinkle's magic hat was not size 7 5/32.

He threatened to sue for the Kurward Derby but was talked out of it because it would only bring the subject more attention. The creator of Bullwinkle said he wanted the publicity of a lawsuit and even offered to pay Kirby if he would sue.

I betcha

Dandle???? Never heard of it

@@gailsirois7175 Did you ever hear "dawdle" used with respect to children and knees? I haven't. That word means to move slowly or to waste time in an idle fashion. A Google inquiry on "dandle" gives the definition: "move (a baby or young child) up and down in a playful or affectionate way. 'he dandled his son on his knee'" Which one sounds more like something Santa would do? These days, even if you don't have a dictionary within arm's reach, it's easy to look up unfamiliar words on the Internet.

Corrected-- thanks!

David Von Pein Right-- forgot about that. Thanks!

David Von Pein Note, however, that I did not mistakenly leave Phyllis Newman off the video title this time. :)