I grew up watching this show (I just turned 80) ... and it saddens me because the panel and guests are mostly gone in all the episodes ... Mamie, however, is still alive and doing well at 93 today (March 2024).
Top of blonde bombshell 1.Marilyn Monroe 2.Brigitte Bardot 3.Anita Ekberg 4.Mamie Van Doren 5.Jayne Mansfield 6. Kim Novak 7.Virna Lisi 8. Sharon Tate 9. Ursula Andress 10. Jane Fonda
I've always thought that Mamie Van Doren was related to Charles Van Doren of game show scandal fame. The perfect combination. One had brains, and one had boobs.
I just love Mamie! In addition to being beautiful, she is very intelligent, extremely articulate. I admire her a lot, today at 90 she is in good health, uses social networks, attends events. I want to grow old like her!☺️
Having been born in 1948, I spent my childhood growing up in the "freewheeling years" (from a child's perspective) of the 1950s. They were magical; I agree with you. We were always outside, usually with a bunch of our neighborhood kids, roaming about through the yards, and wandering about on the streets, playing "Cowboys" and "Army" and "Kick-the Can"; and Hula Hoops and YoYos...; and bicycling all over the place, with the main restriction put on me to get home in time for dinner or go to bed. Otherwise, I was pretty much free to do what I wanted to after school, or on the weekends, and during vacations. My parents were very trusting and very loving people. During the 1950s, we lived in Columbus, Ohio, on Hampshire Street, in the Eastmoor Subdivision. And I remember that when we traveled by car down to South Carolina during one winter break, and to Sarasota, Florida on another winter break, people were in awe of "You" because you were from Out-of-State. And if you saw somebody in a car that was from YOUR state, and this could be anywhere in the United States, they "automatically" felt a kinship, as in becoming your new friends, your new "neighbors." (And, interestingly, you might only talk to these folks from your same state for just a few minutes at the gas station, or in a restaurant, and then never see them again; but that didn't matter, because this was a wonderful example of living in the moment. Odd, yes, but simply...beautiful.) I continue to reflect on my childhood experiences during that decade, while living now across the country in northern California; but I can still recall so many beautiful moments that have now become deeply treasured memories. ~drs (07/04/24)
@@daler.steffy1047 I would love to time travel to California during the 1950s and early 60s. (With some visits to NYC in the 50s.) If you were white, middle class, and heterosexual, (and likely male) there was no better time. But even black friends and women I know who were kids then look back fondly on their youth in NYC. I remember that when JFK was shot, everyone--no matter the race, creed, or color--came together and mourned. Different days indeed.
Today is Saturday and I have been watching all type of Shows. And interviews of the Glamorous Days of the Elegant Women & Dapper Men Years ago. Sadly,those Days are LONG gone and yes Mamie Van Doren was and still is GORGEOUS🌹
Tom Eagleton, the St. Louis DA on this show, eventually became a U.S. Senator for Missouri. He is best known as George McGovern's first choice as running mate in 1972. Eagleton had to drop out and be replaced when it was revealed that he had been treated for several episodes of severe clinical depression and hadn't told the McGovern team about it.
First year I could vote; McGovern had no shot vs. Nixon (though in retrospect, LBJ's war was a bogus waste of American lives). Dumping Eagleton was just one more reason I've never voted Dem; the current slug is another.
Interesting that she signed her last name first and left exactly the right amount of room for her first name. I've never seen anyone else sign their name that way on WML or elsewhere. And having been in the financial services business since 1983 and having taken housing applications for three years before that, I've seen a lot of people sign their names.
@@loissimmons6558 Yes, I found noticed interesting that she signed her last name first I think it's because her last name is 2 words so it makes sense to get that part first. If I had a name like hers I'd probably do that too since it's much easier 😂
This was a great find on UA-cam. I was born in 1953 and remember watching this TV show on Sunday night's in the 1960s with my mom and dad. This is the panel I remember except for Melvyn Douglas and they are all a little younger than I remember seeing them. And Mamie Van Doren as the guest! Thank you.
First segment is most interesting and entertaining. Love these addictive shows. Thank you so much for posting these. What a wonderful alternative to modern trash tv programs.
Never heard of this show or the people but I like watching old shows like this. I'm glad I stumbled upon it. Hopefully I stumble upon some more on UA-cam. :)
leonkennedy1259 All available episodes from the entire series have already been posted to this channel. . . 758 episodes! Glad you discovered the show.
She such a sweet girl and what a beauty. She was universal answer to Marilyn Monroe and they were friends!!!! To refer to her as a "poor man's Marilyn" is absurd. Mamie is a star and this is coming from Marilyn Monroe superfan. I love them all.
yes, but didn't have what MM had in front of the camera--who did! But Mamie very admirable: she left the biz after MM's tragic death and followed her values to a more private and happier family life. I may favor MM as a star, but I admire Mamie as a person.
Mamie is amazing and looks amazing. Tonight October 12, 2015 she is receiving a lifetime achievement award from the Southern California motion picture council
I'd add another adjective to that list: so "feminine". Yes, the head-tilt-back when laughing is precious, and borrowed from Marilyn (as were so many of Mamie's gestures, poses, and movements). Great personality--love her!
@@jerrylee8261 Mamie & Jayne DID appear in a movie together! It was called, "Las Vegas Hillbillys". For whatever reason however, Jayne did not like Mamie & their scenes together were spliced together because Mansfield refused to be in the same room with her!
😎😊☺️☺️☺️☺️☺️😊😊😊😊☺️ Thank You VILJL For that Beautiful Shout Out.👏😊☺️☺️😊😊😊😎😊👏 One of a.. ...Sadly Dwindling number of Mystery Guests still with us Today.🧸 (Rest In Peace Gina Lollobrigida,.🙏🧸) I was gonna post (basically) the EXACT Same Sentiment.. ..but now - no need.. 😎😊☺️☺️😊☺️🙏 ... . P.S. For Yourself; or for Anyone who is Interested.. ...Madam Angie Dickinson - Herself, As of this post Still With Us Today at Ninety-One Years Young (☺️😊☺️☺️☺️😊😊😊☺️😊) was Born in North Dakota,.
Thanks to the poster for putting this grand old show up. It is a great reminder of my boyhood, when I watched it every Sunday night. Even though my mom described all involved as 'stuffed shirts', she watched intently, with me. Thanks.
Mamie was great because she knew her limitations, she knew she was never going to be Marilyn or Jayne Mansfield or even Jane Russell, but she went with what she had and had a good time in the process.
Tom Eagleton in this show is the Tom Eagleton who ran for VP of the US with McGovern in 72. Remember? He was dismissed for having had electroshock therapy for depression.
Yes, I DO remember! It was a big news story in the summer of 1972..... attitudes about mental health were very different then....the man was put through the wringer, and he eventually dropped out. You would have thought he killed someone.
@@TheCometHunter Whenever Dorothy or Arlene sit in the last seat to the left as we are looking at the panel, they almost always watch the person leaving the stage, including Maurice Chevalier et al. When the guests exited that way as the norm there was danger underfoot. The cameras and all the production equipment were there as they walked by to the exit and they were watched mostly down near the floor or their ankles because there was concern they be helped to get past all the cables, wires, large machines, etc.
@@markxxx21 I think highly of Arlene: did when she was alive. She always liked men, but was merely flirtatious and was not a woman who would make or encourage an actual pass by someone. She was married to the best in terms of talent, intellect and solicitous treatment of her and she was happy in her life. She was a happily liberated woman without needing to call it that. She saw no conflict in having a happy, busy career and marriage and motherhood. I think part of her comments to men to kid them were a way for her to publicly challenge the ridiculous whistling and shouting and carrying on by men for half the women who ever appeared. She was with great humor and panache saying, "Wait a minute, we notice men, too, and like them a lot." She was well-respected by even the substitute panelists like Tony Randall because they knew of her honest, generous, kind reputation in show biz, which is known for cattiness and selfishness she did not possess. If you notice, she quite often is the one who brings up the new work the mystery guest is there to promote and gives it a hearty review, so as to make sure they get the publicity for their hard work that they deserve and were, in fact, scheduled to promote, even if John forgets.
Gary, These short programs takes me hours to watch because I google so many different names/places/dates/events. Add reading so many comments (Lois is my favorite), you have changed my meaning of personal time. THANK YOU and all the rest who helped you to put all these videos together! You have added to history - - I have seen other videos where your channel is recommended and I do the same. Blessings!
What a treasure Gary is for going to all the trouble to put this fantastic pgm on utube. I don't think he benefitted financially that much from it and he also had some legal troubles with copy catters.
Daly's pretty manic in this episode. Also answers all of Mrs. Gora's questions for her, though to her credit she goes on answering them herself, and corrects him when he's wrong. A fine lady.
Bennett Cerf notes in his introduction that many New York newspapers doubled their price that week. Three evening papers, the Post, the Journal-American, and the World-Telegram & Sun, went from a nickel to a dime per copy. The morning papers (the Times and the Herald Tribune) held the line at five cents for the time being. This puts the $50 prize money in perspective to some extent.
9:56 Bennett says he's going to ask a question to the first contestant "at random," and then Arlene says "house" afterwards to make a pun. I did the same thing just before I heard her say it! I'm sorry Bennett didn't catch it; that was pretty clever.
The 2nd guest..Tom Eagleton...became a US senator and was McGovern 's choice for vice presidential running mate. He had to withdraw when it was revealed he suffered from bouts of depression.
@17:59: They were right about needing a bit of education. All U.S. state governments replicate the tripartite system of national government. Mr. Eagleton served in the executive branch, though _many_ people misunderstand the distinction (even misstating it in official state documents) and think DAs are in the judicial branch. They enforce laws; they do not adjudicate them. (Their chains of command also make it clear that they are in the executive branch.)
@ncooty. That's right. I agree that a lot of people do get mixed up about that. You probably noticed that Dorothy Kilgallen got confused about that and she's normally very smart. That surprised me about her.
Melvin Douglas has long one of my favourite actors of the "Classic" era. His performance is Paul Newman's father in "Hud" in itself is always worth seeing, especially when his entire herd of cattle must be euthanized and buried, due to acquiring hoof and mouth disease, thus bringing about his downfall, through the actions of his wayward, prodigal son. Not to mention, Ninotchka, and so many other great performances during his career.
The 2nd contestant, Thomas "Tom" Eagleton (September 4, 1929 - March 4, 2007) was later a United States Senator from Missouri, serving from 1968 to 1987. He is best remembered for briefly being the Democratic vice presidential nominee under George McGovern in 1972. He suffered from bouts of depression throughout his life, resulting in several hospitalizations, which were kept secret from the public. When they were revealed, it humiliated the McGovern campaign and Eagleton was forced to quit the race. He later became adjunct professor of public affairs at Washington University in St. Louis.
The second guest, Tom Eagelton who was the St. Louis District Attorney, became George McGovern's Vice President pick for the 1972 election. He was replaced on the ticket by Sargent Shriver.
INTERESTING SIDE NOTE: The man named Tom Eagleton, who was a district attorney from St.Louis in this episode, was the Democratic nominee for Vice President for 18 days in 1972. He dropped out of the election after the press revealed that he had been hospitalized 3 times in the 1960's for depression and stress and had undergone electric shock therapy.
Thomas Francis Eagleton (September 4, 1929 - March 4, 2007) was a United States Senator from Missouri, serving from 1968 to 1987. He is best remembered for briefly being the Democratic vice presidential nominee under George McGovern in 1972. He suffered from bouts of depression throughout his life, resulting in several hospitalizations, which were kept secret from the public. When they were revealed it humiliated the McGovern campaign and Eagleton was forced to quit the race. He later became adjunct professor of public affairs at Washington University.
Tom Eagleton wasn't the only one on this episode with political connections. Melvyn Douglas was married to Helen Gahagan Douglas, a three-term U.S. Representative who lost the 1950 U.S. Senate race in California to Richard Nixon. John Daly later became the son-in-law of Earl Warren, Chief Justice of the United States, governor of California, and 1948 vice presidential nominee. So just looking at the vice presidency, there was a future (brief) vice presidential nominee, the husband of a candidate who lost to a future vice president, and the future son-in-law of a vice presidential nominee. And that's just the beginning.
That's a very big reason why I love to watch this show. The only game show since the 1980s where the brain was truly exercised was "Jeopardy." I loved to watch "Jeopardy" from 1984 until around 2010 because you had to have an excellent vocabulary and you had to know a lot about various subjects. On "Jeopardy" you had to be very quick with your answers too.
She was such a knockout! She didn't have the soft feminine facial characteristics of Monroe but was amazing in her own way. You could tell though that she was trying very hard to be similar to Marilyn as so many actresses did in those days.
@@victormalyar9200 Marilyn Monroe said herself that everything in her face was fake except her teeth. She had a face-lift and she had her hair died. She also bleached her hair on her private area which was very painful. Her housekeeper asked her why she did that and she said "well, it has to match, doesn't it?" If you look at Marilyn Monroe's pictures when she was young before she became a star, her facial features are completely different and she had brown hair. Oops. I meant to say that she had her hair dyed.
If Mamie and Ray Anthony had managed to stick together they would currently (at December 2021) be probably the most senior couple in showbiz. Both have managed amazing longevity.
I can hear sirens blaring in the background during the second guest appearance. Amazing how the microphones pick up the sound or it maybe because I am using headphones.
More than a bombshell and maybe THEE bombshell, but humor, grace, proud of her husband. If I could have three people to dinner, it would be Mamie VanDoren (age 18), Mamie VanDoren (age 34), and Mami VanDoren (age 42). I've never seen an expression on her face that diminished her beauty. Absolutely stunning.
I like that Mrs Gora says she is from "Hollis, Queens". Up till now, most of the guests from what we normally call Queens have identified themselves as being from "Long Island" (e.g. Bayside, Long Island, Maspeth, Long Island, etc.)
Living in the Richmond Hill neighborhood of Queens at the time of this broadcast, I remember that we gave the last line of our address as Richmond Hill, 19, LI, NY. (The US Postal Service now calls this South Richmond Hill.) We lived in the borough of Queens but also identified as being residents of Long Island, which geographically we were. We also subscribed to the Long Island Daily/Sunday Press as our afternoon paper. Like Certs is both a breath mint and candy mint, Hollis is both part of Queens and part of Long Island. And to make it even more confusing to some, it is also part of New York City.
The only bottle blonde who survived the torture of the Hollywood hairdressers, was Lana Turner who still had amazing hair up to het death. Apparently her hair was astonishingly healthy despite all the chemicals to turn her into a blonde. It took forever to create hair like this. And it ruined the hair of a lot of girls in the business. Sadly.
Mamie Van Doren was amazing. What a beauty. Tom Eagleton became a very well known. He was in the Senate and was a Vice Presidential nominee of George McGovern back in 1972.
Eagleton was dropped from the ticket, when it was disclosed that he'd received electroshock treatment for depression. He was replaced on the Democratic ticket by Sargent Shriver.
The zipper was invented in the late 1800s (19th century), so their answer of "No" to whether it was worn in a century other than the one this was filmed in (20th century) was incorrect.
I fully enjoyed reading Mamie's autobiography - many years back. Our Mamie is now (as I type this) 93 years young and by all accounts still mentally sharp and living life. Bless her heart!
Thomas Eagleton, last contestant, was later to become a VP presidential candidate under George McGovern, who later resigned his candidacy before the election of 1972.
Mr. Eagleton would later become US Democratic Senator from Missouri (1968 - 1987) and the Vice Presidential candidate under George McGovern in 1972. Controversy surrounded Eagleton due to disclosure of his earlier diagnosis of clinical depression in the 1960's (which he strived to keep a secret) subsequently withdrawing his nomination as VP from the McGovern campaign. Eagleton also served as Lt. Governor of Missouri in 1964 -1968. His educational credentials were impressive having attended Amherst College, the University of Oxford and Harvard.
I'm sure I heard John Daly say 'Cerf' twice in this episode to prompt a question from Bennet Cerf. Mr Daly is normally the most polite man on the show and refers to panellists by their first name or by Miss Francis, Mr Cerf and so on. It seems odd to hear just the surname, as if this were a school or an army. I think Mr Cerf and Mr Daly teased each other very often on the show and were great friends in real life, so this cannot have been a sign of bad feeling between them (I hope).
She recently said (on Twitter, June 2022) that the movie she mentions on WML - Untamed Youth - is her favorite rock-and-roll film. It has a low rating on IMDB, but 71% of fans on Google liked it.
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I grew up watching this show (I just turned 80) ... and it saddens me because the panel and guests are mostly gone in all the episodes ... Mamie, however, is still alive and doing well at 93 today (March 2024).
She is super sweet she told me on twitter john Daly was nice
I've read she still gets attention from men when she is out in public. Wonderful!
Lots of growing admiration and respect for Mamie...a real trouper and survivor....Hope she makes it to 100 !
Mamie signs her name on the board so beautifully
Mamie Van Doren is stunningly beautiful
Love Mamie. 💛
Oh yeah..
More beautiful than Marilyn Monroe and Jayne Mansfield.
Still going strong at 90.
Top of blonde bombshell
1.Marilyn Monroe
2.Brigitte Bardot
3.Anita Ekberg
4.Mamie Van Doren
5.Jayne Mansfield
6. Kim Novak
7.Virna Lisi
8. Sharon Tate
9. Ursula Andress
10. Jane Fonda
If Mamie is a "poor man's" version of Marilyn, then consider me DIRT POOR! What a woman!
No shame to Marilyn... but she wasnt all that naturally. I doubt Marilyn wouldnt have age nearly as well as she did either.
NYVoice check out Mamie web site zowy
She did age well, she didn't overdo the cosmetic surgery crap, like it seems everyone else did. She was born 2/6/31 and is still alive as of 5/20/17
I've always thought that Mamie Van Doren was related to Charles Van Doren of game show scandal fame. The perfect combination. One had brains, and one had boobs.
Marilyn was also bipolar and therefor difficult to be around with, she took medication because she got hot and cold.
I just love Mamie! In addition to being beautiful, she is very intelligent, extremely articulate. I admire her a lot, today at 90 she is in good health, uses social networks, attends events. I want to grow old like her!☺️
same!
Yes, shes great, smart and fri endly,, she wrote a beautiful piece called "" Into the Twilight"" a must read!❤️💋
1950's were so magical and elegant.
Having been born in 1948, I spent my childhood growing up in the "freewheeling years" (from a child's perspective) of the 1950s. They were magical; I agree with you. We were always outside, usually with a bunch of our neighborhood kids, roaming about through the yards, and wandering about on the streets, playing "Cowboys" and "Army" and "Kick-the Can"; and Hula Hoops and YoYos...; and bicycling all over the place, with the main restriction put on me to get home in time for dinner or go to bed. Otherwise, I was pretty much free to do what I wanted to after school, or on the weekends, and during vacations. My parents were very trusting and very loving people. During the 1950s, we lived in Columbus, Ohio, on Hampshire Street, in the Eastmoor Subdivision. And I remember that when we traveled by car down to South Carolina during one winter break, and to Sarasota, Florida on another winter break, people were in awe of "You" because you were from Out-of-State. And if you saw somebody in a car that was from YOUR state, and this could be anywhere in the United States, they "automatically" felt a kinship, as in becoming your new friends, your new "neighbors." (And, interestingly, you might only talk to these folks from your same state for just a few minutes at the gas station, or in a restaurant, and then never see them again; but that didn't matter, because this was a wonderful example of living in the moment. Odd, yes, but simply...beautiful.) I continue to reflect on my childhood experiences during that decade, while living now across the country in northern California; but I can still recall so many beautiful moments that have now become deeply treasured memories. ~drs (07/04/24)
@@daler.steffy1047 I would love to time travel to California during the 1950s and early 60s. (With some visits to NYC in the 50s.) If you were white, middle class, and heterosexual, (and likely male) there was no better time. But even black friends and women I know who were kids then look back fondly on their youth in NYC. I remember that when JFK was shot, everyone--no matter the race, creed, or color--came together and mourned. Different days indeed.
You ain't nothing but a Hound Dog...😅😅😅😅😅😅😅
Love the show.....Ms. Van Doren is pure platinum perfection!
Yup
Mamie Van Doren was GORGEOUS!!
still is
She was hotter than Marilyn
Today is Saturday and I have been watching all type of Shows. And interviews of the Glamorous Days of the Elegant Women & Dapper Men Years ago. Sadly,those Days are LONG gone and yes Mamie Van Doren was and still is GORGEOUS🌹
@@lastdays3148 I wish we can turn back time to the good ole days
And very funny too. Stunning. But she didn't have the magic that Marilyn had.
Tom Eagleton, the St. Louis DA on this show, eventually became a U.S. Senator for Missouri. He is best known as George McGovern's first choice as running mate in 1972. Eagleton had to drop out and be replaced when it was revealed that he had been treated for several episodes of severe clinical depression and hadn't told the McGovern team about it.
Yes, he torpedoed McGovern's chance. I was very liberal and liked McGovern.
I had no idea who the MG was, but I knew that name as soon as he signed in
I’d have to say, it was when the Press found out, not the campaign, That he had to bow out.
First year I could vote; McGovern had no shot vs. Nixon (though in retrospect, LBJ's war was a bogus waste of American lives). Dumping Eagleton was just one more reason I've never voted Dem; the current slug is another.
And the Republicans are better??? Please!!!
I absolutely love,What's My Line! Such a great team & lovely to watch ☯️⭐
Miss Van Doren has beautiful penmanship.
Interesting that she signed her last name first and left exactly the right amount of room for her first name. I've never seen anyone else sign their name that way on WML or elsewhere. And having been in the financial services business since 1983 and having taken housing applications for three years before that, I've seen a lot of people sign their names.
Mamie was "just write."
Yeah, and how bout dat ass.
I noticed that too. Especially with chalk - she looks like she's been writing on a chalkboard for years.
@@loissimmons6558 Yes, I found noticed interesting that she signed her last name first I think it's because her last name is 2 words so it makes sense to get that part first. If I had a name like hers I'd probably do that too since it's much easier 😂
Mamie still looks incredible today.
She sure does.
This was a great find on UA-cam. I was born in 1953 and remember watching this TV show on Sunday night's in the 1960s with my mom and dad. This is the panel I remember except for Melvyn Douglas and they are all a little younger than I remember seeing them. And Mamie Van Doren as the guest! Thank you.
First segment is most interesting and entertaining. Love these addictive shows. Thank you so much for posting these. What a wonderful alternative to modern trash tv programs.
Addictive IS the word!
Never heard of this show or the people but I like watching old shows like this. I'm glad I stumbled upon it. Hopefully I stumble upon some more on UA-cam. :)
leonkennedy1259 All available episodes from the entire series have already been posted to this channel. . . 758 episodes! Glad you discovered the show.
+leonkennedy1259 Welcome, I stumbled on this page recently - and enjoy doing google searches on the guests - very interesting stuff.
leonkennedy1259 try " Queen for A Day."
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Try, "You Bet Your Life."
She such a sweet girl and what a beauty. She was universal answer to Marilyn Monroe and they were friends!!!! To refer to her as a "poor man's Marilyn" is absurd. Mamie is a star and this is coming from Marilyn Monroe superfan. I love them all.
yes, but didn't have what MM had in front of the camera--who did! But Mamie very admirable: she left the biz after MM's tragic death and followed her values to a more private and happier family life. I may favor MM as a star, but I admire Mamie as a person.
Mamie is amazing and looks amazing. Tonight October 12, 2015 she is receiving a lifetime achievement award from the Southern California motion picture council
+Patrick3183 That's wonderful-- thanks for the heads up!
Could you imagine if Marilyn Monroe or Elvis had done this? The place would have been CHAOTIC!
They cost too much....otherwise...
if only.
It's nice to dream!
I was just thinking the same thing! I Especially Marilyn. I heard it almost happened a couple of times but it never worked out
That would've been memorable. I was thinking James Dean, as well.
This programme ran on the day I was born - I’m sorry I missed it!!
Mamie is still fabulous today in her 90s!
Mamie Van Doren, Born: Joan Lucille Olander, is of three-quarters Swedish descent. She's 92 years old. Her Swedish/English accent is hilarious.
She's so dramatic, so histrionic and so glamorous. Check the way she moves her head to the back when she laughs. I love her
I'd add another adjective to that list: so "feminine". Yes, the head-tilt-back when laughing is precious, and borrowed from Marilyn (as were so many of Mamie's gestures, poses, and movements). Great personality--love her!
@@Cosmo-Kramer Wish Hollywood had had her in a movie with Marilyn or Jayne or what a treat all three in one movie with Jane Russell as a non-blonde.
@@jerrylee8261 she was in Las Vegas hillbillies with Jayne 😀
@@jerrylee8261 Mamie & Jayne DID appear in a movie together! It was called, "Las Vegas Hillbillys". For whatever reason however, Jayne did not like Mamie & their scenes together were spliced together because Mansfield refused to be in the same room with her!
@@dimitrimerritt7641 I will watch for that movie on TCM. Tks. Kinda unprofessional on Jayne's part.
Enjoyed Melvyn Douglas’ observation about Arlene’s contagious laugh, in the opening introduction. I agree. :)
Amazing how Mamie Van Doren is the only surviving person in this video 66 Years later!!
Mamie Van Doren was born on February 6, 1931, in Rowena, South Dakota. She is celebrating her 92nd birthday today, February 6, 2023
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Thank You VILJL For that Beautiful Shout Out.👏😊☺️☺️😊😊😊😎😊👏
One of a.. ...Sadly Dwindling number of Mystery Guests still with us Today.🧸
(Rest In Peace Gina Lollobrigida,.🙏🧸)
I was gonna post (basically) the EXACT Same Sentiment.. ..but now - no need.. 😎😊☺️☺️😊☺️🙏
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For Yourself; or for Anyone who is Interested.. ...Madam Angie Dickinson - Herself, As of this post Still With Us Today at Ninety-One Years Young (☺️😊☺️☺️☺️😊😊😊☺️😊) was Born in North Dakota,.
Hope she's enjoying good health.
As of 2024,Mamie Van Doren is still with us.....100 years old and still beautiful.
What's My Line Producers: "We really need an incredibly glamourous movie star for tonight's show."
Mamie: "Hold my mink."
Thanks to the poster for putting this grand old show up. It is a great reminder of my boyhood, when I watched it every Sunday night. Even though my mom described all involved as 'stuffed shirts', she watched intently, with me. Thanks.
Mamie turned 90 years old last month and is still so beautiful.
Lots of surgical intervention.
@@debbielockhart7762 : Of course. But she still looks good.
Amazing watching her here. So beautiful! She’s 88 y/o now. Love this show
Mamie was great because she knew her limitations, she knew she was never going to be Marilyn or Jayne Mansfield or even Jane Russell, but she went with what she had and had a good time in the process.
Is mamie is still great I follow her on Twitter
Tom Eagleton in this show is the Tom Eagleton who ran for VP of the US with McGovern in 72. Remember? He was dismissed for having had electroshock therapy for depression.
Yes, I DO remember! It was a big news story in the summer of 1972..... attitudes about mental health were very different then....the man was put through the wringer, and he eventually dropped out. You would have thought he killed someone.
Girls Town and High School Confidential are 2 movies with Van Doren that are fun to watch.
Arlene was great at the game, always charming, quick witted and enjoyed looking at the hotties!! Her hubby must have had a personality plus!!
God, what a flirt she was. If there was anyone good looking she'd get all ga-ga. She is by far my favourite regular panelist.
I've noticed Dorothy doesn't mind watching the ladies as they leave the set!
@@TheCometHunter Whenever Dorothy or Arlene sit in the last seat to the left as we are looking at the panel, they almost always watch the person leaving the stage, including Maurice Chevalier et al. When the guests exited that way as the norm there was danger underfoot. The cameras and all the production equipment were there as they walked by to the exit and they were watched mostly down near the floor or their ankles because there was concern they be helped to get past all the cables, wires, large machines, etc.
@@markxxx21 I think highly of Arlene: did when she was alive. She always liked men, but was merely flirtatious and was not a woman who would make or encourage an actual pass by someone. She was married to the best in terms of talent, intellect and solicitous treatment of her and she was happy in her life. She was a happily liberated woman without needing to call it that. She saw no conflict in having a happy, busy career and marriage and motherhood. I think part of her comments to men to kid them were a way for her to publicly challenge the ridiculous whistling and shouting and carrying on by men for half the women who ever appeared. She was with great humor and panache saying, "Wait a minute, we notice men, too, and like them a lot." She was well-respected by even the substitute panelists like Tony Randall because they knew of her honest, generous, kind reputation in show biz, which is known for cattiness and selfishness she did not possess. If you notice, she quite often is the one who brings up the new work the mystery guest is there to promote and gives it a hearty review, so as to make sure they get the publicity for their hard work that they deserve and were, in fact, scheduled to promote, even if John forgets.
@@philippapay4352 Thank you for your comment. It coincides exactly with my belief about Arlene, and is stated so much better than I could have done.
Gary,
These short programs takes me hours to watch because I google so many different names/places/dates/events.
Add reading so many comments (Lois is my favorite), you have changed my meaning of personal time.
THANK YOU and all the rest who helped you to put all these videos together!
You have added to history - - I have seen other videos where your channel is recommended and I do the same. Blessings!
What a treasure Gary is for going to all the trouble to put this fantastic pgm on utube. I don't think he benefitted financially that much from it and he also had some legal troubles with copy catters.
Still as stunning today as she ever was x
Daly's pretty manic in this episode. Also answers all of Mrs. Gora's questions for her, though to her credit she goes on answering them herself, and corrects him when he's wrong. A fine lady.
Bennett Cerf notes in his introduction that many New York newspapers doubled their price that week. Three evening papers, the Post, the Journal-American, and the World-Telegram & Sun, went from a nickel to a dime per copy. The morning papers (the Times and the Herald Tribune) held the line at five cents for the time being. This puts the $50 prize money in perspective to some extent.
Yes, I remember. He's only 27 here. I hope he had a good life overall.
@@dancelli714 Bennett Cerf was born in 1898.
@Neil Midkiff. Bennett Cerf was born in 1898 so I'm sure that having the price of a newspaper go up to a dime per copy was a really big deal to him.
9:56 Bennett says he's going to ask a question to the first contestant "at random," and then Arlene says "house" afterwards to make a pun. I did the same thing just before I heard her say it! I'm sorry Bennett didn't catch it; that was pretty clever.
I noticed that this time around too! :)
The 2nd guest..Tom Eagleton...became a US senator and was McGovern 's choice for vice presidential running mate. He had to withdraw when it was revealed he suffered from bouts of depression.
17:27 What John Daly was really thinking was, "Let's get this over with so we can get Mamie Van Doren out here!"
She's ridiculously beautiful.
@Ed Miller She is
I just love these old shows I watched as a kid!😉❣️👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻‼️
She was in a movie with Clark Gable
They also dated
@@ericsamuelson5656 Nothing much happened
She was 26 when this aired, and looks like she could easily pass for a mature teen. I'm fascinated by her poise, and beauty.
no she passes for 26.
it may be what ur used to seeing these days but teens didn’t present or look like full grown adults back then.
@@lone-welf People haven't changed that much. My mom was married with a kid by 16 "back then" in the mid-50s. And yes, she looked like a grown woman.
@17:59: They were right about needing a bit of education. All U.S. state governments replicate the tripartite system of national government. Mr. Eagleton served in the executive branch, though _many_ people misunderstand the distinction (even misstating it in official state documents) and think DAs are in the judicial branch. They enforce laws; they do not adjudicate them. (Their chains of command also make it clear that they are in the executive branch.)
@ncooty. That's right. I agree that a lot of people do get mixed up about that. You probably noticed that Dorothy Kilgallen got confused about that and she's normally very smart. That surprised me about her.
WoW! Melvyn Douglas. He eventually won two Oscars and in the 1930s costarred with both Garbo and Freddie Bartholomew.
Melvin Douglas has long one of my favourite actors of the "Classic" era. His performance is Paul Newman's father in "Hud" in itself is always worth seeing, especially when his entire herd of cattle must be euthanized and buried, due to acquiring hoof and mouth disease, thus bringing about his downfall, through the actions of his wayward, prodigal son. Not to mention, Ninotchka, and so many other great performances during his career.
The 2nd contestant, Thomas "Tom" Eagleton (September 4, 1929 - March 4, 2007) was later a United States Senator from Missouri, serving from 1968 to 1987. He is best remembered for briefly being the Democratic vice presidential nominee under George McGovern in 1972. He suffered from bouts of depression throughout his life, resulting in several hospitalizations, which were kept secret from the public. When they were revealed, it humiliated the McGovern campaign and Eagleton was forced to quit the race. He later became adjunct professor of public affairs at Washington University in St. Louis.
I think it was the rumors of "electro-shock therapy" that killed the deal for him.
The second guest, Tom Eagelton who was the St. Louis District Attorney, became George McGovern's Vice President pick for the 1972 election. He was replaced on the ticket by Sargent Shriver.
Mamie is sooo stunning!!!!
INTERESTING SIDE NOTE: The man named Tom Eagleton, who was a district attorney from St.Louis in this episode, was the Democratic nominee for Vice President for 18 days in 1972. He dropped out of the election after the press revealed that he had been hospitalized 3 times in the 1960's for depression and stress and had undergone electric shock therapy.
Thomas Francis Eagleton (September 4, 1929 - March 4, 2007) was a United States Senator from Missouri, serving from 1968 to 1987. He is best remembered for briefly being the Democratic vice presidential nominee under George McGovern in 1972. He suffered from bouts of depression throughout his life, resulting in several hospitalizations, which were kept secret from the public. When they were revealed it humiliated the McGovern campaign and Eagleton was forced to quit the race. He later became adjunct professor of public affairs at Washington University.
Thanks for the information. He also was a real handsome man.
Thank you , I thought the name was familiar
90 years old now.
Tom Eagleton wasn't the only one on this episode with political connections. Melvyn Douglas was married to Helen Gahagan Douglas, a three-term U.S. Representative who lost the 1950 U.S. Senate race in California to Richard Nixon. John Daly later became the son-in-law of Earl Warren, Chief Justice of the United States, governor of California, and 1948 vice presidential nominee. So just looking at the vice presidency, there was a future (brief) vice presidential nominee, the husband of a candidate who lost to a future vice president, and the future son-in-law of a vice presidential nominee. And that's just the beginning.
Thanks, for all the excellent information!!👍
I support Tom Eagleton one thousand percent.
Lol I understand the significance
@@akrenwinkleI remember that! Then BOOM! Here's Sargent Shriver!
Someone called her" a poor man's Marilyn Monroe" I doubt you could afford her pal.
push on no one tops Marilyn!
s g We all have heroes, but we're not copies of them. Everyone has their own experience, making them their own people.
+gcjerryusc : Don't forget Jean Harlow the original platinum blonde and the fabulous Mae West. Both before Marilyn and HUGE stars!
Look, pal!
@ push on..
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Melvyn Douglas was a great actor. He was in his mid 50s here. He was from Macon, Ga.
American women had such stylish hairstyles back then, and they also spoke in classy tones.
I think now they look better.
What a difference 60 years has made
YOU'RE right
@@dianabeurman364 I almost want to go back in time to find a good woman
@@dianabeurman364 where do you live? I'm surprised the change so fast
@ 9:09 "the nature of clothing if we accept that connotation in it's broadest possible sense" - i.e. any covering. This show exercises the brain.
That's a very big reason why I love to watch this show. The only game show since the 1980s where the brain was truly exercised was "Jeopardy." I loved to watch "Jeopardy" from 1984 until around 2010 because you had to have an excellent vocabulary and you had to know a lot about various subjects. On "Jeopardy" you had to be very quick with your answers too.
I didn't realize Suave had been around this long...
Mamie, Marilyn Monroe, Jayne Mansfield - very difficult to choose between them for style, class, beauty, sex appeal.
What an amazing period in time.
She was such a knockout! She didn't have the soft feminine facial characteristics of Monroe but was amazing in her own way. You could tell though that she was trying very hard to be similar to Marilyn as so many actresses did in those days.
I think she looked better then Marilyn. Marilyn looked fake.
"Fake"? How? The only thing fake on Marilyn was her hair color. Mamie had fake hair color too.
@@e.shamana4011 and nose and chin. Mamie is a natural blonde, lightened. Marilyn was a freckled red head.
@@e.shamana4011 marilyn was FAKE in every way from her hair colour to her voice. she was made up by hollywood to make money.
@@victormalyar9200 Marilyn Monroe said herself that everything in her face was fake except her teeth. She had a face-lift and she had her hair died. She also bleached her hair on her private area which was very painful. Her housekeeper asked her why she did that and she said "well, it has to match, doesn't it?" If you look at Marilyn Monroe's pictures when she was young before she became a star, her facial features are completely different and she had brown hair. Oops. I meant to say that she had her hair dyed.
If Mamie and Ray Anthony had managed to stick together they would currently (at December 2021) be probably the most senior couple in showbiz. Both have managed amazing longevity.
He's made it to 100 years old!
I can hear sirens blaring in the background during the second guest appearance. Amazing how the microphones pick up the sound or it maybe because I am using headphones.
You can hear outside noise quite often.
More than a bombshell and maybe THEE bombshell, but humor, grace, proud of her husband. If I could have three people to dinner, it would be Mamie VanDoren (age 18), Mamie VanDoren (age 34), and Mami VanDoren (age 42). I've never seen an expression on her face that diminished her beauty. Absolutely stunning.
Mamie is stunning. Still around at the young age of 93. 😁
I like that Mrs Gora says she is from "Hollis, Queens". Up till now, most of the guests from what we normally call Queens have identified themselves as being from "Long Island" (e.g. Bayside, Long Island, Maspeth, Long Island, etc.)
Living in the Richmond Hill neighborhood of Queens at the time of this broadcast, I remember that we gave the last line of our address as Richmond Hill, 19, LI, NY. (The US Postal Service now calls this South Richmond Hill.) We lived in the borough of Queens but also identified as being residents of Long Island, which geographically we were. We also subscribed to the Long Island Daily/Sunday Press as our afternoon paper.
Like Certs is both a breath mint and candy mint, Hollis is both part of Queens and part of Long Island. And to make it even more confusing to some, it is also part of New York City.
@@loissimmons6558
She sure shows off her shape in Untamed Youth.
I've really enjoyed watching these episodes after discovering them about a week ago. This show aired the day before I was born.
Wow she is beautiful
I so miss the way blonde hair used to look, all perfectly curled and smooth, radiant 😍😍😍
The only bottle blonde who survived the torture of the Hollywood hairdressers, was Lana Turner who still had amazing hair up to het death. Apparently her hair was astonishingly healthy despite all the chemicals to turn her into a blonde. It took forever to create hair like this. And it ruined the hair of a lot of girls in the business. Sadly.
Mamie displays that classic 1950s Hollywood female star to perfection.
For historical purposes, I agree with the commenter who said that guest "Thomas Eagleton's" name should be in the heading.
Good looking Young DA!
Mamie Van Doren was amazing. What a beauty. Tom Eagleton became a very well known. He was in the Senate and was a Vice Presidential nominee of George McGovern back in 1972.
Eagleton was dropped from the ticket, when it was disclosed that he'd received electroshock treatment for depression. He was replaced on the Democratic ticket by Sargent Shriver.
@@iammrmat electroshock is a medical procedure and has saved many lives.
I like to close my eyes when they show the person’s line so I can guess along with the panel.
Bennett mentions the 'other' Van Doren who is no relation to Mamie - if you saw the movie Quiz Show, he was the center of the scandal.
+poetcomic1
Charles Van Doren...I recall in the 80's one of the news shows interviewed him. I think he may have taught at Columbia University.
Oh yeah thAt's right. That's one of my favorite movies.
Quiz Show--- great movie.
Mamie Van doran, Imagine seeing her in person, uhhh.
WHOA!!! Mamie was gorgeous....tiny, petite and beautiful...glad for her long life...
Arlene and Dorothy are wearing particularly lovely dresses in this episode. What a vision the frocks must be in color!
All hand made and of the best fabrics too
If the first challenger, Mrs. Irene Gora, had a sister-in-law named Ann, her profession probably would have had something to do with sweaters.
Lois Simmons - Ha Ha! :D
LOL! :D I'm surprised Bennett didn't come up with that one! :-)
Very funny... I had to think about it for a few moments and actually search for "Ann Gora" :(
Still Gorgeous in 2019..god bless her♡
Born: February 6, 1931 (age 92 years), Rowena, South Dakota, United States
I want a dollar for every time someone tells us who Eagleton was. :D
How about $2 when I tell you who replaced him on the '72 ticket?
1000 dollars coming your way
The zipper was invented in the late 1800s (19th century), so their answer of "No" to whether it was worn in a century other than the one this was filmed in (20th century) was incorrect.
1893. This programme aired 1957 so I think they took it as a full century. Meaning 1857 or before?
the question was not "century" as in from 1700-1799 or 1800-1899, it was 100 years.
the last century as opposed to the last 100 years.
It was invented in the 1800s, but not called a zipper and not used commercially on clothing until 1923 (boots), 1925 (jackets).
@@michaelclark6223 I wonder if this was as a direct result of WWI
I fully enjoyed reading Mamie's autobiography - many years back. Our Mamie is now (as I type this) 93 years young and by all accounts still mentally sharp and living life. Bless her heart!
Untamed youth was quite the controversy back in the day..mamies name is actually Joan olander ..
Mami Van Doren just turned 89!
Mamie Van Doren (* Feb 6, 1931) and Ray Anthony (* Jan 20, 1922) are still among us. We hope they're doing reasonably fine.
Mamie once commented that she was never interested in being an "actress". She wanted to be a "movie star".
The zipper inspector was a wonderful guest. Lively and intelligent.
I found her persona and looks very attractive.
She really is superfine. For real.
Thomas Eagleton, last contestant, was later to become a VP presidential candidate under George McGovern, who later resigned his candidacy before the election of 1972.
Wow what a gorgeous girl
Oh yeah!
Mr. Eagleton would later become US Democratic Senator from Missouri (1968 - 1987) and the Vice Presidential candidate under George McGovern in 1972. Controversy surrounded Eagleton due to disclosure of his earlier diagnosis of clinical depression in the 1960's (which he strived to keep a secret) subsequently withdrawing his nomination as VP from the McGovern campaign. Eagleton also served as Lt. Governor of Missouri in 1964 -1968. His educational credentials were impressive having attended Amherst College, the University of Oxford and Harvard.
I'm sure I heard John Daly say 'Cerf' twice in this episode to prompt a question from Bennet Cerf. Mr Daly is normally the most polite man on the show and refers to panellists by their first name or by Miss Francis, Mr Cerf and so on. It seems odd to hear just the surname, as if this were a school or an army. I think Mr Cerf and Mr Daly teased each other very often on the show and were great friends in real life, so this cannot have been a sign of bad feeling between them (I hope).
This was a very good show and Mamie was very nice
Even in the studio, I could hear the feint sound of a siren blaring in the background midway through the show (16:40). So New York City....
The second guest, Tom Eagleton, was the Democratic vice presidential nominee under George McGovern in 1972.
She recently said (on Twitter, June 2022) that the movie she mentions on WML - Untamed Youth - is her favorite rock-and-roll film. It has a low rating on IMDB, but 71% of fans on Google liked it.
Still with us July 2nd 2020. Love her stories on her sex life. She knew EVERYONE. 🇺🇸🖖
Still here December 2021
@@Patrick3183 Yes. For Mamie. The fabulous one. I love her so much.