tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738012638904762739.post8151540437105161555..comments2024-03-28T11:45:24.378-07:00Comments on Tralfaz: TV Without MaryYowphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09264605351878574044noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738012638904762739.post-51168749042496537972024-03-06T20:15:17.345-08:002024-03-06T20:15:17.345-08:00She was a nasty piece of work and a bad actor. I&#...She was a nasty piece of work and a bad actor. I'm glad we were spared her charmless sneering on most of the TV shows.Gerald Groyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07617904986733890440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738012638904762739.post-49691358829101072142021-02-11T12:38:36.947-08:002021-02-11T12:38:36.947-08:00Mary may have seemed shy and distant because she w...Mary may have seemed shy and distant because she was shy and nervous that's why she could not perform because she had such severe stage fright Jack Benny loved her and he was very nice man and if he loved her he had good reason so I would discount anyting George Burns said about her because some he did not have the best morals and self and in his book he ignored everything he had done which was quite a bit and just spoke badly about her and I don't think that's rightAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08867808431082779434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738012638904762739.post-14292577596027291822019-01-22T14:16:35.493-08:002019-01-22T14:16:35.493-08:00O" cut that out...……………….O" cut that out...……………….Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10383228427056171746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738012638904762739.post-34450008678170706872017-08-27T18:31:23.805-07:002017-08-27T18:31:23.805-07:00I loved all the radio shows, and all the stars. G...I loved all the radio shows, and all the stars. Gracie and George were an adorable pair. The Great Gildersleeve w/ Mr Peevy, Digger O'Dell, fibber McGee and Molly and Baby Snooks. Then the mysteries....Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01387897524414244038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738012638904762739.post-44445537878200860452017-04-24T09:46:23.603-07:002017-04-24T09:46:23.603-07:00It amazes me that Mary Livingstone had stage frigh...It amazes me that Mary Livingstone had stage fright. I loved the Jack Benny program and I thought she had some of the most amazing wit and comedic timing I have ever heard. I wish I had one tenth the talent she had. From Jack Benny and Mary Livingstone, to Phil Harris and Dennis Day, to George Burns and Gracie Allen, these are amazing talents we may never see again in this world. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10066535678078633157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738012638904762739.post-76721350044596936622015-04-24T05:52:22.675-07:002015-04-24T05:52:22.675-07:00Apparently, the recording of the voices for the Wa...Apparently, the recording of the voices for the Warner Bros. 'Merrie Melodies' cartoon "The Mouse That Jack Built" (1959) - where Jack, Mary, Rochester and Don Wilson voiced themselves as mice (and Mel Blanc doubled as the Maxwell and Ed the vault guard) - may have been similar to the final (1954-55) radio season. An online review of a book about the late Robert McKimson (who directed that cartoon) showed a picture of him and writer Tedd Pierce at the recording session, going over the script with Mel, Jack, Don and Rochester - and Mary was conspicuously absent. Wonder if, for those who've seen that cartoon, that's why she seems to sound as uninvolved and going-through-the-motions as she did in the final episodes of the radio show, and whether her lines were recorded separately from the others'.wbhisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02270661237413315760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738012638904762739.post-67932964794303382342014-04-08T14:55:12.574-07:002014-04-08T14:55:12.574-07:00Jack's daughter also had a lot to say about he...Jack's daughter also had a lot to say about her mother.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738012638904762739.post-7416492457880598112013-09-22T19:56:33.009-07:002013-09-22T19:56:33.009-07:00Love Mary. Love her. Wonderful voice, infectious l...Love Mary. Love her. Wonderful voice, infectious laugh, great skills, underrated talent. Love her on the show. Like Phil, when she isn't on the show? It didn't feel like "The Gang" to me.<br /><br />As for how Mary was.. well. ALSO like Phil- if you want to learn more about these people, whom were never the subject of their *own* books, you can find out about them in books about other people. (In Phil's case, I read one or two Alice Faye bios just to see what they said about Phil)<br /><br />George Burns wrote a book in the 1980s, one of several memoirs, dealing with his friendships and relationships, and being that Jack was his best friend... well. I believe he could be the source of the "stories abound" about Mary being kind of bitchy and cold. I also have read that, regardless of how distant she could be, she could not resist Phil, who apparently oozed the charm in real life, and she had great affection for him, as he was oblivious to any kind of wall. But George Burns wrote at length that he didn't feel Mary appreciated Jack, took exception to things she said after he died, and took exception to how she had to be treated when they went out in public. Like I said- I love Mary. On the show, she's perfect. In real life, it doesn't concern me, nor change how she came off on the show- but if you want to learn more about her, read George Burns. Simple as that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738012638904762739.post-89082251458953317522013-09-22T12:59:42.444-07:002013-09-22T12:59:42.444-07:00I love Mary's singing voice, her duets with Ph...I love Mary's singing voice, her duets with Phil Harris on the radio program were a highlight. She was a real talent, she and Jack managed to turn even her fluffs into comedy gold!<br />Mark KauslerAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com