Bennett Cerf on What's My Line: An Oral History (Part One)

In 1967 and 1968 Bennett Cerf was interviewed extensively by journalist Robin Hawkins for an oral history project about notable New Yorkers. On January 23, 1968, he spoke for almost 40 minutes about his experiences on "What's My Line?". This is part one.

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[hifithepanda]

Thanks so much for the comments! I'm really glad people are enjoying this.

[zkzkzk]

Thanks for posting this. You did a great job on the visuals.

[hifithepanda]

Thanks for that! I enjoyed putting all of that together. I'm trying to figure out how to include a couple of short video clips in the next segment I put up (part three).

[Jantv81]

@3anneology - but you can also go to far... her gossip column caused some trouble, cause its not polite to gossip.

[TheTubePortal]

@3anneology Leftist ideology in the 1960s was usually linked to Communism thanks to J. Edgar Hoover. The powers that be in that time period and those responsible for the JFK and RFK assassinations were not leftist, but right-wingers. This isn't an opinion, but a historical fact. The powers that be are usually composed of both liberals and conservatives and are engaged in what some consider a pseudo war for power. But those that pull the strings have always been on the right, not the left.

[44032]

Check out Bennett's 1957 interview with Mike Wallace on the "Mike Wallace Interview". It's linked on Wikipedia.. 

[Jantv81]

funny how everyone referred to WWII as "the war".

[mgushulak]

How true! My Great-Uncle Enoch once wrote a scathing letter to the editor denouncing fluoridation, and he died mysteriously of the flu a mere thirty years later. Will these power-hungry bastards stop at nothing?

[3anneology]

no, she was a true reporter reporting facts.

[3anneology]

and that's probably one reason why she was murdered; many have been murdered for attempting to stand against the leftists.

[evolgub]

thANKS for posting

[mytimesteps]

there is an excellent biography written about Dorothy Killgallan by Lee Israel. Everything you ever wanted to know about her is in this book.

[brosue4]

Gosh Id love to know more about Dorothy Killgallan now, I always thought she was just a sweet, serious lady and then I hear Mr. Cerf call her column "disgusting". Is it true that it was a rather nasty gossip column?