I loved him in Victor Victoria in his later years.

Preston and Randall were good friends, they even appeared in a film together a few years before this.

He was born to play Harold Hill!

Yes, yes it was and on stage in person, he was even more wonderful. I wish I could have gotten his autograph when I saw him perform it at the Dallas Summer Musicals. I got to perform in Music Man in 1977 when it was done by the Irving Community Theater. I still have the adorable costume that my mother made for me. I was so tiny and had such a great time. Also got to be in South Pacific during that time…..then did Bell, Book and Candle…….I loved doing live theatre….but so wish I could have met Robert Preston……he was terrific.

He was in Beau Geste!😼

A great man 💕

Tony Randall, Doris Day and Rock Hudson❤️ Mr all time favorite movie combination

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They were either separated or divorced at that time. It was still unusual, considering they had three sons together.

@@ritamarie2976 Why? There are plenty of couples who have three children and get divorced. So “Mr. Big” is their son but how big are his brothers?

corner moose Not many people know that the Broadway play "The Lion in Winter" starred Robert Preston as Henry II. (The way RP looks with that beard, I believe it!)This was before Peter O'Toole did the same role in the movie version...

CLASSICALFAN .100: Unfortunately, the did not do as we’ll commercially as expected. Preston was a man of wide talents and THE MUSIC MAN succeeded because he emphasized the acting and drama of the piece where others only tried for the comedy/dancing. He did not receive the Tony Award as Best Actor but Rosemary Harris, his co-star did. He went on to I DO, I DO the next year and won another Best Actor in a Musical.

And he had a reputation as a womanizer

@@commanderkeen3787 No, he did not. Why do people feel the need to badmouth people after they're dead?

That is my usual opinion too however I saw an episode earlier today where they had to rein him in over some married lady. Hey just got carried away complimenting her until Arlene Francis finally said, "play the game". One thing to consider is it one or more of the panelists could be buzzed on a given evening. There was one evening where Arlene was really toasted. I have learned over time that daily had little code signals like tugging on an ear the tale of the panel they were getting too risque. The program was always a delicate balance and stayed on the entertaining side without dipping into vulgarity.

That's a very good distinction, quite applicable to Preston. A current day example for me is Kevin Hart: I find his standup comedy very unfunny, but I love his comic acting.

Agreed , He was not a comic actor, just watch All The Way Home. Brilliant.

He frequently steals the show no matter what film he's in. See "The Dark at the Top of the Stairs", "Junior Bonner", "Semi-Tough", "S.O.B.", to name but a few.

"Toddy"

Crispin Cain Oh wow! Thank you for the information. So sad. May Jeanne and Charles rest in peace. Her youngest son is a perfect mix of her and her husband.

Oh my goodness. It's so sad. It's like watching Dorothy's shows. With the benefit of knowing what happens, it makes these events even sadder. Cruel twist.

Crispin Cain Christopher Noth’s parents?

@@pattimaeda6097 Yes. I just checked it out on imdb, and Detective Mike Logan (Chris Noth, of course) was the son of Charles Noth and Jeann Parr.

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She played the game really well. She kind of reminded me of the way Dorothy played the game. It's unfortunate they couldn't have gotten someone like her instead of Phyllis Newman.

***** I never watched either of the shows you mentioned, but years ago I used to watch Chris Noth in "Law and Order." There was also a restaurant I used to go to in NY, where Chris Noth was a waiter at one time. By the time I started going there, he was already a successful television actor, but there were other staff members still there who mentioned that they had worked with him.

@@savethetpc6406 loved him as a NYC detective in Law and Order, as partnered with late Jerry Orbach.

Without explosions and people running? That is required for the vapid drivel churned out now in the media.

Here is a link to the episode in which Jeanne Parr was a contestant (June 5, 1960). She is in the 4th game, and her sign-in is at about 19.00 in that video. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/a5yHhdqelZe0n3mg.html (Despite the late hour, I think I'm referencing the correct person *this* time! ;) )

SaveThe TPC This is a link to a video about The Rocky Horror Show. Did you mean to post this link?

schwul1956 Yes, the title and description of the video indicate that Jeanne Parr was the host who was conducting the interview with the "Rocky Horror Show" fans.

Did you know she was the mother of Chris Noth?

I sniffed a bottle once and my nose started to run immediately!

Raw horseradish is a root plant and solid.

+soulierinvestments "The Lion in Winter" should have won O'Toole an Oscar as well as the one that Hepburn won for best actress. It is easily in my top 20 films, if not top 10.

+soulierinvestments "The Lion in Winter" should have won O'Toole an Oscar as well as the one that Hepburn won for best actress. It is easily in my top 20 films, if not top 10.

I kind of look at what else was running at the time. If memory serves, Harris did best Sheila Hancock in _Entertaining Mr. Sloane_ and Lee Remick for _Wait Until Dark_ at the Tonys that year, but Best Play was Peter Brook's iconic production of _Marat/Sade._ _Lion in Winter must have played a little dry against the new plays that year. This was also the year that Angela Lansbury in _Mame_ beat out Gwen Verdon (who would be on WML a couple of months after this episode) in _Sweet Charity._ A lot of good film adaptations came out of the 1965-66 season.

Years later, on syndicated WML a New York TV news reporter named Melba Tolliver did appear on the panel regularly.

soulierinvestments I don't remember Melba Tolliver on WML, but I *do* remember her on the news. For info. on what she's doing now, check out her website: www.melbatolliver.com/aboutme.htm.

Melba sat on the syndicated WML panel on that occasion when an early video game called Magnavox Odyssey made an appearance in c 1972. The shape of gaming to come way down the road. Link: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/bqxlZZV4p9q-gJ8.html

I doubt it.

@@SR-iy4gg I did.. it's nice.

What's My Line Feb 21 1954 with Mystery Guest Lucille Ball.....3rd chair with Arlene Francis and 4th chair was Deborah Kerr. So it has happened before....even if this was the first time you saw it.

For some unlnown reason, this unusual male-female-female-male panel seating has happened several times since the death of Dorothy Kilgallen.

They've been doing it since the start of 66. I like it.

It was still many years before Dick Clark's "Rocking America" on New Year's Eve would become "Rocking Chair America".

same audience as Phillips' Milk of Magnesia

WML made many public service announcements concerning a multitude of social concerns.

No

"The Alphabet Murders" was released in the UK in August 1965, but it was released in the US in May 1966.

Why is it listed in the 1966 to 67 episodes then. I'm going thru 66 to 67 now in order.

This episode was broadcast March 13, 1966 The ad about Medicare just said if you turned 65 in 1965 you must register by March 31, 1966.

This episode was broadcast March 13, 1966.

Did you not like the "shovelry" pun? :)

Johan Bengtsson soulierinvestments The shovelry pun was pretty bad, but I really couldn't believe John retold the Murgatroyd story! I admit that I liked it the first time, but why, oh why, would John actually repeat it?!!

SaveThe TPC He must have thought it was one of Bennett's better jokes. :)

Johan Bengtsson I thought so too, but not when told too often, and definitely not the way John told it! :)

Hopefully in the next episode, John will repeat Bennett's "before the Inca was dry" joke, thereby compounding the crime against humanity.

John said if you 'reached' 65 in 1965, you have until March to sign up. Meaning March of the current year, 1966. He didn't need to clarify it since the audience back then surely knew which year it was.

Gee Trieste my mom used to mix it with beets & put it on hard-boiled eggs for breakfast--not for me but many ppl did have it for breakfast

+Gee Trieste you're weird.

+tomitstube Of that, there is no question :-)

Gee Trieste just kidding of course, btw horseradish IS in the mustard family. oops...

+tomitstube And didja know that wasabi is a cabbage?

Perhaps Hal Block would have surprised us and rather than come up with a slogan of questionable taste, he would have turned the other cheek.

Still is voluntary.

+juan galt If you work you are subject to a payroll tax, with very few exceptions.

Markxxx Signing up for and using Medicare IS voluntary. An example is me - I'm eligible but can afford private insurance instead. In the video John was reminding people to sign-up if they were turning 65. Today there are many TV ads telling people about Medicare open enrollment -surely you've seen one. There are even 30 minute infomercials for Humana, Medicare Advantage, etc.

+juan galt My Grandmother would not accept SS for many yrs. She considered it charity. My Mother had a serious discussion with her-I think it was in 1965-& she started getting it. She turned 75 in 1965.

I'm glad your mom was able to set her straight!

Yeah: it doesn't "become" hit at all

He was wearing it for his role in The Lion in Winter.

so should some women

Maybe, but Robert looked good with a beard.

"Would you answer that, John?" :/

soulierinvestments I didn't mind his vocal disguise, but I did not understand the point of his asking John to answer for him. It seemed silly, but I will admit that his persistence with it, and then extending it to asking the panelists to answer for him, began to be at least a little bit funny after a while.

after a while.

Agree , he seemed rather childish.

It was annoying and kind of stupid

He was an ACTOR. Comedy, drama, musical- he did it ALL. There is no one like him currently.

I thought it was silly, but he was funny. He wasn't a comedian, but was a funny actor at times.

Cosmo Topper III Disappointing that a sweet gesture like that should cause you to wince. These people held each other in high esteem and were dear friends and personal life. Arline had just paid him a complement and he was thanking her for it and a very sweet way. And it was very subtle and could have easily been missed if you weren’t paying attention.

I find it charming

It wasn't well known then that colds are a virus and how colds spread.