grey Posted November 11, 2003 Report Share Posted November 11, 2003 (edited) An item on MSNBC this afternoon that veteran actor Art Carney passed away today at age 85. I just love those old Honeymooners reruns that they show on TV Land. The humor is timeless. I doubt if you could say that about current TV fare. Edited November 11, 2003 by grey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris olivarez Posted November 11, 2003 Report Share Posted November 11, 2003 He did really cool version of "the Night Before Christmas". Hasta La Vista. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2Lunch Posted November 11, 2003 Report Share Posted November 11, 2003 (edited) I was just watching some of the classic 39 episodes of the Honeymooners that just came out on DVD. Seems like they get funnier each time, I see them. Carney and Gleason were the perfect team. RIP, Ed Norton! Edited November 11, 2003 by Out2Lunch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Chaney Posted November 11, 2003 Report Share Posted November 11, 2003 Loved Carney in the "Harry and Tonto" and "The Late Show" and "Goin' In Style" and the sadly overlooked "House Calls" -- with the late, great Walter Matthau. The great ones are irreplaceable. Eighty-five years is a good, long life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maren Posted November 11, 2003 Report Share Posted November 11, 2003 I love Art Carney. I love every physical thing Ed Norton does -- all the "warming up" and pushing up his sleeves before he writes with a pen or plays the piano -- thinking of Ed starting every tune with "Way down upon the Swanee River" while tutoring Ralph for a "Name That Tune"-style game show. I also remember really being moved by him in "The Late Show" -- 1977 movie with Lily Tomlin where he plays an aging LA private eye -- haven't seen it since then -- maybe I'll try to rent it tonight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Weil Posted November 11, 2003 Report Share Posted November 11, 2003 I also remember really being moved by him in "The Late Show" -- 1977 movie with Lily Tomlin where he plays an aging LA private eye -- haven't seen it since then -- maybe I'll try to rent it tonight. That is a lovely movie. Simon Weil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeweil Posted November 12, 2003 Report Share Posted November 12, 2003 I also remember really being moved by him in "The Late Show" -- 1977 movie with Lily Tomlin where he plays an aging LA private eye -- haven't seen it since then -- maybe I'll try to rent it tonight. This is one even I know, the opposite of a movie buff. It was shown on German TV several times. One of the nicest Private Eye movies I've seen. Would like to see it again. RIP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacman Posted November 13, 2003 Report Share Posted November 13, 2003 i understand Nick-At-Night is doing a Honeymooners Marathon starting this friday. Mr Carney was a real class act. G*d Bless him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Mule Posted November 13, 2003 Report Share Posted November 13, 2003 I love Art Carney. I love every physical thing Ed Norton does -- all the "warming up" and pushing up his sleeves before he writes with a pen or plays the piano -- thinking of Ed starting every tune with "Way down upon the Swanee River" while tutoring Ralph for a "Name That Tune"-style game show. I saw an interview with him recently where he revealed that he got most of that "business" from his father. Evidently, his dad would go through similar rituals--licking the end of a pencil before writing, shaking out his sleeves--before doing things. One hopes Art exaggerated it a little.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catesta Posted November 13, 2003 Report Share Posted November 13, 2003 Mr Carney was a real class act. G*d Bless him. I'll be watching that marathon. RIP Norton. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazzmoose Posted November 13, 2003 Report Share Posted November 13, 2003 Haven't posted on this thread, not because I don't care, but because I care too much. One of my favorites, another link to my childhood gone... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maren Posted November 13, 2003 Report Share Posted November 13, 2003 One more tribute... a belated Veteran's Day one: Though one of television's finest actors, Art Carney actually began his career in music. He started doing impressions and tap dancing in nightclubs until he landed steady work with Horace Heidt's orchestra. Radio work, live shows and records followed until Carney was drafted into the Army. After sustaining a leg injury during the invasion at Normandy, Carney returned to the States and began acting in radio dramas... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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