Leonard Maltin Let Himself Into Sammy Davis Jr.'s Empty House and Waited Until Midnight
Leonard Maltin once walked Red Buttons over to say hello to Paramount's goodwill ambassador AC Lyles at Spago, and Red looked up and asked if he hadn't just been wondering whether AC was still alive. That is the register of this whole conversation, which finds Leonard and his daughter and podcast…
Names dropped in this episode
69 names come up in this episode, in the order they are mentioned.
Robert Altman
American filmmaker Wikipedia ↗
Steven Spielberg
Director of Jaws, Close Encounters and 1941 Wikipedia ↗
Photo: Martin Kraft · CC BY-SA 4.0
Katharine Hepburn
American actress whose career as a leading lady on stage and screen spanned six decades Wikipedia ↗
Laurette Taylor
American stage and silent film star who is particularly well known for originating the role of Amanda… Wikipedia ↗
Spencer Tracy
American actor Wikipedia ↗
Gary Hart
American politician, diplomat, and lawyer Wikipedia ↗
George Cukor
American film director and producer Wikipedia ↗
Howard Hughes
American aviator, aerospace engineer, business magnate, film producer, and investor Wikipedia ↗
Stephen Sondheim
American composer and lyricist Wikipedia ↗
Laurence Olivier
Laurence Kerr Olivier, Baron Olivier was an English actor and director Wikipedia ↗
Photo: Allan warren · CC BY-SA 3.0
Sammy Davis Jr.
American singer, actor, comedian and dancer Wikipedia ↗
Jerry Lewis
American comedian, actor, singer, filmmaker and humanitarian Wikipedia ↗
Altovise Davis
American entertainer, best known for being Sammy Davis Jr.'s third wife Wikipedia ↗
Photo: Cecily Wiggins · CC BY 2.0
Danny Kaye
American actor, dancer, singer and comedian Wikipedia ↗
Roddy McDowall
British-born American actor, whose career spanned over 270 screen and stage roles across more than 60… Wikipedia ↗
Photo: Alan Light · CC BY 2.0
Elizabeth Taylor
British and American actress Wikipedia ↗
Sidney Poitier
Bahamian-American actor, film director, activist, and diplomat Wikipedia ↗
Gene Kelly
American dancer, actor, singer, director and choreographer Wikipedia ↗
Robert Morse
American actor Wikipedia ↗
James Stewart
American actor and military aviator Wikipedia ↗
Lucille Ball
Comedy legend and studio head of Desilu Wikipedia ↗
Jack Benny
American entertainer who evolved from a modest success as a violinist on the vaudeville circuit to one… Wikipedia ↗
Joan Crawford
American actress Wikipedia ↗
David O. Selznick
American film producer, screenwriter and film studio executive who produced Gone with the Wind and… Wikipedia ↗
Milton Berle
American actor and comedian Wikipedia ↗
Danny Thomas
Amos Muzyad Yaqoob Kairouz , known professionally as Danny Thomas, was an American entertainer… Wikipedia ↗
Fayard Nicholas
American choreographer, dancer and actor Wikipedia ↗
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Martha Coolidge
American film director and former President of the Directors Guild of America Wikipedia ↗
Photo: RealTVfilms · CC BY-SA 3.0
Fred Astaire
American dancer, actor, singer, musician, choreographer, and presenter, whose career in stage, film… Wikipedia ↗
Lillian Gish
American actress best known for her work in movies of the silent era Wikipedia ↗
Julie Taymor
American director and writer of theater, opera, and film Wikipedia ↗
Photo: Dick Thomas Johnson · CC BY 2.0
Gloria Stuart
American actress, visual artist and activist Wikipedia ↗
Dale Evans
American actress, singer, and songwriter Wikipedia ↗
Roy Rogers
Roy Rogers , nicknamed the King of the Cowboys, was an American actor, singer, television host, and… Wikipedia ↗
Betty Grable
American actress, pin-up girl, dancer, model, and singer Wikipedia ↗
Victor Mature
American stage, film, and television actor who was a leading man in Hollywood during the 1940s and 1950s Wikipedia ↗
Hilo Hattie
Hawaiian singer, hula dancer, actress and comedienne of Native Hawaiian ancestry Wikipedia ↗
June Haver
American film actress, singer and dancer Wikipedia ↗
Gene Autry
Orvon Grover "Gene" Autry , nicknamed the Singing Cowboy, was an American actor, musician, singer… Wikipedia ↗
Clayton Moore
American actor best known for playing the fictional Western character the Lone Ranger from September… Wikipedia ↗
Groucho Marx
Julius Henry "Groucho" Marx was an American comedian, actor, comic vocalist and game show host who… Wikipedia ↗
Iron Eyes Cody
American actor who portrayed Native Americans in Hollywood films, including the role of Chief Iron… Wikipedia ↗
Photo: William S. Murphy, Los Angeles Times · CC BY 4.0
Margaret O'Brien
Angela Maxine O'Brien , known professionally as Margaret O'Brien, is an American actress Wikipedia ↗
Photo: Kingkongphoto & www.celebrity-photos.com · CC BY-SA 2.0
A.C. Lyles
American film producer for Paramount Pictures, who is best known for producing a variety of Westerns… Wikipedia ↗
Photo: Rook543 at English Wikipedia. · CC BY 3.0
Red Buttons
American actor and comedian Wikipedia ↗
Nancy Reagan
American actress who was First Lady of the United States from 1981 to 1989 Wikipedia ↗
Ronald Reagan
American politician and actor who served as the 40th president of the United States from 1981 to 1989 Wikipedia ↗
Red Skelton
Richard Bernard "Red" Skelton was an American entertainer best known for his national radio and… Wikipedia ↗
Barbara Walters
American broadcast journalist and television personality Wikipedia ↗
Photo: Lynn Gilbert · CC BY-SA 3.0
Charlie Chaplin
English comic actor, filmmaker, singer, film editor and composer who rose to fame in the era of silent… Wikipedia ↗
Clint Eastwood
Actor-director, Magnum Force co-star Wikipedia ↗
Matt Damon
American actor, film producer, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
Photo: PhilipRomano · CC BY-SA 4.0
Morgan Freeman
American actor, producer, and narrator Wikipedia ↗
Edward Everett Horton
Edward Everett Horton, Jr. was an American character actor and comedian Wikipedia ↗
Bill Scott
American voice actor, writer and producer for animated cartoons, primarily associated with Jay Ward… Wikipedia ↗
Photo: GeorgeLouis · CC BY-SA 3.0
Buster Keaton
Joseph Frank "Buster" Keaton was an American actor, comedian and filmmaker Wikipedia ↗
Samuel Beckett
Irish playwright, novelist, and poet Wikipedia ↗
James Karen
American character actor of Broadway, film and television Wikipedia ↗
Photo: Chris Owen · CC BY 2.0
Rick Moranis
Canadian comedian and actor, known for roles in several feature films in the 1980s Wikipedia ↗
Photo: Kevin Paul · CC BY 4.0
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