What's my Line? Carl Sandburg

[jimaroo100]

Wow! To see and hear him is a pleasure. He was a poet, a historian, and intellectual and so so an American. We won't see his likes again. Thank you for posting.

[Naiuhz]

Who ended up becoming that president anyways?

[pildskadden]

What year is this?

[baralpayoj]

damn this guy was born in 1878. i cant believe im watching him in flesh and blood in this video. it's like a glimpse into another time.

[TheTubePortal]

@baralpayoj If you think that's amazing you need to take a look at /watch?v=I_iq5yzJ-Dk which is an appearance on the old game show "I've Got A Secret" by the last surviving eyewitness to the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln. It was taped in 1956 when he was 96 years old. It was truly historic because he died only eight weeks later and had never before appeared on film. It was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity that has fortunately been saved for history. He was born in 1860.

[baralpayoj]

@TheTubePortal Wow!!

[wiguy3]

@baralpayoj and leave it to the marvelous Arlene to guess correctly!

[baralpayoj]

@wiguy3 :)

[librarybob1958]

A great poet and one of our finest Americans.

Has anyone ever noticed how almost all the male mystery guests always affected high voices, while almost all the female mystery guests affected the low ones?

[XMLarry]

the entire panel stood up to shake his hand (normally only the men stood up). Talk about comanding respect!

[cauchamar]

@XMLarry

Not that it necessarily diminishes it, but I've seen a comment like this under several other of these where all the panelists do indeed stand up. I think if you checked the celebrity versions of these, it might be the norm.

[idgonemad]

This was a treat to watch, thanks for putting it up. :D

[Kate8790]

Anyone have the intro to this episode where they walk in because I would love to see all of Arlene's dress. She looks fantastic here!

[darius595]

he meant kennedy when he mentioned the hair

[delightfulstar]

Carl Sandburg goes beyond American Institution, beyond National Treasure. There will never be another like him. Truly a phenomenal man.

One of the rare interviews he gave was with AF on her show a few years before this appearance. She mentioned years ago that she was a bit worried about meeting him, after hearing him give a speech deriding the very things she did...TV, radio, etc. Not only did they end up friends, but he requested (and complimented!) the book on charm that she wrote.

[NHSActor]

His biography of Lincoln is legendary! By the time this was shown, it had been out for 32 years.

[barkingmad33]

The amazing deference Daly and the panel show Mr. Sandburg testifies to the esteem in which this great man was held by the public in his lifetime.

[gtlfb]

Remarkable - a time when game shows could be literate, erudite, courteous, and entertaining. One can only sigh.

[mizbootie]

@gtlfb I love that they are so well read and well informed. Absolutely brilliant

[bradgandy02]

@gtlfb Every episode I watch I stare in awe of the innocence and class of this show. I'm only 15, but if WML? were to be brought back I think it would be a great idea considering all the rather negative TV and music we have now.

[ciroalb3]

must have been 1960, referring to Kennedy & Nixon having hair compared to Ike and Adlai.

[TomBarristerX]

@ciroalb3 Yes, it was the September 11, 1960 show.

[rentatrip1]

Very rare Nick Adams - Carl Sandburg was bit actor in silent Zorro film starring Doug Fairbancks - circa 1919? - he played the father (?)

[MisterEvasion]

An early statist.

[harwetopa]

How interesting! In this clip Sandburg bears a more-than-passing resemblance to Buddy Ebsen.

[TIPTON340]

Nick Adams was found dead on the night of February 7, 1968. He was braced against the bedroom wall with his eyes staring wide open.

[Tazal]

tipton thats a little TMI. dont you think?

[TIPTON340]

tmi?

[Tazal]

too much information

[kkapilashrami]

omg...I teh people the mob...I love sandburg....

[tefisher1984]

Happy belated 131st birthday Carl Sandburg! Also, I am a student at Carl Sandburg College. And sadly, Governer Corruptovich has closed your birthplace.

[poetryanimations]

Wonderful to see the great Carl Sandburg this is a real gem and goes straight into my favourites with 5 stars.

Kind Regards

Jim Clark

[Lava1964]

Casey Stengel, the manager of the New York Yankees from 1949 through 1960, studied dentistry before he began his baseball career. That's who Dorothy suspects the mystery challenger is.

[Fenhalls]

Something extremely sad here. Nick Adams ("the lad") only outlived Carl Sandburg by seven months.

Carl August Sandburg: January 6, 1878 July 22, 1967

Nick Adams: July 10, 1931 - February 7, 1968

[Cris43130]

"Did you ever study dentistry?" That must have been a running joke that Dorothy used when she didn't have a question in mind.

[BethBetteJulie]

I noticed that too, because she said it to Milton Berle. I think that she must have had someone in mind, maybe there was somebody in town around this time that studied dentistry.

[BethBetteJulie]

I have just realised that Carl and Milton were on Whats My Line on the same night.

[soulierinvestments]

Thanx to NorbertR33 for posting this landmark clip. In the world of 21st Century cable, we can see and hear poets on Arts channels and on PBS and NPR. We have to admire WML's audacity to book as mystery guests Persons of Substance in the World Outside Broadway and Hollywood.

[Fenhalls]

I don't think it was audacious at all. At that time broadcasters were still instilled with a sense of public service. Today, such conduct would be audacious.

I'm also not sure that there is actually anything particularly worthy about "high culture." You only have to think of high-ranking Nazis, many of whom were aficionados of classical literature and music. Perhaps the world would have been a lot better off if they'd put down their Goethe and watched The Three Stooges instead

[soulierinvestments]

Sound points. Thanx

[soulierinvestments]

Speaking of memorable heads of hair --

notice that DK and AF stand up to shake his hand, which they also did for two other memorable heads of hair -- Bishop Fulton Sheen and Frank Lloyd Wright.

Too bad Carl Sandburg did not study dentistry before becoming The National Poet of the People. It would have been hugely funny for Kilgallen to ask if he were Casey Stengl and for him to reply in that falsetto No.

[bitterchew]

I guess the 1960 election.  Was that Nick Adams?

[soulierinvestments]

Yes indeed. This clip is from autumn 1960 -- the close campaign between Nixon, who definitely had more hair than Eisenhower, and Kennedy, who had the most famous head of political hair ever. Someone once describe the Kennedy haircut as a style one does not have to comb for his next appointment after an afternoon of sex.

Indeed yes, Nick Adams, who deserved a bigger career than he got. Here he is in his early luscious period.