I was a six year old boy when I saw her in "the Days of Wine and Roses" at our local theater, pre- movie ratings. The subject matter was too mature for me at the time but I had my popcorn , Abba-Zabba and Lee Remick to watch on the big screen.A sweet, sensitive, vulnerable and sophisticated beauty, this is difficult for me to watch, there was only one Lee Remick, I still think about her today.
Lee Remick shall always remain I'm sure my favorite actress.
She seemed to be the rare combo of intelliegence and sex symbol. At 22, she made a very convincing HS baton twirler.
I was flipped out when I heard she was scheduled to appear in 'Agnes Of God' on Broadway in 1982, got tickets then learned she bowed out before the show opened in NYC.
My fave movie with Miss Remick is Blake Edwards' scary `Experiment In Terror' from 1962, more so unnerving having seen it in a drive-in theatre.
I remember something about the AGNES OF GOD situation. Not sure why she left, but it was announced--though I'm sure it was after you bought your tix. I remember thinking I might go myself, since I had just moved to Upstate NY , so going to a B'way show wasn't totally out of the question. Had she stuck with it, she might have gotten the movie part, tho' back in those days, there was no stopping Jane Fonda if she wanted a role.
I did not have enough text space in my original message to say that I did see "Agnes Of God" on stage in NYC anyway with Elizabeth Ashley in the doctor's role and this was not a total loss as I got to see Geraldine Page once again live as the Mother Superior.
As luck would have it however, I did see Miss Remick four years later in New York going into the Shubert theatre (as a patron) but was too nervous to approach her. Oh well . .
Supposedly, Lee was very gracious and approachable--Remick, that is. But your story reminds me of the tale my friend James tells about seeing Lee Grant outside a theater in NYC once. He asked her for her autograph and said, "Oh, it's such an honor to meet you, Miss Remick." I'd a died a thousand deaths, but then I personally would never have mixed up Lee and Lee. I did tell him it could have been worse, what if he'd called her Mr. Marvin.
Merv Griffin did something similar once when he introduced Hermione Baddeley (during her run on "Maude", I'm sure) as Hermione Gingold. Miss Baddeley appeared to be quite unfazed
Lee Remick was an exceptionally beautiful woman, she had perfect features a absolutely adorable nose and she was incredibly sensual .Oh i would have killed George Segal to get his part in '" No Way to treat a lady" Lee was his GF and in the peak of her prime sexy and so incredibly gorgeous. R.I.P. Lee you were great.
Some of her films like `The Running Man' and 'Loot' were never on video or just not aired on TV; `A Delicate Balance' with K. Hepburn was actually a limited, reserved-seat engagement but is on DVD. Maybe she would have rec'd. an N.Y. Film Critic's Award for `Days' if not for a 1962 newspaper strike that resulted in no awrads given by that society that year.
The biggest injustice was no nomination as Laura Manion in `Anatomy Of A Murder'. Still, an immortal beauty & talent.
You guys should watch the movie A Face In The Crowd. She is really young and beutiful (of course when isn't she?) Plus it is a GREAT movie! You'll see Andy Griffith in a part you may not be used to seeing him in - he is FANTASTIC!
Many thanks for posting this clip. Lee Remick is one of my all time favorite actresses ( top 5) . She was so talented and beautiful and remained so right to the end. She left us way too soon.
I'm guessing Dorothy passed so that she could have time to figure out who had a picture opening on Broadway. The film in San Francisco they are referring to (I think) is Experiment in Terror, a cool 1962 thriller whose final scene takes place at the then new Candlestick Park. I think parts of Days and Wine and Roses were also filmed in SF. Great clip and Ms. Remick looks stunning as usual.
Love the reference to Anatomy of a Murder filmed at Ishpeming Michigan! But dang, it seems such a waste to film that girl in black and white - you can't see her gorgeous blue eyes.
Orson played a psychiatric describing "Dissociative Behavior" and ascribing it to Ben Gazzara, who has also sat in that chair. Now he's got a blindfold on. What could be more dissociative than that?
I have a Life Magazine from 1960 with Lee on the cover wearing pants and looking sooo hot. Loved her look, loved her style. A great beauty she was that Lee Remick.
The San Francisco reference that John makes may seem a little obscure, but probably had to do w/ the fact that two of Lee's pictures (DAYS OF WINE AND ROSES and EXPERIMENT IN TERROR) had that city as their setting.
Lee Remick was beautiful. She was replaced marilyn Monroe after she been fired from "Something got to give " but Dean Martin refused to work with her cuz of his contract that he can't work with any other actress , only Marilyn. The producation shut down and never finished the film. Lee was great on other roles also. RIP Lee.
That's true. The fox re hired her to reproduction in sometime October 1962, but she died. Sad.... would love see her movie Something's got to give if she was alive. Im sure the movie would be good and funny.
I'm hoping you are aware that they contructed about 40 minutes of the movie from what they had in the can already and is available. I have a copy from a documentary on the last days of her life. And she was about to take off in a new direction where u could see she was no longer going to be the ingenue.
There seems to be some confusion still about how this whole Marilyn replacement thing played out. From interviews conducted w/ Lee much later, it appears that she only got as far as a few costume fittings for the part. She doubted that the producers really intended to go forward w/ the movie, but were after the publicity. I've never heard anything about a Marilyn-rehire or that the movie had been greenlighted again. Wouldn't say"ingenue" is the best word to describe MM tho', but get the point.
She wasn't of course. But she did play Inger Steven's (yet another underappreciated beauty who died too young) cousin once in an episode of THE FARMER'S DAUGHTER.
And the accent she's putting on here sounds OK to my untrained ears.
Lee's look at 1:47---PRICELESS!
jkbrait 6 days ago
I was a six year old boy when I saw her in "the Days of Wine and Roses" at our local theater, pre- movie ratings. The subject matter was too mature for me at the time but I had my popcorn , Abba-Zabba and Lee Remick to watch on the big screen.A sweet, sensitive, vulnerable and sophisticated beauty, this is difficult for me to watch, there was only one Lee Remick, I still think about her today.
mistressofaminer 7 months ago
I think Arlene and Dorothy are just as glamorous and pretty as the lady actors.
leahblashful 10 months ago
What black-and-white cannot convey were her incredibly gorgeous eyes.
apridg1 10 months ago
gorgeous girl and actress taken from us much too soon...miss u LR
jrm8899 11 months ago
Steve McQueen got some of that! All of these women were much much better looking than any of the so called beauty's of today, not even close.
xboostedbirdx 1 year ago
I always thought she had such beautiful bedroom eyes. What a doll!
rjworks13 1 year ago
I sat at the table next to hers at Butterfield's on the Sunset Strip in West Hollywood in 1975-76. Very nice lady.
jglammi 1 year ago
Lee is such a beautiful and talented lady. She is one of my favorite actresses especially in Days of Wine and Roses.
ChevelleSSGuy 1 year ago
Fabulous in "Experiment in Terror" and "Days of Wine and Roses", great SanFrancisco films.
oysterjoe 1 year ago
What a beauty!!!
snailsbeak 1 year ago
When was this aired?
SmoothDemocrat 1 year ago
"Are you a sex symbol" is the BEST question ever on this show lol!
kmilacl101 2 years ago 2
Lee Remick shall always remain I'm sure my favorite actress.
She seemed to be the rare combo of intelliegence and sex symbol. At 22, she made a very convincing HS baton twirler.
I was flipped out when I heard she was scheduled to appear in 'Agnes Of God' on Broadway in 1982, got tickets then learned she bowed out before the show opened in NYC.
My fave movie with Miss Remick is Blake Edwards' scary `Experiment In Terror' from 1962, more so unnerving having seen it in a drive-in theatre.
Neptunesque 2 years ago
I remember something about the AGNES OF GOD situation. Not sure why she left, but it was announced--though I'm sure it was after you bought your tix. I remember thinking I might go myself, since I had just moved to Upstate NY , so going to a B'way show wasn't totally out of the question. Had she stuck with it, she might have gotten the movie part, tho' back in those days, there was no stopping Jane Fonda if she wanted a role.
gregorvonkallahann 1 year ago
Hello,
I did not have enough text space in my original message to say that I did see "Agnes Of God" on stage in NYC anyway with Elizabeth Ashley in the doctor's role and this was not a total loss as I got to see Geraldine Page once again live as the Mother Superior.
As luck would have it however, I did see Miss Remick four years later in New York going into the Shubert theatre (as a patron) but was too nervous to approach her. Oh well . .
Neptunesque 1 year ago
Supposedly, Lee was very gracious and approachable--Remick, that is. But your story reminds me of the tale my friend James tells about seeing Lee Grant outside a theater in NYC once. He asked her for her autograph and said, "Oh, it's such an honor to meet you, Miss Remick." I'd a died a thousand deaths, but then I personally would never have mixed up Lee and Lee. I did tell him it could have been worse, what if he'd called her Mr. Marvin.
Loved Lee R. My favori\te too.
gregorvonkallahann 1 year ago
Merv Griffin did something similar once when he introduced Hermione Baddeley (during her run on "Maude", I'm sure) as Hermione Gingold. Miss Baddeley appeared to be quite unfazed
Neptunesque 1 year ago
Jayne Mansfield lol
irvingklaw57 2 years ago
This is a real beauty. She is better than any actress around now. Her posture is always perfect.
swanningaround 2 years ago 3
She was fabulous. I loved her in "No way to treat a lady" .
sm6161 2 years ago
Lee Remick was an exceptionally beautiful woman, she had perfect features a absolutely adorable nose and she was incredibly sensual .Oh i would have killed George Segal to get his part in '" No Way to treat a lady" Lee was his GF and in the peak of her prime sexy and so incredibly gorgeous. R.I.P. Lee you were great.
Etnalleb 2 years ago
Which film was about to open?
TheCinemaization 2 years ago
BABY THE RAN MUST FALL--with Steve McQueen. As she mentions, it'd been a play on B'way about 10 yrs before under the name THE TRAVELING LADY
gregorvonkallahann 2 years ago
I'm thinking this is 1964.
grainofsandfan 2 years ago
I can watch this over and over, Only the good die young. Rest in peace Sweetheart.
buck5134 2 years ago 4
should have won something for Days of Wine and Roses-----should have done more movies in general
calalilygirl 2 years ago
@calalilygirl
Some of her films like `The Running Man' and 'Loot' were never on video or just not aired on TV; `A Delicate Balance' with K. Hepburn was actually a limited, reserved-seat engagement but is on DVD. Maybe she would have rec'd. an N.Y. Film Critic's Award for `Days' if not for a 1962 newspaper strike that resulted in no awrads given by that society that year.
The biggest injustice was no nomination as Laura Manion in `Anatomy Of A Murder'. Still, an immortal beauty & talent.
Neptunesque 2 years ago
@Neptunesque Excellent point about Laura Manion...thanks for the info.
calalilygirl 2 years ago
I never knew she lived in NYC--or had her headquarters there.
I mean, I knew she lived there as a young girl, after having left MA, but by the time she started her film career, I assumed she was based in LA.
gregorvonkallahann 2 years ago
Wow. Even in this little blurry excerpt in B&W, she was stunning.
mandryka2007 2 years ago 3
You guys should watch the movie A Face In The Crowd. She is really young and beutiful (of course when isn't she?) Plus it is a GREAT movie! You'll see Andy Griffith in a part you may not be used to seeing him in - he is FANTASTIC!
SueBeaWho 2 years ago
She twirls the baton in the film, very well, too. You can see her briefly in the trailer.
EmpressOfWyoming58 2 years ago
Many thanks for posting this clip. Lee Remick is one of my all time favorite actresses ( top 5) . She was so talented and beautiful and remained so right to the end. She left us way too soon.
gqjohnny 2 years ago
I'm guessing Dorothy passed so that she could have time to figure out who had a picture opening on Broadway. The film in San Francisco they are referring to (I think) is Experiment in Terror, a cool 1962 thriller whose final scene takes place at the then new Candlestick Park. I think parts of Days and Wine and Roses were also filmed in SF. Great clip and Ms. Remick looks stunning as usual.
staytunedfor 3 years ago
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gregorvonkallahann 3 years ago
Love the reference to Anatomy of a Murder filmed at Ishpeming Michigan! But dang, it seems such a waste to film that girl in black and white - you can't see her gorgeous blue eyes.
rexthebarker 3 years ago 7
Orson played a psychiatric describing "Dissociative Behavior" and ascribing it to Ben Gazzara, who has also sat in that chair. Now he's got a blindfold on. What could be more dissociative than that?
44032 2 years ago 3
She was incredibly beautiful.
buck5134 3 years ago 20
Icredible beauty, love her.
violetta223 3 years ago 10
I have a Life Magazine from 1960 with Lee on the cover wearing pants and looking sooo hot. Loved her look, loved her style. A great beauty she was that Lee Remick.
Monday767 3 years ago 22
i've seen that same magazine-i couln't have said it better.
Muffy2314 3 years ago 2
always thought she was such a beautiful girl-a classic
Muffy2314 3 years ago 2
RIP. Listen to her recording of the title song of "Anyone Can Whistle" in 1964 and you will know how special she was. And is.
fkd1963 3 years ago 2
The San Francisco reference that John makes may seem a little obscure, but probably had to do w/ the fact that two of Lee's pictures (DAYS OF WINE AND ROSES and EXPERIMENT IN TERROR) had that city as their setting.
gregorvonkallahann 3 years ago
A beautiful and underappreciated actress, who left this world far too soon. Again, thanks for posting.
Muirmaiden 3 years ago 8
Lee Remick was beautiful. She was replaced marilyn Monroe after she been fired from "Something got to give " but Dean Martin refused to work with her cuz of his contract that he can't work with any other actress , only Marilyn. The producation shut down and never finished the film. Lee was great on other roles also. RIP Lee.
SpeedoCalifGuy 3 years ago 2
actually, they brought back Marilyn after firing her and was getting ready for restart of production and then she died.
bigred997 3 years ago
That's true. The fox re hired her to reproduction in sometime October 1962, but she died. Sad.... would love see her movie Something's got to give if she was alive. Im sure the movie would be good and funny.
SpeedoCalifGuy 3 years ago
I'm hoping you are aware that they contructed about 40 minutes of the movie from what they had in the can already and is available. I have a copy from a documentary on the last days of her life. And she was about to take off in a new direction where u could see she was no longer going to be the ingenue.
bigred997 3 years ago
There seems to be some confusion still about how this whole Marilyn replacement thing played out. From interviews conducted w/ Lee much later, it appears that she only got as far as a few costume fittings for the part. She doubted that the producers really intended to go forward w/ the movie, but were after the publicity. I've never heard anything about a Marilyn-rehire or that the movie had been greenlighted again. Wouldn't say"ingenue" is the best word to describe MM tho', but get the point.
gregorvonkallahann 3 years ago
What's My Line was a favorite panel show & Lee Remick was one of my favorite actresses.This is a great clip.
dlsofsetx 3 years ago 6
Wow Lee Remick! could she be any more stunning?
buck5134 3 years ago 8
No, she couldn't help it. She simply radiated
class and beauty without even trying. she didn't need to work at it, as did some others,
it just came natural.RIP
metrogoldwyn 3 years ago 10
So lovely. The embodiment of grace. But who knew she was Swedish? ;0
Sad to think that everyone in this clip--except for Orson--has passed onto that great game show in the sky.
gregorvonkallahann 3 years ago 2
i did not know she was swedish
Muffy2314 3 years ago 2
She wasn't of course. But she did play Inger Steven's (yet another underappreciated beauty who died too young) cousin once in an episode of THE FARMER'S DAUGHTER.
And the accent she's putting on here sounds OK to my untrained ears.
gregorvonkallahann 3 years ago 4
very sad they've mostly all passed, but i also think they're up in the "great game show in the sky".
Muffy2314 3 years ago 7