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'Grandpa Munster‘ Al Lewis Dies at 95
Washington Post ^
| February 4, 2006
Posted on 02/04/2006 11:43:23 AM PST by lunarbicep
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To: Cagey
He claims to have read a different book every day of his life.That would be quite a feat.
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posted on
02/04/2006 1:17:16 PM PST
by
Hildy
(The only difference between a rut and a grave is the depth)
To: Gunflint
And on top of that Betty Friedan dies. How will we ever cope?
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posted on
02/04/2006 1:17:20 PM PST
by
dfwgator
To: abb
Judge H. H. Harrison, "I'll put your b*&ls in a sling!!" I was just thinking the same thing... Measuring the cars!
Mark
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posted on
02/04/2006 1:17:21 PM PST
by
MarkL
(When Kaylee says "No power in the `verse can stop me," it's cute. When River says it, it's scary!)
To: wideminded
From wikipedia:
"Contrary to what is listed in some sources, Al Lewis was born in 1923 and not 1910. He changed his birthdate to 1910 when he was cast in the role of "Grandpa" on the television series "The Munsters" so that he would appear to be older than Yvonne DeCarlo, who played his daughter "Lily". That statement is an "add-on", which is at odds with the mention earlier in his Wiki biography that Lewis received his PhD in 1941.
To: lunarbicep
One of the funniest moments of the show:
Amnesia stricken Hermann Munster to Lilly, "Tell that old geezer to get off my back."
To this day, I still can't tell the difference (lookswise) between Pat Priest and Beverly Owen.
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posted on
02/04/2006 1:20:32 PM PST
by
jimboster
(Vitajex, whatcha doin' to me)
To: Cagey; johnny7
BYW: His wife, Sylvia, was played by Charlotte Rae. Better known as Mrs. Garrett on The Facts Of Life. The most excruciatingly painful sitcom known to man.
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posted on
02/04/2006 1:22:07 PM PST
by
lowbridge
(All that is needed for evil to triumph is for "RINOS" to do something)
To: lunarbicep
RIP Al.
That leaves Butch Patrick, Yvonne DiCarlo, and Pat Priest as the surviving cast members of "The Munsters".
No doubt there will a debate between which show was better, "The Munsters" or "The Addams Family". I liked them both but the Munster's had a cooler house.
Also Carolyn Jones, who played Morticia on The Addams Family and is also deceased, played the role of Teddy(Theodora) in the classic 1956 movie "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" and she was also a villainess(can't remember which) on the 60's Batman series.
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posted on
02/04/2006 1:25:40 PM PST
by
Dane
( anyone who believes hillary would do something to stop illegal immigration is believing gibberish)
To: lunarbicep
No Grandpa Munster picture yet?
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posted on
02/04/2006 1:25:47 PM PST
by
CALawyer
To: lowbridge
BYW: His wife, Sylvia, was played by Charlotte Rae. Better known as Mrs. Garrett on The Facts Of Life. The most excruciatingly painful sitcom known to man And also gave George(raving liberal bigmouth) Clooney his start in Hollyweird.
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posted on
02/04/2006 1:28:06 PM PST
by
Dane
( anyone who believes hillary would do something to stop illegal immigration is believing gibberish)
To: CALawyer
WOW!
That picture sure stirred up some cobwebbed memories.
I think my folks brought me to the premier of the movie, "Munster's Go Home" in the mid 60's. I believe Al Lewis as "Grandpa" was there signing autographs, and I distinctly remember that blue/green make up. I was all of about 3 years old.
No matter how zany or looney left you were, RIP, Grandpa.
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posted on
02/04/2006 1:31:13 PM PST
by
kstewskis
("There you go again..." R.R.)
To: Dane
I 'gotta glimpse of Butch Patrick on something-or-other recently. The years have been hard on him.
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posted on
02/04/2006 1:33:08 PM PST
by
johnny7
(“Iuventus stultorum magister”)
To: Gay State Conservative
Euhw! Euhw! Jumpin' Jehosofat!
Euhw! Euhw!
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posted on
02/04/2006 1:34:49 PM PST
by
Edit35
To: martin_fierro
cool pic.
did you know Pat Priest' mother was U.S. Treasurer during the Eisenhower adm.
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posted on
02/04/2006 1:35:34 PM PST
by
lunarbicep
(There is something about a closet that makes a skeleton terribly restless.)
To: AmishDude
The looniest of loony leftists in his very advanced age.Maybe so, but I voted for him instead of George Pataki once :)
RIP, Grandpa.
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posted on
02/04/2006 1:37:05 PM PST
by
mewzilla
(Property must be secured or liberty cannot exist. John Adams)
To: yarddog
The girl who played Marilyn Munster ...Actually, there were two different actresses who played Marylyn.
The first one left after a season or two, I remember reading one time.
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posted on
02/04/2006 1:38:45 PM PST
by
Edit35
To: lunarbicep
His progeny lives on...
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posted on
02/04/2006 2:31:09 PM PST
by
mikrofon
(RIP, Mr. Meister)
To: wideminded
I'm surprised I didn't know that. I wish I would have kept the autographs I had. I found this
and vaguely remember that this is the picture he would give out.
I grew up in Palm Springs, CA. I remember that he lived on Racquet Club Dr. just around the corner from us.
To: Old Professer
No. Not that I remember.
I watched Addam's Family on KCET out of Los Angeles. I distinctly remember that AF did not come on that day, but this new program the Munsters did. I was fairly angry, for a young lad. After watching the Munsters, I was ok with the change.
To: Bear_Slayer
Uncle Fester, of The Addams Family, lived around the corner from me. We would regularly go to his house and ask for signed autographs. He was quiet and a recluse, but always friendly and accommodating. That's pretty cool, actually.
To: lunarbicep
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posted on
02/04/2006 3:57:16 PM PST
by
dakine
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