I think she gave a real hint there with the hair. Given that chlorine is a form of bleach.

Dick Clark was no piker...he was a very smart man

She was a-DOOR-a-BULL

She was a fantastic actress and singer, married to Fernando Lamas, and could hold her breath for I believe 4 minutes, she did a lot of swimming and underwater musicals/movies. She could ski and dance and sing. And she was always smiling and never looked distressed but led a tragic life.

One of the most beautiful women on the screen. What was tragic about her life?

Indeed she was.

@@Merrida100 No. not tragic. She had her misfortunes, some of her own making as her excellent autobiography admits. But as in her water ballets, she always came up smiling, and her last years were contented. Her fourth marriage was happy and her kids turned out well. Her movies were rediscovered and her apostolic role in the recognition of artistic swimming as a sport honored. She remained lucid and funny to the end. Few female stars of the Golden Age wore better.

Neil Midkiff Totally agree! Esther seemed to enjoy her femininity whilst embracing a strong attitude.

Strength is only measured by one's degree of closeness and obedience to JESUS CHRIST and HIS Commandments. Is this woman you are admiring A True Lover of JESUS Christ? See Holy Bible John 15.

And he is asking great questions.

Agreed!

She died in 2013- at the age of 91.

Cerph Thanks for clarification...

She was smart and her pool company also did the structure surrounding the Statue of Liberty when it was refurbished...

"Lady swimmer"... wow

Esther is regarded by synchro swimmers as the godmother of the sport. She had to train her chorus as well as devise her own moves.

002DrEvil -- Yup, she was a hoot. As annoying is it might have been for some that her "laryngitis" affectation made it hard for panelists to hear and understand her answers, it worked fine for the audience at home (including us KZfaqrs 47 years later). She fooled the panel and was very funny in the process. I loved her answer "I'm taller than you are" directed toward Dick Clark, who was 5'9" tall. Williams was actually 5'8" tall, so she wasn't as tall as Dick Clark unless she was wearing high heels, which she was.

I actually found her to be somewhat off putting and irritating … between her hard to hear, whispery voice and the misleading answers she gave to most of the questions, it was a slow slog.

You might like this clip then: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/graBZs6b0NXGf4U.html

And after all those years in disinfected water under hot lights. Powerful shoulders, narrow waist, streamlined legs- anorexia's worst enemy, an exemplary body image for young women.

a DISH~~~!!!!

This is the only occasion I can ever recall when Dorothy stood for a clergyman who was not Catholic. She sat for many other religious figures. Maybe the collar fooled her.

It makes two of us.

Just watched the other one (1955) and this one was recommended right under it and just had to see her again.

She was in this ep (1958) and the one in 1955 and I see one listed for 1959 as well.

And just saw your name. The door is unlocked. Come on in. 😂😂

@@jackgibsxxx0750 Giddyup!

this was the early days of TV. the studio was an old theater. you can hear fire trucks going by sometimes. I don't think there was a way to fix it back then.

When they filmed the one Sunday from Hollywood, there was zero issues hearing each other so it was an issue with that theater and that sound equipment I believe.

They did use lines involving worms a LOT on WML, you're right.

mh K They had a lot of wrestlers, girdle makers and dog catchers as well.

+mh K Worms were considered funny critters.

Well, the most beautiful judo instructor proved to have been the Marilyn Monroe's inpersonator... in 1956, I think. Smashing stuff, must to see ! Cheers !

@@TheBraveIntrovert and teachers of classes for expectant parents

Yes, but he was 27 for over 30 years.

I first knew of Dick Clark when he worked at WKTV in Utica, NY as a staff announcer in the 50s and early 60s.

looks 18

You took 40 years to be born ? Oh, you're poor Mom.

She was clever not to if she wanted to confuse them 😁

It could also be that she only wrestled for a brief period and found out it wasn't for her.

And a gentlemen

Even after the stroke?

@@keymaninmusic LOL!😃He would have sounded like Bennett Cerf after the stroke.

I love Arlene and Dorothy. They’re like 2 sides of the same coin- Arlene the fun, outgoing, bubbly one and Dorothy, fun- but a little more serious, and a little more reserved

@@dawnfalvey6766 Dorothy dropped out of college and plunged into the most competitive news market in the country- New York City. It was the world of 'The Front Page' and 'Ace in the Hole'. As a syndicated columnist she had to get scoops every day. Her forensic questioning is well-mannered, but her questioning is that of a hotshot reporter trying to grab money quotes from a celebrity in a hurry.

@It's 1984: The Fact Checkers are here! Sez you.

An eye opener?

Woman get more beautiful every generation. Natural selection. Woman on average are prettier now than they ever were in the past lol

@@ImDougDimmadome Especially with those oh-so-artistic tats, colored streaks in their lank hair and bits of metal hanging off their faces. Ravishing!

@@esmeephillips5888 That’s just self expression done willingly after the fact. What I was referring to is facial symmetry and attractive physical features.

but if the show was on tv today there would be probably riots in usa's street because of the inappropriate sexist whistles and other racist comments of the show... when they had guests not from us they made joke of every nation japanese, scottish or french, just because some1 is from texas doesn't mean they are uneducated... 2nd or 3rd question like "may I assume you don't need a college degree in your work" ... is very embarrassing :D

You need to exercise more. It will lift your spirits.

Daly and the panelists mess up animal taxonomy all the time on WML. It's funny how these smart, well educated folks get this stuff so wrong.

+daisyflowerrose2005 and +What's My Line? I think they just went on and on about this question for so long (probably because John was trying to confuse Dick Clark) that John got HIMSELF confused about the way the question was asked and gave Dick Clark the "No" when it should have been a yes. Mr. Daly (and most of the panel) very definitely knew all about the taxonomy of worms after an episode featuring the same occupation a couple of years back! Regardless of his error, Arlene seemed to know what was really intended and was able to come up with the right answer. I loved Arlene's reprimand of John for denying he would ever try to "trap" anybody with the reverend sitting right there! Lol. :)

What's My Line? I guess they all failed Biology.

mh K -- I'd say the same. I wonder if they even took a biology course in high school or if they managed to get through it with a "D".

I think he actually forgot how the question was proposed.

Clark was perpetually youthful even in his 70s. Then he had a stroke. He faced criticism when after a year or so of rehabilitation, but far from his prior self in looks or ability to speak, he hosted New Year's Rockin' Eve. Later he groomed Ryan Secrest for the role by sharing it with him for a couple of years. Given the pride he took in his appearance, his voice, and his seeming agelessness, it took quite a bit of guts for him to go back to the hosting role after the stroke, yet he also soon recognized his limitations as well. He still made contributions and helped to ring in happy occasions for people even as he was no longer a glamorous show business figure and even when it was physically difficult. Good for him.

There is no question that society's decline of respect for Religious Institutions is partially the result of the morally corrupt behavior on the part of many of the leaders of those institutions, fortunately many people have not lost faith in the G-D that these institutions have claimed to represent.

People are imperfect, but God is perfect, so don't anyone lose faith looking to people, God bless.@@mustafajackson9430

@Tabitha west - thank you for reminding us of this. :)

@BLAIR M Schirmer Who cares

Dorothy asked was she known in PICTURES for something other than acting.

The MGs were expected to get laughs by prevarication, in contrast with the often nervous, tongue-tied responses of the civilian contestants. Light and shade.

Dont feel sorry for the panel tbis is one of the rare occassions they didnt guess

Bad acoustics in that studio...

She was among the smartest, bravest and most beautiful performers ever to have their name in lights. The challenges she accepted as part of her days at the studio made landbound actresses look like slackers. Yet she had thought MGM was joking when she was offered a contract, protesting to producer Joe Pasternak that she couldn't act and had no intention of learning how. Her dream of competing in the Olympics had been dashed by the outbreak of the war. The 18 y.o. athlete took a modeling job at Magnin's, the big store in LA (the family lived in Inglewood). Billy Rose, the promoter of the Aquacade, told her to get over and audition pronto because he had a plane to catch. She said she finished work at 5 and he would either have to forget it or catch a later flight. He stayed and signed her to appear with Johnny Weissmuller. So began the most distinctive screen career of the postwar period- and one of the most successful. Esther lived a long, rich and mainly happy life because she was determined, yet she took nothing too seriously. A drama queen she was not: the polar opposite of her Metro contemporary Judy Garland.

Arlene Dahl is Lorenzo Lamas' mother.

No, she wasn't. She was his stepmother. Arlene Dahl was his mother.

Officially Esther was five-eight, same as dick clark (as he liked to write it).

He is a reverend.

Or one of the Gabors.

You are crazy for bringing this up.

Esther was no longer a movie star when she appeared here. Her MGM contract had been terminated three years prior and the only movie she could get was a foreign production opening in Atlantic City of all places.