FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT, he mentioned his Price Tower. It’s in Bartlesville, OK and I actually won a Grand Prize 2 night stay there in 2009. It was awesome !
Wow! The great Frank Lloyd Wright was born in 1867 and here he is on television at the age of 89. One of the greatest -- if not THE greatest -- architect of the 20th century. "What's My Line?" was always a cut above the usual game shows.
I had the honor of seeing Liberace in live performance at the West Palm Beach Auditorium. He wore a sequined jacket as usual, and after the show, after he was gone, I found a little sequin that had popped off his jacket! What a souvenir!!😅😅
Frank Lloyd Wright came in all skeptical. Then he became intrigued with their nuanced questions. Then he was humble/showed his humanity. I have a new-found appreciation for the man!
Such a nice show of respect for Frank Lloyd Wright by Dorothy and Arlene to stand to greet him. One of the very few times that they have stood for any guest. The other time being for Elenor Roosevelt.
My dad worked on his TV show in the 50s and gave my dad an autographed set of records. I still have it and it's the same signature with piano and candelabra.
This, for me this is the most extraordinary WML episode ever. What game show of today would have a leading architect, much less one one of greatest in human history as a guest? This particular show so reflects it's own time so well. How could we imagine Frank Lloyd Wright and Liberace on the episode?
I am a designer, and I too love the architecture of FLW. However, he was not financially and otherwise responsible for his children/family, and that is a huge turn off. Typical lowlife narcissist. Ruins everything. 🤨
@@dabneyoffermein595 Yes...the Price Tower in Bartlesville Oklahoma for the Phillips 66 oil company. Wright only completed 2 vertical buildings ...the other being the Johnson Wax Research Tower in Racine Wisconsin. Both of which I have visited and are spectacular.
So excited - I was a newborn when this show aired. What is amazing is that Mr. Frank Lloyd Wright’s Arizona home/architecture school is very close to my home here in Scottsdale, AZ. Love seeing him in person.
Lee Liberace was the ultimate entertainer. I had the opportunity to see him live in February 1979 in Atlanta, Georgia. There had been an ice storm and only 50 people showed up for the concert. He told us it was the second smallest audience he had ever performed for and that he was going to do the whole show. And what a show it was. He said that those who weren't able to make it because of the weather to mail their ticket to him and he would send them an album.
It's surprising that I've never even heard his name before, other than in that song "Mr. Sandman" come to think of it. That must have been the loudest applause ever on What's My Line, wow!
That's a great memory, but I've got to ask. Did you really believe back then he was straight? Was Scott Thorson there, if so was it before or after his facial surgery?
Liberace got audited by the IRS and was told he could not deduct his costumes as a business expense because he could wear them offstage. He put on one of his more elaborate ones and had his chauffeur drop him off two blocks from his meeting. He walked to the IRS building, stopping traffic for miles. The auditor gave him the deduction.
Chase Lewis no wasn’t made up. He even said it in one of a talk show he was in that he showed up at the IRS with one of his costumes on and after that they let him do a tax write off.
Well that could be said for all costumes worn in plays or other live performance shows. A person COULD wear an elephant suit or the costume of the King of Siam offstage, just as Liberace could wear his elaborate costumes offstage. But nobody would, and so of course they are business expenses. I am glad Liberace fixed that auditor's wagon! I am sure show costumes cost thousands even way back then.
This was broadcast less than a year after I was born. I don’t remember ever having seen footage or heard the voice of Mr. Wright. What a treasure this little panel show turned out to be…
Arguably the most cerebral show of its kind of all time. Getting the level of genius represented by Frank Lloyd Wright and the Liberace Brothers all in one episode is the proverbial icing on the cake.
@@michaelcelani8325 Benny Hill was a comedy/variety show and not a panel game show. Learn the difference. And yes, there were plenty of panel game shows in the UK during the same time.
"FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT" wow! He was once a grandpa that everybody wants one. Love him and love what he did. He was a real artist. This is a first time I hear his voice and its amazing! thanks for sharing!
Frank Lloyd Wright ran off from his first family. And another family he had with another woman was murdered by his cook. I don't know if he's the grandpa everyone wants.
I love seeing the twinkle in Dorothy's eyes as she hugs the puppet (Jerry Mahoney). Such an awesome and cute moment. So nice to see Dorothy in a very happy moment. RIP dear Dorothy 😢
Frank Lloyd Wright....wow....I went to see his house in Arizona. Just beautiful and very different. Liberace that signature was just astonishing. RIP to both of them.
I live in Manchester, NH, and grew up in the neighborhood where two Frank Lloyd Wright houses are located. One of them is now a museum. The other is still a private residence. They are both beautiful, exquisite homes.
Mock his personal life all you want, Liberace was pure gold. A brilliant entertainer and a master pianist. I've heard his parties were legendary and he was an incredible cook. I think he would've been an amazing guy to have known personally. RIP Lee.
For people who mocked Liberace, he told them that he always laughed all the way to the bank. He was very successful and he really knew how to entertain without taking himself too seriously.
As a young child my mother would let me stay up to watch Liberace's show. Why? Because I waited till the end when, on a close up camera, he would wink into the TV and I thought he was winking just for me, lol. The innocence of childhood. He was an amazing entertainer and pianist.
Frank Lloyd Wright, born 1867. Yes the 1950s were a long-time ago. Children born during the Civil War were still alive when this show aired. It's a great look into our past, and the sense of decency in the panel, Daly and Wright is something good to ponder.
The Civil War ended in 1865, so he was not alive during the Civil War. By 1956, a baby born in 1865 would be 91 and have no memory of the war. I doubt there were many with actual living memories of the war by 1956. Few people lived to such a great age back then.
A couple of months after this episode, the last surviving Union veteran of the Civil War died. Albert Woolsen was 106 years old when he passed away on August 2, 1956. He enlisted as a drummer boy with the 1st Minnesota Heavy Artillery Regiment in October 1864 after his father died of wounds sustained at Shiloh. Three men claiming to be Confederate veterans were still alive at the time of this show, but their claims of having served were highly questionable and were supported by no documentary evidence. The last confirmed Confederate veteran was Pleasant Crump, who died in 1951 at the age of 104. Crump enlisted at age 16 in the 10th Alabama infantry regiment, served the remainder of the war, and was present for Lee's surrender at Appomattox.
So nice to see and hear one of my favorite architects this way. This was the year the work on the Guggenheim Museum started in NYC. It would be finished 3 years later. Unfortunately he died 6 months before opening. A true American legend who influenced many architects here in the Netherlands. I studied his buildings and designs a lot in school for the history in architecture class. Wright influenced the famous dutch Architect (my favorite Dutch architect) Berlage a lot, and especially Dudok, who really created a lot of Wright inspired buildings.
Kentuck Knob was just completed around the time that this aired. I'm so lucky to have gotten to tour it, and his masterpiece, Fallingwater, which is about 10 minutes away.
Frank Lloyd Wright is probably one of, if not the best architect of the modern age. I've always been a fan of Liberace. When I was a little one of 3 years old, he had a TV program every week & I would sit in my little chair in front of the TV and yell' 'Bachie, Bachie!!'....I still consider him one of the best pianists ever.
WOW just WOW. Fantastic to see FLW on a game show. Just extraordinary. I studied his work as part of my degree and had the privilege os staying in one his Chicago properties years ago. A 20thc legend. One of the greatest in history.
I have loved Liberace my entire life. Talk about living out loud, exactly how you want to live. Every person on the planet should be so confident and so accepted. ❤️
I had heard the name Paul Winchell but didn't know anything about him. Whst's My Line is such a fun show to watch, I love it! Thank goodness for modern technology that people of all ages can see it now.
@@secef316 Winchell had some medical training, and invented and patented an artificial heart, together with Dr. Heimlich, who invented the Heimlich maneuver.
If anybody ever doubted what a class act Daly was or that it took skill to do what he did, I think all of that can be put to rest after this stint w/FLW. Wright couldn't hear, and when he could, he was clearly not very comfortable and out of his element. Daly moved it along, kept his cool, and moved as many of the ambiguous answers into the "NO" category in order to get him out of there ASAP (had Dorothy not identified him beforehand). And he STILL made FLW look good! A true professional.
FLW was NOT horrible as a guest. Plus many architects MIGHT PAINT an artist's rendition of the final product. So saying that he painted as part of his job would have been a correct answer.
Daly always gives away the answers. He gives so much information in his qualifications of the yes or no that any clever educated person could guess the answer. It is actually kind of offensive in that it is like a little game played to fool the audience. I find it impossible to watch this show as there is no real game going on. There is a host that gives away the answer when he gets the chance.
I did meet and even had a picture taken of me with Liberace. One of the easiest celebrities to visit with, a true gentleman. He was a gifted performer and really owned the stage and the audience.
I loved hearing Wright speak. Realizing when his speech habits were formed is neat being that he was reaching near 89 or 90 soon. I've read letters from Civil War soldiers in family history and it's still close enough time frame. The manner seems much more elegant than few decades later and this man still spoke as taught.
What an amazing experience this episode has given me. Frank Lloyd Wright is my favorite architect and am a huge fan of his. Such a talented and distinguished man.
@Bud Smith actually, I think it was because she spoke about knowing too much. I read that she spoke openly about what she was going to soon publish. You don't tell the bad guys you are going to take them down before you do it!
I seem to remember someone once said Frank Lloyd Wright was the greatest creative genius the United States ever produced. And I think a good case could be made for that.
DodderingOldMan - One of Frank Lloyd Wright's signature works is near my home in Southern California- the glass chapel. My history of art class at Cal State U. took a field trip to see it in person. How magnificent it was and overlooking the Pacific Ocean.
To see Mr. Wright at the end of his appearance here, greeting the panel with his hand out... admired and revered by not only the panel, but the audience as well. We need more men in our country who are revered, we don't have those any more.
RustyAngel - You are so correct. Honestly, why is it that so few men in the public domain pursue a reputation for civility, kindness and elegance? I think we all know of the main focus of my remark. How do such people gain renown?
Dorothy was brilliant indeed! She would have been an ace detective! Sadly and terribly a fatal flaw was that she apparently leaked what she was working on ....Terrible!
@@Crusader1815 so right, then john steered arlene away from the clue... but as usual dorothy sensed it was relevant, the two of them are quite the dynamic duo.
What with talk shows not quite being popular or plentiful yet in 1956, hard to think of another program that would bring Paul Winchell, Frank Lloyd Wright, and Liberace together in the same place.
There's a video here on YT of Liberace much later in his career, possibly close to the end of his life. His virtuosity and creativity were astonishing. The number of compositions he had in his head verbatim, his ability to mix and blend different compositions, composes and even genres of music on the piano was unbelievable. Add on to that the fact he was a born entertainer who wasn't afraid of MORE and it's easy to understand why he was so beloved.
Huge fan of Frank Lloyd Wright and very interesting to see him on the show. The Price Tower in Bartlesville, Oklahoma is one of his most interesting builds although he originally designed it for a much larger building complex in Manhattan.
I've got a Liberace signed program for which I only paid $20. It has a facsimile autograph, as all his programs did, but he signed it perpendicularly to the facsimile autograph and also personalized it. It is from the 1950s when he still had his TV show.
At 11:43, Frank Lloyd Wright probably gave one of the best compliments ever given this show: "An extraordinarily intelligent show". This from a literal and undisputed genius. He was a great fan of the show and was happy to appear on it.
Jack Decker, I think you are mistaken. --- At 3:46, when Daly has asked him if he is familiar with their scoring, Wright replies. "Somewhat, I watched ONE of the shows, with interest." ---- Someone he knows may have said to him, "If you are going to be on the show, you should at least watch it to see what it is like." And so he did. He watched ONE. ----- He says 'with interest' to be polite, because he has just stated that he is NOT a regular viewer. He has only watched ONE show. At 11:43, as others have stated, it seems he says "Such an extraordinarily intelligent panel."
It would be nice if you could state such a purely negative (and baseless) opinion as an opinion. Just because you don't personally like a musical group doesn't mean they were talentless. And I say this as a person who listens to almost no music outside of traditional jazz. If you can't recognize the musical talent of the Beatles to the extent of feeling a need to call them a "sick talentless joke", I feel sorry for your closed mindedness.
Phil Verry, setting aside their obvious ability as singers and instrumentalists; are you aware if how difficult it is to create vivid, memorable melodies? No offense, but how many songs have you written?
I own a property that this man helped create. It's amazing to be able to see who he was and hear his voice with my own eyes and ears. These videos are a piece of history
This is the episode that first introduced me to WML. A few years ago (2017, I think) I was visiting an exhibit on Frank Lloyd Wright at the MOMA in New York City. There they were playing the FLW segment of the episode on a loop, together with Mike Wallaces's interview from 1957. Both were utterly fascinating. When I got home I looked up WML on TH-cam and I've been hooked ever since.
I’m 30 and I come from an appreciation of both this time and current time…. And as much as I do enjoy the frivolities of celebrities du jour, watching something like this really makes me wish we had some public figures who had some sense of decorum and intelligence… laughing at ignorance is an easy laugh.. I doubt more than half the modern celebrities could even understand to laugh at some of the basic, yet relatively intelligent jokes made during this show, sadly.
Always been such a an admirer of Frank Lloyd Wright . This show as years before I was born and the first time I have ever seen him on the screen speaking ...I will be doing a few searches tonight for more .
I watched this with delight and amusement. To watch Frank Lloyd Wright moving and speaking was a revelation. I will now start looking for all the "old starchitects" to prove my thesis that communication was indeed part of their strategy to spread their ideas and become well known. Very good! thanks!
I wonder what became of the Broadway show he mentioned? My dad took me to see Liberace many years ago when I was a youngster just learning how to play the piano. He came through the audience showing off one of his rings and I remember nice it was of him to talk to me about playing piano and encouraging me. I can't fault anybody that gave what he gave to an audience, which was everything.
I remember seeing one of his shows (on TV) where, before he showed his new ring, he said that since his fans had effectively paid for it, it was only right that they see it. It was not often that a star would share with their fans what was done with the money they paid him/her.
Like many of the comments below I find WML highly addictive. Strange kind of immortality the regulars of this almost 60 year old show have. This episode with Frank Lyoyd Wright nd the one with Salvador Dali are my favorites, watched them multiple times it's never boring, but one would expect that from a Boomer.
The ovation that Liberace got when he signed in was impressive, but no surprise. in 1956 he was very, very popular. Audiences loved him and with good reason. He radiated friendliness.
@@sharksport01 I often think it might be rigged, but on the other hand, the panelists also read the gossip sections of the news and knew who was in town that weekend, which often came into play.
I really like that this show is on here - lots of fun, great look back into history, and the people that were important, and the way people act. Ahhh Thank you!
Liberace invented the phrase laughing all the way to the bank but it was actually crying all the way to the bank. Asked about a particularly vicious review of one of his sold out concerts, Liberace said, "Yes, I read that, I was crying all the way to the bank."
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Just another silly 50’s game show? No, now it’s an historical document, and a little jewel as well. Thank you!
exactly...
Absolutely agree totally 😊
FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT, he mentioned his Price Tower. It’s in Bartlesville, OK and I actually won a Grand Prize 2 night stay there in 2009. It was awesome !
Wow! The great Frank Lloyd Wright was born in 1867 and here he is on television at the age of 89. One of the greatest -- if not THE greatest -- architect of the 20th century. "What's My Line?" was always a cut above the usual game shows.
He was THE HERO of my youth! ♥♥♥♥
Born right after the Civil war😊
I had the honor of seeing Liberace in live performance at the West Palm Beach Auditorium. He wore a sequined jacket as usual, and after the show, after he was gone, I found a little sequin that had popped off his jacket! What a souvenir!!😅😅
Frank Lloyd Wright came in all skeptical. Then he became intrigued with their nuanced
questions. Then he was humble/showed his humanity. I have a new-found appreciation for
the man!
That's why they all stood to shake his hand. Most times only the men would stand.
I like how Liberace just tossed off that piano doodle like it was no big deal
He’s tossed off many things without a doubt
Such a nice show of respect for Frank Lloyd Wright by Dorothy and Arlene to stand to greet him. One of the very few times that they have stood for any guest. The other time being for Elenor Roosevelt.
I recall the ladies also stood for Bishop Fulton Sheen and for Sister Mary Christina, a Roman Catholic nun who worked as a dentist.
My hero as a young girl was Frank Lloyd Wright and here (he was) in living black and white. Amazing and very nostalgic.
Liberace's signature/autograph was absolutely one of a kind!! He sketched out that silhouette of that piano in no time at all!!
My dad worked on his TV show in the 50s and gave my dad an autographed set of records. I still have it and it's the same signature with piano and candelabra.
That's the coolest signature I've ever seen
Who is the "George" they introduce? He looks and sounds like his brother...
@@ratt57 George was his brother and manager
They should have saved that autograph for the panel to see
This, for me this is the most extraordinary WML episode ever. What game show of today would have a leading architect, much less one one of greatest in human history as a guest? This particular show so reflects it's own time so well. How could we imagine Frank Lloyd Wright and Liberace on the episode?
can't mention them in the same breath, really. FLW is a International Icon.
@@gregghanson6095 LIBERACE was and STILL IS an international icon.
@Oona Craig And how has this changed? 🙂
I am a designer, and I too love the architecture of FLW. However, he was not financially and otherwise responsible for his children/family, and that is a huge turn off. Typical lowlife narcissist. Ruins everything. 🤨
@@christinalw19: Sad how one can have a great professional side but a horrible personal life.
Greatest Mystery Guest sign in ever!! Worth watching to just seeing Liberace do a sketch of a piano and candelabra.
LOL +1 That WAS a treat!
That became his combination signature/logo.
Do not purchase. It's fake !
Agreed!
Bob Hope signing in as Bing Crosby was pretty great, as well. One of the panel even guessed Bing Crosby before they got it right.
What an awesome piece of history, right here!!! Frank Lloyd Wright - amazing and I just adored Liberace!!!
Frank Lloyd Wright is one of the greatest and most admired architects in American history
Obviously.
In the world!!
I love his work. He's one of the best, and most influential architects ever! Influenced some in my own designs. Inspirational ✨👏
To bad he was not competent enough to design a roof that would not leak.
@michaelbyrnee9584 Always has to be a Troll on the comments.
Frank is fascinating. He’s old here, but a true legend and important to American history. So glad to see him here! Love and admire his work!
he just designed a tower before this episode, was a work of art
@@dabneyoffermein595 Yes...the Price Tower in Bartlesville Oklahoma for the
Phillips 66 oil company. Wright only completed 2 vertical buildings ...the
other being the Johnson Wax Research
Tower in Racine Wisconsin. Both of
which I have visited and are spectacular.
So excited - I was a newborn when this show aired. What is amazing is that Mr. Frank Lloyd Wright’s Arizona home/architecture school is very close to my home here in Scottsdale, AZ. Love seeing him in person.
@@michaelcelani8325 mormAn
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They say that when 2 FLW home owners first meet, their conversations start" does your roof leak? One of the greatest architects
Lee Liberace was the ultimate entertainer. I had the opportunity to see him live in February 1979 in Atlanta, Georgia. There had been an ice storm and only 50 people showed up for the concert. He told us it was the second smallest audience he had ever performed for and that he was going to do the whole show. And what a show it was. He said that those who weren't able to make it because of the weather to mail their ticket to him and he would send them an album.
What an incredible memory. Most entertainers would cancel. What an extraordinary thing for an entertainer to do!
It's surprising that I've never even heard his name before, other than in that song "Mr. Sandman" come to think of it. That must have been the loudest applause ever on What's My Line, wow!
That's a great memory, but I've got to ask. Did you really believe back then he was straight? Was Scott Thorson there, if so was it before or after his facial surgery?
Saw him in Vegas in the 80’s with the dancing waters. Fantastic
@@Schindlabua And longest applause. But that's. LIBERACE ! love him.
One of the most wonderful thing about the episodes is seeing such icons as FLW actually walk & talk. Thank you for taking the time to share.
things (one of many)
I liked the episode with Dali.
I agree ! I have only ever seen photos of him !
Liberace got audited by the IRS and was told he could not deduct his costumes as a business expense because he could wear them offstage. He put on one of his more elaborate ones and had his chauffeur drop him off two blocks from his meeting. He walked to the IRS building, stopping traffic for miles. The auditor gave him the deduction.
GREAT little story, Sara!
Sara Smith,
LOL!!!!, thanks for sharing.
you made that up
Chase Lewis no wasn’t made up. He even said it in one of a talk show he was in that he showed up at the IRS with one of his costumes on and after that they let him do a tax write off.
Well that could be said for all costumes worn in plays or other live performance shows. A person COULD wear an elephant suit or the costume of the King of Siam offstage, just as Liberace could wear his elaborate costumes offstage. But nobody would, and so of course they are business expenses. I am glad Liberace fixed that auditor's wagon! I am sure show costumes cost thousands even way back then.
This was broadcast less than a year after I was born. I don’t remember ever having seen footage or heard the voice of Mr. Wright. What a treasure this little panel show turned out to be…
Arguably the most cerebral show of its kind of all time. Getting the level of genius represented by Frank Lloyd Wright and the Liberace Brothers all in one episode is the proverbial icing on the cake.
Maybe in the States. There are plenty of cerebral panel shows in the UK, past and present.
@@ct6410 Yes... Like Benny Hill ??
LOL.....
I think that is exactly correct.
@@michaelcelani8325 Benny Hill was a comedy/variety show and not a panel game show. Learn the difference. And yes, there were plenty of panel game shows in the UK during the same time.
I do believe the remark was intended as a jest.
"FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT" wow! He was once a grandpa that everybody wants one. Love him and love what he did. He was a real artist. This is a first time I hear his voice and its amazing! thanks for sharing!
Film actress Anne Baxter's grandpa.
@@americandreamer6092 Your comment here is from 2 years ago but I did not know that! Interesting. Thank you!
Frank Lloyd Wright ran off from his first family. And another family he had with another woman was murdered by his cook. I don't know if he's the grandpa everyone wants.
@@kingofopossums I knew that there would be people here disbarring the name of this architectural genius!
I love seeing the twinkle in Dorothy's eyes as she hugs the puppet (Jerry Mahoney). Such an awesome and cute moment. So nice to see Dorothy in a very happy moment. RIP dear Dorothy 😢
the ladies stand for Frank Lloyd Wright as he is a much older gentlemen. What a different era.
They mostly stood because he is the greatest architect and genius in the field that ever lived.
@@timothyernest6429 Correct, they all stood for Eleanor Roosevelt too. The women only stand for only people with legendary status.
@@timothyernest6429 exactly, he is old but above all a genius
Children have manners as well. Amazing.
@@timothyernest6429 ....he's among the top 4 of all time world history.
My Grandfather was a carpenter who helped build several of Wright's homes in Racine, WI.
That is a cool piece of heritage to have.
So cool!!!
Awesome. Wonder if your Grandfather recognized F L Wright's genius at that time?
@@JDAbelRN Also, grandfather of Anne Baxter.
Please post proof pronto, pics preferred
The panel so impressed by Lloyd Wright. Wonderful.
Best line: “Never mind. We’ll overcome it.”
Put that on a t-shirt.
Frank Lloyd Wright....wow....I went to see his house in Arizona. Just beautiful and very different. Liberace that signature was just astonishing. RIP to both of them.
We saw Talisman West in Phoenix several years ago. My bucket list is to see Falling Water
I live in Manchester, NH, and grew up in the neighborhood where two Frank Lloyd Wright houses are located. One of them is now a museum. The other is still a private residence. They are both beautiful, exquisite homes.
We have one in here in Oklahoma too; most beautiful!
@@oksills Some FLW homes have been demolished!!
Mock his personal life all you want, Liberace was pure gold. A brilliant entertainer and a master pianist. I've heard his parties were legendary and he was an incredible cook. I think he would've been an amazing guy to have known personally. RIP Lee.
For people who mocked Liberace, he told them that he always laughed all the way to the bank. He was very successful and he really knew how to entertain without taking himself too seriously.
@Herbie and Missi Indeed he was. A very good, kind man.
Liberace kicked ass! Awesome talent, great sense of humor, all around good guy. Far as I know, he never hurt anyone. Haters can go fuck themselves.
I begrudgingly watched his Oprah interview and was amazed by his talent and warmth.
He was so entertaining.
I couldn't imagine being fortunate enough to live in one of my favorite Frank Lloyd Wright homes.
What a guest list this show had.
As a young child my mother would let me stay up to watch Liberace's show. Why? Because I waited till the end when, on a close up camera, he would wink into the TV and I thought he was winking just for me, lol. The innocence of childhood. He was an amazing entertainer and pianist.
Frank Lloyd Wright has been an inspiration of mine since I was 9! His work is amazing!
Frank Lloyd Wright, born 1867. Yes the 1950s were a long-time ago. Children born during the Civil War were still alive when this show aired. It's a great look into our past, and the sense of decency in the panel, Daly and Wright is something good to ponder.
So FLR was well over 80 ! That’s really awesome ....this programme for a Brit like me is brilliant.
The way they handled Wright's hearing was so respectful. That kind of respect has completely gone by the wayside unfortunately.
The Civil War ended in 1865, so he was not alive during the Civil War. By 1956, a baby born in 1865 would be 91 and have no memory of the war. I doubt there were many with actual living memories of the war by 1956. Few people lived to such a great age back then.
This was not quite 3 years before he died at age 91, so 87 / 88 yo.
A couple of months after this episode, the last surviving Union veteran of the Civil War died. Albert Woolsen was 106 years old when he passed away on August 2, 1956. He enlisted as a drummer boy with the 1st Minnesota Heavy Artillery Regiment in October 1864 after his father died of wounds sustained at Shiloh.
Three men claiming to be Confederate veterans were still alive at the time of this show, but their claims of having served were highly questionable and were supported by no documentary evidence. The last confirmed Confederate veteran was Pleasant Crump, who died in 1951 at the age of 104. Crump enlisted at age 16 in the 10th Alabama infantry regiment, served the remainder of the war, and was present for Lee's surrender at Appomattox.
Paul Winchell, quite a handsome devil. And Mr Lloyd Wright? One of my lifetime's heroes!! Thank you especially for this episode , Gary! 😘
Yes without Gary's devotion, time, energy these shows wouldn't exist😊
One of the World’s greatest talents. I live in Chicago with many of his masterpieces on view. Thank you for this posting.
So nice to see and hear one of my favorite architects this way. This was the year the work on the Guggenheim Museum started in NYC. It would be finished 3 years later. Unfortunately he died 6 months before opening. A true American legend who influenced many architects here in the Netherlands.
I studied his buildings and designs a lot in school for the history in architecture class. Wright influenced the famous dutch Architect (my favorite Dutch architect) Berlage a lot, and especially Dudok, who really created a lot of Wright inspired buildings.
Kentuck Knob was just completed around the time that this aired. I'm so lucky to have gotten to tour it, and his masterpiece, Fallingwater, which is about 10 minutes away.
Frank Lloyd Wright is probably one of, if not the best architect of the modern age. I've always been a fan of Liberace. When I was a little one of 3 years old, he had a TV program every week & I would sit in my little chair in front of the TV and yell' 'Bachie, Bachie!!'....I still consider him one of the best pianists ever.
AND a SHOW queen. Loved him.
WOW just WOW. Fantastic to see FLW on a game show. Just extraordinary. I studied his work as part of my degree and had the privilege os staying in one his Chicago properties years ago. A 20thc legend. One of the greatest in history.
I have loved Liberace my entire life. Talk about living out loud, exactly how you want to live. Every person on the planet should be so confident and so accepted. ❤️
Paul Winchell was an amazing talent and also a scientific genius. He was by far the best ventriloquist of the period.
He was the best..
I found him annoying
I had heard the name Paul Winchell but didn't know anything about him.
Whst's My Line is such a fun show to watch, I love it! Thank goodness for modern technology that people of all ages can see it now.
I thought he did quite well as a panelist too.
Liberace and Frank Lloyd Wright is a lot of celebrity for one show.
Jonathan C and what’s more amazing is how quickly Dorothy and Arlene got them so fast.
And Paul Winchell is more brilliant than both of them..
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Winchell had some medical training, and invented and patented an artificial heart, together with Dr. Heimlich, who invented the Heimlich maneuver.
@@thetroublewithtrebles1362 Cool. I never knew that.
And both with Wisconsin ties
If anybody ever doubted what a class act Daly was or that it took skill to do what he did, I think all of that can be put to rest after this stint w/FLW. Wright couldn't hear, and when he could, he was clearly not very comfortable and out of his element. Daly moved it along, kept his cool, and moved as many of the ambiguous answers into the "NO" category in order to get him out of there ASAP (had Dorothy not identified him beforehand). And he STILL made FLW look good! A true professional.
good synopsis of what I was thinking about the host's handling of the answers of FLW.
I agree. However usually, as with the 2nd guest, he doesn't give them a chance to answer themselves.
FLW was NOT horrible as a guest. Plus many architects MIGHT PAINT an artist's rendition of the final product. So saying that he painted as part of his job would have been a correct answer.
Daly always gives away the answers. He gives so much information in his qualifications of the yes or no that any clever educated person could guess the answer. It is actually kind of offensive in that it is like a little game played to fool the audience. I find it impossible to watch this show as there is no real game going on. There is a host that gives away the answer when he gets the chance.
@@dovbarleib3256 many architects were and are also painters. visual artists.
I did meet and even had a picture taken of me with Liberace. One of the easiest celebrities to visit with, a true gentleman. He was a gifted performer and really owned the stage and the audience.
I loved hearing Wright speak. Realizing when his speech habits were formed is neat being that he was reaching near 89 or 90 soon. I've read letters from Civil War soldiers in family history and it's still close enough time frame. The manner seems much more elegant than few decades later and this man still spoke as taught.
This was in fact aired 5 days before his 89th birthday!
I agree with your ideas about his way of speaking and the year he was born.
What an amazing experience this episode has given me. Frank Lloyd Wright is my favorite architect and am a huge fan of his. Such a talented and distinguished man.
Dorothy was always so intuitive and smart; it was really hard to get anything by her.
@Bud Smith actually, I think it was because she spoke about knowing too much. I read that she spoke openly about what she was going to soon publish. You don't tell the bad guys you are going to take them down before you do it!
Yep!
They killed her for it.
Dorothy was a investigative reporter for years 😊
Daly is such a delight. Nothing like him today.
He was a gentleman.
Mr. Daly is the most articulate spokesperson I've heard. He's quick with specific responses.
@@mikecrook8434 I wouldn't say he was quick, quite verbose in fact... but articulate indeed
Notice the entire panel stood for Mr. Wright to shake his hand.
as per the customs of the day, he being a senior and high status individual to the ladies
Proper etiquette. He was a very old and distinguished gentleman.
@@MsSavagechef - quite. He was 5 days from his 89th birthday when this was aired.
@Brains00007 They usually do stand for women but not men. They stood for him because of respect for his age and his contributions to society.
He had a walking stick and couldn't lean forward. What would you do?
I seem to remember someone once said Frank Lloyd Wright was the greatest creative genius the United States ever produced. And I think a good case could be made for that.
DodderingOldMan - One of Frank Lloyd Wright's signature works is near my home in Southern California- the glass chapel. My history of art class at Cal State U. took a field trip to see it in person. How magnificent it was and overlooking the Pacific Ocean.
John Daily makes the best remarks, "If someone is self-employed then they probably work for a profit making organization." Why I love him.
Such class! politeness,respect,poise....when you see nowadays shows...
To see Mr. Wright at the end of his appearance here, greeting the panel with his hand out... admired and revered by not only the panel, but the audience as well. We need more men in our country who are revered, we don't have those any more.
RustyAngel - You are so correct. Honestly, why is it that so few men in the public domain pursue a reputation for civility, kindness and elegance? I think we all know of the main focus of my remark. How do such people gain renown?
@@shirleyrombough8173 humility and an unassailable body of work for seventy years.
So long, Frank Lloyd Wright.
Man, Dorothy NAILED guessing Frank Lloyd Wright ... what a brilliant and beautiful woman
She was amazing, very smart!
@@carolv8450 And that's what got her killed
@@noeldown1952 undoubtedly
Dorothy was brilliant indeed! She would have been an ace detective! Sadly and terribly a fatal flaw was that she apparently leaked what she was working on ....Terrible!
Dorothy with the help of Arlene. Arlene is the one who asked if FLW could fix the acoustic problem! They are both whip smart!
How lovely to come across this gem piece of tv history. Lee, you were somwwwwwooooonnnnnddddeeeeerrrrrfffffuuulll. So missed. Still love you.
these shows are lessons in history
I’ve been watching a lot of these on TH-cam and it seems to me that Liberace got the most response from the audience than anybody else.
lol, frank lloyd wright pointing out the acoustic issues of the studio.
With heightened senses The Master architect would recognize this.
"It goes out and comes not back."
They stood for lots of guests over all the years this show was on the air. Great show we don't have shows like this today
That almost gave him away and Arlene almost caught it.
@@Crusader1815 so right, then john steered arlene away from the clue... but as usual dorothy sensed it was relevant, the two of them are quite the dynamic duo.
What with talk shows not quite being popular or plentiful yet in 1956, hard to think of another program that would bring Paul Winchell, Frank Lloyd Wright, and Liberace together in the same place.
"Is this thing attractive to look at?" "In some states" - That was a lightning fast piece of brilliance. She could have been a comedian.
That was a terrific sketch Liberace made. And he's still showing his real hair here. Treat.
Frank Lloyd Wright was a few days from his 89th birthday. Extraordinary.
keyplayer123 - I didn’t know that - a genius
So long FLW. I can’t believe your song is gone so soon. I never learned the tune
And 1956 was the year his Guggenheim Museum opened in New York City.
@@dickhartzell6261 Actually, the museum opened in 1959. Frank Lloyd Wright passed away six months before the opening, at the age of 91.
@@taraxacum I stand corrected! Thank you.
There's a video here on YT of Liberace much later in his career, possibly close to the end of his life. His virtuosity and creativity were astonishing. The number of compositions he had in his head verbatim, his ability to mix and blend different compositions, composes and even genres of music on the piano was unbelievable. Add on to that the fact he was a born entertainer who wasn't afraid of MORE and it's easy to understand why he was so beloved.
Huge fan of Frank Lloyd Wright and very interesting to see him on the show. The Price Tower in Bartlesville, Oklahoma is one of his most interesting builds although he originally designed it for a much larger building complex in Manhattan.
I love the questionnaires. Amazing thing about Frank Loyd Wright is that his designs from the 30s still like a modern and fresh
FLW was a week shy of 89 years old on this broadcast... not too shabby!
He wasn't much older than Ringo Starr and Paul McCartney are now.
That liberace signature and drawing was so gorgeous, that would have been a keeper
I wonder if anyone from the show saved it.
M. M. They did keep these signatures. I found a website where they were selling a lot of the WML autographs.
I've got a Liberace signed program for which I only paid $20. It has a facsimile autograph, as all his programs did, but he signed it perpendicularly to the facsimile autograph and also personalized it. It is from the 1950s when he still had his TV show.
Beware, nearly all sign-ins were erased I've been ripped off twice
@@robo.116 Beware ! They're fake
At 11:43, Frank Lloyd Wright probably gave one of the best compliments ever given this show: "An extraordinarily intelligent show". This from a literal and undisputed genius. He was a great fan of the show and was happy to appear on it.
Apparently the Windors, Queen Elizabeth and the family were also fans. The WML cast truly were a classy bunch.
He said, "Such an extraordinarily intelligent panel."
I thought he complimented the panel itself saying they were a very intelligent panel.
@@brookehanley3659 There was a British WML so it could have been their version in England.
Jack Decker, I think you are mistaken. --- At 3:46, when Daly has asked him if he is familiar with their scoring, Wright replies. "Somewhat, I watched ONE of the shows, with interest." ---- Someone he knows may have said to him, "If you are going to be on the show, you should at least watch it to see what it is like." And so he did. He watched ONE. ----- He says 'with interest' to be polite, because he has just stated that he is NOT a regular viewer. He has only watched ONE show.
At 11:43, as others have stated, it seems he says "Such an extraordinarily intelligent panel."
One of the greatest showman ever! And played the piano like no one else.
"I can't imagine anyone getting screams like that in a band except Liberace." Just wait a couple of years...
AND they wrote their music, too.
David Lionheart You are entitled to your opinion, of course, but I strongly disagree!
It would be nice if you could state such a purely negative (and baseless) opinion as an opinion. Just because you don't personally like a musical group doesn't mean they were talentless. And I say this as a person who listens to almost no music outside of traditional jazz. If you can't recognize the musical talent of the Beatles to the extent of feeling a need to call them a "sick talentless joke", I feel sorry for your closed mindedness.
But, they really weren't all that talented. Yes, talented...but many others were much more so in my opinion.
Phil Verry, setting aside their obvious ability as singers and instrumentalists; are you aware if how difficult it is to create vivid, memorable melodies? No offense, but how many songs have you written?
Loved the audience reaction as Liberace signed in.
I own a property that this man helped create. It's amazing to be able to see who he was and hear his voice with my own eyes and ears. These videos are a piece of history
This is right before FLW 88th birthday..WOW he looks great for his age and mind is all there!!
Five days before his 89th birthday, actually -- he was born on June 8, 1867.
Liberace had the loudest, most enthusiastic response of any mystery guest ever!
Wow! How great it was of even the women to stand in respect of a senior gentleman. Such dignity!!!
It was called proper etiquette 😊
This is the episode that first introduced me to WML. A few years ago (2017, I think) I was visiting an exhibit on Frank Lloyd Wright at the MOMA in New York City. There they were playing the FLW segment of the episode on a loop, together with Mike Wallaces's interview from 1957. Both were utterly fascinating. When I got home I looked up WML on TH-cam and I've been hooked ever since.
Liberace drew such a good piano...candelabra & all!
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I loved how FLW critiqued the acoustics in the studio!
Sometimes Arlene Francis' skill at this game astounds me. (Re Liberace)
"Never mind, we'll overcome it."
This is how North Americans used to approach problems.
He's an *architect* -- get it? The difficult acoustics have a lot to do with the room design.
I’m 30 and I come from an appreciation of both this time and current time…. And as much as I do enjoy the frivolities of celebrities du jour, watching something like this really makes me wish we had some public figures who had some sense of decorum and intelligence… laughing at ignorance is an easy laugh.. I doubt more than half the modern celebrities could even understand to laugh at some of the basic, yet relatively intelligent jokes made during this show, sadly.
I have always been amazed by every Frank Lloyd Wright design I have seen.
Liberace was so modest when Arlene asked him if he always got such applause. Of course he did!
An American Legend.
God bless you, Lee.
paul winchell and peter lawford!!! WOW...very handsome men!
Always been such a an admirer of Frank Lloyd Wright . This show as years before I was born and the first time I have ever seen him on the screen speaking ...I will be doing a few searches tonight for more .
Liberace.....what a kind man with such a kind face.
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I watched this with delight and amusement. To watch Frank Lloyd Wright moving and speaking was a revelation. I will now start looking for all the "old starchitects" to prove my thesis that communication was indeed part of their strategy to spread their ideas and become well known. Very good! thanks!
Liberace! Ahh, brilliant. This was wonderful to watch.
Wow. Absolutely wow would've lived to talk with a man of such distinction!
Mr. Wright notices acoustical problems a couple mins in..Just spectacular..
I suspect the interiors of his houses had acoustic problems
Actually, he was partially deaf.
I wonder what became of the Broadway show he mentioned? My dad took me to see Liberace many years ago when I was a youngster just learning how to play the piano. He came through the audience showing off one of his rings and I remember nice it was of him to talk to me about playing piano and encouraging me. I can't fault anybody that gave what he gave to an audience, which was everything.
Can't fault him for what?
showing off his rings
I'm not sure the Broadway show ever happened. It may have fallen through, as so many do. Can find no reference to it at all.
I remember seeing one of his shows (on TV) where, before he showed his new ring, he said that since his fans had effectively paid for it, it was only right that they see it. It was not often that a star would share with their fans what was done with the money they paid him/her.
wow, between frank lloyd wright and salvador dali... just wow.
FLW and Liberace as guests plus the dashing Peter Lawford on the panel....I’m swooning! 😍😍😍😍😍
Like many of the comments below I find WML highly addictive. Strange kind of immortality the regulars of this almost 60 year old show have. This episode with Frank Lyoyd Wright nd the one with Salvador Dali are my favorites, watched them multiple times it's never boring, but one would expect that from a Boomer.
70 year old show😊
The ovation that Liberace got when he signed in was impressive, but no surprise. in 1956 he was very, very popular. Audiences loved him and with good reason. He radiated friendliness.
That was pretty impressive how Arlene guessed Liberace so quickly.....well done!
I'd say so!
That was dorothy kilgallen
Was obviously rigged.
They knew no other person could garner such applause
@@sharksport01 I often think it might be rigged, but on the other hand, the panelists also read the gossip sections of the news and knew who was in town that weekend, which often came into play.
I really like that this show is on here - lots of fun, great look back into history, and the people that were important, and the way people act. Ahhh Thank you!
God bless Liberace a fine gentle soul and talent
He was brilliant, talented, fun, creative and a great entertainer and show person.
He was exactly like his popular image in private life. (And, I don't believe I ever heard him play a single wrong note!)
Liberace invented the phrase laughing all the way to the bank but it was actually crying all the way to the bank. Asked about a particularly vicious review of one of his sold out concerts, Liberace said, "Yes, I read that, I was crying all the way to the bank."
In later days he would say: 'You know that bank I used to cry all the way to? I bought it.'
Two of Wisconsin’s finest. Frank and Liberace
Frank anyway.
Love it! Two of the most famous people from Wisconsin.