I met her the year before this, when I was only eight years old. She was wonderful, charming and incredibly sharp. It was at a breakfast event and she had me at her table. We shared some strawberries and handled my Gilligan's Island questions with such patience. I asked for her autograph on a note card; she wrote a lengthy inscription and she had the most beautiful handwriting.

@franknberry333

18 күн бұрын

That is a wonderful memory!

Natalie was 88 years of age, when this interview was filmed. She passed away only 2 years later, in 1991.

@jubalcalif9100

2 ай бұрын

She looked & sounded great! Wonderful lady!

Whenever I've been asked the proverbial question over the years, "Ginger or Maryanne?" I always answered, "Lovey Howell"💓

@clydegoodrich6720

3 жыл бұрын

We should start a club. I, too, would say "Lovey" ... always amazed at the puzzled looks. I was simply captivated by her class and charm on top of her beauty. She was tops!

@janetlieb2507

2 жыл бұрын

♥️♥️♥️

@marybranicki3354

6 ай бұрын

She is such a LADY ! ❤❤❤❤❤

How can a person who is nearly 90 be so crystal clear in mind and demeanor? Astonishing. What an inspiration for successful aging....

@davemattia

6 ай бұрын

She's older than 90 here. Take my word for it -- closer to 96 or 97.

@Cureguy1

5 ай бұрын

@@davemattia Obituary said she died at 91, and she never disclosed her age before the obit was written. She wanted people to be aghast when they read her real age. She was a great comic actress, and a very elegant woman.

Natalie Schafer, so sharp at 89...we will always love you Natalie!

@felix121984

3 ай бұрын

Especially for 1989 !

@jubalcalif9100

2 ай бұрын

Indubitably!

She's sharp for her age at this time and gives gracious answers without badmouthing anyone.

@jubalcalif9100

2 ай бұрын

You speak the truth, Kemo Sabe!

Can't believe how sharp she is at her age here. According to Wikipedia she could be 88 or 89. Such a lady, gracious and mannerly.

@jubalcalif9100

2 ай бұрын

I heartily concur!

At 89 she’s was a looker and very classy women and you are missed from many of us. 💯🙏🏻❤️😘

@jubalcalif9100

2 ай бұрын

I have a notion to second THAT emotion!

I was very pleased to learn that Natalie was able to give suggestions to Sherwood Schwartz about how Mrs. Howell should act and dress. Not every actor is allowed to do that. I also remember hearing that Natalie and Dawn Wells (Mary Ann Summers) were very close in real life. Dawn was like the daughter Natalie never had.

@stacyharper7783

3 жыл бұрын

When natalie Schafer died, she left dawn wells some money in her will.

I feel for poor Natalie putting up with the interviewer!!!!!!!!!RIP MRS HOWELL!!!!!!!!!

@jackjules7552

2 жыл бұрын

What do you mean "putting up" with the interviewer. I thoroughly enjoyed this interview. What were you expecting?

@joshuad8326

Жыл бұрын

I agree with Johnny. the interviewer (skip) is scattered and annoying . just awful.

The funny thing was not so much that skip called Bob John but that Natalie never corrected him, ..she was so classy that she didnt want to make him feel like he goofed..lol

@charlie.richardson

2 жыл бұрын

You said exactly what I was going to. I actually rewound a couple of times just to make sure I heard what I heard.

@x-man5487

Жыл бұрын

Also when asked what kind of person “Bob Denver” was, she gave a gracious answer about working with Jim Backus.

What a great interview, for two reasons - that interviewer certainly has to be Martin Short's inspiration for Jiminy Glick, the they're identical. hilarious to watch, I had no idea. And Natalie Shafer is such an elegant, classic Hollywood character. I could listen to her for hours and never get bored. What a delight. So glad KZread gave me this suggestion, for some bizarre reason.

If the date given is correct, she would have been 88 or 89 here! Absolutely amazing!!!

@jubalcalif9100

2 ай бұрын

You got that right!

the interviewer is Skip E. Lowe who was a Los Angeles Cable tv interviewer who tried to specialize in interviewing old Hollywood. Lowe promoted himself as "the boy with Betty Grable legs." Yes, he was insufferable. But he enjoyed his moment while the rest of us had to put up with him. He did interview great people, like Natalie Schafer. I saw him once slinking down the street. Yet, for some reason, people liked him. Obviously, he had something about him which is not readily apparent on camera. I think he imagined himself as an alternative to Merv Griffin.

@aeichler

6 жыл бұрын

Yes, he was a character, but he interviewed mostly people who would never have been on TV otherwise. Nobody got paid (including Skip E). They all did his show because they wanted to do. It was public access, and Skip E had to pay the cost of production, so he lost money.

@annjones5201

3 жыл бұрын

@@aeichler ☺❤👍 Good to know, Thank You. In Canada, we had Brian Linehan, interestingly comedian Martin Short portrayed both of them often in skits as Jimeny Glick & Brock Linehan.

Natalie Schafer is fascinating, open, giving, sharing and caring. A real pro.

@ScribblebytesWorldwide

3 жыл бұрын

Are you a real human being?

@jubalcalif9100

2 ай бұрын

My sentiments exactly! I could listen to her all day long!

Man, was she spry in her late 80's!!! ♥

This interviewer has to be the inspiration for Martin Short's Jiminy Glick character.

@maryrichardskallman

2 жыл бұрын

I’m convinced of it!

@abelincoln3287

3 ай бұрын

Spot on! I was thinking the same thing

He kept asking her about John Denver, not Bob Denver.

@itiswhatitaintanditaintwha1427

7 жыл бұрын

Rod Labbe How many times was poor Bob asked to sing 'Country Roads'?

@Bigbadwhitecracker

6 жыл бұрын

Only Skip would do something insane like this.

@jubalcalif9100

2 ай бұрын

And she was gracious enough not to correct him. Bless her heart!

Such a lady she was...! I'm so stunned that she never was asked to appear on Dynasty? Falcon Crest? She would have fit in just perfectly as Joan Collins mother or aunt..Oh well!

@jaybennett5756

6 жыл бұрын

Or Angela Channing's sister!

@stacyharper7783

3 жыл бұрын

Or miss ellie's sister on Dallas.

@barebackslut600

2 жыл бұрын

She did a couple of daytime soap operas, I believe.

@daltonbelflower7331

Жыл бұрын

She did The Survivors in the late-60s, a nighttime soap featuring Lana Turner, among other "big name" stars.

“John Denver” Skip E misidentified Bob Denver twice. Luckily for him, Ms Natalie just rolled with it ignoring his gaffes. She was such a professional! 👏🏼👏🏼

@jubalcalif9100

2 ай бұрын

I noticed that too. What a class act she was!

Rip you were a great actress.

He reminds me so much of actor Leslie Jordan of American Horror Story fame.

@craigsmith157

3 жыл бұрын

My thoughts exactly. His character on Will & Grace and Sordid Lives.

@ScribblebytesWorldwide

3 жыл бұрын

Beverly Leslie! I wanted to say that but I didn't think anyone would get it.

She was eighty-years old here, and looked wonderful. Such an intelligent and charming woman.

@jubalcalif9100

2 ай бұрын

So true.

Loved Natilie Schafer

@jubalcalif9100

2 ай бұрын

Ditto!

Gracious lady and very polite...interviewer at times did not listen closely to her, an annoying trait. But Miss Schafer was marvelous.

This has got to be where Martin short got his Jiminy Glick inspiration from

I remember Natalie Schafer in "I Love Lucy"; Miss Emerson's School of Charm. She told Lucy and Ethel, "Let the hips go first, then the body follows..." very funny episode.

@765kvline

3 жыл бұрын

I do, too! Good episode. Many years ago!

John Denver? BOB!

omg the world was such a nicer place back then...

She so absolutely honest.

@jubalcalif9100

2 ай бұрын

Indubitably!

All I can say is what a gracious LADY 💜 Natalie 💜 was throughout this "interview" .......errrrr....... process. Stick to peanut butter, Skippy.

Did Natalie Schafer ever do voice over or do animated films. Her voice has always sounded like I've heard it many, many times.

@darreylhenderson702

3 жыл бұрын

I know she reprised the role of Lovey on the Gilligan's Island animated cartoon that they did

What a great lady!

It would’ve been nice if he didn’t cut people off after asking the question.

@jubalcalif9100

2 ай бұрын

Yes! That what bothers me most about his interviewing style. I admire how many big names of the past he persuaded to be on his show. But his style was sooooo infuriating. 😞

Natalie Schafer was born on 1900 and age and year matches her so sharp at her age

@jubalcalif9100

2 ай бұрын

I hope to be as sharp as she is at age of around 88 !!

@cheowteetan3762

2 ай бұрын

@@jubalcalif9100 yeah, so that Natalie won’t have a problem calculating her age

Of course Natalie knew what Jim was suffering from. She was classy and shut Skip down from going down a road she did not want to travel on.

Oh my God why does Skip have to interrupt people so much

@jubalcalif9100

2 ай бұрын

I know what you mean. He's got some fascinating guests, but his style is infuriating.

While I didn't mind the interviewer moving things along without break, or dead silence, some interruptions were not very gracious when Natalie was not finished with her answer to his first question. The astrologer included in this interview was an interruption without cause. What did he have to do with Schafer's life story? It was as if some Nobel prize winner was interviewed about molecular biology and then cut to a radio traffic report. Poor organization and interview technique for sure. What I learned from Natalie was splendid and learned a lot about her career.

I always enjoyed watching her on G.I., she brought glamour, sophistication & an innocence to her role. Luvie was quite the "sexy" lady too - Rest in Peace Natalie Schafer ❤

@samuelmckay5230

Жыл бұрын

G.I, hilarious!

Jimminy Glick! Oh, and am a big fan of Natalie Schafer.

Poor ole Skip. He was a trip.

Interviewer is horrible. She was superb. Love her to life!

great interview, but they kept saying john denver, not bob!

I see a LOT of Skip... in Jimminy Glick~ Ms. Schafer was such a class act.. just a lovely, lovely person.

Natalie comes across as a wonderful fun, adorable woman. Classy and just CUTE!

this guy respects the astrologer more than this dear elder lady.

@ScribblebytesWorldwide

3 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂 that was a funny segment.

I had no idea Natalie lived to give an interview that late.

@LittleBlueOwl318

4 жыл бұрын

Schafer was secretive about her age. For many years, her birth year was generally given as 1912. Few people believed this, yet her actual year of birth of 1900 (which was not discovered until after her death) shocked even her intimate friends.

Lovely lady.

this guy is a bit tacky...im surprised so many celebs agreed to be interviewed by him...

@katherenewedic8076

4 жыл бұрын

The Genesis of for Jiminy glick

@scorpioguy3234

3 жыл бұрын

@Robert Gardea umm I am gay and I’m not flamboyant, that’s just him being rude it has nothing to do with being gay or straight

@okjoe5561

3 жыл бұрын

I think he was the only one asking a lot of these older celebrities.

@thehellyousay

3 жыл бұрын

Attracted to him, are you? Scares you, don't it?

@ruthnail915

3 жыл бұрын

@@scorpioguy3234 Put your big panties on. He wasn’t talking about him being gay. Just tacky. Good try though. Ugh 🤦‍♂️

The interviewer was not professional in my opinion.

@MrJoeybabe25

3 жыл бұрын

It's Skip E. Lowe! That was his style! Martin Short modeled the character of Jiminy Glick on him. He got some of the best interviews in Hollywood. We can't all be Dick Cavett.

@brianpan6453

3 жыл бұрын

he's DEAD! Cut him some slack!

@danarzechula3769

2 жыл бұрын

@@brianpan6453 sure but it's so weird!

Jesus... can SKIP play with his HAIR any more? women don't even play with their hair that much! what a flamer

She was nice looking when she was younger.

@davmpls

4 жыл бұрын

We all were, honey

So John Denver DID play Gilligan… i knew it!.. Bob Denver sang Rocky Mountain high!

I always thought she was from England somewhere, how did she get that accent?

@duckymcscrooge438

4 жыл бұрын

I think it comes from the gravitas of being very rich.

@jamesnoel5173

3 жыл бұрын

Most actors of her day learned to speak with a 'Trans-Atlantic Accent.' Plus all those years of playing socialites! :)

@darreylhenderson702

3 жыл бұрын

@@jamesnoel5173 this.

Who is “John” they speak of at 01:38, lol. People say John when they mean Bob.

Seems that Marin Short based some of Jiminy Glick on this interviewer.

@clydegoodrich6720

3 жыл бұрын

Very likely. His gestures and body movements and constant interruptions are hallmarks of Martin Short's character...

Man, put out that fire.

Between Jan. 20th 1988 and Jan 20th 1992 (one term) we did indeed have three presidents; Reagan, Bush and Clinton.

@ScribblebytesWorldwide

3 жыл бұрын

See!

John Denver? 🙄

@jubalcalif9100

2 ай бұрын

Til know I never knew John Denver appeared on "Gilligan's Island". Wonder if he ever sang on the show....

natalie schafer rest in peace "great lady"

John Denver on Gilligan's Island? LOL And Natalie accepts it. Her own name is misspelled when she is IDed as she talks about working with "John". This show was so inept.

@danarzechula3769

2 жыл бұрын

But a gem nonetheless

Way off task on including the astrology guy, this was supposed to be about Natalie Schaefer, no need for this guy to be allowed to carry on and on or be there at all. What a waste of videotape and insulting to the guest to expand on astrology instead of talking Natalie's career, whether she's interested in astrology or not. this lady is as sharp as a tack at her age...if I were her I would have skipped out on "Skip."

@danarzechula3769

2 жыл бұрын

She was far too classy for that wonderful lady

Y does Skip keeping touching the top of his head?

@stacyharper7783

3 жыл бұрын

Because he's an idiot.

@37bear31

3 жыл бұрын

@@stacyharper7783 LOL!!!! true dat

@meman6964

29 күн бұрын

Toupee is itchy

I feel like the interviewer heard that one little astrology story about Natalie and then he used that as an excuse to have a whole goodlooking astrologer on the show for himself 😂😂😂 typical Gemini. But seriously, what was that weird segment about? Are you telling me the entire time he's been sitting there?

Anyone else recognize Jimmy Glick's interview style?

LOL, I was pushed the person Jiminy Glick was based on. I love KZread!

I would have gotten along well with this lady. Honest, without being cruel or hateful to others. I love that she was an atheist and that she said 'whores'.

John Denver? HAHAHA

Who is the actor at 0:25? Never mind, I found out: it's - Dennis Cole, the quintessential actor of the 60's, 70s, 80's.

@stacyharper7783

3 жыл бұрын

Dennis Cole was once married to jaclyn Smith of Charlie's angels.

@stacyharper7783

3 жыл бұрын

Dennis Cole's career was put on hold when his son, Joey was killed by someone who broke into his home to rob him.

What's the difference between this guy & Jiminy glick

How progressive at her age in 1989 she called alcholism a disease...

I thought she was sixty, such an interesting show

That interviewer is exhausting -- cutting people off, coming out with things that aren't even correct...exhausting. And, Ms. Schafer was as gracious as could be. I imagine she was looking forward to the whole thing ending.

@rs3007

6 жыл бұрын

Jon1975NY but oddly even tho he is annoying the ppl interviewed did well

@billhoskoformayorofsaintpa1295

3 жыл бұрын

I imagine... she knew Skip E for years and enjoyed herself.

I thought this was a Jiminy Glick skit. I hope this interview was a prank..John Denver?

@ScribblebytesWorldwide

3 жыл бұрын

I'm only commenting for my guy.

Jiminy Glick.

@66Polarbear

7 жыл бұрын

Totally!!!!

@jaymesguy239

6 жыл бұрын

I mean really! What a character!

@deegreen7868

6 жыл бұрын

OMG!! Yes!! Everytime I see him interview someone, I would try to figure out who he reminded me of, and IT IS JIMINY GLICK!!! lol

@billyboylb

6 жыл бұрын

bwahahahahahaha

This Skip character is unbelievably annoying in everything I’ve seen him do - doesn’t listen at all - just loves the sound of his own importance. Dreadful. Shame he never interviewed Bette Davis, she’d have sorted him out.

@bannedheretic2971

3 жыл бұрын

Great comment. Are you related to Dorothy?

@ScribblebytesWorldwide

3 жыл бұрын

@@bannedheretic2971 😂😂😂 you nasty

@jubalcalif9100

2 ай бұрын

Would have LOVED to have seen him interview Bette Davis !!

@meman6964

29 күн бұрын

​@@jubalcalif9100 Bette would have shut him down,none of his rude interrupting!

CORRECTION GILLIGAN ISLAND HAS BEEN ON SINCE 1964 NOT 1965

Never liked this skippy , a old queen who appears to the stars he interviews and some obvious not pleased at all , that he makes out he knows their secret / own lives more so than the stars who lived it .

Lighten up so many of you. Natalie knew Skip E for years... she knew what she was getting into. The exchange was very interesting.

@ScribblebytesWorldwide

3 жыл бұрын

Are you seriously running for Mayor?

this interviewer always gets on my nerves, but at least natalie was able to find a groove with him (other interviews of his tend to just be one long non-stop cringe)..

@ThatGirlHoney

3 жыл бұрын

A credit to her personality

@danarzechula3769

2 жыл бұрын

She was soooo classy

Um Mr Interviewer, please don't interrupt Mrs Howell!

Love Natalie. She needed to report to child services her friend

Bob Denver, not John! Duh! (Kimmy Hawk)

The “girl” who was supposed to play Romeo?

if this guy is not the basis for Jiminy Glick, I don't know who is... (right down to mistaking Bob Denver for "John Denver")

You know you are getting older when Mrs. Howell starts to look good...

@tracer740

4 жыл бұрын

I think that she always looked good ... to me, young or older.

She was worthy of a much better interviewer - he's terrible. Skip is/was the embodiment of an old queen; some people find them amusing - me, not so much.

John Denver??? Doesn’t he mean BOB? Why didn’t she correct him? And then they switched to Jim Backus? 🧐😆

Skip is too hyper!

I wish the interviewer would stop interrtuping and jabbering jibberish.

This show was horrendous. They misspelled her name and Skip said John Denver instead of Bob Denver. He was a joke

alcoholism is an addiction, not a disease....

@meman6964

29 күн бұрын

All addiction is disease. The brain is deeply affected.

The impediment to AA directed recovery is not atheism per se but the willingness to accept a higher authority. Some people can’t or won’t do it and that probablshould have been the central question in therapy, can’t or won’t.

NATALIE SCHAFER SAYS GILLIGANS ISLAND STARTED IN 1965 WRONG CORRECTION IT STARTED IN 1964 SHE IS OFF BY 1 YEAR.

@rharvey2124

3 жыл бұрын

And the Gilligan's Island pilot was done in November 1963. They were just finishing the pilot when they heard about JFK's death.

I suppose there's the respect hat should be paid to him for landing the interviewees he was able to get but, by god, what an infuriating, undisciplined interviewer in Skip Lowe. Ms Schafer was a great sport here but surely must have thought he was mad.

Is that Jiminy Glick interviewing her?

I wonder if anyone could recognize her if we popped the coffin open for a bit.

Gee he backed down immediately when they spoke about alcohol. He folded like a cheap suit. Skip is the worst interviewer I’ve ever seen. He’s so boring he could make a glass eye fall to sleep. He needs to wash his hair. It’s that greasy you could cook a batch of fries on it.

This interviewer is horrible. He's annoying and misses a lot of opportunities.

So weird bringing that astrologer into this. Very inappropriate and jarring.