Carmen Miranda on Jimmy Durante Show - Her last performance, 1955
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 23 พ.ย. 2012
- This is the last appearance of Carmen Miranda. During the show, she had a sudden kind of nausea, but decided to continue. She died in the early hours of the following day, 5th August 1955, victim of a heart attack, at the age of 46.
At 24.20, Carmen says 'I'm out of breath" and touches her chest. Then she continues with the show, blowing kisses as she exits.
After she says, “I’m out of breath” Durante immediately says, “I’ll take your lines”. Ever the professional and thoughtful trooper. She died that night in her sleep of a massive heart attack. It’s believed she had one on stage there. They say he was the kindest man in show business. Ethel Merman said in a late in her life interview that he’d help out ANYONE he thought was in need. Big stars to stage hands. Not loans. Gifts. A very generous and thoughtful man. Who knew. Goodnight Carmen, and Goodnight Mr. Durante, where ever you are.
Bless her heart . . she suffered so much, working so hard, taking pills to get up, sleep, then electroshock therapy for her depression. Still a trooper until the end . .with that FAMOUS SMILE . . May she never be forgotten . . .RIP Carmen! <3
24:05 suffers her first heart attack, she would be gone less than twelve hours later from a second. How brave and determined Ms. Miranda was to carry on with the show. That is a true star.
After she went to her knee you can see by her abdomen that she was laboring in breath. At 24: 47 she makes a brief gesture towards the middle of her chest. She was dying and didn't know it but the show had to go on..Carmen.
To me (and I mean this sincerely), Carmen completing the filming of that segment was a tremendous athletic accomplishment and could be considered a more remarkable feat than Willis Reed coming onto the court with a bum thigh in Game 7 of the '70 NBA Finals and Kerri Strug sticking her vault on a bad ankle in the '96 Olympics...And what makes Carmen's performance even more amazing is that she was smiling ear-to-ear right to the end of the episode.
weird watching this. she was literally dying.
First addressing Old Gold Ciarettes Ad: How many died from this " Gold"...I will never forget Carmen Miranda. She was one of a kind.
I have had three heart attacks. One was where I ran out of breath and had to sit down. I feel so sorry for her because little was known about all of the symptoms of a heart attack. Most people imagine the stereotype of someone clutching their chest in agony. While that scenario can be true, women especially can have completely different symptoms than men and they don’t realize that they are in serious trouble because women and men can have milder symptoms and still be having a heart attack.
She had a heart attack and passed away later that night. RIP.
"Goodnight Jimmy..."
Carmen truly came from that era that the show must go on, rest in peace miss Miranda.
Definitely one of the first signs of a heart attack, out of breath. Breaks my heart knowing this was her last performance. I loved when they put her in bugs bunny cartoons, so wonderful to watch.
Amazing ad lib by Durante. Pulls everyone up to the front and does Miranda's lines. All the while she smiles and sings while having a heart attack. Incredible.
Durante's show was on film by this time, and Carmen passed away only hours after the filming. They played the show after her death. You can see her almost lose it during the dance sequence, but recovered and finished the show with a big smile like the trouper she was.
Awesome show! To think that she suffered a heart attack during that show and died the next day it is so sad...God bless her!
Here in 2020. I only realized today that when I watched her movies as a child.. she'd already passed away. RIP..she worked hard.
24:02
that darling woman kept on going despite her pain, i bet she knew she was very ill and was on her way out. God Bless you Carmen!
That moment when she does fall on her knees. God that was so hard to see. She was a gem.