Suzanne Pleshette - Archive Interview Part 3 of 5

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In her 5-part oral history interview, actress Suzanne Pleshette talks about her early years as an actress in film (The Geisha Boy), television (Playhouse 90, One Step Beyond), and Broadway ("The Miracle Worker"). She discusses her friendship with Alfred Hitchcock that began on the feature film The Birds. She speaks about her television work, including The Bob Newhart Show, in which she played Newhart's wife "Emily Hartley," including her surprise in the series finale of Newhart. She talks about several other appearances on TV including Columbo, Leona Helmsley: The Queen of Mean (in which she played the title role), and 8 Simple Rules and recounted the personalities of many people she worked with throughout her career.

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[BrownPlaid13]

You know what's her greatest gift, as I'm watching these? It's her utter and absolute candor! It's got me totally rethinking what I knew of her! What a loss her passing was!

[thalialuvmx]

omg!!! i love that Hitchcock impression

[lotusbuds2000]

As I commented earlier...just DIVINE...she is the BEST of actresses, so extremely AUTHENTIC/CANDID to the core, knowledgeable, intelligent, articulate, wise, and ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS...I miss her...can't believe she's gone..but so is my late mother...in a class with Suzanne..RIP dear lovely women of my heart. Thanks for posting.

[wildman0228]

Wow - such great Hollywood stories loved the one about Peter Falk- and can you imagine her as Laura Petrie??

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