JoeySanJoaquin Posted December 31, 2011 Report Share Posted December 31, 2011 Wow! Class act. Wonder if he had a version of Wanda?? Hmm.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brock Posted September 5, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 5, 2012 Latest item added to the archive. I really need to get these all digitized and uploaded: Wish this one is dated. I wonder why he was going to Orlando. From the writing it looks like this was later in life, so I wonder if the visit was in conjunction with Universal Florida's Lucy Tribute. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brock Posted September 19, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 19, 2013 A new addition to the archive: and the "token": Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Posted September 20, 2013 Report Share Posted September 20, 2013 I've never heard anything but affection when people speak of Gale Gordon. David Tucker, the author who wrote the great Verna Felton book is working on books about Reta Shaw and Alice Pearce, so he may be a natural to do one about Gale. Check out the books offered by bearmanormedia.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Posted September 20, 2013 Report Share Posted September 20, 2013 Except for one negative comment. There was this private high school in Portland that found it within their budget to import stars to be featured in their spring musical. I think they would come in the week of the show and run through their part and that would be it. They got Gale to play the Rudy Vallee part in "How to Succeed...". This would have been around 77 or 78. A woman connected with the drama department later told me he was "just as crabby as Mr. Mooney". I heard that he was sick that week so that may have been it. But high school drama kids would try the patience of even even-tempered Gale. I saw it and he was great in it....Not a HUGE part though. I did not go backstage or try to meet Gale and I've always regretted that my innate shyness has kept me from such opportunities. He appeared on our version of the TV show "Wake Up, Tuckaho" and the dim-witted host said "I don't remember you ever singing". Obviously she had not seen Here's Lucy. Gale answered with humility...."There's a good reason for that..." They had Donald O'Connor come in to do the Music Man and I heard that he went up on his lines so much, he stopped the show to apologize to the audience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PasadenaTrenton Posted September 30, 2013 Report Share Posted September 30, 2013 Was this a birthday spoilink, dahhlink? Such a great addition to your archives!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PasadenaTrenton Posted September 30, 2013 Report Share Posted September 30, 2013 Except for one negative comment. There was this private high school in Portland that found it within their budget to import stars to be featured in their spring musical. I think they would come in the week of the show and run through their part and that would be it. They got Gale to play the Rudy Vallee part in "How to Succeed...". This would have been around 77 or 78. A woman connected with the drama department later told me he was "just as crabby as Mr. Mooney". I heard that he was sick that week so that may have been it. But high school drama kids would try the patience of even even-tempered Gale. I saw it and he was great in it....Not a HUGE part though. I did not go backstage or try to meet Gale and I've always regretted that my innate shyness has kept me from such opportunities. He appeared on our version of the TV show "Wake Up, Tuckaho" and the dim-witted host said "I don't remember you ever singing". Obviously she had not seen Here's Lucy. Gale answered with humility...."There's a good reason for that..." They had Donald O'Connor come in to do the Music Man and I heard that he went up on his lines so much, he stopped the show to apologize to the audience. That's fabu, Neil!! Although your innate shyness may have kept you from Gale (and who else, I wonder?), you've not done badly for yourself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brock Posted September 30, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 30, 2013 Was this a birthday spoilink, dahhlink? Such a great addition to your archives!! It was a boithday spoilink to myself. LOL Not as dahhhlink, however, as that those two dahhhlink voicemails I picked up on the Wednesday morning though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brock Posted September 30, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 30, 2013 Except for one negative comment. There was this private high school in Portland that found it within their budget to import stars to be featured in their spring musical. I think they would come in the week of the show and run through their part and that would be it. They got Gale to play the Rudy Vallee part in "How to Succeed...". This would have been around 77 or 78. A woman connected with the drama department later told me he was "just as crabby as Mr. Mooney". I heard that he was sick that week so that may have been it. But high school drama kids would try the patience of even even-tempered Gale. I saw it and he was great in it....Not a HUGE part though. I did not go backstage or try to meet Gale and I've always regretted that my innate shyness has kept me from such opportunities. He appeared on our version of the TV show "Wake Up, Tuckaho" and the dim-witted host said "I don't remember you ever singing". Obviously she had not seen Here's Lucy. Gale answered with humility...."There's a good reason for that..." They had Donald O'Connor come in to do the Music Man and I heard that he went up on his lines so much, he stopped the show to apologize to the audience. Interesting! The only other negative complaint I've heard is in Mel Blanc's autobiography where he randomly criticises Gale for not being as enthusiastic about the birth of the latest Blanc as he apparently should have been. Mel goes on to say that Gale was never fond of children but he and Virginia went onto adopt a couple, which was not the case. So...I think that shoots some holes in his story. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeySanJoaquin Posted September 30, 2013 Report Share Posted September 30, 2013 That's fabu, Neil!! Although your innate shyness may have kept you from Gale (and who else, I wonder?), you've not done badly for yourself. Having seen him in action I would wholeheartedly concur! SHY???! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PasadenaTrenton Posted September 30, 2013 Report Share Posted September 30, 2013 Having seen him in action I would wholeheartedly concur! SHY???! 'Zactly my point! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brock Posted March 12, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 12, 2014 Here's another enlightening letter from Gale in which he discuses his very early radio days. I did not realise the role of Mayor La Trivia was the first role created specifically for him: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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