Liberace winking at the camera. Watching these celebrities in these clips really accentuates how much time has passed and how much things have changed.
+westy40 Thanks for tuning in and taking time to comment! If you want to see all the Vintage Vegas uploads on my channel, here are the links to my home page and video uploads:: ua-cam.com/users/soapbxprod ua-cam.com/users/soapbxprod/videos Almost all of the 60 and 62 Sands Summit footage is uploaded, except for the "straight" songs (due to publishing copyrights). As to Vintage Vegas... and in particular Frank, and Joe E. Lewis... I'm in the process of editing selected silent footage from my archive that Sonny King gave to me back in 1998 when we produced the A&E Bio of the Rat Pack- here are a few great links: ua-cam.com/video/I8cNdF86YlY/v-deo.html ua-cam.com/video/aAQa58bVaSs/v-deo.html ua-cam.com/video/aAQa58bVaSs/v-deo.html ua-cam.com/video/TazZy22hZUk/v-deo.html Best Wishes, Luke Sacher Praeses & Soapbox Productions Inc.
+soapbxprod I am a lot!! Thank you for taking the time to upload them!! PS: I actually watched His Girl Friday for the first time several weeks ago, and I saw you on one of your videos discuss who your grandfather was and when I looked him up I instantly recognized him as "Louie" from that film, that's awesome.
+NickAndTommyFight Well thanks a whole bunch! Are you on Facebook? If so, please send me a friend request, and you can browse through my photo albums- I have tons and tons of great stuff from Old Hollywood and Vintage Vegas there. My grandfather was quite a prolific actor/director. His brother was Herbert Biberman, director of "Salt of the Earth" and President of the WGA and husband of actress Gale Sondergaard (winner of the first Best Supporting Actress Oscar). He was the leader of the "Hollywood 10". And guess what? He really was a Soviet agent. My grandfather disowned him when he found out... Luke Sacher
I was just watching a video of Johnny Carson from 1986. He said that he'd know Liberace since the early 1950's, when Carson was still doing radio, and referred to Liberace as "Lee". I've never heard that before. Interesting. I had no clue that the two went back that far.
I remember as a kid watching his show, and he was always flamboyant.My mother and aunts would say "he really loves his mother"! I guess that was a euphemism for being gay? Everybody loved him!!
Okay, I should wait until I've watched an entire video before commenting! In this same video of Liberace on The Late Show with Johnny Carson, Liberace refers to Carson as "Jack". He also mentions that between noon-to-3pm he is unavailable as he'd gotten hooked on soaps while touring, saying that was the only time of day he had to himself. Word got back to the people in the three soaps he kept-up with and he was invited to play in an episode of "Another World" in a wedding scene. It is so cool! The video quality is cool, but worthy of viewing. I have to say I was surprised to see Liberace playing a Baldwin piano! ua-cam.com/video/3LLnbcuMpSQ/v-deo.html
After my comment regarding being surprised to see Liberace playing a Baldwin, I viewed a couple of Liberace videos and it seems that all of his pianos were indeed Baldwins. Again, you are correct!
Liberace winking at the camera. Watching these celebrities in these clips really accentuates how much time has passed and how much things have changed.
I wish my brother George was here
Thanks,he was so attractive and a sweet man. Thank you for sharng this
Fascinating footage. Sad that the Riviera has now closed down after 60 years. It was the first high rise in Vegas.
+westy40 Thanks for tuning in and taking time to comment!
If you want to see all the Vintage Vegas uploads on my channel, here are the links to my home page and video uploads::
ua-cam.com/users/soapbxprod
ua-cam.com/users/soapbxprod/videos
Almost all of the 60 and 62 Sands Summit footage is uploaded, except for
the "straight" songs (due to publishing copyrights).
As to Vintage Vegas... and in particular Frank, and Joe E. Lewis... I'm
in the process of editing selected silent footage from my archive that
Sonny King gave to me back in 1998 when we produced the A&E Bio of the Rat Pack- here are a few great links:
ua-cam.com/video/I8cNdF86YlY/v-deo.html
ua-cam.com/video/aAQa58bVaSs/v-deo.html
ua-cam.com/video/aAQa58bVaSs/v-deo.html
ua-cam.com/video/TazZy22hZUk/v-deo.html
Best Wishes,
Luke Sacher
Praeses & Soapbox Productions Inc.
+westy40 Thanks so much!
He looked great for being 40!!
He is so young!
Your videos are incredible. I've watched so many of them. I'm in a trance.
+NickAndTommyFight HEy hey! THANKS A MILLION! Glad that you are enjoying our channel!
+soapbxprod I am a lot!! Thank you for taking the time to upload them!!
PS: I actually watched His Girl Friday for the first time several weeks ago, and I saw you on one of your videos discuss who your grandfather was and when I looked him up I instantly recognized him as "Louie" from that film, that's awesome.
+NickAndTommyFight Well thanks a whole bunch! Are you on Facebook? If so, please send me a friend request, and you can browse through my photo albums- I have tons and tons of great stuff from Old Hollywood and Vintage Vegas there.
My grandfather was quite a prolific actor/director. His brother was Herbert Biberman, director of "Salt of the Earth" and President of the WGA and husband of actress Gale Sondergaard (winner of the first Best Supporting Actress Oscar). He was the leader of the "Hollywood 10". And guess what? He really was a Soviet agent. My grandfather disowned him when he found out...
Luke Sacher
Libby with all the beautiful young girls wishing he was with all the beautiful young men.
I was just watching a video of Johnny Carson from 1986. He said that he'd know Liberace since the early 1950's, when Carson was still doing radio, and referred to Liberace as "Lee". I've never heard that before. Interesting. I had no clue that the two went back that far.
Poor old Riviera all gone now just an empty lot now.
I remember as a kid watching his show, and he was always flamboyant.My mother and aunts would say "he really loves his mother"! I guess that was a euphemism for being gay? Everybody loved him!!
Okay, I should wait until I've watched an entire video before commenting!
In this same video of Liberace on The Late Show with Johnny Carson, Liberace refers to Carson as "Jack". He also mentions that between noon-to-3pm he is unavailable as he'd gotten hooked on soaps while touring, saying that was the only time of day he had to himself. Word got back to the people in the three soaps he kept-up with and he was invited to play in an episode of "Another World" in a wedding scene. It is so cool! The video quality is cool, but worthy of viewing. I have to say I was surprised to see Liberace playing a Baldwin piano! ua-cam.com/video/3LLnbcuMpSQ/v-deo.html
Howdy Charles- I believe that Liberace preferred Baldwins throughout his career? Not sure though... maybe Baldwin custom built them for him?
After my comment regarding being surprised to see Liberace playing a Baldwin, I viewed a couple of Liberace videos and it seems that all of his pianos were indeed Baldwins. Again, you are correct!
He had a contract with Baldwin to play their pianos. That's why he only played them. I read somewhere that he actually preferred Steinways
That's not Cugat ... he is Liberace's brother ... George.
Yikes! Holy Hannah, thank you! Sorry for the mistake, will correct immediately.
Best Wishes,
Soapbox Prods. Inc.
Soapbxprod .... Wondered if you could tell me the title ( and possibly the artist) of the background song playing?