Good thing he drew the piano. Otherwise he would have taken his seat so soon they would have been able to guess that it was someone with only one name.
Its best for a celebrity to be guessed early (or give themselves away) so that they are interviewed and have plenty of time to promote their projects...and in this case even bring their brother on stage.
Arlene Francis was the best What's My Line player ever, no questions asked, hands down. Nobody else would just pluck somebody out of thin air so masterfully, and as for Liberace, well, what can I say? A brilliant pianist and a very classy man.
We all watched The Liberace Show-the whole family, and my piano teacher in the 50's. We all knew he was gay. We all didn't care. The skill was so impressive. How did we know? We speculated by his mannerisms. Again, our enjoyment was his playing and yes, the pleasant, sweet way he presented the music. I own over 30 albums. A "monster" of a pianist and entertainer.
@MerleOberon Oh Yeah And you know he looked for "Her" for 69 years Ps Dont Miss the new Liberace Movie with Michael Douglas Coming Out (He he ) this year. I think Michael plays a Homosexual?
... we're not idiots, but hey, you have to admit Liberace was a FLAMING and FLAMBOYANT butt-boy. I am not judging or insulting, mind you. But he made his "preferences" overly obvious.
Peter Lawford said Tab Hunter! LOL! The crowds reaction shows just how popular Liberace was! Gay entertainers continue to fascinate and entertain us to this day!
Very true....I think that in that era they were better off not wearing it on their sleeve. Why does it have to be out there? It's a personal part of your life, your sex life.
Funny what you notice when you know some facts of history when they were leaving Liberace shook hands his brother kissed the hands of the women... just something I noticed
@frank19154 I can understand why you interpreted George being his partner. Current viewers wouldn't know he had made his brother (and family) part of his fame.
It is fascinating to me that in an ultra-conservative decade like the 1950s (where people were accused of being Communists just for being intellectual) and when homosexuality was a taboo subject, that 3 of the biggest stars of the era were gay: Lee Liberace, Rock Hudson & Johnny Mathis. Isn't history amazing?! :o)
@MrDors70 - but also fascinating. How people loved Liberace and Johnny Mathis! I wonder if they were sensing the qualities that (underneath) were in need of coming into the mainstream? The gentleness, creativity, the "artist"? Or did they just love their talent?
@gyrene1966 I was young a the time but I remember my father taking my grandmothers and my mother to see him live. He WAS a very big deal and very popular and It seemed to me his orientation was never a hindrance to his success. I didn't think it was ever really out there or mentioned, so it was not an issue. But i was not an adult at the time.
@gyrene1966 And slept with about twice as many men :o) His parties were the talk of all Hollywood, especially with all the hot boys as young as 15 years old.
I love this show! We don't have anything this candid and cool nowadays! Liberace was fabulous! It was amazing he was guessed out after only two minutes! That's how popular he was!
You have to hand it to him; Liberace kept an amazing grace and sense of humor about his obvious sexual identity. But you couldn't ignore him. He was as classy an entertainer as there ever was. AND quite generous.
ppl loved Liberace so much,they didnt really care that he was gay from what I can remember as a child.They ragged on everyone else,but no one ragged on Liberace.He was cool about furniture.I remember reading that he use to pick up pieces that ppl would throw out-take them home-fix em up & give them a home,,lol He was a garbage picker..lol So am I if something can be saved! I thought that was so coll.Liberace turned me into a trash-picker..LOL My apt is beautiful too! Didnt have to buy much! lol
It must have been so hard being a gay man during this time period; nowadays you can be gay and no one cares too much except for Christian fundamentalists and homophobic creeps but at the time it was considered a psychiatric disorder and they put people in jail for it. I'm not sure when it stopped being illegal but I know Lenny Bruce made jokes about it in the 50's: "What's the punishment for being homosexual? Put them in prison with a lot of other men."
True! Who should care about his sexuality in 2011? I first remember Liberace as a child watching him as the villian Chandell in a Batman episode in 1967. Let's face it, if entertainers and actors like Liberace had tried to be poster boys for the gay community in their time, both heterosexuals and homosexuals would have missed out on a great talent. The truth is that people who have commented on him being a coward are too scared themselves to show their real names!
Doesn't matter if he was gay. Who cares? He had talent. He was a true performer! And, he could sure play better than you, or anyone else! The haters just post their stupidity because they don't have any talent whatsoever to offer this world, so they feel compelled to scribble their hate...
He was the greatest piano player in the world, and what an awesome entertainer! Good personality and a great showman! So sad that he died of AIDS, he was a good man, may he rest in piece! I do not care if he was gay, he is still one of the most talented piano players in the world! Nothing of God is gay, but God loves everyone. I think that his signature was real cool!
I always thought it was too bad these guests signed in on a chalkboard. Just think if they'd signed on a big piece of paper and were preserved, what a wonderful legacy and piece of history.
@justsailingalong It wasn't really a chalkboard. It was a roll of black paper. You'll notice when they walked off, the signature was already gone. The paper would be rolled up on a crank for the next guest. And, yes, they did save them. A few years ago, they were all for sale on eBay, believe it or not. You could have bought the signature you see being written here, if you had the money. They're probably all gone by now.
@justsailingalong "Wow, that's great information. Thank you for sharing it. I do wish I could buy some of those famous signatures."
You actually still can! I just looked on eBay for What's My Line items and saw some signatures still up, but they are still pretty expensive (Nat King Cole's was up for over $1000!).
@rrbond07 Gay people have lives just like everyone else. You'd be more wise and accurate to reserve terms like "lifestyle" for persons who are into sports or pottery or tornado chasing. And the reason he didn't wear it on his sleeve in those days is because he would have been a pariah and never have been popular no matter how talented he was. Something to think about.
@rrbond07 Gay people have lives just like everyone else. You'd be more wise and accurate to reserve terms like "lifestyle" for persons who are into sports or pottery or tornado chasing. And the reason he didn't wear it on his sleeve in those days is because he would have been a pariah and never have been popular no matter how talented he was. Something to think about.
I will always remember Liberace. A great pianist that is to be respected and admired. He gave so much to his audience, and I am luck to have seen him in person..
@rockinrobintweets Yes, but Liberace was only flamboyant in his later years.
Liberace was actually cast in the straight romantic lead in a movie entitled "Sincerely Yours". The studios wanted to cash in on his popularity, but it certainly looks ludicrous now.
I believe thousands of women in the 1950's believed he was just a very nice, straight man.
@maxreger100 Well, also in general people didnt pry into a person sex life be they gay or streight..sure if a celberty marrried it was news but they didnt...go into a person s bedroom so to speak/ It use to be what you did in private / bedroom was your personal bussiness, not the whole world s, so no one was LOOKING for someone to be streight or gay either one / either way. If you had talent and they like you, if you semed like a nice person
@maxreger100 CONTUNED.......That is what the ladies and the public in general cared about. There use to be such things as privatecy, class, none of your bussiness and not haveing to PROVE your sexuality because if you were talented that was what mattered
@oldfart387 True. But as I stated in general you didnt PUBLICLY take about your love / sex life back then. Shoot they didnt even say PREGANT when Lucy was pregant on the I LOVE LUCY show, and she was married for years to Desi / Ricky both on and off the show. . I dont want to take it to that extent but some class would be welcomed. I just dont have the need to know EVERYTHING
This was a wonderful human being and superb entertainer. I'm 64 years old and remember him well when he performed on TV.My parents never missed his performances. Too bad that this kind of talent and personality is lacking today.
im 37 and my dad is a phd in music and went to julliard so I knew who he was...i took up cello and bass...i watch youtube vids of him and his playing is so precise and athletic..i used to pick on my paretns back in the 80s for being stuck in the 60s...and now my daughter picks on me about the 80s...but i dunno, the professionalism is gone..seems everyone is a session player now, where are the stars? Same with bass players, kits just not in pop music i think.
She was very yself-conscious about her high forehead and she had a very round face. I don't think her hair stylist did a flatering job with her hair but that was the 50s for ya.
I actually wonder if sometimes they gave hints etc to the panel. sometime they guess straight to, or the questions they ask are specific of the guest! just a thought. . .
@atgblue1 Not usually. Dorothy Kilgallen was a newspaper columnist, and she, Arlene Francis and Bennett Cerf certainly read the newspaper and knew who was coming to New York to promote something or star in something that week.
@markuspetteri At the age these people went to school one of the subjects was "penmanship." In the days before ubiquitous typing, having legible and attractive hand writing was taken rather seriously.
If you can't move beyond the gay stuff and recognize the greatness of this man as a performer of the first rank, go to the back of the class. I wonder how he might have ranked if he focused on being a so-called "serious" performer in the classical vein.
@tucsonia Yes, I witnessed Liberace autographing photos including the piano drawing. He usually always tried to include it, if he was not rushed for time, that is.
Was George Liberace's partner?
MPL029 1 week ago
@MPL029 George was his brother!
ALDEREK59 6 days ago
Loverboynik! What famous personality referred to him as that?
lightningboltthrster 1 week ago
He had both Talent and Class.
larrystm 1 week ago
He was so talented. He's so sweet in this.
babyruth225 1 week ago
I didn't realize there really WAS a brother George.
Now I feel like a dumbkoff!
Krocotto 1 week ago
I wish my brother George was here
5squiddles 2 weeks ago 2
6 dislikes? good grief.
Blade10201 2 weeks ago
why did ppl in the crowd crack up when one of the ladies said "must be heaven" ?
thrashdouche21 2 weeks ago
Good thing he drew the piano. Otherwise he would have taken his seat so soon they would have been able to guess that it was someone with only one name.
dadoctah 2 weeks ago
Liberace is buried in the largest and most ornate tomb in Forest Lawn Memorial Park in
the Hollywood Hills. His distinctive signature is scrawled on the front of it and it is made of
white, cararra Italian marble. He is buried inside it along with several other relatives, most
notably his beloved mother. However, his brother George seems to be missing.
JOJO22858 3 weeks ago
Arlene was so funny with her deduction!
Hawkeye752 3 weeks ago
Arlene is lovely. :)
makikomi 1 month ago
I guess she didn't know Ricky Ricardo.
tryithere 1 month ago
Sad part is, it was probably just erased away for the next guest. they probably should have saved all of the celebrity sign-ins.
tryithere 1 month ago
Its best for a celebrity to be guessed early (or give themselves away) so that they are interviewed and have plenty of time to promote their projects...and in this case even bring their brother on stage.
Gnillob802 1 month ago
Best end of a round EVER, with Arlene guessing out of the blue. I could watch this over and over. (And have!)
tedhobgood 1 month ago
Peter Lawford was a HOTTIE ! One of the most handsome men EVER!
skippy0319 1 month ago 6
As a young boy he injured his hand so badly the doctor wanted to amputate a finger but his mother refused. Thank goodness.
binaway 1 month ago
Arlene Francis was the best What's My Line player ever, no questions asked, hands down. Nobody else would just pluck somebody out of thin air so masterfully, and as for Liberace, well, what can I say? A brilliant pianist and a very classy man.
bradgandy02 1 month ago 3
We all watched The Liberace Show-the whole family, and my piano teacher in the 50's. We all knew he was gay. We all didn't care. The skill was so impressive. How did we know? We speculated by his mannerisms. Again, our enjoyment was his playing and yes, the pleasant, sweet way he presented the music. I own over 30 albums. A "monster" of a pianist and entertainer.
BroadwayG 1 month ago 3
I love, Love, LOVE Arlene!
2legit64 2 months ago
omg is that peter lawford<3
Cxmonet 3 months ago
His autograph was a work of art.
75amoeba 3 months ago 45
@75amoeba as was he
IIIl1IIIlllIII1 2 months ago
i remember liberace appearing at wrestlemania
NickInfante92 3 months ago
RIP..Lee, you are a great one and you do a outstanding Dave Thomas.(SCTV)
blueticecho 4 months ago
He sure had a sense of fun.
blacsouljah 4 months ago
He just never found the right girl
MerleOberon 4 months ago
@MerleOberon Oh Yeah And you know he looked for "Her" for 69 years Ps Dont Miss the new Liberace Movie with Michael Douglas Coming Out (He he ) this year. I think Michael plays a Homosexual?
SuperRickyRocket 1 week ago
Arlene Francis again!! You can't get ANYTHING past her!! What a gem!
djintheatl 5 months ago
The ultimate duo would be Liberace on one piano and Elton John on the piano! talk about dueling pianos and flashy showmen!
hibernianish 5 months ago
@hibernianish with Little Richard, too !
ezywonder 2 months ago
Liberace was very talented, no doubt about that. But idiots can't help but bring up his sexual orientation.
leavetheherbitalone 5 months ago 2
@leavetheherbitalone
... we're not idiots, but hey, you have to admit Liberace was a FLAMING and FLAMBOYANT butt-boy. I am not judging or insulting, mind you. But he made his "preferences" overly obvious.
cheeriosinabowl 5 months ago
@cheeriosinabowl yes you are
rdoister 2 months ago
Liberace was very talented, no doubt about that. But queerer than a $3 dollar bill dipped in perfume.
cheeriosinabowl 5 months ago
Peter Lawford said Tab Hunter! LOL! The crowds reaction shows just how popular Liberace was! Gay entertainers continue to fascinate and entertain us to this day!
torresongs2 5 months ago 2
REMEMBER, Liberace NEVER admitted being gay. Some people might have suspected it.
jcghooker 5 months ago
Excellent!
srogoff40 5 months ago
Very true....I think that in that era they were better off not wearing it on their sleeve. Why does it have to be out there? It's a personal part of your life, your sex life.
calalilygirl 5 months ago
Funny what you notice when you know some facts of history when they were leaving Liberace shook hands his brother kissed the hands of the women... just something I noticed
DrakeGrad 6 months ago
Say what you want about the man, he was very talented...and funny!
Dietpepsivanilla 6 months ago
WOW love the signature! The piano is incredible!
Glitt3rbab3 6 months ago
Love this guy on the piano!
MrBasketballplayer50 6 months ago
What a handsome man! Talent in spades! R.I.P. ( Love the candelabra! : ) )
hbwassermann 6 months ago
@Frank19154 George is Liberace's older brother
mabroussardii 7 months ago 2
Who is 'George? Isn't it interesting that he was just accepted in the 50's no big deal!
frank19154 7 months ago 2
@frank19154 It really wasn't such a big deal because.....lot's of people had brothers back then.
carldreizler 6 months ago
@frank19154 I can understand why you interpreted George being his partner. Current viewers wouldn't know he had made his brother (and family) part of his fame.
It is fascinating to me that in an ultra-conservative decade like the 1950s (where people were accused of being Communists just for being intellectual) and when homosexuality was a taboo subject, that 3 of the biggest stars of the era were gay: Lee Liberace, Rock Hudson & Johnny Mathis. Isn't history amazing?! :o)
crooner62 6 months ago 3
@crooner62 Can we add Montgomery Cliff?
jglammi 6 months ago 3
@jglammi most definitely yes!
crooner62 4 months ago
@crooner62 life is strange cruel even
MrDors70 5 months ago
@MrDors70 - but also fascinating. How people loved Liberace and Johnny Mathis! I wonder if they were sensing the qualities that (underneath) were in need of coming into the mainstream? The gentleness, creativity, the "artist"? Or did they just love their talent?
crooner62 4 months ago
George was his brother.
sunset4ever29 7 months ago
Great with the chalk too, he was a very talented gracious, humble and generous man. Supported at least 29 families and countless charities.
mistressofaminer 7 months ago 3
TALENTED MAN!!! LIBERACE!!
1luiszepol 7 months ago 3
Liberace was so opulent, it seems a disappointment to see him only in black and white, despite the time period.
JeffersonDinedAlone 7 months ago 3
LOVE HIM!!!
meloveicecream24 7 months ago 2
I think Arlene was just as lovely inside as she was outside
mabroussardii 8 months ago 4
Me thinks Liberace has way more class than Elton John;
gyrene1966 8 months ago 30
@gyrene1966 Well, Elton John was pretty lame on SNL, so I have a feeling Liberace might have done better
okonh0wp 8 months ago 2
@okonh0wp
Flamboyant, unpredictable & ahead of his time. Underrated on account of sexual preference, IMO.
gyrene1966 8 months ago 3
@gyrene1966 I was young a the time but I remember my father taking my grandmothers and my mother to see him live. He WAS a very big deal and very popular and It seemed to me his orientation was never a hindrance to his success. I didn't think it was ever really out there or mentioned, so it was not an issue. But i was not an adult at the time.
calalilygirl 5 months ago
@gyrene1966 And slept with about twice as many men :o) His parties were the talk of all Hollywood, especially with all the hot boys as young as 15 years old.
TheTubePortal 3 months ago
@gyrene1966 no just different both grand
elisacricket 2 months ago
I love this show! We don't have anything this candid and cool nowadays! Liberace was fabulous! It was amazing he was guessed out after only two minutes! That's how popular he was!
rebk1228 9 months ago 3
My mother loved him!
Shifraeliezar 9 months ago
two minutes in, damn hahaha
razbizzle 9 months ago
Lubbock, Texas... there's someone there I wish was on this show...
TheDJGrandPa 9 months ago
that was such a HUGE reception !!!!!!!!!!!!!
that was his regular signature. he used it all the time!
cristoforoantonio 9 months ago
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nikonguy102 9 months ago
@nikonguy102 Don't let that be a problem for you. He was famous. My guess is you're not.
auaiao9 9 months ago
@nikonguy102 HOMO... is this a problem for you? Despite his sexual persuasion he should be recognized for the great taent he was.
debthebob 9 months ago
You have to hand it to him; Liberace kept an amazing grace and sense of humor about his obvious sexual identity. But you couldn't ignore him. He was as classy an entertainer as there ever was. AND quite generous.
NYVoice 9 months ago
Peter Lawford had a great voice!
leahblashful 9 months ago
You don't see that type of class in show business much anymore!
Redskin1040 10 months ago
ppl loved Liberace so much,they didnt really care that he was gay from what I can remember as a child.They ragged on everyone else,but no one ragged on Liberace.He was cool about furniture.I remember reading that he use to pick up pieces that ppl would throw out-take them home-fix em up & give them a home,,lol He was a garbage picker..lol So am I if something can be saved! I thought that was so coll.Liberace turned me into a trash-picker..LOL My apt is beautiful too! Didnt have to buy much! lol
SmokinMo11 10 months ago
It must have been so hard being a gay man during this time period; nowadays you can be gay and no one cares too much except for Christian fundamentalists and homophobic creeps but at the time it was considered a psychiatric disorder and they put people in jail for it. I'm not sure when it stopped being illegal but I know Lenny Bruce made jokes about it in the 50's: "What's the punishment for being homosexual? Put them in prison with a lot of other men."
chomsky88 10 months ago 2
He really did seem to be such a sweet person
balto4 11 months ago
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The most applause and excitement that I ever saw on this show was for Liberace.
Lockemeister 11 months ago
THAT WAS FAST
Blackjesus3 11 months ago
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Didn't take long!
omgbygollywow 11 months ago
He was a great showman and artist. He gave America a great appreciation for the great classics...Everyone adored him.
Taharah007 11 months ago
A: are you gay??
B: LIBERACCE: Yes
A: YOU ARE LIBERACCE
A: YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
Righter99 1 year ago
Does anyone else think he sounds like Mr. Rogers?
JMein13074 1 year ago
@JMein13074 More like a male Carol Channing. But yes, Mr. Rogers too.
JakeBobProductions 1 year ago
Great guess!
bitherwack 1 year ago
Gay + Piano equals piano masters. Liberace, Freddy Mercury, Elton John etc.
DaveScott69 1 year ago
That was the coolest sign-in, ever.
Luv2Dnce4 1 year ago 82
@Luv2Dnce4 did you see dali's?
grandexandi 7 months ago
He had one of the loudest ovations ever. Would have liked to have seen him perform live.
thadxxx 1 year ago 5
An amazing performer, & who cares if he was Gay?? I'm straight, & I loved the guy !! Wolfsky9
Wolfsky9 1 year ago 6
under 40 seconds...best sign in
jcalikokat 1 year ago 2
Gay or not he could play the piano like no one else. What a talent.
mariannet29 1 year ago 3
True! Who should care about his sexuality in 2011? I first remember Liberace as a child watching him as the villian Chandell in a Batman episode in 1967. Let's face it, if entertainers and actors like Liberace had tried to be poster boys for the gay community in their time, both heterosexuals and homosexuals would have missed out on a great talent. The truth is that people who have commented on him being a coward are too scared themselves to show their real names!
kenkristi01 1 year ago 3
Doesn't matter if he was gay. Who cares? He had talent. He was a true performer! And, he could sure play better than you, or anyone else! The haters just post their stupidity because they don't have any talent whatsoever to offer this world, so they feel compelled to scribble their hate...
ScumbagNews 1 year ago 4
aww he seems so sweet and gentle.
sfyc 1 year ago 2
Liar, liar, panties on fire! Set gay rights back a decade when he lied in court.
cozener1 1 year ago
He was the greatest piano player in the world, and what an awesome entertainer! Good personality and a great showman! So sad that he died of AIDS, he was a good man, may he rest in piece! I do not care if he was gay, he is still one of the most talented piano players in the world! Nothing of God is gay, but God loves everyone. I think that his signature was real cool!
patsaxon 1 year ago 2
Someone who truly loved to entertain his fans. He could play any genre too.
Keys22765 1 year ago
second best signature after dali
MRSUMONE 1 year ago
@MRSUMONE I agree. The piano thing was so cool, I wish I had a signature like that!
heelrunner 1 year ago 42
so scripted.
TheIkkap 1 year ago
He reminds me of the Vampire grandpa from the Munsters!!
seajayaway 1 year ago 4
I always thought it was too bad these guests signed in on a chalkboard. Just think if they'd signed on a big piece of paper and were preserved, what a wonderful legacy and piece of history.
justsailingalong 1 year ago
@justsailingalong It wasn't really a chalkboard. It was a roll of black paper. You'll notice when they walked off, the signature was already gone. The paper would be rolled up on a crank for the next guest. And, yes, they did save them. A few years ago, they were all for sale on eBay, believe it or not. You could have bought the signature you see being written here, if you had the money. They're probably all gone by now.
RRaquello 11 months ago
@RRaquello Wow, that's great information. Thank you for sharing it. I do wish I could buy some of those famous signatures.
justsailingalong 11 months ago
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@justsailingalong "Wow, that's great information. Thank you for sharing it. I do wish I could buy some of those famous signatures."
You actually still can! I just looked on eBay for What's My Line items and saw some signatures still up, but they are still pretty expensive (Nat King Cole's was up for over $1000!).
JoeB0y16 10 months ago
LOVE this clip for the out-of-nowhere guess!
tedhobgood 1 year ago
He always reminded me of a pro wrestler.
mxylpx 1 year ago
Is that right, at least my lifestyle is respectable.
rrbond07 1 year ago
He was a delightful genuinely warm wonderful TALENTED Human being period!
Rayna0758 1 year ago
Absolutely one of a kind, please save the Liberace Museum, it would be a tragedy if future generations lost the opportunity to see a genius.
dduuccaatt 1 year ago
i liek him. he did sex with guys. he is cool. thx
YaqoHomo 1 year ago
Yea, he was gay, but he didn't wear it on his sleve. I certainly didn't approve of his lifestyle, but he sure knew how to play a piano!
rrbond07 1 year ago
@rrbond07 Gay people have lives just like everyone else. You'd be more wise and accurate to reserve terms like "lifestyle" for persons who are into sports or pottery or tornado chasing. And the reason he didn't wear it on his sleeve in those days is because he would have been a pariah and never have been popular no matter how talented he was. Something to think about.
Cerberus4963 1 year ago 5
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@rrbond07 Gay people have lives just like everyone else. You'd be more wise and accurate to reserve terms like "lifestyle" for persons who are into sports or pottery or tornado chasing. And the reason he didn't wear it on his sleeve in those days is because he would have been a pariah and never have been popular no matter how talented he was. Something to think about.
Cerberus4963 1 year ago
@rrbond07 I'll bet there are alot of people who wouldn't be too thrilled with your lifestyle either.
lasktguy 1 year ago
I will always remember Liberace. A great pianist that is to be respected and admired. He gave so much to his audience, and I am luck to have seen him in person..
waterbird91 1 year ago
Yes indeed--his popularity was remarkable.
No other popular genre pianist ever had such fame, fortune and gave so much joy.
Women adored him.
maxreger100 1 year ago
@maxreger100 Well, not untill Freddie Mercury came on the scene, both amazeing awesome talented men, sighhhhh
rockinrobintweets 2 weeks ago
@rockinrobintweets Yes, but Liberace was only flamboyant in his later years.
Liberace was actually cast in the straight romantic lead in a movie entitled "Sincerely Yours". The studios wanted to cash in on his popularity, but it certainly looks ludicrous now.
I believe thousands of women in the 1950's believed he was just a very nice, straight man.
maxreger100 2 weeks ago
@maxreger100 Well, also in general people didnt pry into a person sex life be they gay or streight..sure if a celberty marrried it was news but they didnt...go into a person s bedroom so to speak/ It use to be what you did in private / bedroom was your personal bussiness, not the whole world s, so no one was LOOKING for someone to be streight or gay either one / either way. If you had talent and they like you, if you semed like a nice person
rockinrobintweets 2 weeks ago
@maxreger100 CONTUNED.......That is what the ladies and the public in general cared about. There use to be such things as privatecy, class, none of your bussiness and not haveing to PROVE your sexuality because if you were talented that was what mattered
rockinrobintweets 2 weeks ago
@rockinrobintweets If he "came out" back then he'd vanish in a heartbeat. Wish we still had morals.
oldfart387 1 week ago
@oldfart387 I'm openly Gay--- I think I'm very moral, thank you!
ALDEREK59 6 days ago
@ALDEREK59 Not according to God you aren't. Sorry.
BruiserKnux 6 days ago
@oldfart387 True. But as I stated in general you didnt PUBLICLY take about your love / sex life back then. Shoot they didnt even say PREGANT when Lucy was pregant on the I LOVE LUCY show, and she was married for years to Desi / Ricky both on and off the show. . I dont want to take it to that extent but some class would be welcomed. I just dont have the need to know EVERYTHING
rockinrobintweets 4 days ago
This was a wonderful human being and superb entertainer. I'm 64 years old and remember him well when he performed on TV.My parents never missed his performances. Too bad that this kind of talent and personality is lacking today.
dragontailjunkie 1 year ago
@dragontailjunkie agreed,
im 37 and my dad is a phd in music and went to julliard so I knew who he was...i took up cello and bass...i watch youtube vids of him and his playing is so precise and athletic..i used to pick on my paretns back in the 80s for being stuck in the 60s...and now my daughter picks on me about the 80s...but i dunno, the professionalism is gone..seems everyone is a session player now, where are the stars? Same with bass players, kits just not in pop music i think.
sprintbass 1 year ago 3
liberace and little richard the gayest men who ever lived
Theghostman248 1 year ago
AND IT COST HIM HIS LIFE. GO FIGURE...
TheMerriamLookout 1 year ago
All I can think of is Sue Sylvester, "Sneaky Gays"
xenafan234 1 year ago
Ah, Liberace. Often wishes his brother George was there, and this time he actually was.
bluebear1985 1 year ago
She was very yself-conscious about her high forehead and she had a very round face. I don't think her hair stylist did a flatering job with her hair but that was the 50s for ya.
Handiman544 1 year ago
The piano when he sings his name is SOOO COOL!
BISI1984 1 year ago
died of AIDS. Go figure
TheMerriamLookout 1 year ago
I actually wonder if sometimes they gave hints etc to the panel. sometime they guess straight to, or the questions they ask are specific of the guest! just a thought. . .
atgblue1 1 year ago
@atgblue1 Not usually. Dorothy Kilgallen was a newspaper columnist, and she, Arlene Francis and Bennett Cerf certainly read the newspaper and knew who was coming to New York to promote something or star in something that week.
wkyken 1 year ago 2
@wkyken ahh i see. that would help explain how sometimes they were right on from the beginning.
atgblue1 1 year ago
uh...he was told to 'come in and sign in, please.' NOT to draw a picture, too!
VTMCompany 1 year ago
@VTMCompany that was his trademark..people exspected it.
rockinrobintweets 2 weeks ago
the ULTIMATE over-the-top signature!!!
VTMCompany 1 year ago
One of the happiest people I've seen on "What's My Line".
MattTheSaiyan 1 year ago
Any more Paul Winchell episodes as a panelist?
TheBevanbevanbevan 1 year ago
pure showman! love the piano
sosidecop64 1 year ago
So that's George, huh?
JPLOWMAN2 1 year ago
Well damn, he drew that piano perfectly! lol
Fayme20 1 year ago
People had cool signatures in this show.
markuspetteri 1 year ago 4
@markuspetteri At the age these people went to school one of the subjects was "penmanship." In the days before ubiquitous typing, having legible and attractive hand writing was taken rather seriously.
IsaacBickerstaffEsq 1 year ago
@IsaacBickerstaffEsq yeah, it was a lot more important than being a decent person.
auntbecky 1 year ago
In Las Vegas, I took my mother to see his show. One of the greatest entertainers ever.
rdadal 1 year ago
FLAMING....
TheBlueyedblond 1 year ago
Flippin' sweet signature:)
thehushsound15 1 year ago 2
If you can't move beyond the gay stuff and recognize the greatness of this man as a performer of the first rank, go to the back of the class. I wonder how he might have ranked if he focused on being a so-called "serious" performer in the classical vein.
spagandtuna 1 year ago
My favourite WML clip of all time! Love the way Arlene guesses him!
Second favourite would be the one where George Burns lies through the whole segment. Hilarious.
tedhobgood 1 year ago
He must have been good in art class to make an awesome drawing like that!
happy7117 1 year ago
Bitchin' signature.
barofsolitude 1 year ago 49
Agreed. I wonder if he autographed pictures for fans in the same way.
tucsonia 1 year ago
@tucsonia Yes, I witnessed Liberace autographing photos including the piano drawing. He usually always tried to include it, if he was not rushed for time, that is.
keyboardmagic 10 months ago
Elvis and Liberace were showbiz pals. They met in 1956 when Elvis performed at the Frontier Hotel in Las Vegas.
TheWhitehall 2 years ago
Who is George?
Warwickcain 2 years ago
Liberace`s brother.
TheWhitehall 2 years ago
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dbmrhi 2 years ago
@Warwickcain - George was his brother.
dbmrhi 2 years ago
A great showman.
Bingsboy 2 years ago
just great!
hushpushh 2 years ago
Gayest man who ever lived? ;)
KenfromDublin 2 years ago 39
@KenfromDublin No just a gay man ...So (YAWN) What (YAWN) gay people exist you know
Lennonlover06 1 year ago
@Lennonlover06
Yawn..... sorry, too boring a question to bother .. even bigger yaaaawn...wasting my time thinking of an answer.
KenfromDublin 1 year ago