This is Your Life--Ida Lupino

Ida Lupino is the surprise guest on this classic episode of "This is Your Life". Check out Lupino's own spoof of herself on her series "Mr. Adams and Eve": • Mr Adams and Eve--Thi...

[@jmbrinck]

Ida Lupino is one of my idols, both for her work on screen and behind the camera. For a time she was married to my great uncle, Collier Young. I am sick not to have met them both as a child. But I salute their contribution to Hollywood film history.

[@cantarafacanta]

Ida was a unique personality! Such a wonderful woman, an inspiration of mine and of many others who are now (re)discovering her amazing talent and giving her the praise she deserves.❤

[@RonRicho]

I've loved Ida Lupino all my life but I never knew any of this. What an amazing life and what an amazing woman. So far ahead of her time.

[@deguilhemcorinne418]

She looks disturbed by the surprises, and even emotionally fragile, but as soon as she speaks, with her magnificient voice, she is in command . She looked like a lovely and unique personality

[@aeichler]

Check out the spoof she did on her sitcom "Mr. Adams and Eve". The link is above in the description or you can search it.

[@gentlemanjake8005]

She had a problem with substance abuse. That could have played a part in her nervousness.

[@MsBackstager]

@@aeichler Which came first - the Mr. Adams & Eve ep or this? I just watched the ep and it was wonderful.

[@sharonhendrich2745]

This is very intrusive...and would be unlawful now.

[@CraigFrancisSoto]

Yes,magnificient voice and magnificient,expressive eyes.A great talent.

[@Ronald-hx5ob]

A great Actress! She once said "she was the poor man's Bette Davis " no Ida you were no poor anything. You were one of the greats.

[@ginadecker5013]

Was she of Italian extraction, or Spanish?

[@angelacarleton9575]

I agree!

[@conniecrawford5231]

Gina Decker Her ancestors came from Bologna Italy- Lupino is an Italian surname.

[@1158scott]

@@conniecrawford5231 She was not related to the original Lupino family. Her paternal grandparents were Hook & Proctor (English) & her English born mother O'Shea had Irish parents.

[@CraigFrancisSoto]

@@ginadecker5013 She's Italian on father's side. Lupino means 'little wolf' in Italian. And what a superb actress. Check her courtroom 'breakdown' scene in "They Drive By Night" with Bogart and George Raft.

[@CammieInOz]

Wonderful and talented, Ida was way ahead of her time. Love all her movies and have been binge watching the '50s anthology series Four Star Playhouse where Ida was one of the main actors.

[@emoney8098]

That priceless look in her eyes from start to finish said it all What a rare talent Ida Lupino.

[@happynappydrj5238]

I saw her in one episode of Four Star Playhouse on YT and was hooked. Ms Lupino had such power. You can feel her emotions.

[@FRANKTHRING1]

I love to hear how British and Irish performers during the heyday of Hollywood actually sounded in real life since on screen many of them invariably adopted an American accent. One thinks of stars like Cary Grant, George Brent and many others. Recently I heard a recording of Cary on the phone just a year or so before he died and he sounds quite British ! Ida I am happy to hear was clearly a Brit away from the camera.

[@gnirolnamlerf593]

She and Duff were fun on the Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour after _I Love Lucy_ ended. However, I really loved her on _Four Star Playhouse_ , one of the earliest drama anthology series with rotating stars. I have some of her episodes on videotape, but I wish all of them were available. She was tremendous in a suspense episode called "One Way Out". Wonderful twist at the end. These shows were always awkward, made even more so by Edwards' staring at the teleprompter or cue cards (and past the honoree) on every single episode. Yet, Ms. Lupino is obviously moved by the appearance of some of her guests who she really didn't expect.

[@MsBackstager]

Though she was stunned she still looked stunning.

[@derrekOTR]

Ida Lupino is one of the great actors we've been privileged to watch from a very young age . This is the definition of a strong woman. Not only strong and intelligent but so beautiful with her delicate features she used so well when acting in many parts such a "Devotion" She was also one of the few early women directors. Actors respected her as well. Studios may have just as much. In her time, having a director who can bring in the long bill of TV shows and Films she directed on time in budget. Her credits speak for themselves. Her talents were used from the Twilight Zone to starring in big Hollywood films with co-stars like "Errol Flynn" which I must say, may have stolen the show almost every time we see her or hear her (on radio programs) She was one of a kind, never will we ever have another Ida Lupino. She's every bit Bette Davis' equal. Had they worked together in scenes with each other, we clearly would have seen two of the great actresses of that time, and probably all time if TV continues down the path of "quantity" over "quality" (for somebody born in the 80's) it's still strange seeing companies like Apple and Amazon making new content for "TV like shows" -UPS and FedEx may as well make their own content.

[@jusme164]

This was a treat. Such a elegant and talented lady. My first time ever seeing Ida on anything was the Lucy Desi Comedy Hour entitled Lucy's summer vacation. I became a fan after that .my first movie at first I saw was women's prison from 1959 that was really good.

[@JJ-nd8rd]

That was great! Always Loved her…

[@angelacarleton9575]

I loved Ida Lupino who was incredible actress funny and smart and a director!

[@ZeraphineDoll]

She looks beautiful here, what style!

[@mohammaddavoudian7897]

A superb actress. Love all her movies. Look at a celebrity then and look at them now!!

[@angelacarleton9575]

My favorite was "Pillow To Post" She was hysterically funny. No matter how many times I watch this movie I can't help but to laugh! Love her with William Prince too.

[@captainnice9698]

She was bright, beautiful and very intelligent. One of England's greats exports to the USA

[@patricktighiouaret-delasal8992]

It s a wonderful part of her life. What a woman 😊❤

[@MsBackstager]

Lovely. I'm becoming a fan of her now.

[@1funkyflyguy]

Same.

[@westcoastgirl]

Touching episode. I love Ida Luipino .

[@patricktighiouaret-delasal8992]

I would like seeing that in France. Here we only see her best movies and some séries. But never see her in I love lucy with french subtitles. We are late. Editors always editing the same movies she did.

[@rowbygoren1830]

Love Ida Lupino.

[@ttp436]

What a joy this was. We need an Ida Lupino movie now about her life. Lindsay Lohan could be a great choice to play Ida.

[@luvsgreta8487]

What a treasure to see this. I love stories on the classic stars. I read they were going to surprise the wonderful Ann Sheridan on This is Your Life who also worked with Ida, but Annie got wind of it. That’s a shame because there’s so little on Miss Sheridan, not ever a real biography or documentary.

[@laurarobben4584]

She was an inspiration to women

[@gjmaztr7]

Even in her older yrs, she played a convincing worried mom to actor Steve McQueen, and 'rainy woman wife' to film hubbie Robert Preston in 'Junior Bonner' an all-time common western folk film.

[@MsBackstager]

She was both great as an actress and director in the original THE TWILIGHT ZONE.

[@neildickson5394]

One of the all time greatest !

[@williamrtorres1182]

Ida Lupino my favorite movie she played Drive By Night she was beautiful and she always will B

[@Whippets]

Only topped by her performance in High Sierra. ;)

[@williamtorres9760]

Ida nepeno she was very beautiful I like when she plays they drive by night excellent movie

[@cherylrobinson1885]

My favorite actress

[@lydk586]

Thank you for posting this! I love seeing actual footage of classic stars with their children, it's just not something that was very documented back then except for pictures :)

[@conniecrawford5231]

She seemed so nervous and unsettled here; she usually seemed so composed.

[@jeffolsen4983]

She seems terrified. Acting?

[@51Saffron]

Maybe she was high.

[@derrekOTR]

She appeared nervous because she didn't know what surprise was in store or family member may show up. An M.O. of the show she was on. Yes, Ida was the ultimate professional. She was as good a director as she was actress.

[@BroonParker]

@@derrekOTR Añd did you see her family? No wonder!

[@markdaly1903]

very few people today have heard of her and she seems to have been forgotten about by hollywood

[@Adoptpets833]

Thank you! Ida is so special. Such talent acting & directing!

[@deanmyrick7848]

It's pretty obvious that she was genuinely surprised!

[@carolynswanson7128]

Thank you for that! She was wonderful,

[@douglasparker2128]

Fantastic tv show,better than today’s tv.

[@pizzachick6884]

You were NEVER POOR PLEASE you are right up there with betty davis . If not higher. THANK YOU

[@Bigbadwhitecracker]

Did you see all the trash at the Oscars the other night? It's unspeakable how we've fallen. There used to be wonderful people in Hollywood who put others first. Ida Lupino proves that.

[@JM-lw3nx]

oh shut up

[@georginafraser451]

Just wonderfull so humble and a pioneer beautifull human being....god bless u for ever!!!!

[@teeniebeenie8774]

love her....loved this show !!!

[@louisgonzalez8846]

In her performances, she was always tough as nails. But we always loved her, Since her acting was always of the first level. She had to be British to Be such a polished actress!!!

[@peterlovstrom4286]

I wonder why they didn’t have her uncle Lupino Lane on🤔...he was still alive then..he died the following year in 1959...he was a wonderful performer on stage in musical comedy and silent films and talkies.

[@vilandes]

She seems massively stressed....I guess it's the uncertainty of what may be revealed in front of 10m people!

[@GeeBee909]

Absolutely funny when Ralph Edwards says to Howard Duff "I thought you were a great actor, YOU'RE BETTER THAN I THOUGHT YOU WERE". He realizes he made a mistake and shouldn't have said this, so he speeds up his voice here and tries to gloss over his comment quickly. Nice recovery, he almost pulled it off

[@bobdorianamc1984]

Hey, Thanks for uploading THIS IS YOUR LIFE: IDA LUPINO with Ralph Edwards. Why'd you skip AMC promos (Matinee Classics and American Movie Classics Magazine)?

[@akumar7366]

I wish I had a Uncle like that x

[@BroonParker]

There was no Trafalgar Square in the 1500s - the battle it was named after was in 1805. Cool story Uncle Barry!

[@RichieRich1234RICH]

Totally bizaare giving all the products away at the end. This is your life, have a stereo.

[@elliotskydel875]

Mr Adams and Eve

[@patricktighiouaret-delasal8992]

I Wonder if it is true she had paranormal effect phone call from the death ?

[@electraglide9357]

She looked rather annoyed at the beginning but was a good sport! Never agreed with the ambush attacks by Ralph. Somewhat disrespectful.

[@63bplumb]

You can see the fear on her face. Be interesting to know what she was actually thinking!

[@aeichler]

Watch her spoof on "Mr. Adams and Eve," available on KZbin.

[@Janster59]

she seemed frightened at tx-wonder why?

[@charleswalker1185]

Everyone has fear of the unknown..

[@lokeymexican]

Even Kobe Bryant can get an Oscar nowadays.

[@paulagrey6013]

What!?!... Mel Gibson Woody Allen If we're going down that road!

[@davidfairbrother4292]

@@paulagrey6013 you're so right.

[@gibby7233]

Voice like a man

[@troybirch]

That’s what you get from this? This woman made 2 films with Humphrey Bogart and made the transition to director when that just didn’t happen. She directed and starred in a twilight zone episode which merits respect from me. I want my daughter to be inspired by women from the past who accomplished far more in her Time then the leaders of society normally allowed.

[@shelley7975]

@@troybirch It's Hollywood, the land of make believe. Nothing is real there. She does have a mans voice and that is a fact.

[@pbamse]

stupid frivolous comment.