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Kevin McCarthy was one of the first celebrities I met when I moved to Los Angeles, back in 2001. I was standing in line at the Sherman Oaks post office (a long, barely moving line, as is common in...
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Seems like every recollection posted here is about what a sharp and funny guy he was.Jeez, now I really miss him.
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Terry Pace wrote ~ "From somewhere in the middle of the crowd, above all the concentrated noise, a man suddenly asked in a loud and clear voice, "Mr. McCarthy, did you ever want to play Willy Loman...
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Although I don't have any great or hilarious anecdotes about Kevin McCarthy, I did have the pleasure of meeting him a couple of times and enjoyed talking to him. One thing he did that struck me as...
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I saw UHF again a few years ago, and marveled at Kevin McCarthy. Such an unlikable character, but played by such a lovable man! I think it's a case of perfect casting.
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Never got to meet the man which is my loss. But I never tired of watching INVASION. It still gives me the chills. It's also thrilling that Kevin got to live such a long and full life. He will be...
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A fantastic talent, and I loved him in the original film, and his cameo in the remake was great as well. Thanks for everything.
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Mr. McCarthy's radio performance of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is a favorite of mine...I was just listening to it. Rest in peace, sir.
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To me, one of the most appealing things about McCarthy is that he absolutely LOVED acting, actually doing the stuff; you can see it in virtually every performance. Almost all actors, of course, like...
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Met him at several Memorabilia Shows. I have his signature stating- "To Lawrence, it's Elementary my dear sir." It accompanies a photo of him before the microphone, playing Sherlock Holmes on the CBS...
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Has anyone contacted Dana Wynter for her reaction to this very sad news?
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It's been several years since I was last in touch with her; I tried to contact her about Kevin McCarthy and get her reaction to the news and post it here, but her Ojai, California, number is now n.g.,...
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To my knowledge, Dana Wynter is still with us and celebrates her 80th birthday this year. Some may not be aware she appeared in a COLONEL MARCH OF SCOTLAND YARD episode with Boris when, she told me,...
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She was with Kevin McCarthy at one of the memorabilia shows I attended. She was the only person who said something negative about Basil Rathbone.
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Wellllll, she's not the only one. Gary Lockwood had no use for him (THE MAGIC SWORD), did a pretty good job of making fun of him in our interview. Kay Linaker thought he was an idiot, telling (among...
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TomWeaver999 wrote: Kay Linaker thought he was an idiot, telling (among other stories) how he wore a cape into a rest room during the making of ROMEO AND JULIET, that the bottom of the cape was in the...
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And yet the late Deborah Walley liked him and he her; he wanted her to play Juliet in a production he was thinking of doing. He would have played her father.
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BIG HAND FOR A LITTLE LADY tomorrow night on TCM at 8 New York time (earlier out in the boonies).
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