Prayers and Good Wishes for Tony Randall

To: passionfruit

I know it's taboo to speak ill of the dead, so I have to do this quickly, while he's alive. I won't miss him, and I sure won't be showing up at his funeral.

Make that two of us!

21 posted on 04/20/2004 7:27:49 PM PDT by demkicker

To: passionfruit

I know it's taboo to speak ill of the dead, so I have to do this quickly, while he's alive. I won't miss him, and I sure won't be showing up at his funeral.

Make that two of us!

22 posted on 04/20/2004 7:27:56 PM PDT by demkicker

A lib? More like an outspoken communist. (I know I know - what is the diff.)

23 posted on 04/20/2004 7:29:02 PM PDT by Stew Padasso ("That boy is nuttier than a squirrel turd.")

I don't care for his politics but he is a fine actor. I recall the "Seven Faces of Dr. Lo". He was wonderful in that one!

24 posted on 04/20/2004 7:29:49 PM PDT by Sen Jack S. Fogbound

To: passionfruit

Well, I was going to say something nice about the man, but he wouldn't like me either.....

25 posted on 04/20/2004 7:33:46 PM PDT by tuckrdout (Terri Schindler (Schiavo) deserves to have her wishes honored: Give her a DIVORCE!)

Tony Randall was asked by Johnny Carson what his favorite movie was - the one he starred in and was happiest with.

[note: Carson asked the same of James Stewart - who replied "It's a Wonderful Life",(unknown in the 70's). Carson said "Tell me something about it. I'm not familiar with it". ]

Tony said "The Seven Faces of Doctor Lao".
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This is one of my Favorite old movies. (released in February of 1964). Tony plays seven roles. Set in the West in about 1910. Lines from this movie have re-appeared in cult movies in the '90s.

26 posted on 04/20/2004 7:35:49 PM PDT by edwin hubble

To: passionfruit

Did you think that Tony Randall is in the hospital for biting the President?....ya know, a sort of "kennel" for a bad "dog"?!

Good pointers!

27 posted on 04/20/2004 7:36:40 PM PDT by tuckrdout (Terri Schindler (Schiavo) deserves to have her wishes honored: Give her a DIVORCE!)

When you ASSUME you make an ASS out of U and ME.

I don't know why, but I always remember Felix writing out the word "ASSUME" on a chalk board or something and saying that line while circling "ASS", "U" and "ME".

I also always liked Al Molinaro as Murray, the police officer...

28 posted on 04/20/2004 7:47:19 PM PDT by Hatteras

About 15 years ago, Tony Randall appeared in a corporate instructional video series I wrote, and I got to spend a weekend working around him. He and Steve Allen were the two nicest, most gracious celebrities I ever met, and my job has brought me in contact with a lot of them, good and bad. He was funny and friendly to everyone, answering all our dumb questions, joking flirtatiously with the shy script girl, etc. We had set up a luxurious dressing room for him to have a private lunch, and he said, "Aw, no! I want to eat with the guys!" and he ate at the cafeteria table with the crew, regaling us all with hilarious stories. He even complained that the 4-star hotel suite we provided for him was far more than he needed, and he would have been fine with a room at the Ramada.

And I know he did all this while very worried about his first wife, who had been extremely ill for a long time. I took him to a private office to call her, and he explained to me that he was only taking short jobs like ours so he didn't have to be away from her for long. So if he found happiness and a new family after she passed away, I don't begrudge it to him. He earned some happiness in his personal life.

Granted, I disagree with his politics, which are typical of the Manhattan acting set. But as both a comedic talent and a human being, he deserves the greatest respect and all our prayers for his full recovery.

29 posted on 04/20/2004 8:32:10 PM PDT by HHFi

Thank you for confirming the opinion of him I have held for mamny years. I also, wish him well.

30 posted on 04/21/2004 3:15:47 AM PDT by Miss Marple

I too thank you for your rememberance. I had always liked Randall as well, and thought he was the man you described.

But.......I believe that George Bush deserves some respect. Much more than Mr. Randall gave him. Randall's words show a huge lack of class and respect for a man who has selflessly served his office with honor during an extremely difficult time in our history.

31 posted on 04/21/2004 5:53:05 AM PDT by tuckrdout (Terri Schindler (Schiavo) deserves to have her wishes honored: Give her a DIVORCE!)

Alert. Fox News reports that he died last night at 84.

32 posted on 05/18/2004 7:17:23 AM PDT by Hillarys Gate Cult (Proud member of the right wing extremist Neanderthals.)

To: passionfruit

You might consider kicking him whenever he does it to someone els. Heis probably big enough to scare people terribly, and you never know how hard he will bite in the future.

But just because space is expanding faster than light doesn't mean that objects imbedded in space are "traveling."

33 posted on 05/18/2004 7:21:23 AM PDT by VadeRetro

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