Miss. Umeki was my neighbor in a small town in Missouri for many years. We became very close friends and in her later years, I did all of her food shopping, took out her trash, etc... She always resented Hollywood and spoke of her years there with great antipathy. She considered the Oscar to be a curse. She always said she was going to throw it out in the trash. Sure enough, one day as I went to remove her garbage to the dumpster, there was her Oscar shining bright in the sunlight on top of the garbage. I brought it back to her, and she refused it. She insisted that I keep it and called it a CURSE. Many years later, I tried to sell it at auction but the Academy had a rule whereby you have to OFFER to sell it back to them for ONE DOLLAR. They wanted to buy it back but I refused and still have it to this day. The Oscar is over 60 years old now but still in mint condition. I live in Florida now so I keep it in the fridge to protect it from the humidity. Seeing the look on certain people's faces when they open my fridge still makes me laugh. RIP MiMi.
She wasn't the first actress to consider an Oscar a curse.. One of the very earliest winners, Luise Rainer, who won two in a row, believed that this wrecked her career. She made very few films afterward
Anna Kaminski I do think you're right but nevertheless if they hadn't she would've had to bend forward awkwardly to teach their hand while remaining seared and she even might've fallen over the table! Not great for television!! So I think it's common sense as well as gestural.
The gentlemen always stood to shake hands. The ladies stood only for another lady who was obviously their elder. The great thing about etiquette is that it is often based on common sense and practicality.
16:08 Bennett asks who publishes Lee Thayer's mysteries, and praises Dodd, Mead as very good publishers. He's often spoken highly of other firms in his business, and was always an advocate for the whole industry and for libraries as well as booksellers. Dodd, Mead also published Agatha Christie's books in the USA for much of her career.
This aired in 1958, not quite 13 years after VJ Day. It is heartening to see that there had been enough reconciliation and comity between the cultures that a Japanese actress could be warmly welcomed and regarded, though I'm sure the panelists and many audience members had lost loved ones in the Pacific. It is good that we move on... that we value and aspire to some grace.
And isn't it odd - Putnam acquired Berkley Books in 1965; Dodd, Mead sold out to Thomas Nelson in 1981, who sold them to Putnam Berkley in 1988, who sold themselves to Penguin in 1996, who got merged with Random House by Bertelsmann in 2013. Unfortunately I don't think she's still in print, but in a way, Bennett wound up publishing her, anyway.
It was so nice and very courteous for the panel to stand up for Ms.Thayer,indicating,a sign of respect.People,presently,do not show much respect toward each other,sadly.I hope that improves,and becomes a norm,once again,in American society.
Civility and manners, not to mention common courtesy fell victim to the steamroller of deconstructionism launched during the 60s. Everything has been reduced to the lowest common denominator in pursuit of fake egalitarianism. I miss those days.
Not anymore! Borrowed from good ole Wiki... "Robert Bushnell Ryan was an American actor and activist. Known for his portrayals of hardened cops and ruthless villains, Ryan performed for over three decades. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in the film noir drama Crossfire. Wikipedia Born: November 11, 1909, Chicago, IL Died: July 11, 1973, New York, NY Height: 6′ 4″ Spouse: Jessica Cadwalader (m. 1939-1972" They had 3 children and 4 grandchildren There's gotta be some more family heritage by now. I had squat. I die alone. Some lives are like mine is.
It's a shame that most people only remember Miyoshi Umeki for playing Mrs. Livingston the maid on THE COURTSHIP OF EDDIES FATHER. It's also a shame that she left show-biz after COURTSHIP got canceled. It's even MORE of a shame that Miyoshi was such an underrated Academy Award-winning actress!! Arigato, Miyoshi!!!! You've done humanity proud for your being who you were!!
I remember her way before WML as a lovely woman who was in some famous movies and also a wonderful singer who appeared on American television. Such sweetness and beautiful voice!
Please forgive me for another shame I discovered just now, if necessary. I wanted to provide your wonderful comment a 'thumbs up' award with the rest many other people had, but the #44 is sort of special for me and that's where you're at right now at the moment; I didn't want to be the one to break the spell myself. So, I thought I'd leave a thoughtful reply for your comment instead... I could bet a finger i saw Miss Umeki play a victim on The Untouchables, but sadly, I could be mistaken because as you said, "It's a shame that most people only remember Miyoshi Umeki for playing Mrs. Livingston the maid on THE COURTSHIP OF EDDIES FATHER'... me being one of those 'most people', too. Well, I think so but honestly don't recall. I know if I saw her in something else that I was captivated by her charm and her adult innocence. Thanks for using that Japanese word "Arigato". I haven't heard that word since the 70's when I lived in Eagle Rock, CA ... a name I drop just in case any old friends are lurking about TH-cam. They all liked Miyoshi Umeki, so who knows. Okay, I purposely learned how to say "Life is good!" in simple Chinese so I could spring it on an elderly neighbor when he arrived back from his Hong Kong business. Covid had just been declared and flights were getting canceled, so if he was allowed onto a plane, then life would indeed be good! He didn't speak Chinese like I assumed. You should have seen my face when I stated, "Shenghuo Hen Hao!" and he blinked, then said, "Huh?" I'll stop being "fun knee" now. Always leave 'em wanting more, never less! Maine said to sing "Hello" for it. I can't do that on a keyboard though! Can I get you to sing 'hello' to yourself from the great state of Maine? Maybe in the key of "E"? If you have a guitar, break it out for the occasion! "Live well, LAUGH often, Love much". I have a sweet long wooden sign stating just that.
Heavens to Murgatroid ! I don't think I ever saw the late great actor Robert Ryan on a game show ! He's been one of my favorite stars for as long as I can remember ! A gifted performer and VERY intelligent gentleman. Thank you so much for uploading this very entertaining episode !! :-)
Holy Underwear, Batman ! Deputy Dawg ? That brings back some really fun memories of my 60s childhood ! Haven't thought about that TV cartoon in many moons ! Thanks a LOT for your comment ! :-)
Hey, Huckleberry, me, Mr. Magoo, Magilla Gorilla and Snagglepus enjoyed Top Cat and Adam Ant until Johnnie Quest grew us all a bunch of bigger cartoon brains. But then Josie and the Pussycats sorta grew it back down where we always liked it anyways. That's where we met The Flintstones and The Jetsons! We go over for BBQ and Protein Pills all the time now.
Miss Umeki would debut in Rodgers & Hammerstein's "Flower Drum Song" later in 1958, in December, where she played a young Chinese woman, and she played the same role again in the 1961 film adaptation of the same name. She could definitely sing and enjoyed playing in musicals -- she had been a night club singer in Japan after World War II ended. She won that Best Supporting Actress Oscar for "Sayonara" and remains the one and only Asian woman to have one an Oscar for acting. As a footnote, I point out they had a difficult time finding sufficient Asian actors to fill all the roles in the Broadway version of "Flower Drum Song", and one of the parts featured Larry Blyden made up to look Chinese. Blyden was the second panel moderator of the syndicated version of "What's My Line?" in the early 1970's. Miss Umeki, reportedly, had a very nice sense of humor and loved singing. She began her career in Japan as a night club singer, having been impressed with big band singers such as Doris Day and Dinah Shore, as well as singers like Patti Page and Peggy Lee.
She was a frequent guest on variety shows of period. Dinah Shore, Andy Williams, Giselle MacKenzie, and others. She also played the role of Mrs. Livingston on the TV program The Courtship of Eddie's Father. She retired shortly after the cancelation of the show.
Ironically enough, less than 7 months later, Miyoshi Umeki would open on Broadway, playing Mei Li in the premiere production of Rodgers and Hammerstein's FLOWER DRUM SONG. Great show, by the way; I think that Robert Ryan does a good job as guest panelist on this one. And did you notice that ALL of the panelists stood up to shake Emma Thayer's hand as she exited following her guest appearance?
Miss Umeki went on to TV fame as Mrs. Livingston on "The Courtship of Eddie's Father". Oddly enough, she lived her last years in a small rural town in South Central Missouri.
Her fame was in Sayanora, which she won an oscar for, prior to courtship of eddie's father. Why is that odd she lived in Missouri? That's where her son lived.
Mr. Vaughn thanks for that info. I thought her name was familiar but not for theater as I was 1 yr. old at this show ‘s air date but loved Courtship of Eddie’s Father. The info you discover on this show not to mention seeing such well known stars much younger is just amazing. I love it.
@@horatiohornblower5626 I think I recall they had the whole The Sound of Music people, or I meant some of them.... mostly standing. But sweet lovers Lucy and Desi could have taken just a chair and one lap.
Ryan who was more often than not cast in a film as a hard case or borderline nut job was known around Hollywood as the nicest kindest guy you could ever hope to meet. Fantastic actor..
I also loved Robert Ryan, who could play a convincing monster in any genre! The fact that he was a loving family man and good citizen all his life is further proof of his immense talent.
@@qkhost One of his finest and chilling performances was his role in the film: ‘Crossfire,’ where he portrayed the character of ‘Montgomery,’ a deranged and anti semitic psychopath.
I note that Arlene shot herself in the foot by asking Miyoshi Umeki "Were you born on the Asiatic continent?" rather than "Were you born in Asia?" Japan is part of Asia, but the entire country is situate on a group of islands, so it's absolutely not on the Asiatic continent.
Wrong...Japan is part of the Asiatic continent, just because it lies off the coast doesn't make it a Pacific island anymore than saying if you're born in Long Island, NY you weren't born in North America. So those of you who agree would assume anyone born in Queens NY, or Brooklyn NY or Prince Edward Island are not born on the North American continent.
What? What were your geography grades in school? Japan is part of the Asiatic continent. Just like the Phillipines is. What are you talking about??? So Hawaii isn't part of the North American continent?
@@markxxx21 Things were more defined back then that it wasn't all encompassing. That's why they went to an island question instead of the continental question. Great Britain is certainly part of Europe as a whole, but Mr Cerf asked about GB after having asked about the European continent. They were seen as separate.
I watched The Courtship of Eddie’s Father also. I’m so glad I can watch these videos if Miyoshi Umeki. I’ve live in Japan for many years but I have seen nothing about her on Japanese tv. Can’t understand that.
Lee Thayer (born Emma Redington Lee) was, I find, the author of such novels as The Mystery of the Thirteenth Floor (1919); That Affair at "The Cedars" (1921); Q. E. D. (1922); Counterfeit (1933); Sudden Death (1935); Dead End Street, No Outlet (1936); Last Trump (1937); and A Man's Enemies (1937). All these titles are online at Archive dot org or Haithi Trust. She lived on after this show for another decade and a half and died only a few months before her 100th birthday. Although she wrote 60 books, "she is largely forgotten today," as one website notes. There is no Wikipedia biography for her.
Remember Ms Miyoshi Umeki visiting Puerto Rico in 1965-1966. She was real received & came to like Puerto Ricans. Of course the interviewer, long gone Luis Vigoreaux, whose English was not always clear, spoke to her in a local tv show then ['Rambler Redenvouz']. But she was humble & respectful. Love her. & still do. 😌😌🥲🥲
Miss Umeki always seemed so sweet. She did several things in which she was excellent. Unfortunately parts for Japanese actors in the US were not a dime a dozen. Her talents should have been used much more on Eddie's Father. I wonder why she never returned to Japan where I am assuming she would have had a better opportunity to act. She had one son, a police officer, who unfortunately died by suicide, but she had three grandchildren. The same can be said for Nancy Kwan, Scots-Chinesse, another talented lady who found that work was no longer available either in Britain and the US. She also lost a son, to AIDS he had contracted from his girlfriend. Such a shame, two beautiful, talented ladies, we should have seen more of in the entertainment business.
"Could be a cockroach." Dorothy: "WHAT would you breed THEM for?" Me: *falls over laughing* She sounded almost indignant over that suggestion. I have to say I really appreciate the 'newer' format of taking the contestant straight into the game - not making them walk to the panel, not explaining the rules if they already know them - then letting the contestant 'meet' the panel on their way out. Really does help the pace of the game a LOT compared to the earlier years. As a viewer, it gets old hearing the rules explained again and again, and that time lost while the contestant was walking to the panel was boring. This is a lot better - and they get the same 'experience' on the way out, but for us, the pace of the game is already moving on.
I'm pretty sure crime mysteries are entertainment. There are literary works like "Crime and Punishment" which have a crime in them, but there's hardly any "mystery" in them
Interesting that if the first gentleman were to say he was from Orlando a few decades later, the first question would be if he was connected with an amusement park.
karrskarr They couldn’t do it in today’s retardedly PC environment... can’t ask people where they are from or what they do without supposedly being xenophobic, racist, sexist, etc.
@@ronnelson6007 Reminds me of the episode with Gary Crosby. He stumped the panel then joked about whether he was actually a celebrity. He'd been in a few movies, but probably not as a major star and it was 8 years before he'd be recurring on Adam-12. He also had the misfortune of being better known as the son of Bing than for the accomplishments he made for himself.
At 06:52, Dorothy Kilgallen was correct, a flea does have 4 legs. It also has 2 legs, too! Now, had she asked, "Does it ONLY have four legs?" she would have lost her sweet turn. Big difference in questions being asked and John Daly should have picked it up and ran funny with it! I used the word, "correct" because 'right' refers to an arm, leg or maybe direction. I wish I got a sudden knock on the door saying I won some money for saying all this, but stuff like that only happened when the world was still black and white.
They stood up for several members of the US government, including Senator Margaret Chase Smith and Henry Cabot Lodge. I seem to recall that they also stood up for several generals and admirals.
How does being mystery novelist not fall under the category of entertainment? What other purpose would you have other than to give people enjoyment from your stories? If it was something like a dictionary or reference book, I would agree that wasn’t entertaining.
They must have signalled Miss Umeki to take the pretty ornament out of her hair, it did flash in the light. I missed it when it was removed. A flower would have been better. Loved her traditional dress.
@@christinecatt5391 excuse me....Billy Graham did not live in a mansion....far from it...he lived in a nice house in the NC mountains but NOT in a mansion! He was very humble....he and his wife were buried in caskets made by prisoners...very modest and low cost.
The eddicot of the day was, women don't stand to shake hands except in respect to the elderly, royalty and those of the highest office. Men always stood to shake hands with everyone. Also a man didn't presume to shake a woman's hand upon introduction unless she offered hers. Billy Graham? He wasn't in this episode.
The nature of the format and the live TV aspect make it difficult, but you would think that after 8 years of the show they would have found some way to make sure it doesn't happen!
The comments on Miss Umeki and Mrs. Thayer are very interesting and pleasant. But if you're"touchy" about UN-informed comments, especially regarding geography or biology, you might want to skip many of these. There is an extraordinary amount of not only ignorance but arrogance in setting forth their "opinions".
From previous shows, he seems to have been a fan of the New York Giants. But this show, of course, is the year after the Giants departed for San Francisco. I don't know to whom he transferred his allegiance.
John Yang There's an episode from 1963 where he and John Daly are talking about how excited they are that the Mets were playing well at that point. I'm guessing that he transferred his allegiance to the Mets when they came into being in 1962 and was probably a Yankees fan (at least of sorts since they were the only local team at that time) between the departure of the Giants in '58 and the birth of the Mets in '62.
+TomasTigre There's no way to know for sure what any Dodgers or Giants fan did when those two teams moved to the West Coast. For those who switched their allegiance to the Yankees, most likely they remained Yankee fans when the Mets came into existence in 1962. After all, they were rooting for the current World Champions and the Mets were terrible until 1969. My family rooted for the Brooklyn Dodgers. My parents didn't root for much of anyone from 1958-61. My best recollection is that they rooted for the team that was playing the Yankees when we watched on TV. My brother and I remained Dodger fans for many years. He finally switched to the Mets some years ago, but will still root for the Dodgers against anyone else. I remain a die-hard Dodger fan to this day.
It is not a part of the asian continent. Contrast the question about Asia with the one about Europe in which Bennett says "on the European continent." When we say "continental Europe" we refer to the contiguous land mass so its the same thing with Asia.
What's My Line? Thank you for clarifying. Japanese entertainers weren't widely accepted into the American film and television industry way back during the 1950's, like they are now. We have come a long way since.
***** Actually Asians still aren't that accepted particularly males. In fact they're less visible on TV and in movies than blacks. But it's true things are better today than in the '50s.
Wow, hell hath frozen over. They had two Gentiles on the panel for this show. Trivia Robert Ryan sublet his apartment in the Dakota to John Lennon and Yoko Ono. The Dakota was obviously cursed because Ryan only lived to be 63 and we all know what happened to Mia Farrow there.
Maybe it is me but some of these guessing games from this era....60 years ago...would be so inappropriate, today. I mean, when Umeki says she is from Japan and one of the panel says "It's sukiyaki time"...I almost fell off my chair (as much as I enjoy sukiyaki)...and that they couldn't pronounce her name...though she won an oscar, etc..? Oh dear. It's not a complicated name. Anyway, I just cannot imagine some of these questions and responses and reactions happening today!
@6:56: The questions about 4 and 2 legs should've both received a "Yes". Anything with more than 4 legs has 2 and 4 legs. It'd have been "No" if they'd asked about having _only_ (or no more than) 2 or 4 legs. Tsk. Come on, John. :)
It is not a part of the asian continent. Contrast the question about Asia with the one about Europe in which Bennett says "on the European continent." When we say "continental Europe" we refer to the contiguous land mass so its the same thing with Asia.
www.thebugsquad.com/fleas/do-fleas-fly/ For all general purposes, fleas do not fly, and it was clear that they were separating them from insects that, as a general purpose, do fly.
Fleas cannot fly as they do not have wings, but they can jump many times longer than their own body length. Thus, they are able to jump onto a passing animal or human and latch on their body hair and skin.
Sukiyaki is a respectable seasoned meat and vegetables dish and it is also the title if a popular song, both originating in Japan. Is reference to anything associated with a race, ethnicity or culture to be considered racist or cringeworthy? As an American should I cringe upon hearing “hamburger and shake” or “turkey?”
It is almost certainly a reference to a catchphrase. Some sort of advertising campaign. Can’t find it online but I’m sure there are people out there who remember it.
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Miss. Umeki was my neighbor in a small town in Missouri for many years. We became very close friends and in her later years, I did all of her food shopping, took out her trash, etc... She always resented Hollywood and spoke of her years there with great antipathy. She considered the Oscar to be a curse. She always said she was going to throw it out in the trash. Sure enough, one day as I went to remove her garbage to the dumpster, there was her Oscar shining bright in the sunlight on top of the garbage. I brought it back to her, and she refused it. She insisted that I keep it and called it a CURSE. Many years later, I tried to sell it at auction but the Academy had a rule whereby you have to OFFER to sell it back to them for ONE DOLLAR. They wanted to buy it back but I refused and still have it to this day. The Oscar is over 60 years old now but still in mint condition. I live in Florida now so I keep it in the fridge to protect it from the humidity. Seeing the look on certain people's faces when they open my fridge still makes me laugh. RIP MiMi.
Horse shit, she was an attention whore.
@Truman Capote: If that's true... or nearly so... it's an Orson Welles level story. :)
I read an interview that her son Michael Hood said she scratched her name off the Oscar before throwing it away.
She wasn't the first actress to consider an Oscar a curse.. One of the very earliest winners, Luise Rainer, who won two in a row, believed that this wrecked her career. She made very few films afterward
Truman Capote I agree w her.
Educational television indeed. I have learned a lot from this show. ❤
What a great show of respect: everyone stood up to shake hands with the elderly Emma.
Anna Kaminski I do think you're right but nevertheless if they hadn't she would've had to bend forward awkwardly to teach their hand while remaining seared and she even might've fallen over the table! Not great for television!! So I think it's common sense as well as gestural.
I was just about to make the same remark. But I think Dave may be right that it was also practical.
STFU
The gentlemen always stood to shake hands. The ladies stood only for another lady who was obviously their elder. The great thing about etiquette is that it is often based on common sense and practicality.
Sad that today, the elderly (regardless of their income bracket) are not given the respect that they were during the baby boomer era & before.
What a sweet, humble lady Umeki she was. Remember watching The Courtship of Eddie's Father when I was younger.
16:08 Bennett asks who publishes Lee Thayer's mysteries, and praises Dodd, Mead as very good publishers. He's often spoken highly of other firms in his business, and was always an advocate for the whole industry and for libraries as well as booksellers. Dodd, Mead also published Agatha Christie's books in the USA for much of her career.
Ms. Umeki just breaks my heart with that smile!
So elegant and charming ms. umeki❤️
This aired in 1958, not quite 13 years after VJ Day. It is heartening to see that there had been enough reconciliation and comity between the cultures that a Japanese actress could be warmly welcomed and regarded, though I'm sure the panelists and many audience members had lost loved ones in the Pacific.
It is good that we move on... that we value and aspire to some grace.
We need to move on from slavery.
But this was three years before Mickey Rooney as the landlord in 'Breakfast at Tiffany's'...
I loved watching the flea farmer and John Daly absolutely overcome with laughter. I live longer, watching them. Thanks for posting. 😂😎🤣
Me too. ❤
I just love this show!!
I was lucky enough to visit the grave of this beautiful artist, singer, actress in Japan. I adored Miss Umeki and miss Japan very much.
She isn't buried in Japan. She was buried next to her husband Randall Hood in Licking, Missouri.
Ureschi gozaimasu
Alexandria Ramos BOONE CREEK CEMETERY ALMOST IN THE MIDDLE LAST ROW
If you adore her so much you might want to find out who’s grave you visited in Japan because it sure wasn’t Miyoshi Umeki’s.
Lee Thayer lived past 100 - wrote 60 books and was also an artist
And isn't it odd - Putnam acquired Berkley Books in 1965; Dodd, Mead sold out to Thomas Nelson in 1981, who sold them to Putnam Berkley in 1988, who sold themselves to Penguin in 1996, who got merged with Random House by Bertelsmann in 2013. Unfortunately I don't think she's still in print, but in a way, Bennett wound up publishing her, anyway.
It was so nice and very courteous for the panel to stand up for Ms.Thayer,indicating,a sign of respect.People,presently,do not show much respect toward each other,sadly.I hope that improves,and becomes a norm,once again,in American society.
No, instead they give every mediocre public performance of any kind a standing ovation.
Civility and manners, not to mention common courtesy fell victim to the steamroller of deconstructionism launched during the 60s. Everything has been reduced to the lowest common denominator in pursuit of fake egalitarianism. I miss those days.
Miyoshi Umeki's so adorable and I love watching her in Sayonara (1957) (May 8, 1929 - August 28, 2007)
Robert Ryan was an underrated actor.
I think he chose roles offered to him thoughtfully. I too, believe a brilliant actor.
He was a great and, I think, a very thinking actor. All his roles were meaningful and forces us to think after the movie ends.
I recognize him and his name, but that’s all . What movies did you enjoy him in?
Not anymore! Borrowed from good ole Wiki...
"Robert Bushnell Ryan was an American actor and activist. Known for his portrayals of hardened cops and ruthless villains, Ryan performed for over three decades. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in the film noir drama Crossfire. Wikipedia
Born: November 11, 1909, Chicago, IL
Died: July 11, 1973, New York, NY
Height: 6′ 4″
Spouse: Jessica Cadwalader (m. 1939-1972"
They had 3 children and 4 grandchildren
There's gotta be some more family heritage by now.
I had squat. I die alone. Some lives are like mine is.
It's a shame that most people only remember Miyoshi Umeki for playing Mrs. Livingston the maid on THE COURTSHIP OF EDDIES FATHER. It's also a shame that she left show-biz after COURTSHIP got canceled. It's even MORE of a shame that Miyoshi was such an underrated Academy Award-winning actress!! Arigato, Miyoshi!!!! You've done humanity proud for your being who you were!!
first time i saw her was from sayonara
I remember her way before WML as a lovely woman who was in some famous movies and also a wonderful singer who appeared on American television. Such sweetness and beautiful voice!
Hell with that, listen to her sing on some of those Japanese film clips. And yes, "Mrs. Livingston" brought me here...😀
Not Necessarily.
Please forgive me for another shame I discovered just now, if necessary. I wanted to provide your wonderful comment a 'thumbs up' award with the rest many other people had, but the #44 is sort of special for me and that's where you're at right now at the moment; I didn't want to be the one to break the spell myself. So, I thought I'd leave a thoughtful reply for your comment instead...
I could bet a finger i saw Miss Umeki play a victim on The Untouchables, but sadly, I could be mistaken because as you said, "It's a shame that most people only remember Miyoshi Umeki for playing Mrs. Livingston the maid on THE COURTSHIP OF EDDIES FATHER'... me being one of those 'most people', too. Well, I think so but honestly don't recall. I know if I saw her in something else that I was captivated by her charm and her adult innocence.
Thanks for using that Japanese word "Arigato". I haven't heard that word since the 70's when I lived in Eagle Rock, CA ... a name I drop just in case any old friends are lurking about TH-cam. They all liked Miyoshi Umeki, so who knows. Okay, I purposely learned how to say "Life is good!" in simple Chinese so I could spring it on an elderly neighbor when he arrived back from his Hong Kong business. Covid had just been declared and flights were getting canceled, so if he was allowed onto a plane, then life would indeed be good! He didn't speak Chinese like I assumed. You should have seen my face when I stated, "Shenghuo Hen Hao!" and he blinked, then said, "Huh?"
I'll stop being "fun knee" now. Always leave 'em wanting more, never less! Maine said to sing "Hello" for it. I can't do that on a keyboard though! Can I get you to sing 'hello' to yourself from the great state of Maine? Maybe in the key of "E"? If you have a guitar, break it out for the occasion! "Live well, LAUGH often, Love much". I have a sweet long wooden sign stating just that.
Heavens to Murgatroid ! I don't think I ever saw the late great actor Robert Ryan on a game show ! He's been one of my favorite stars for as long as I can remember ! A gifted performer and VERY intelligent gentleman. Thank you so much for uploading this very entertaining episode !! :-)
Holy Underwear, Batman ! Deputy Dawg ? That brings back some really fun memories of my 60s childhood ! Haven't thought about that TV cartoon in many moons ! Thanks a LOT for your comment ! :-)
@David Pinegar During my 60s childhood, Deputy Dawg would be shown on weekday mornings on various local stations over the years. :-)
Hey, Huckleberry, me, Mr. Magoo, Magilla Gorilla and Snagglepus enjoyed Top Cat and Adam Ant until Johnnie Quest grew us all a bunch of bigger cartoon brains. But then Josie and the Pussycats sorta grew it back down where we always liked it anyways. That's where we met The Flintstones and The Jetsons! We go over for BBQ and Protein Pills all the time now.
Miss Umeki would debut in Rodgers & Hammerstein's "Flower Drum Song" later in 1958, in December, where she played a young Chinese woman, and she played the same role again in the 1961 film adaptation of the same name. She could definitely sing and enjoyed playing in musicals -- she had been a night club singer in Japan after World War II ended. She won that Best Supporting Actress Oscar for "Sayonara" and remains the one and only Asian woman to have one an Oscar for acting. As a footnote, I point out they had a difficult time finding sufficient Asian actors to fill all the roles in the Broadway version of "Flower Drum Song", and one of the parts featured Larry Blyden made up to look Chinese. Blyden was the second panel moderator of the syndicated version of "What's My Line?" in the early 1970's. Miss Umeki, reportedly, had a very nice sense of humor and loved singing. She began her career in Japan as a night club singer, having been impressed with big band singers such as Doris Day and Dinah Shore, as well as singers like Patti Page and Peggy Lee.
It's nice to have someone give some background to someone I otherwise wouldn't have known. Thanks.
She was a frequent guest on variety shows of period. Dinah Shore, Andy Williams, Giselle MacKenzie, and others. She also played the role of Mrs. Livingston on the TV program The Courtship of Eddie's Father. She retired shortly after the cancelation of the show.
@@robertcollins7025 👍
Youn Yuh-jung from Minari has since won an Oscar for acting, so the one fact no longer stands.
*nightclub *to have won an Oscar
Robert Ryan, one of my all time favourite actors.
Ironically enough, less than 7 months later, Miyoshi Umeki would open on Broadway, playing Mei Li in the premiere production of Rodgers and Hammerstein's FLOWER DRUM SONG.
Great show, by the way; I think that Robert Ryan does a good job as guest panelist on this one. And did you notice that ALL of the panelists stood up to shake Emma Thayer's hand as she exited following her guest appearance?
I loved watching the flea farmer and John Daly absolutely overcome with laughter. I live longer, watching them. Thanks for posting. 😂😎🤣 10:19
Miss Umeki went on to TV fame as Mrs. Livingston on "The Courtship of Eddie's Father". Oddly enough, she lived her last years in a small rural town in South Central Missouri.
Her fame was in Sayanora, which she won an oscar for, prior to courtship of eddie's father.
Why is that odd she lived in Missouri? That's where her son lived.
martin woyzeck
Only Asian actress to ever win an Academy Award.
Mr. Vaughn thanks for that info. I thought her name was familiar but not for theater as I was 1 yr. old at this show ‘s air date but loved Courtship of Eddie’s Father. The info you discover on this show not to mention seeing such well known stars much younger is just amazing. I love it.
@@Rick_Sanchez_C137_ Nancy Kwan didn't win one for Suzie Wong? That's surprising.
@@clffliese26 Wikipedia says Nancy Kwan did not.
Robert Ryan was such a great actor.
He was also a boxer. I read that ( Duke ) John Wayne was afraid of him.
joelombrdo Convincing.
17 year run this program had and they NEVER got the problem of the panel and guests not able to hear each other. Amazing.
At times, You'd think that most of the guests were hard of hearing.
And the problem of seating when there was more than one guest at a time.
@@horatiohornblower5626 I think I recall they had the whole The Sound of Music people, or I meant some of them.... mostly standing.
But sweet lovers Lucy and Desi could have taken just a chair and one lap.
Robert Ryan was a superb dramatic actor. I always enjoyed watching him as he dominated the screen with his presence.
Ryan who was more often than not cast in a film as a hard case or borderline nut job was known around Hollywood as the nicest kindest guy you could ever hope to meet. Fantastic actor..
I also loved Robert Ryan, who could play a convincing monster in any genre! The fact that he was a loving family man and good citizen all his life is further proof of his immense talent.
@@qkhost One of his finest and chilling performances was his role in the film: ‘Crossfire,’ where he portrayed the character of ‘Montgomery,’ a deranged and anti semitic psychopath.
Amazing! I didn't have any idea that Mrs Livingston was so accomplished.
I love that they all stood out of respect for Miss. Emma.
She was such a beautiful lady...a true flower indeed.
I note that Arlene shot herself in the foot by asking Miyoshi Umeki "Were you born on the Asiatic continent?" rather than "Were you born in Asia?" Japan is part of Asia, but the entire country is situate on a group of islands, so it's absolutely not on the Asiatic continent.
Wrong...Japan is part of the Asiatic continent, just because it lies off the coast doesn't make it a Pacific island anymore than saying if you're born in Long Island, NY you weren't born in North America.
So those of you who agree would assume anyone born in Queens NY, or Brooklyn NY or Prince Edward Island are not born on the North American continent.
What? What were your geography grades in school?
Japan is part of the Asiatic continent. Just like the Phillipines is.
What are you talking about???
So Hawaii isn't part of the North American continent?
@@martinwoyzeck2634 The word continent can be used as mainland in opposition to islands.
@@markxxx21 Things were more defined back then that it wasn't all encompassing. That's why they went to an island question instead of the continental question. Great Britain is certainly part of Europe as a whole, but Mr Cerf asked about GB after having asked about the European continent. They were seen as separate.
I watched The Courtship of Eddie’s Father also. I’m so glad I can watch these videos if Miyoshi Umeki. I’ve live in Japan for many years but I have seen nothing about her on Japanese tv. Can’t understand that.
I can never stop being fascinated by John's hair.
Agreed! It's a work of art! :D
I came to see miyoshi😁
Lee Thayer (born Emma Redington Lee) was, I find, the author of such novels as The Mystery of the Thirteenth Floor (1919); That Affair at "The Cedars" (1921); Q. E. D. (1922); Counterfeit (1933); Sudden Death (1935); Dead End Street, No Outlet (1936); Last Trump (1937); and A Man's Enemies (1937). All these titles are online at Archive dot org or Haithi Trust. She lived on after this show for another decade and a half and died only a few months before her 100th birthday. Although she wrote 60 books, "she is largely forgotten today," as one website notes. There is no Wikipedia biography for her.
Someone should create one!
When she went to the panel to shake their hands, I liked that Dorothy and Arlene stood up also. That's what you call giving respect to the elderly!
romeman01
I wondered if any movies were made from her stories.
@@steveo288 they all also stood in then recent episodes for an elderly female bartender and an elderly female song and dance performer
Remember Ms Miyoshi Umeki visiting Puerto Rico in 1965-1966. She was real received & came to like Puerto Ricans. Of course the interviewer, long gone Luis Vigoreaux, whose English was not always clear, spoke to her in a local tv show then ['Rambler Redenvouz']. But she was humble & respectful. Love her. & still do. 😌😌🥲🥲
I love Miyoshi Umeki, one of the sweetest girls I have ever met in the movies.
@16:04: Wow, kudos to John for correctly pronouncing "forte". That's a rare feat.
Miss Umeki always seemed so sweet. She did several things in which she was excellent. Unfortunately parts for Japanese actors in the US were not a dime a dozen. Her talents should have been used much more on Eddie's Father. I wonder why she never returned to Japan where I am assuming she would have had a better opportunity to act. She had one son, a police officer, who unfortunately died by suicide, but she had three grandchildren. The same can be said for Nancy Kwan, Scots-Chinesse, another talented lady who found that work was no longer available either in Britain and the US. She also lost a son, to AIDS he had contracted from his girlfriend. Such a shame, two beautiful, talented ladies, we should have seen more of in the entertainment business.
The way John enjoyed himself in the first segment with the flea man was wonderful to watch. He laughed so hard.
"Could be a cockroach."
Dorothy: "WHAT would you breed THEM for?"
Me: *falls over laughing* She sounded almost indignant over that suggestion.
I have to say I really appreciate the 'newer' format of taking the contestant straight into the game - not making them walk to the panel, not explaining the rules if they already know them - then letting the contestant 'meet' the panel on their way out. Really does help the pace of the game a LOT compared to the earlier years. As a viewer, it gets old hearing the rules explained again and again, and that time lost while the contestant was walking to the panel was boring. This is a lot better - and they get the same 'experience' on the way out, but for us, the pace of the game is already moving on.
N. . ...... .
what a charming lovely woman , I'm in love
We are two now.
I'm pretty sure crime mysteries are entertainment. There are literary works like "Crime and Punishment" which have a crime in them, but there's hardly any "mystery" in them
GASP!!!! Arlene is repeating this Scaasi ensemble from a previous episode! ;)
That dress has been preserved. There are color photos of it on the net.
Noticed that as well, but she wears it, like everything else, very well.
Look how Dorothy and Arlene stood to shake hands with Mrs. Thayer.....very classy.
Loved the flower drum song
Dorothy was so brilliant. It is very sad how she passed.
Interesting that if the first gentleman were to say he was from Orlando a few decades later, the first question would be if he was connected with an amusement park.
"Smaller than Steve Allen's bread box." Good job, Bennett Cerf!
Omg - one of the guests was born in the 1870's!!
Many of them are on WML
She wrote her first mystery in 1919, "Mystery of the Thirteenth Floor".
There were a few guests who were born in the 1860s and at least one MG -- Frank Lloyd Wright
@21:42: John stated the name before it was guessed (though Mrs. Kilgallen clearly had it nailed).
I'm wondering if he wanted to spare them (and the guest) the embarrassment of mangling an unfamiliar foreign name.
Arlene Francis is incredibly beautiful.
I was in my Moms tummy when this was aired. I really enjoy this show and would like to think she saw this episode !
Acting genius.
Mrs. Thayer,84 here,went on to live till 1973.
And she died at 99.
Would love to see a new WML!
karrskarr
They couldn’t do it in today’s retardedly PC environment... can’t ask people where they are from or what they do without supposedly being xenophobic, racist, sexist, etc.
Ron n. Karrskarr. Where would you get the stars for the mystery guests.
@@ronnelson6007 Reminds me of the episode with Gary Crosby. He stumped the panel then joked about whether he was actually a celebrity. He'd been in a few movies, but probably not as a major star and it was 8 years before he'd be recurring on Adam-12. He also had the misfortune of being better known as the son of Bing than for the accomplishments he made for himself.
They would ruin it with sexual innuendos nowadays
@@Superduper666 Yes I would presume so, prolly with Kim K to start it off lol
At 06:52, Dorothy Kilgallen was correct, a flea does have 4 legs.
It also has 2 legs, too!
Now, had she asked, "Does it ONLY have four legs?" she would have lost her sweet turn. Big difference in questions being asked and John Daly should have picked it up and ran funny with it!
I used the word, "correct" because 'right' refers to an arm, leg or maybe direction. I wish I got a sudden knock on the door saying I won some money for saying all this, but stuff like that only happened when the world was still black and white.
Didn't know about Lee Thayer. Wrote her last novel in 66 at 92! I'll have to see if I can find d one of her novels somewhere.
21:11 - "AHHHHH! It's Suki-yaki Time!" - Arlene Francis
This was aired about a week before I was born.I wonder if my mom watched it.....
We miss the manners of that era when seniors, the clergy, and judges were shown respect.
These last 2 episodes, Dorothy sounded like she had a cold
Interesting to have a contestant from Orlando before Disney took over that city.
The ladies stood up for Mrs Thayer. I guess they only stood up for priests, old people, and (some) foreign dignitaries.
They stood up for several members of the US government, including Senator Margaret Chase Smith and Henry Cabot Lodge. I seem to recall that they also stood up for several generals and admirals.
Let's save up and buy some fleas. What a luxury item!
Arlene looks gorgeous!
ビックリしたのはロバートライアンの口から山口淑子の名前が出たことです。50年代アメリカでの有名人は今とは全く違っていた事に気付きました。ナンシー梅木は日本では忘れられた女優です。ジェームス繁田と早川雪舟等再評価があって欲しい。
How does being mystery novelist not fall under the category of entertainment? What other purpose would you have other than to give people enjoyment from your stories? If it was something like a dictionary or reference book, I would agree that wasn’t entertaining.
I guess she might consider what she writes literature rather than entertainment, although I think that would be a bit pretentious.
Good point!
Yes, Robert Ryan only had one wife, unusual for stars in those days. Sadly he died of lung cancer at 76, probably from smoking.
Mrs. Thayer: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee_Thayer
I remember when I had to take handwriting class
It was called PENMANSHIP....I did quite well in it..today they don't know what cursive means...
The baseball announcer would have been interesting to explore.
Robert Ryan played a cousin of my dad in the movies.
Time stamp DR WHO. 2.40 Havard University
National Lampoon
Mrs. Thayer was darling!
Arlene, that dress!
Why did they laugh at the question about singing?
They must have signalled Miss Umeki to take the pretty ornament out of her hair, it did flash in the light. I missed it when it was removed. A flower would have been better. Loved her traditional dress.
1 million Spanish...gosh
Thayer is 84 here and she lived to age 99.
Would've been nice if after candidate 1's exit , John would scratch himself from time to time
I find it puzzling why Dorothy Kilgalen stood for this lady novelist but not for Billy Graham.
@@christinecatt5391 excuse me....Billy Graham did not live in a mansion....far from it...he lived in a nice house in the NC mountains but NOT in a mansion! He was very humble....he and his wife were buried in caskets made by prisoners...very modest and low cost.
The eddicot of the day was, women don't stand to shake hands except in respect to the elderly, royalty and those of the highest office. Men always stood to shake hands with everyone. Also a man didn't presume to shake a woman's hand upon introduction unless she offered hers.
Billy Graham? He wasn't in this episode.
@@spankduncan1114etiquette, you mean
@jasonbarnett7747 thank you, I knew it was wrong, but neither I nor spell check could figure it out.
I love the program, but I hate it when they try to cram in a guest in 90 seconds, especially an interesting one.
The nature of the format and the live TV aspect make it difficult, but you would think that after 8 years of the show they would have found some way to make sure it doesn't happen!
Her Oscar disappeared and has never been found .
The comments on Miss Umeki and Mrs. Thayer are very interesting and pleasant. But if you're"touchy" about UN-informed comments, especially regarding geography or biology, you might want to skip many of these. There is an extraordinary amount of not only ignorance but arrogance in setting forth their "opinions".
21:10 Goodness me.
Does anyone know if Bennett Cerf was a Yankees fan?
From previous shows, he seems to have been a fan of the New York Giants. But this show, of course, is the year after the Giants departed for San Francisco. I don't know to whom he transferred his allegiance.
John Yang
There's an episode from 1963 where he and John Daly are talking about how excited they are that the Mets were playing well at that point. I'm guessing that he transferred his allegiance to the Mets when they came into being in 1962 and was probably a Yankees fan (at least of sorts since they were the only local team at that time) between the departure of the Giants in '58 and the birth of the Mets in '62.
+TomasTigre
There's no way to know for sure what any Dodgers or Giants fan did when those two teams moved to the West Coast. For those who switched their allegiance to the Yankees, most likely they remained Yankee fans when the Mets came into existence in 1962. After all, they were rooting for the current World Champions and the Mets were terrible until 1969.
My family rooted for the Brooklyn Dodgers. My parents didn't root for much of anyone from 1958-61. My best recollection is that they rooted for the team that was playing the Yankees when we watched on TV. My brother and I remained Dodger fans for many years. He finally switched to the Mets some years ago, but will still root for the Dodgers against anyone else. I remain a die-hard Dodger fan to this day.
In the memoir/biography published after his death he stated he was a Giants fan since his childhood. But he loved sports of all kinds.
The Asiatic continent was a little misleading. Japan is certainly considered part of Asia and technically is part of the continental shelf.
It is not a part of the asian continent. Contrast the question about Asia with the one about Europe in which Bennett says "on the European continent." When we say "continental Europe" we refer to the contiguous land mass so its the same thing with Asia.
Did Daly just give away the name of the mystery guest at 21:41? How did that happen?
He knew that the panel had identified her, but were just stumbling on her name, since it's Japanese. That's the only reason he said it.
What's My Line? Thank you for clarifying.
Japanese entertainers weren't widely accepted into the American film and television industry way back during the 1950's, like they are now. We have come a long way since.
***** Actually Asians still aren't that accepted particularly males. In fact they're less visible on TV and in movies than blacks. But it's true things are better today than in the '50s.
***** they seemed to have alot of Japanese guests on the show in the 50s and always wondered how people treated them after wwII.
Not very well according to some Japanese who harbor feelings of revenge for Pearl Harbor.
Isn't writing or reading stories one of the Muses? Amusement is a yes?
Wow, hell hath frozen over. They had two Gentiles on the panel for this show. Trivia Robert Ryan sublet his apartment in the Dakota to John Lennon and Yoko Ono. The Dakota was obviously cursed because Ryan only lived to be 63 and we all know what happened to Mia Farrow there.
This guy can't snswer the the questions truthfully
is Miyoshi Umeki the actress in THE COURTSHIP of EDDIES FATHER ? with bill bixby
+jessie james Yes, Ms Umeki is Mrs Livingston on Courtship of Eddie's Father.
thanks.. shes so pretty
How come the last contestants last name is O'brian?
Maybe it is me but some of these guessing games from this era....60 years ago...would be so inappropriate, today. I mean, when Umeki says she is from Japan and one of the panel says "It's sukiyaki time"...I almost fell off my chair (as much as I enjoy sukiyaki)...and that they couldn't pronounce her name...though she won an oscar, etc..? Oh dear. It's not a complicated name. Anyway, I just cannot imagine some of these questions and responses and reactions happening today!
I'm pretty sure flees do in fact fly and not just jump. Those crazy curves cannot be done in a jump.
Fleas don't have wings.
@@skivermont4128 Oh, I got lost in translation, whoops! I was thinking of flies the entire time (German "Fliege" sounds similar to flea...)
@6:56: The questions about 4 and 2 legs should've both received a "Yes". Anything with more than 4 legs has 2 and 4 legs. It'd have been "No" if they'd asked about having _only_ (or no more than) 2 or 4 legs.
Tsk. Come on, John. :)
19:28 Why does Miss Miyoshi put of her Japanese hair ornaments?
Looves Jf. It seemed to be interfering with her hearing, possibly tingling in her ear.
＠sleb99 So that's it!
Was Japanese hair ornaments annoying because they made a rattling sound?
Thank you very much for your answer.
I think that someone offstage signaled her to remove it because the light reflecting from it was causing distracting flashes on camera.
@@bobbuethe1477 OK, I got it. Thanks a lot for your answer.
Probably making noise in her ear
These people don't consider Japan part of Asia?
It is not a part of the asian continent. Contrast the question about Asia with the one about Europe in which Bennett says "on the European continent." When we say "continental Europe" we refer to the contiguous land mass so its the same thing with Asia.
At what point did we go from pronouncing "forte" correctly as fort to incorrectly as for tay?
December 14th, 1973, at 3:42am Greenwich Mean Time.
Forte
French = "fort"
Italian = "for-tay" (musical term)
@@WhatsMyLine LOL!!
How did the flea guy not know that ALL insects fly, at least for one part of their life cycle if not all the time?
www.thebugsquad.com/fleas/do-fleas-fly/
For all general purposes, fleas do not fly, and it was clear that they were separating them from insects that, as a general purpose, do fly.
Fleas cannot fly as they do not have wings, but they can jump many times longer than their own body length. Thus, they are able to jump onto a passing animal or human and latch on their body hair and skin.
@@gbrumburgh Are fleas insects? If so, they have wings at some point of their life cycle. But perhaps they're arachnids?
The casual racism is cringeworthy “It’s Sukiyaki time.” Seriously, Arlene!
Sukiyaki is a respectable seasoned meat and vegetables dish and it is also the title if a popular song, both originating in Japan. Is reference to anything associated with a race, ethnicity or culture to be considered racist or cringeworthy? As an American should I cringe upon hearing “hamburger and shake” or “turkey?”
It is almost certainly a reference to a catchphrase. Some sort of advertising campaign. Can’t find it online but I’m sure there are people out there who remember it.
@@igkoigko9950 Thank you! That was perfectly said.
How Miyoshi Umeki must have resented having to perpetuate Americans' stereotypes of Japanese women just so she could advance her career.