RIP Tammy Grimes
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- Dr. Shimel
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RIP Tammy Grimes
The woman whose sitcom was one of Dozier's biggest bombs has passed away:
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/01/theat ... -died.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/01/theat ... -died.html
Re: RIP Tammy Grimes
Grimes turned down the role in Bewitched that eventually went to Elizabeth Montgomery.
It's too bad Dozier basically blamed her for the failure of the show he produced--I honestly think she would have made an interesting Bat-villainess.
It's too bad Dozier basically blamed her for the failure of the show he produced--I honestly think she would have made an interesting Bat-villainess.
'I thought Siren was perfect for Joan.'--Stanley Ralph Ross, writer of 'The Wail of the Siren'
My hobbies include gazing at the Siren and doing her bidding, evil or otherwise.
'She had a devastating, hypnotic effect on all the men.'--A schoolmate describing Joan Collins at age 17
My hobbies include gazing at the Siren and doing her bidding, evil or otherwise.
'She had a devastating, hypnotic effect on all the men.'--A schoolmate describing Joan Collins at age 17
Re: RIP Tammy Grimes
...or Batwoman!High C wrote:she would have made an interesting Bat-villainess.
- BATWINGED HORNET
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Re: RIP Tammy Grimes
RIP.
From what I've seen of The Tammy Grimes Show, it fell into that same, corny category, and the one constant of all three productions was Dozier. Grimes got a raw deal from the guy with the bigger name (at the time).
...one of those stories that is considered a missed opportunity, but I always believed Montgomery's delivery/personality had as much to do with Bewitched's success as anything else. I could not see Grimes pulling that off.High C wrote:Grimes turned down the role in Bewitched that eventually went to Elizabeth Montgomery.
Dozier was not the kind of producer to gather the right talents to successfully run multiple productions (e.g. Jack Webb). Aside from the initial drive behind the Batman TV series, Dozier's approach to series were largely out of step with the times--probably a bit too stiff, corny or old school for the late 1960s, especially the Dick Tracy and Who's Afraid of Diana Prince? pilots.It's too bad Dozier basically blamed her for the failure of the show he produced--I honestly think she would have made an interesting Bat-villainess.
From what I've seen of The Tammy Grimes Show, it fell into that same, corny category, and the one constant of all three productions was Dozier. Grimes got a raw deal from the guy with the bigger name (at the time).
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Re: RIP Tammy Grimes
I know her best from The CBS Radio Mystery Theater. I grew up loving het voice. RIP