What's my Line? Sally Rand

[xander7ful]

This is the Fan Dance lady, I assume.

[mkhines1883]

She is my 3rd cousin. Relation to the Sapps.

[pildskadden]

Can anybody explain to me why there was a songlyric in the 1930's where a line went "Like Sally Rand, if she lost her fan"? (The song: Fish out of water). Maybe I've misunderstood something. Thanks.

[pildskadden]

@pildskadden Okay, two minutes later I check the recommended views, and lo and behold, there's Sally Rand with her fans - so I guess that explains it. So excuse this little private conversation I've just had with myself :0)

[keferful]

I Knew Sally Rand...in 1968...?....Raleigh LIttle Th.... on Stage ...I was a cast member of A funny thing happened on the way to the fo... I Was 17, She was 68...A New Car was loaned to her but she didn't drive.... I drove her around Ral. and Picked her up at her hotel.. the Velvet Cloke Inn ....We Became Friends...Keith Ferrell... Spotlight Clayton.com

[keferful]

I Knew Sally Rand...in 1968...?....Raleigh LIttle Th.... on Stage ...I was a cast member of A funny thing happened on the way to the fo... I Was 17, She was 68...A New Car was loaned to her but she didn't drive.... I drove her around Ral. and Picked her up at her hotel.. the Velvet Inn ....We Became Friends...Keith Ferrell... Spotlight Clayton.com

[popstoastymonkey]

people spoke with such class and elegance back then...even the porn stars!!

[deepseadirt]

Sally Rand must have been close to 50 or in her 50s , and she is so naturally beautiful. Wow!

[cripplious]

@deepseadirt She passed away in Palm Sunday 2010

[Brighteyes1ful]

Is it just me but doesn't Sally Reid look alot like Bette Midler, how amazing that older stars look like modern day actors etc.

[mca1218]

Utterly charming episode!! Ms. Rand seems quite lovely and witty. And I love that Robert Q. was about to bust a gut that he learned it before everyone else!!

[nocount1]

She seems very cool and fun.

[pepsibookcat]

Daly had so much fun with this one!

[marlis44]

Our family knew her well. In the mid or late 60's she lived just off Devonshire Blvd. in the San Fernando Valley.

She seemed to have a fettish for pink, right down to the interior and exterior of her caddy, and in abundance in her home.

She was a grand lady.

[grainofsandfan]

OMG. I love her.

[pop0it0rocket]

That was great. She did maintain her looks especially in an era when cosmetic surgery and cosmetic procedures in general were much much less common.

[e148]

she was a very attractive 48.

[bigred997]

for an old broad she stayed in shape.

[priscianusjr]

This program aired on December 28, 1952 -- so she was 48.

[bigred997]

well, she looked a lot older than 48, so she may have kept her body in shape, but ...

funny thing is that she worked into her old age. i guess people didn't care about her looks as much as the novelty of what she did although there were many, many other fan dancers with grace especially in the busby berkley early 1930's films.

[priscianusjr]

There were many other fan dancers, but there was only one Sally Rand. Often imitated, never duplicated. I'm not sure if she was literally the first, but her name became synonymous with the fan dance, she was the gold standard. I'm not sure if you realize how famous she was in her day. You might want to read the piece on Sally Rand in Joseph Mitchell's book My Ears Are Bent.

[pasfresh123]

who's that "Mr. Lewis"? He's beautiful!

[jimfocus69]

Robert Q. Lewis was a successful radio personality of the 40's and 50's, and early TV pioneer. He also had some broadway and film roles of note, including "How to Succeed." He is also noteworthy in that he seemed completely comfortable as a gay guy in a very repressive era. Arthur Godfrey made frequent jokes re: Lewis' sexual preference.

[culturecop]

@pasfresh123 Robert Q (Bob) Lewis character actor? and TV interviewer in the 50s ? -- has a small role in "An Affair to Remember" as a broad cast news reporter, I recall.. Also a minor part in the original "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying" film with Robert Morse and Michelle Lee

[tommyinthedaylight]

@pasfresh123 That Mr. Lewis is none other than radio and television personality, Robert Q. Lewis. He passed away in 1991.

[sbutler0727]

@pasfresh123

That is Robert Q. Lewis. He appeared on many game shows of the 50's and 60's like What's My Line?

[observer9670]

@sbutler0727 He also had a long running radio show and was Arthur Godfrey's permanent back-up host.

[pasfresh123]

this is the third video in a row I watched where they say "presentation house".

[soulierinvestments]

Lady?! Several Media?! Known for dancing and Costuming?! Some BODY!? LOL.  Unusual for WML to use the blackboard overlay twice.