its hard to imagine john daly "in a rage", he seemed so even keel on the show & a nice guy. its sad dorothy went and made enemies out of those who were her friends
Thank you for posting this. My favourite pastime is listening to one or two people talking intelligibly about anything. And this being about WML makes it doubly entertaining.
Hal Block was the original "Blockhead". You can see examples of his boorish behavior on the clips- inclduing trying to kiss attractive female contestants on the mouth.
Thanks for posting! Bennett Cerf was my favorite panelist on WML. I love WML one of my favorite shows! Let's hope GSN brings it BACK to it's schedule.... Thanks for posting this wonderful interview of a real class act. Mr. Cerf a real gentleman.Thx
Thank you for posting this! What's My Line? is my "new" favorite show. I could listen to Bennett all day--he's answered most of my questions about the panel (and how they got along and who was friends with who). How cool would it have been to have interviewed him (or anyone else on the panel)?! I'm anxiously awaiting more!
RE Fred Allen: Fred was the golden age of WML. I liked Steve's bright witty humor, but love Fred Allen.
6:45 onward Dorothy Kilgallen the reporter. What did they expect from a reporter? Did they tell her from day one that WML was a gossip free reporter free zone? As for Daly -- who knew the game -- I wonder if he didn't speak to Bob Bach for six months as well since Bach spilled the news to Dorothy.
Soulier, it is a hard call. I would say if you were not Dorothy and were meeting with her in an informal situation not intending to give information for publication, it would be reasonable to assume that you could talk freely. The fact that Daly, himself a journalist, was also irked at her behavior, agrees with this. I suppose Dorothy, as a gossip columnist, assumed her work never ended and any situation was fodder. At the very least, she clearly was not trying to ingratiate herself with them.
Sound observations. If I were Daly, I would have been ticked at DK attributing a quote to me without interviewing me, which is apparently what she did.
This is really excellent., especially the information about Dorothy being a What's My Line outsider. The way in which the video ended (abruptly) gives me hope that there is at least one more installment coming. :-)
There is about another 20 minutes or so where he talks about WML, so I will put these up. If you want more of Bennett... search his name and "Notable New Yorkers" on Google. There are literally DOZENS of hours of him being interviewed about his life and career, in realaudio format.
great visuals
slowdream101 3 months ago
I have become addicted to watching clips of "What's My Line?" and a big fan of Bennett Cerf .
To hear him speak so freely about his experiences has been a treat...Thank You
pyrofella 5 months ago
Aw! No part three!?!?
spoonido 6 months ago
What a wonderful insight into this great show...where's part 1?
mxylpx 9 months ago
Bennett was the first TV raconteur.
ebf1957 9 months ago
Thank you..the images you've compiled are brilliant!
tallpaul521 9 months ago
its hard to imagine john daly "in a rage", he seemed so even keel on the show & a nice guy. its sad dorothy went and made enemies out of those who were her friends
jennjenn61 1 year ago
I wish I could have met Bennett. What a guy.
Jantv81 1 year ago
Thank you very much. I, like the others, look forward to the next installment.
13loomisst 2 years ago
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XMLarry 2 years ago
Thank you for posting this. My favourite pastime is listening to one or two people talking intelligibly about anything. And this being about WML makes it doubly entertaining.
DoctorPlausible 2 years ago
Hal Block was the original "Blockhead". You can see examples of his boorish behavior on the clips- inclduing trying to kiss attractive female contestants on the mouth.
44032 2 years ago
Thanks for posting! Bennett Cerf was my favorite panelist on WML. I love WML one of my favorite shows! Let's hope GSN brings it BACK to it's schedule.... Thanks for posting this wonderful interview of a real class act. Mr. Cerf a real gentleman.Thx
funnygal200 2 years ago 2
What a great interview with Bennett Cerf. I am looking forward to the next part.The pictures are perfect with the comments.
johnfl18 2 years ago
I agree with poppyhead. This too is my "new" favorite show. I'm so glad you posted this, I can't wait for the next installment.
Bennett Cerf rocked!
graytelevision 3 years ago 2
Thank you for posting this! What's My Line? is my "new" favorite show. I could listen to Bennett all day--he's answered most of my questions about the panel (and how they got along and who was friends with who). How cool would it have been to have interviewed him (or anyone else on the panel)?! I'm anxiously awaiting more!
poopyhead30 3 years ago
c'mon! don't leave us hanging!
bigred997 3 years ago 2
RE Fred Allen: Fred was the golden age of WML. I liked Steve's bright witty humor, but love Fred Allen.
6:45 onward Dorothy Kilgallen the reporter. What did they expect from a reporter? Did they tell her from day one that WML was a gossip free reporter free zone? As for Daly -- who knew the game -- I wonder if he didn't speak to Bob Bach for six months as well since Bach spilled the news to Dorothy.
soulierinvestments 3 years ago
Soulier, it is a hard call. I would say if you were not Dorothy and were meeting with her in an informal situation not intending to give information for publication, it would be reasonable to assume that you could talk freely. The fact that Daly, himself a journalist, was also irked at her behavior, agrees with this. I suppose Dorothy, as a gossip columnist, assumed her work never ended and any situation was fodder. At the very least, she clearly was not trying to ingratiate herself with them.
romeman01 3 years ago
Sound observations. If I were Daly, I would have been ticked at DK attributing a quote to me without interviewing me, which is apparently what she did.
soulierinvestments 3 years ago
Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you for uploading :-)
I'm waiting in suspense for the next part :-)
ijustwanttosing 3 years ago
This is really excellent., especially the information about Dorothy being a What's My Line outsider. The way in which the video ended (abruptly) gives me hope that there is at least one more installment coming. :-)
romeman01 3 years ago
Yes, there will be two more installments! I'm glad everyone is enjoying this because I had a lot of fun putting them together.
hifithepanda 3 years ago
@romeman01 all day in church?
Jantv81 1 year ago
This is such an interesting interview! LOL the inside scoop of what's my line :)
weatdamal 3 years ago
i love it! do you have more material on mister Bennett Cerf? thank you alot!
ajdukujac 3 years ago
There is about another 20 minutes or so where he talks about WML, so I will put these up. If you want more of Bennett... search his name and "Notable New Yorkers" on Google. There are literally DOZENS of hours of him being interviewed about his life and career, in realaudio format.
hifithepanda 3 years ago
After seeing so many "What's My Line?" clips on YouTube, I ordered "At Random" by Bennett Cerf from Amazon.
Thanks for uploading the oral history!
YonatanDoron 3 years ago
how was the book? i want to get it
evolgub 2 years ago
It's a great book. A quick and enjoyable read. I have to admit I was a little disappointed there wasn't more about "What's My Line?"
If you're interested in books and the publishing world, you should read it.
YonatanDoron 2 years ago