Freddie2 Posted May 5, 2016 Report Share Posted May 5, 2016 Ret Turner, costume designer, has died at 88. (He did some stuff for Lucy.) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeySanJoaquin Posted May 5, 2016 Report Share Posted May 5, 2016 Ret Turner, costume designer, has died at 88. (He did some stuff for Lucy.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarryCarter Posted May 5, 2016 Report Share Posted May 5, 2016 Ret Turner, costume designer, has died at 88. (He did some stuff for Lucy.) Oh no! He was a great Jamestown guest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeySanJoaquin Posted May 5, 2016 Report Share Posted May 5, 2016 Ret Turner, costume designer, has died at 88. (He did some stuff for Lucy.) That "some stuff" I believe included the Oscar dress for her last appearance with Bob Hope! Is that dress on display at the Museum? Anyone? I recall reading about it but now can't remember details. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarryCarter Posted May 5, 2016 Report Share Posted May 5, 2016 That "some stuff" I believe included the Oscar dress for her last appearance with Bob Hope! Is that dress on display at the Museum? Anyone? I recall reading about it but now can't remember details. Thanks! I'm not sure if the Oscar dress is currently on display, but it has been in the past. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luvsbway Posted May 5, 2016 Report Share Posted May 5, 2016 I'm not sure if the Oscar dress is currently on display, but it has been in the past. Yes it has been. I posted picturesof it somewhere here from when it was. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freddie2 Posted May 5, 2016 Report Share Posted May 5, 2016 I believe they did have some of his original sketches on display last time I was there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leenorman Posted May 6, 2016 Report Share Posted May 6, 2016 Oh no! He was a great Jamestown guest. Harry: Any idea what year Ret was in Jamestown; all my collectible flyers are packed away with research items; can't reach Gregg McC. I found Ret's bio on Wiki; since IMDb didn't have it when I added him to chronology. Thanks if you can come up with year.... Not only does the WEBSITE/MUSEUM not have him listed as a guest; but, they've left out MANY of OTHERS!!!! And, Journey was a website specialist???? Thanks....loving you, JK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarryCarter Posted May 6, 2016 Report Share Posted May 6, 2016 Ret was most recently in Jamestown in 2014. I'm not sure what other year(s). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leenorman Posted May 7, 2016 Report Share Posted May 7, 2016 TX! Gregg finally e-mailed; I appreciate it, Harry! Loving you, JK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brock Posted May 9, 2016 Report Share Posted May 9, 2016 A very good article on Ret from the New York Times: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/09/arts/television/ret-turner-award-winning-costume-designer-dies-at-87.html?_r=0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freddie2 Posted May 9, 2016 Report Share Posted May 9, 2016 Gareth Gwenlan, the BBC producer responsible for Butterflies, Reggie Perrin, Waiting For God, Next of Kin, Only Fools and Horses, To The Manor Born, and much, much, more has died at 79. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarryCarter Posted May 15, 2016 Report Share Posted May 15, 2016 Arthur Godfrey discovery Julius LaRosa has died at the age of 86. He was under consideration for the role of Hank in Wildcat. http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory/singer-julius-la-rosa-fired-godfrey-show-dies-39126207 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brock Posted June 19, 2016 Report Share Posted June 19, 2016 Actor Anton Yelchin was killed in a car crash aged just 27. So awful -- he was wonderful in Star Trek and, a particular favourite, Charlie Bartlett: http://globalnews.ca/news/2772623/anton-yelchin-star-trek-actor-dies-in-car-crash-at-27/?sf29041259=1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleRickyII Posted June 19, 2016 Report Share Posted June 19, 2016 I haven't seen this mentioned in this forum, but CBS executive Michael Dann, who was very influential at the network during Lucille Ball's years on The Lucy Show and Here's Lucy (he joined the network around 1956, I think), passed away a few weeks ago at the age of 94. http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/31/business/media/michael-dann-tv-programmer-who-scheduled-horowitz-and-hillbillies-dies-at-94.html?_r=0 Here's his career bio: http://www.museum.tv/eotv/dannmichael.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leenorman Posted June 20, 2016 Report Share Posted June 20, 2016 Thanks, BROCK, for that WEALTH of CBS 'stuff'; being many-years Lucille Ball-connected; great info for chronology. You are the BEST at finding these 'gems' for us; I'm positive we all greatly appreciate it - I KNOW I DO!!!!!! Loving you, JK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brock Posted June 20, 2016 Report Share Posted June 20, 2016 Thanks, BROCK, for that WEALTH of CBS 'stuff'; being many-years Lucille Ball-connected; great info for chronology. You are the BEST at finding these 'gems' for us; I'm positive we all greatly appreciate it - I KNOW I DO!!!!!! Loving you, JK All credit should go to Breck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Posted June 21, 2016 Report Share Posted June 21, 2016 All credit should go to Breck. Oh Breck...Brock .... what's the difference? Wasn't it Michael Dann who did the 1970-71 CBS "purging" and wanted to cancel "Here's Lucy" because demographics of the ratings skewed too old? A network canceling its top rated show (1970-71 Here's Lucy was #3 behind 2 from other networks) would have been a first. But Red Skelton was #7 (I think) when CBS cancelled it in 1970. Though "Laugh In " was slipping at this point (#12 after 2 seasons as #1), CBS attempting to go after same audience (with what??) would most likely have failed. CBS should have been thrilled that Here's Lucy was up against the runaway #1 show on NBC and for 2 seasons still managed to finish in the top 10. I don't know that there was another season where a show accomplished that against the #1. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleRickyII Posted June 21, 2016 Report Share Posted June 21, 2016 All credit should go to Breck. Say whaaaaat??? Me no think so. I've only posted in this thread *once* because you already know how these "guess who died" threads make me feel. Oh Breck...Brock .... what's the difference? A lot of years! Wasn't it Michael Dann who did the 1970-71 CBS "purging" and wanted to cancel "Here's Lucy" because demographics of the ratings skewed too old? Yes to the former, not sure about the latter. I know that it was around 1970 that Fred Silverman took over for Michael Dann, and I think it was Silverman who LB went to to find out if she'd been canceled. A network canceling its top rated show (1970-71 Here's Lucy was #3 behind 2 from other networks) would have been a first. But Red Skelton was #7 (I think) when CBS cancelled it in 1970. Though "Laugh In " was slipping at this point (#12 after 2 seasons as #1), CBS attempting to go after same audience (with what??) would most likely have failed. CBS should have been thrilled that Here's Lucy was up against the runaway #1 show on NBC and for 2 seasons still managed to finish in the top 10. I don't know that there was another season where a show accomplished that against the #1. I can't think of one, but I'm assuming Laugh-In and HL had almost completely different audiences, probably young versus old. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brock Posted June 21, 2016 Report Share Posted June 21, 2016 A lot of years! Not that many years, dahling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleRickyII Posted June 21, 2016 Report Share Posted June 21, 2016 Not that many years, dahling. I'm beyond both Speedy Cleaners and Goldblatt's, so yes, I think so! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brock Posted June 22, 2016 Report Share Posted June 22, 2016 I'm beyond both Speedy Cleaners and Goldblatt's, so yes, I think so! I am a non-believer! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leenorman Posted June 22, 2016 Report Share Posted June 22, 2016 The older I get, the more important it becomes, ODDLY; whan I was late teens, thought 30 was OLD; didn't give it much more thought until realized 40 years had passed since then; oddly, still feel young; you will ALL get there; so, WATCHIT!!!! TRUST ME Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleRickyII Posted June 24, 2016 Report Share Posted June 24, 2016 I am a non-believer! Oh, I'm not so sure about that! But thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarryCarter Posted July 7, 2016 Report Share Posted July 7, 2016 One of my all times favorites, John McMartin, has passed away at the age of 86. McMartin appeared on The Golden Girls (as Dorothy's priest date), Mary Tyler Moore, Phyllis, Murder She Wrote (with Lucie), and most recently Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (for which he should have gotten an Emmy nom). He also probably starred in the most amount of unsold TV pilots without ever becoming a regular on a TV series. He starred in the original Broadway productions of Follies, Sweet Charity (and the film), and many other shows. I had the great fortune of seeing him on stage several times and meeting him once. Despite originating roles in over 20 Broadway shows, he never won a Tony Award. Every year I hoped he would get an lifetime achievement one. https://youtu.be/_oxAdC5NGlI 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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