Yes! I think the guy was Burgess Meredith.
Noonan’s claim to fame is that she worked for RR. She has long since pissed away any “shine” from that experience.
And I totally agree with your “rather read” list than anything Noonan writes. She’s a complete and total as*hole.
Yeah it was Burgess Meredith. One of the all time great character actors.