Kijinnmaru wrote:She was pretty much the mother of cooking shows, if I recall correctly. Was also in the OSS(the pre-CIA) during World War 2. She will be missed.
I'm not sure, but I think she was working with the French Resistance as a spy at the time of German occupation.
Unbeknownst to many, she did lead quite an adventurous life. And she managed to leak some of that adventurous feeling out in her shows through that clever glint in the eye or the way she smiled and spoke. I think that is one thing that made her shows really special, even as she grew older and started competing with the younger, more nimble celebrity chefs.
Plus she was the first person who would be constantly burning or screwing things up horribly on television, but it was ok!!! :)
Wow that is amazing that she lived so long. With all the fat laden cholesterol filled belt busting dishes she prepared and ate, I would never have thought she would live to be 90. She has to have super longevity genes running in her family. The even did a spoof of her on some of the early Saturday Night live shows. R.I.P.
warren.mcclendon wrote:Wow that is amazing that she lived so long. With all the fat laden cholesterol filled belt busting dishes she prepared and ate, I would never have thought she would live to be 90. She has to have super longevity genes running in her family. The even did a spoof of her on some of the early Saturday Night live shows. R.I.P.
The cholesterol was probably neutralized by the all the red wine she drank in unison with her meals...
It was reported a ways back that the French, despite their high consumption of red meat, had a lower incidence of heart disease than the U.S., thanks in part to the large amount of red wine (lotsa antioxidants) that they drank... :)
Yeah. I mentioned a few days ago that pre-Late Show Leno made me laugh so much, I don't think I was breathing at the time. For Dangerfield, even more so. He was great especially when he ad-libbed, or when he did his stand-up.
As I understand it, he was able to wake up from that coma he went into a week or a few weeks back, and kissed his wife.
One of the better comedians from the U.S. He always had MY respect.
R.I.P. Rodney Dangerfield.
But wasn't he planning on cloning himself? I could've sworn I saw an interview just a few months ago on one of those entertainment shows where he was with his wife and talked about how he's in this weird religious cult or something and they believe in cloning themselves. In fact, he had signed up for it already and was just waiting for them to take the samples and clone him. Now that was strange, but maybe Rodney Dangerfield the clone will come to life and take his place.
who'd a thunk the top 2 stars of the "classic" movie, Ladybugs, dying in consecutive yrs? Jonathan Brandis dies of possible suicide
At least I would have thought Rodney would go before Brandis.
R.I.P. Rodney.
"Nikki Finke in Los Angeles is reporting that actor Christopher Reeve is dead, according to sources close to the actor. He died suddenly Sunday. News of his death has not been reported publicly yet. His family will make an announcement Monday at the earliest. Reeve was just mentioned Friday in the second live presidential debate by John Kerry. Noting he was a friend of the paralysed Reeve, Kerry said he was in favor of further stem cell research because Reeve could walk again one day thanks to such science."
"Nikki Finke in Los Angeles is reporting that actor Christopher Reeve is dead, according to sources close to the actor. He died suddenly Sunday. News of his death has not been reported publicly yet. His family will make an announcement Monday at the earliest. Reeve was just mentioned Friday in the second live presidential debate by John Kerry. Noting he was a friend of the paralysed Reeve, Kerry said he was in favor of further stem cell research because Reeve could walk again one day thanks to such science."
RIP Superman.
Wow..... *stumbles backward, stunned*
I just heard that ex-baseball player Ken Caminitti died of a heart attack at age 41... Maybe due to the fact he took steroids during his playing years...