Van Cliburn handled his overnight stardom very gracefully. The whole nation loved him. He's the only mystery guest that I've ever noticed that acknowledged the crowd _before_ he signed in

@SueProv

11 ай бұрын

Nope, Lauren Bacall did in 1953.

@Justin-ti4xc

9 ай бұрын

​@@SueProvReading compression is not your strength.

To my knowledge, Van Cliburn is the only really famous person who was born in the same town as I was. Sadly, he is not that well-known here. This is what he said after a NYC ticker-tape parade in his honor for winning the Moscow Tchaikovsky competition: "I appreciate more than you will ever know that you are honoring me, but the thing that thrills me the most is that you are honoring classical music. Because I'm only one of many. I'm only a witness and a messenger. Because I believe so much in the beauty, the construction, the architecture invisible, the importance for all generations, for young people to come that it will help their minds, develop their attitudes, and give them values. That is why I'm so grateful that you have honored me in that spirit."

A legend while still in his 20's. A prodigy and a patriot.

Love how at the mention of Christian Dior, Arlene and Dorothy in unison said "Yves Saint Laurent" who that year had taken over the house after the untimely death of M. Dior. They were practically swooning, as YSL was definitely the young hot shot breathing new life into Paris couture.

Van was so poised at age 23!

@Bigbadwhitecracker

8 жыл бұрын

Only 23? wow! I wonder if we have the episode of WML that features his mother which he mentioned.

@WhatsMyLine

8 жыл бұрын

Yes, it's posted. You can watch it here (Cliburn's mother is the first contestant): kzread.info/dash/bejne/oJiY0NiNqdK5nc4.html And she also appeared on an episode of To Tell the Truth! That one's here: kzread.info/dash/bejne/k3lt1KOBecavdKg.html

@Bigbadwhitecracker

8 жыл бұрын

thanks!!

Van Cliburn was an exceptional young man! 🥰

Van Cliburn was and still proves to be one of the greatests pianists of the modern era. There is a famous piano competition named after him in Texas. But the most prestigious piano competition is still held in Warsaw. I mean the International Chopin Piano Competition. Mr. Zimerman of Poland is now the best renowned pianist, Mr. Rubinstein used to be. Arthur has its own piano competition named after him in Tel Awiw as you may know. Anyway as an enormous piano afficionado must I say it was a great pleasure to see Mr. Cliburn in such a fantastic shape.

@CorwynCelesil

3 жыл бұрын

The Chopin Piano Competition was also won by an American once, by Garrick Ohlsson in 1970.

@barrywhite9114

Жыл бұрын

Did the same Mr Zimmerman also do “The Complete Works of Scott Joplin?”

Thank you, Van! I was pleased to hear his last statements on this episode. He was a patriot.

Bennett Cerf's comment about John Daly was interesting:. Daly was the FIRST national newsman to announce both the attack on Pearl Harbor and also FDR's death.

Van was a genius of the musical world... so enjoyable to witness his poise and charm in this episode, if not his amazing skills at the piano.

@luisleonard8052

3 жыл бұрын

I know it's pretty off topic but do anyone know a good website to watch newly released series online ?

@kalebmalik3550

3 жыл бұрын

@Luis Leonard I would suggest FlixZone. You can find it by googling :)

@bobbyelian630

3 жыл бұрын

@Kaleb Malik Definitely, have been watching on FlixZone for months myself :)

@luisleonard8052

3 жыл бұрын

@Kaleb Malik Thank you, signed up and it seems to work =) Appreciate it !!

@kalebmalik3550

3 жыл бұрын

@Luis Leonard glad I could help =)

I like how Tom and John both had a standup and lean-in q&a session.

Dorothy jumped right on the graceful movement of the bull fighter. She is amazing.

This show was extraordinarily entertaining. What a beautiful time & place the entire world was in!

Arlene was at her most beautiful!

Week nine of the WML "Summer of Upgrades"! If you're not already a member of our Facebook group, now is a great time to join! Every Sunday evening (10:30pm NYC time, naturally) a bunch of us watch an episode at the same time so we can chat about it as we watch. We've been doing this all year, and it's always a blast-- the time ***flies*** by. If you're interested, please check out the group and join in the live chat tonight! And if you are interested in joining in, you'll probably want to delay watching this episode till the chat starts tonight! (There's more information in the group.) Link to the WML Facebook group: facebook.com/groups/728471287199862/ Please click here to subscribe to the WML channel if you haven't already-- you'll find the complete CBS series already posted, and you'll be able to follow along the discussions on the weekday "rerun" videos: kzread.info/dron/hPE75Fvvl1HmdAsO7Nzb8w.html

@loissimmons6558

6 жыл бұрын

+What's My Line? I could do this with every episode, but with the extra work of an upgrade, I feel compelled to offer my periodic thank you for all the work you have done to post these WML episodes in the best available quality, do extra work to update your remarks when errors are mentioned, and to police these boards for the (fortunately) only occasional prohibited topic, boorish comment or heated exchange. Based on the other comments, made by people ranging from regulars to those who were looking for a particular episode, your labor of love has brightened the day of many people: me included.

@juanettebutts9782

4 жыл бұрын

@@loissimmons6558 Hear, hear!! 👏👏👏👏👏

@donnacook8994

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the links! I'm signing up!

Lots of bull fighters over the years.

Van Cliburn gave the top of the hour station identification at WRR-FM in Dallas until he died.

@PersnicketyRed

3 жыл бұрын

I would love to hear a recording of that! 💗

During the intro, Dorothy remarked about Bennett's study in the mid-West on the corncob pipe...and some episodes later, they had the corncob pipe maker on...and I'm thinking Bennett guessed him right off when he heard where the man was from.

The very first time I ever saw or had even heard of Van Cliburn was on a rerun of a 1969 episode of MISTER ROGERS' NEIGHBORHOOD, so whenever I see old footage of the late Mr. Cliburn I'll think back to his appearances on "the neighborhood."

@randysills4418

2 жыл бұрын

I am going to look for that!

Wonderful...nice to go back to a gentler time...

@donnacook8994

Жыл бұрын

It certainly is! 🥰

@andrewmorrice9139

11 ай бұрын

Except for the bulls.

Dorothy, as always, is the smartest and the most charming!

I love this program. Wish there was something as interesting to watch on TV 📺 in 2021.

@patriciamooney928

2 жыл бұрын

Survivor has some of this shows elements. The everyman experience.

@eddiepierce7028

Жыл бұрын

Agreed!

@eyekanspalwerds7824

Жыл бұрын

Jeopardy is pretty interesting, albeit it's not the same without Alex.

@donnacook8994

Жыл бұрын

I love it too! It's 2023 now!

Dorothy was very funny in this episode.

@CDU916

6 жыл бұрын

Nomadic Politics: Actually I thought Dorothy was inexplicably rude during the nurse's segment.

@alexhu7939

3 жыл бұрын

in these few episodes, Dorothy has been rude, particularly to John.

@hcombs0104

2 жыл бұрын

And I don't see how she was being rude at all to the nurse, who by the way kind of reminded me of the recently-deceased Jane Powell.

Lovely show.. panelists and host very smart people..wow.

The Circumstances and Situations Concerning Some Of these questions are Interesting...

they have had a number of bull fighters on this.

@gabrielabate6020

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, there seemed to have a fascination with bull fighters. I skip those segments. I root for the bulls!

@thesweeples3266

Жыл бұрын

@@gabrielabate6020 🙄

@gabrielabate6020

Жыл бұрын

@@thesweeples3266 That's right!

@john81566

4 ай бұрын

And a lot of dog catchers too.

@adamcoates2890

Ай бұрын

Haha I was literally thinking this too, before I read the comments! They had a gazillion! Women and men. Rodeo folks too.

Wow my grandparents hometown Norfolk Virginia, beautiful place. I lived there in the late 1950's and 1960's with my grandparents they may have crossed paths with him.

@donnacook8994

Жыл бұрын

I have family in Roanoke, not far from there. Beautiful! ❤️

Boy, that nurse would make any man stay sick so he wouldnt have to leave the hospital ! She is gorgeous !!!

Well said Mr Cobb!🤣🤣🤣

Identifying Van Cliburn was too easy because they had him on when he was in the news for a local appearance.

I never understand why Daly has such a problem with the specialized training question. Of course you require training to be a fashion editor (or any kind of editor for that matter). Even if the training didn't come from a formal education, but rather years of experience in journalism, that still fits the bill. Bottom line, if a job can't be done with just a small amount of instruction, then it qualifies as specialized training.

@cuttersboi08

3 жыл бұрын

If you listened carefully, you'd be able to tell that that is exactly the point that Mr. Daly was arguing. Specialized training, on this show, more commonly referred to a FORMAL education which would result in a degree of some type. Mr. Daly further clarified that any job, if it were to be carried out correctly, would in fact require one form of training or another. He was asking for clarification of the intent of the question; should Mr. Poston be asking about something in the doctoral field, or could he be asking of something that could be done under apprenticeship. Mr. Daly didn't have "a problem" with it. He was doing his job.

@lisahinton9682

3 жыл бұрын

@@cuttersboi08 So well-said, KC wolf. Sadly, few people have any degree of listening skills these days.

Sam James was a nice looking man! And Arlene thought so, too!

What is so unusual about a young and attractive nurse? I don't recall it being unusual in 1958.

@debbigray1752

3 жыл бұрын

I think it was because she was handy...from the area in case they needed the 4th contestant.

@dinahbrown902

Жыл бұрын

It’s unusual today not than

Van THE Man!

@donnacook8994

Жыл бұрын

He sure was!!! 👏👏👏

From Kilgore, Texas. All the beautiful Russian girls adored and wished Van would have chosen one of them. But alas, he couldn't. And they didn't know that he couldn't.

Martha Stewart had her 17th birthday the day this episode was shown. I wonder if she viewed it.

@henrygrove100

7 жыл бұрын

Ryan O'Brien do you know Martha?

@timothydouglas7949

4 жыл бұрын

@@henrygrove100 He lost money to her!!

@knowmusicman157

Жыл бұрын

She was busy baking cookies and practicing smiling

Regarding the bullfighter Bennett screwed up it's all yours Arlene

Bennett Cerf and his darned chemise dress! Hahaha!

Is it me or is bullfighting the most represented line of work? it would be either that or women who are men's barbers.

@LarsRyeJeppesen

6 жыл бұрын

Sdk ElMaruecan Women wrestlers are #1

@nancypine9952

6 жыл бұрын

I'd have said it was anything to do with corsets and girdles, but I wasn't actually keeping count.

@slaytonp

3 жыл бұрын

There is a lot of repetition, for sure. Raising worms comes up a lot, too.

@gilliankew

3 жыл бұрын

I fast forward these “lines”. I really cannot bear to think of such cruelty.

@thesweeples3266

Жыл бұрын

@@gilliankew 🙄

I was wondering if the ladies clothes are from designers for show, or if they are the ladies personal clothing.

@ritagreen5224

5 жыл бұрын

On the panel I meant.

@todddepue681

2 жыл бұрын

I'm pretty sure they were provided for them. In those days, probably by a department store rather than one specific designer. Especially considering the styles varied so much, with no particular "signature" details one might recognize if they all designed by one person. I remember once on I've Got a Secret, another Goodson Todman production, it was mentioned the panelists dresses were provided for them. Also at some point (can't find the exact year) Arlene Francis became a board member (the only woman) at NYC department store Bonwit Teller. On the later syndicated episodes of WML, they were mentioned in the credits as having dressed Miss Francis.

@janicesullivan4925

2 жыл бұрын

@@todddepue681 p

Do you see the family resemblance now?

Poor Mr. Cobb must have been desperate for work to take that job. He had been a police reporter and was now a ladies' fashion editor for the local rag in a Navy town. He could not have liked the work because he did not know that it was Yves Saint Laurent who lowered the women's hemlines to longuette or midi length, not the fashion house of Christian Dior. Someone related to the fashion industry and paying attention, as was his job to do, would have known that. I hope he did not get fired for that big public gaffe once he returned home.

@axiomist1076

4 жыл бұрын

Yves St Laurent started out working for Christian Dior and didnt open his own house till 1966, so to say that the house of Christian Dior lowered the hemlines is not incorrect. This show was in 1958. He'd be an "employee" of Dior's for another 7 or 8 years.

@philippapay4352

4 жыл бұрын

@@axiomist1076 That's true. It was so long ago and I was so young then. LOL. You are so very right.

Tom must have all of a sudden not felt well & asked the nurse to make him better...lOl!!! 😉

Wish we knew what Dorothy shared with Van Cliburn

@knowmusicman157

Жыл бұрын

They exchanged beauty secrets

From the over sized suit to the Americanized name and a Google Search, it appears Sam James could have been all Bull, no Fighter.

@enriquesanchez2001

Жыл бұрын

He WAS a bullfighter in Mexico. He just wasn't that famous.

@dinahbrown902

Жыл бұрын

😂

Sam James was very striking.

hey

what was the "chemise dress" that Bennet was complaining about in 1958? today, I believe chemise refers to light casual clothing like beachwear or lingerie. nothing, except maybe bra and panties, is worn under it and nothing is worn over it. it hangs off the shoulders. It looks like she is wearing her boyfriend's T-shirt. I doubt this was what he was referring to.

@jjlonsdale5971

3 жыл бұрын

Do a Google image search for “1950s sack dress”. Dorothy wore one in an episode several months (?) before this and they were all joking about how brave she was. Bennet absolutely hated it, and in fairness, it’s hardly a flattering design!

@stephaniezimbalist3757

6 ай бұрын

Go to the March 2 1958 episode at around the 20 min mark he thanks the young lady for not wearing a chemise dress. He calls the dresses hideous and an insult to all me ( he hates that they hide the feminine figure) his statement caused a backlash from designers so in the March 30th episode as a peace offering to the NY designers Arlene and Dorothy wear two different types of chemise dresses. Dorothy’s dress was more extreme (I think it was unflattering) and Bennet comes out shaking his head in disgust and says “ I rest my case.”

What a great American Van Cliburn was. It's a dreadful shame our celebrities' now (2022-2023) don't have the same class and respect for our country that this man did.

@donnacook8994

Жыл бұрын

I agree wholeheartedly! ❤️❤️❤️👍

@john81566

4 ай бұрын

I agree!

Goodson and Todman must really have liked bullfighters.

I think the team would have been totally shocked by the amount of leg showing in the late 60s and early 70s! No idea who the mystery guest was. A bit more info other than just his name would have been helpful.

Wow, one could never guess that the Tom Posten would be the handyman man on Newhart, he looks like 2 different people.

17:40 Van Cliburn

It would be great to know what the date is of the telecasts. Can you add that to the descriptions? I’m really enjoying these and thank you for making the effort to put these out

@sandrageorge3488

3 жыл бұрын

They are at the top of the page.

@ChrisHansonCanada

Жыл бұрын

Are you blind? The date is in the title of the episode.

There was something "Norman Bates" about Van Cliburn's closeness to his mother.

People spoke so fluidly back then. Now it's all "Uh, um, I ..... like like like like like....like....like....I me my I me me me I I I I like...like like.....like....uh, um, uh, uh...." ad nauseum. Speech therapy in mass order!

@hifijohn

7 жыл бұрын

and dressed so well, now everyone would be dressed in torn jeans and t-shirts.

@shirleyrombough8173

3 жыл бұрын

Are you ever right. No I'm like...she goes...er...uh...

@donnacook8994

Жыл бұрын

I hate hearing like, um like etc. 🙄

Where is Arlene's heart shaped pendent?

@bobbyshermanfan

8 ай бұрын

Stolen off her neck as she exited a taxi when she was a senior citizen. It was a gift from her husband Martin Gable

@RonGerstein

4 ай бұрын

​@@bobbyshermanfan That happened in 1979, not 1958 when this episode was shown. So your comment should not have been texted. ALSO, IT IS MARTIN GABEL, NOT GABLE. You can't spell.

Watching all these episodes, i'm convinced Bennett Cerf gets inside information before the show.

@gilliankew

3 жыл бұрын

Or he’s just very quick and clever. You don’t get to build a publishing house from scratch by being g stupid or shy.

@Johnnyboy792

3 жыл бұрын

@@gilliankew Too quick Gillian... watch a few more and see if a red flag doesn't go up :)

@accomplice55

2 жыл бұрын

@@Johnnyboy792: I've watched every episode since the beginning. No red flags. He's just smart and knows what's going on everywhere.

@thesweeples3266

Жыл бұрын

They simply paid attention to the entertainment/social scene in NYC. No more mysterious than that.

@Johnnyboy792

Жыл бұрын

@@thesweeples3266 I still think he peeked backstage LOL

Bull fighter is an unpleasant profession. I suppose, it wouldn't be chosen today...

@thesweeples3266

Жыл бұрын

🙄

I hate the “do you require training or education for job?” as you need that for almost anything. I also hate “is your product useful?” (No, it’s pointless and I’m here on TV to say that.) Also if they work with people “do you talk to them?” Again, that will nearly always be a yes.

@zarabada6125

4 жыл бұрын

On the show they agreed terms of reference over the years. Special training means something beyond a standard education. A bank clerk wouldn't need special training as they can complete the majority of functions with the numeracy skills they learned at school. A human cannon ball on the other hand would need special training to complete the core function. "Is your product useful?" is opposed by the question, "Is it merely decorative?" A wall hanging may be lovely to look at but has no practical use. "Do you work with people?" means "Does the core function of your line require you to interact with people?" A writer, for example could complete their core function without significant human interaction. A nurse, on the other hand, couldn't function without human interaction. If these issues upset you so much, you may want to avoid watching anymore WML. The same questions appear on almost every episode.

@lisahinton9682

3 жыл бұрын

@@zarabada6125 So well-said. Sometimes I wonder if people who kvetch about these questions understand anything beyond the garbage reality tv shows of today. You must engage your mind in order to appreciate this show, and it appears many folks fall short.

@geraldkatz7986

2 жыл бұрын

If it's not useful then it is decorative, adornment, or luxury. Talk to them means lecture, instruct, advise, more than simple greeting.

*_Women's Fashion Editor_* *_Bullfighter_* *_Nurse_*

@peternagy-im4be

2 ай бұрын

Please remove this complete and utter troll from the comments section. Unfortunately today's awful society is full of pathetic losers intent on ruining other people's enjoyment of social media.

I hate when the oversexed audience whistles and cat calls the guests. It's nerve-curdling.

@GwynethSleuth

8 жыл бұрын

It was worse when guys used to do that in person to unsuspecting females.

@Qermaq

8 жыл бұрын

Well, ya, the whole affair is quite repulsive.

@sevensolaris

8 жыл бұрын

Only a feminist would say that.

@Bigbadwhitecracker

8 жыл бұрын

I love it

@Qermaq

8 жыл бұрын

Funny, I have email that says there are replies, but they are not showing. :/

What the fashion editor is talking about is truly horrific

@gilliankew

3 жыл бұрын

Not really. Those were the times. Our senior mistress at school measured out skirts to make sure they were 2” below the knee and we accepted it as normal.

what was the "chemise dress" that Bennet was complaining about in 1958? today, I believe chemise refers to light casual clothing like beachwear or lingerie. nothing, except maybe bra and panties, is worn under it and nothing is worn over it. it hangs off the shoulders. It looks like she is wearing her boyfriend's T-shirt. I doubt this was what he was referring to.

@bjmadden8136

2 жыл бұрын

The “chemise” was a style that was a bit fitted in the front and hung loose in the back!! I must say..I was there!!😁