paul lynde

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I'm not sure an actor could pull it off, but I think some kind of bio film about him might actually be compelling, centering on his status as the inhabitant of the biggest "glass closet" in showbiz for about 15-20 years. It'd likely take a high-profile auteur to make it, given the period subject/details -- a la Soderbergh with Liberace.

a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 17 October 2018 15:03 (five years ago) link

I was thinking the same! Watching him, there's a palpable tension in his willingness to push right up to the edge of how acceptably out he could publicly be at that time. And I'm sure he was frustratingly aware of how limited his career was ever likely to be even despite his obvious talent.

Extra Shprankles (Old Lunch), Wednesday, 17 October 2018 15:27 (five years ago) link

It'd be a sad film, though. He was a mean drunk, it's widely been said.

Peter Marshall: Burt Reynolds is quoted as saying, "Dinah (Shore)'s in top form. I've never known anyone to be so completely able to throw herself into a..." A what?

Paul Lynde: A headboard.

a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 17 October 2018 15:37 (five years ago) link

three years pass...

*bump* for Halloween

Fine, Fine, Superfine Career Opportunities (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, 31 October 2021 18:43 (two years ago) link


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