She said in an interview that she had the opportunity to meet Leona but turned it down. I remember her on The Tonight Show with Rodney Dangerfield doing standup. She was very pretty. She could do sultry and yet still be cute. (11) Stars! One item that can be broken, and broken more than once, yet keep on functioning is the human heart, Pleshette said after their divorce. Starting with. . Angela Lansbury and Richard Cromwell (Sept. 27, 1945 Sept. 11, 1946) We just were never destined to be married. R135 yeah just watched it too. (9) In words as unequivocal as Shermans refusal to run for the presidency, Troy proceeded to set forth that in his present mood of disenchantment he would not touch a romance with a thousand foot pole even with anyone as beguiling as Suzanne. She talks about it in her TV Academy interview. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Suzanne Pleshette. (8), Troy Donahue admitted his romance with co-star Suzanne Pleshette was the real thing; theyd talked marriage. She was 70. Before hitting stardom and when her name was still Betty Jane Greer, Greer was crooner Rudy Vallees third wife. (19), Their marriage lasted exactly six months, twenty-three days, four hours and a handful of minutes. The couple fought constantly and were only married for four months and 11 days-from Feb. 1940 to Sept. 1940. Some features on this site require registration. Despite their divorce, both declared: We still love each other, according to the March 7, 1944, article. She appeared in a number of Broadway shows but most famously replaced Anne Bancroft as Annie Sullivan in, There won't be another performer I will say this about if I do this blog for years to come she started her movie career in a Jerry Lewis movie. The actress obtained a default decree in Superior Court on a charge of mental cruelty. Both share the same zodiac sign aquarius. A Visual Tour, Some Lies We Want to Hear, Some Truths, Not So Much, Hollywood Inferno: The Fan Mags and a Real-Life Weather Disaster. (30) On the very eve of their [failed] reconciliation, Troy was out on the town, dancing till dawn with a little blonde doll. Job Details, Find Out Which 'MAFS Season 11 Couples Are Still Together: 2023 Update, Baby Bode Is Adorable! The odd couple are definitely Borgnine and Merman. She was close friends with an actress named Madlyn Rhue. Suzanne Pleshette, the husky-voiced actress who redefined the television sitcom wife in the 1970s, playing the smart, sardonic Emily Hartley on The Bob Newhart Show,died Saturday at her home in Los Angeles. Timing was everything. Fire her ass and get me Diane Baker for the part. Too bad it was cancelled so quickly. Jane Greer and Rudy Vallee (Dec. 2, 1943 July 27, 1944) Such a great face. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, where Taylor was under contract, arranged the wedding and stars such as Ginger Rogers, Greer Garson, Esther Williams, Dick Powell and Ann Miller were part of 700 guests. How to Market Your Business with Webinars? I told him I'd check my calendar. Cromwells career was on the downslope and Lansbury didnt know at the time that he was gay. Either he beat her, she discovered he was a gambler or an alcoholic or someone was gay. The Big Bang Theory 6x22 - The Professor Proton. R107 Only name that gets thrown out on DL is Tina Sinatra which seems too obvious to me if SP was gay/bi. It's really pretty easy. I believe Donald Trump went to her funeral. Actors Edmond OBrien and Nancy Kelly eloped to Yuma, AZ, without telling family or friends after being engaged for two years, according to an INS news brief from Feb. 20, 1941, Nancy Kelly Elopes with Edmond OBrien. I am a writer and pop culture buff, a believer in director Douglas Sirks observation that There is a very short distance between high art and trash, and trash that contains the element of craziness is by this quality nearer to art., Copyright Martha Boethel. When he told a good joke, you could hear her off camera with that throaty laugh. Used to hang out at Chasen's a lot with Sol Syler, the owner of Playtone Records. She was fantastic in the overlooked 1965 movie "A Rage to Live", where she played a naive girl who became a nymphomaniac after an older man (stud Mark Goddard) forces himself on her, While a respectable girl from a wealthy family, she can't control her need for dick and has sex in cars and other seedy places. When they were married, Vallee said she had been his pin-up girl ever since he saw her picture on a magazine cover. The two met in November of 1963, the same year Borgnine divorced from his wife, Mexican actress Katy Jurado. Suzanne would tell great stories on Carson's show. Speaking of Tina Sinatra, is that her in the rear right in R91s link to Suzannes pallbearers? ", Was it the invention of a rum-soaked eveningor was there some truth here? For her role as "Emily Hartley", wife of psychologist "Bob Hartley" (played by Bob Newhart), Pleshette was nominated for the Emmy Award twice, in 1977 and 1978.She was also nominated for an Emmy in 1962 for a guest appearance on the TV series . She played a fantastic Leona Helmsley "Droplets on my salad!!!! Fascinating article. This is an amicable separation. It's rare but it happens. R2 , that ending was coined by Newharts real wife . The actress obtained a default decree in Superior Court on a charge of mental cruelty. They wed on January 5, 1964, in Beverly Hills, and divorced nine months later. I work for wardrobe. There was no bitterness, Pleshette said in the Dec. 5, 1964, article. What Kind of People Are They? Screen Stars April 1964. Not sure if this was deliberate, but there certainly seemed to be some sexual energy between Suzanne and Constance Ford in Rome Adventure. She testifies that he kept coming home late to dinner. Her first husband was movie star Troy Donahue, whom she divorced in less than a year. She worked continuously. In the divorce court, Greer testified that Vallee called her beautiful but dumb, according to the July 28, 1944, Associated Press article Betty Jane Greer Wins Freedom. Biography: Suzanne Pleshette was born on January 31, 1937 in New York City to Geraldine and Eugene Pleshette. Everyone thinks shes loud and brash. She said, "Oh no, he's not gay. Her first husband was movie star Troy Donahue, whom she divorced in less than a year. That Diane Baker interview at R130 is bizarre. (6) She has a better education; he didnt graduate high school. (14) Suzy wanted a formal household complete with butler, dressing for dinner, champagne and candlelight meals, but [Troy] insisted on lounging around the house in beach-comber clothes, grabbing a hamburger whenever he was hungry. SANTA MONICA, Calif., Sept. 8 (AP)The sixmonth marriage of two film stars, Troy Donahue and Suzanne Pleshette, ended in divorce today after Miss Pleshette testified that trouble started 17 days after the wedding. I will certainly include Stuart Whitman and Ina Balin in a posting soon. Pleshette had Jewish ancestry and her parents immigrated form Russia. Beautiful dogs. I think so..Hilarious. I loved this TV movie. (21), (30) The Real Cause of Their Breakup, Movies Magazine Dec 1964. And to keep the thread on track. She dazzled on Johnny Carson. Here, then, is the fan magazine chronology of Troy and Suzannes courtship, marriage, and dissolution, in all its contradictory, mythical glory. In The Bob Newhart Show, when she and Bob were saying goodnight in bed, she turned off the light and a simulated moonlight turned on just at that moment. Rumored to have done a lot of punch up work on scripts ala Carrie Fisher but refused to speak about her writing career or disclose her penname in interviews. I loved her,, had sex with her, Of course I only wish she had been there, Just watched Roddy McDowell home movies on malibu and saw suzanne kiss another woman. She had a good sense of humor about her distinctive voice. (24) Suzy Pleshette had two reasons to file for divorce. The last 3 postings are displayed. (6) A Warning to Troy Donahue, Modern Screen Jan 1962. SANTA MONICA, Calif., Sept. 8 (AP)The sixmonth marriage of two film stars, Troy Donahue and Suzanne Pleshette, ended in divorce today after Miss Pleshette testified that trouble started 17 days after the wedding. she certainly had little love for suzanne pleshette. Suzanne Pleshette Quotes - BrainyQuote. No Suzanne had a great time filming The Birds and stayed so close to the Hitchcocks (she seemed very, very good and making and keeping friendships with powerful people) that she was up in the Hitchcock's Monterey house shortly before he died. (12) They Stripped My Marriage of All Privacy and Dignity! The New Screen Stars Dec 1964. During most of their dates, Taylors and Hiltons parents were present, and Elizabeth wasnt entirely interested in Hiltons romantic advances because she was still pining for Pawley, according to the book Elizabeth Taylor by John B. Allan. As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. What indeed? For example, Rudolph Valentino and Jean Acker were married in 1919 and are credited with the shortest Hollywood marriage at 6 hours. She decided to get an abortion and Shaw didnt stop her. Fellow North by Northwest costar Philip Ober was third husband to Vivian Vance. Ward Bond threatened to beat the hell out of that goddamned sissy, son of a bitch but John Ford convinced him not to. The actress obtained a default decree in Superior Court on a charge of mental cruelty. (27) Shes been living it up since her split with Troy. ), One day there was a knock on the door of his dressing room. I can also see Nikki Haskell and James Gardner's daughter who I believe was Suzanne's goddaughter. October 21, 1966 married Donahue, the ex of actress Suzanne Pleshette, in Dublin, Ireland 1967 does some theater with Donahue April 11, 1968 separated from Donahue November 16, 1968 divorced Donahue in Los Angeles. Barbara Ford and Robert Walker (July 8, 1948 Dec. 16, 1948) Its suggested that the war motivated their decision to get married, and the two were married shortly after the New Year in Palm Beach, Fla. (28) What Now Bachelor Girl? Inside Movie April 1965. 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I was so enchanted with the long interview posted above, I had a look at Suzanne's IBDB credits and was kind of shocked to see how few A list films she made, even at the height of her youthful glory. Sexy voice. (8) Troy Donahues Marriage, TV Yearbook No. Kelly was 19 and OBrien was 24. Before seeing the later references to her, my immediate reaction to that link was that that was Tina. My perfect Blanche. And then he sat down and wrote a play for me. She was also a hoot as a vain opera star (!) Lana Turner with first husband Artie Shaw. Poston was in a play in Philly in 1959. Their relationship offered sizzle, scandal, and sexual ambiguity, complete with a tantalizing will-they-or-wont-they trajectory, a glamorous studio-financed wedding at the Beverly Hills Hotel, and a stunningly swift divorce decree issued by the same judge whod married them. She was great in The Fugitive; I mean especially it was a great show, Stephen King called it the greatest TV show of all time. David Janssen was her great love, where the timing was never right. Suzanne Pleshette was born on 31 January, 1937 in New York City, New York, USA, is an Actress, Soundtrack. The once-beloved actor also became an alcoholic and drug addict as his career slowly crashed. even though the divorce was back in 1973 it seemed like she was still missing janssen very very much. (22) Susie was most angry at the rumor that [she] was more interested in stardom and success than she was in home and hearth. It is indeed a hoot, so camp and a young RJ Wagner looks great. Pleshette had a bit of a career in films where she vied with a blonde to capture the leading man with our girl usually winning. Suzanne Pleshette and Tony Curtis starred in "40 Pounds of Trouble" (1962), a significant chunk of which was filmed in Disneyland. Take, for example, the three-year romantic saga of Troy Donahue and Suzanne Pleshette, co-stars of the sudsy 1961 film, Rome Adventure (a.k.a. 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