What's My Line? - Mahalia Jackson; Governor Quinn & Betsy Palmer [panel] (Jan 22, 1961)

MYSTERY GUEST: Mahalia Jackson
PANEL: Arlene Francis, Governor William Quinn, Betsy Palmer, Bennett Cerf

[@ruthnagarya2028]

Absolutely NO ONE could sing Gospel like Mahalia...she felt her faith to the bone and sang with the Holy Spirit singing through her.

[@miystiqueskillz2233]

Until karen Clark sheard that is

[@sandraatkins2539]

The late, great Mr. David Ruffin had that gift as well.

[@deloreswillis9224]

Amen🙏🏿

[@bmwjourdandunngoddess6024]

Many Black Gospel Artist have that ability. But Mahalia Jackson definitely has that ability!

[@veracoston3540]

Mahalia Jackson was so beautiful. it was wonderful to see her on the show to know that she was loved by everyone.

[@yourroyalhighness7662]

Agreed!

[@zovalentine7305]

Rest in powerful peace Mahalia Jackson Queen of Gospel 🙏 26 October 1911 ~ 27 January 1972⚘

[@IBWGlobal2k]

Mahalia Jackson was stunningly beautiful AND she was such a good sport to be on this program. It shows us her more light hearted side.

[@tomorrowagain]

I met her in person and yes, she was very pretty.

[@bmwjourdandunngoddess6024]

Yup! I always thought she was more serious and about that job!😂💅🏿 But I love her light hearted side!

[@gbrumburgh]

Gospel great Mahalia Jackson seldom sang in films but was simply heart-wrenching in her rendition of "Trouble of the World" during the funeral sequence of the 1959 remake of "Imitation of Life" starring Lana Turner, Sandra Dee, Susan Kohner, John Gavin and Juanita Moore. Utter goose bumps it gave me.

[@akrenwinkle]

Mahalia's part was spliced into the film; she wasn't in L.A. with the rest of the cast. She was invited to be flown in, but had a phobia about air travel and declined.

[@leannsherman6723]

John Charles Daly 9:57 did not need to answer all those questions for the White House correspondent. She was smart enough to know her own job, and to answer the questions on her own.

[@leannsherman6723]

That White House correspondent was 26 years old. People really looked older in those days! I would’ve guessed her to be 46.

[@leannsherman6723]

Arlene was such a character😂❤

[@cjrrun]

One of the top five female voices in the past 100 years,

[@satori03]

Mahalia Jackson had the most beautiful eyes. you can see the kindness and beauty in them

[@MM-nn4vz]

She sure did

[@nancypurdue2527]

Ms. Jackson was a very beautiful woman...she reminds me of my mom.

[@imanibrooks-wheeler373]

She was stunning!

[@keepingitrealandtruthful.5081]

nancy purdue Mahalia was beautiful inside and outside.

[@vishmael1028]

mrtheoneandonly 83 yes!!!

[@RobJazzful]

That’s very sweet. Best to you.

[@vintageincolor]

nancy purdue she’s adorable!

[@tyrancefuller9430]

Mahalia Jackson! Queen of Gospel Music. She was a beautiful woman!!!!

[@waynejohanson1083]

Best Gospel singer ever.

[@starchawilliams8238]

Yes she was a very beautiful woman inside and out and it showed very grateful for her music 🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿

[@SquidProQuo80]

Ms. Mahalia Jackson's voice was always glorious but can we talk about how her hair was always flawless! She was such an inspiration and a role model.

[@sandraatkins2539]

Yes Yes Yes!! Ms. Jackson was always as sharp as a tack, and she had the most gorgeous eyes.

[@TheNOchick]

yes!

[@userZ67000]

She was a hairstylist before she got into singing! That’s why she was always fresh!!

[@akrenwinkle]

@@userZ67000 So was Tammy Wynette.

[@GOLDVIOLINbowofdeath]

If the inaugural gala lasted till two in the morning, maybe she hadn’t even been to bed yet, and her hairdo was left over from the gala that morning. She may have been a hairstylist before, but I’m pretty sure someone did her hair for her for the gala.

[@annettekelly1592]

It is nice that men and women in this era had enough personal dignity and self respect to welcome and receive pleasantries and compliments.

[@461Jacque]

Amazing how much more a dignified time it was. Like looking through a narrow window in time

[@EmilyGloeggler7984]

Those who reject back-handed compliments and empty praise do have dignity and self respect.

[@pattimaeda6097]

The whistling at women is sexist

[@GOLDVIOLINbowofdeath]

Some of the most pleasant and complimentary people ever to live turned out to be mass murderers or massive fraudsters. Nixon is considered by some to be one of the worst presidents of all time, which of course he wasn’t, but even those who despise him now thought he was a great person at one time because of his niceties but his recordings show niceties in public mean nothing. Same goes for Cerf

[@GOLDVIOLINbowofdeath]

In hindsight, I’m not sure if you had to be real sharp to have a job at the White House if you’re young and good looking when Kennedy was in office

[@TruckTaxiMoveIt]

Standing ovation for Arlene Francis, what brilliant deduction, reasoning, and credical thinking.

[@jamesgoines7663]

Just outstanding with her deductive reasoning. Throughout the program.

[@GOLDVIOLINbowofdeath]

@@jamesgoines7663 since she was at the gala, and since Marion Anderson had already been ruled out, I don’t think it required a lot of deductive reasoning to guess Mahalia Jackson. The deduction had already happened before it was her turn.

[@ChrisHansonCanada]

She held her head to her right so she could see through the space between her nose and the mask. She often did that. Cheater!

[@nancyhowell4505]

@TruckTaxiIMoveIt *critical 🙂

[@sandraatkins2539]

We greatly appreciate how he quickly prevented any discussion of Ms. Mahalia being aligned with any cabaret.🥰

[@jesserae4719]

Mehalia, she made the whole room shine. Her smile, her voice, her hair 😍😍😍 just beautiful

[@rooseveltdavis9559]

You can say that again. She was one of a kind. A legend in her own time.RIP to the queen of gospel music.

[@princeharming8963]

Della Reese had some amazing and funny stories to tell about Miss Jackson. Both great, great and supremely talented ladies.

[@tanmaxwell4599]

She was 50 years old at the time - and carried herself with dignity.

[@sherenay3109]

Wow, she looks so young.

[@tevinsham]

I like how the men stood up to shake hands with all the women.

[@bluewaltz4279]

The men have ALWAYS stood up to shake hands with guests, regardless of their gender. Even the women have stood when the person is quite elderly or a statesman.

[@marka1422]

@Thankyou3403 --Not in the shows where John Daly was the host!

[@461Jacque]

Shows so much class when you're a gentleman. Sadly a trait now almost extinct.

[@MM-nn4vz]

Do anyone know if she ever sang the national anthem Cause I could swear I heard him say that and if she did that’s amazing

[@imjustlooking888]

Tevin, that’s being a gentleman and not a bum. I taught that to Sunday school class of 50 teenagers. 👊🏽

[@Michelle-jz8vl]

Gosh Mahalia was gorgeous!

[@1970iome]

May Betsy Palmer rest in peace (November 1st 1926---May 28th 2015). She was a beautiful woman and a wonderful person.

[@ted1091]

The amazing, humble Mahalia Jackson

[@Godsbutterfly4923]

"This lady must be out of work" lol. Love you Ms. Mahaila Jackson:)

[@Gioveolympus]

I am totally amazed by the class and style of these people back then.

[@waldolydecker8118]

Its all relative....if you could listen to the same type folks 60 years before these (circa year 1900) you'd say the same thing about the 1900 folks vis a vis this group. Likewise 60 years from now in 2080, someone like you is going to quip "I'm totally amazed by the class and style of these people back in 2020." And so it goes.

[@serenitycarlos2]

I love this recording. What a treasure! Love Mahalia Jackson!

[@xenafan234]

I love how Arlene uses the "swell"........ I am going to start using it!

[@loissimmons6558]

If enough people start using it, it will be a groundswell.

[@marka1422]

@xenafan234--Your comment about using the word "swell" reminds me of a funny scene from the old I Love Lucy show where Lucy wants everybody to start using correct English, so she hires an English tutor. Here's the clip: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rKKpk5-Hr5Kqm7c

[@xenafan234]

@@marka1422 You Didn't need to add the clip, I knew EXACTLY which Episode you were talking about! Tippy Tippy through my Garden, Love it!

[@marka1422]

@@xenafan234 --I see. Well, my reasoning was that this is a WML? clip, and since you mentioned the word "swell" it sparked my memory of ILL. I couldn't have known that you would know my reference in my explanation since it's been over sixty years since the program and many younger people probably don't know about it, and I don't know your age. Still, I'm glad you know this great, classic, comedy show that still stands the test of time. Plus, I also love adding the clips to folks who may not know it so they can get a taste of a great show. :)

[@kennithumperovitch1312]

That's swell gal! Use it as we did in the 60s. Kennedy said swell quite often! That's how we picked swell up!

[@bluecamus5162]

I had never heard Miss Jackson sing until just now, at Christmas time, I listened to her rendition of "O Holy Night". Oh voice divine, doth make the stars shine brightly.

[@juanita547]

Ms. Jackson, beautiful hair !

[@khalilcanady2012]

Before being a Gospel Singer.....she was a property owner and did hair for many years before being a Gospel Singer!!!!! Check out Mahalia Jackson's Chicken System.....1967-68 "Glorifried Chicken".

[@keepingitrealandtruthful.5081]

@@khalilcanady2012 Mahalia also was a florist. The building where Mahalia's hair dresser used be it still there, boarded up, b still there.

[@bmwjourdandunngoddess6024]

@@khalilcanady2012Oh so this lady was Black Excellence before even being a Black superstar!? Love her so much!

[@donnawoodford6641]

Songbird, yes! Mahalia Jackson, a gift to the world!

[@soulierinvestments]

Arlene is just brilliant in game two. Go girl.

[@mauricecarter5831]

i love mahalia listen to all her music today

[@sweetfaith2011]

Mahalia Jackson was a beautiful woman with a gentle and kind spirit. If anyone was a true Christian it was her.

[@gendermale4845]

arlene was so sharp and quick witted

[@FungusMossGnosis]

Not really.

[@SueProv]

@@FungusMossGnosis Yes

[@belindaalbright8798]

Miss Jackson is stunningly beautiful, absolutely radiant. And WOW what a voice!!! ❤🇺🇲❤

[@amc042759]

She was a great gospel singer. Much respect! 🎼🎙

[@antonioacevedo5200]

Ms. Jackson exuded humility. God bless her soul.

[@rahlohmcdonogh5035]

She came home when her time was over,New Orleans. RIP!!

[@angies7154]

My beautiful cousin R.I.P 🕊❤️🕊👑🗯

[@maynardsmoreland]

Marianne Means was on one of the press buses in the Dallas motorcade when President Kennedy was killed on 11/22/1963.

[@Plathianloner]

Yes! If I'm not mistaken, there's footage of her among the throngs of reporters

[@robbob1234]

And a guest panelist on WML two years after that!

[@leemclaury6251]

“This lady is out of work “

[@lisablack124]

I know Miss Mahalia Jackson, might not like this but I have to say this . Miss Mahalia Jackson was One of the Most Beautiful woman G-D Ever created . But I know Miss Mahalia Jackson was never a vain woman. The world will never see another Miss Mahalia Jackson.

[@igkoigko9950]

BMI >30 is morbidly obese, inconsistent with beautiful no matter how nice her personality or wonderful her voice. Died at age 60, but lost 50 pounds after her first myocardial infarction at about age 40.

[@visotoo3129]

Ms. Jackson had such an aura of serenity about her...

[@todddepue681]

Love how Arlene zeroed in on that mink rancher singlehandedly. She was beyond fabulous!

[@ladyyuna2000]

RIP Betsy Palmer (born Patricia Betsy Hrunek) (November 1, 1926 - May 29, 2015) (aged 88) you will truly be missed and my prayers go out to you and your family. She played Jason Voorhees' mother, Pamela Voorhees, in the slasher film Friday the 13th (1980). RIP Mahalia Jackson (born Mahala Jackson) (October 26, 1911 - January 27, 1972) (aged 60) you will be missed and my prayers go out to you and your family.

[@sgsmozart]

WML Was one of the few TV shows in the 50's and 60's that had black guests.

[@vishmael1028]

Very beautiful and very humble she was!!!

[@bb6887]

Gosh I love Ella Fitzgerald, who appeared on this show in 1962, and Mahalia Jackson. What gifted women, role models, and vocalists. Check out how graciously they answer questions like "are you performing on Broadway or at the Waldorf or Savoy?" At the time, those were probably not places that black vocalists would be booked at. Of course, Jackson was the premier gospel singer in the world, so she wouldn't be at any club to begin with.

[@sheilaratliff8177]

I believe the Savoy certainly would have had black vocalists since it was located in Harlem and was known for it's jazz. I suspect that the Waldorf would also have had black vocalists by the 1960s and maybe as far back as the 1920s.

[@pattimaeda6097]

You’re wrong about them not booking black artists

[@bb6887]

@@pattimaeda6097 I didn't say they weren't booked. But we're often told that the venues wouldn't book them. However, there was a problem at LA's famous Mocambo nightclub in 1955. USA Today reports that Marilyn Monroe told venues that if they didn't book Fitzgerald that no one would show up to their other events. "Ella Fitzgerald made a powerful statement on racism in 1963 - but no one heard it" Patrick Ryan USA TODAY, June 26, 2020

[@bmwjourdandunngoddess6024]

@@pattimaeda6097Name 10.

[@buttercup5920]

WISHED TOO SEE MORE WOMAN LIKE MAHALIA NOWADAYS 💁💕

[@gilliankew]

They are there. Look for the positive and you will find women like Dame Shirley Bassey, Kathryn Jenkins, Dame Kiri Te Kanewa, Jennifer Hudson, Cher, Lady Gaga ... Different voices but all known fir their kindness and generosity too.

[@purplebutterflykisses8004]

@@gilliankew GHOOH I’m giving you the side eye.

[@bmwjourdandunngoddess6024]

Sit down. And she wouldn’t have time for you. 😂

[@bmwjourdandunngoddess6024]

@@purplebutterflykisses8004These privileged groups always come in these comment sections and always say the most bigoted things. 😭 they always ruin the video!

[@timprescott4634]

@@bmwjourdandunngoddess6024 TF are you talking about?

[@jamesgoines7663]

Arlene was on top of her game that night. But it also shows how each participant was well informed of current affairs.

[@GOLDVIOLINbowofdeath]

You think you have to be well informed on current affairs to know Kennedy was inaugurated the day before? Even back then they had newspapers and radio and television news. LOL

[@jamesgoines7663]

@@GOLDVIOLINbowofdeath guess you were trying to make a point. Yes, the President had been through his inauguration. But there were a tremendous amount of other things going on around the country and the world which the panel had knowledge.

[@GOLDVIOLINbowofdeath]

@@jamesgoines7663 I guess you were trying to make a point but since you don’t mention these other things, I have no idea what your point was. See, I can be snarky too

[@jamesgoines7663]

@@GOLDVIOLINbowofdeath you were already being snarky. The point was the panel was well aware of national and foreign news.

[@BeIIeDoc24]

love this ep! arlene was on fire! the

[@Etnik13]

What it must have been like to be friends with Arlene. Clearly she had to be more reserved while on television, imagine what a riot she'd have been in private gatherings.

[@BeIIeDoc24]

Right!? This is where I'd like teleportation to be a reality! She was a riot, as I've gathered from reading her memoir. There's one story in particular she tells that I had to reread it a couple of times because I couldn't believe it! She's got such a playfully naughty sense of humour, and I rue the day I wasn't born her next door neighbor and best friend haha

[@Etnik13]

Lorna Badeo One of the things that I appreciate the most about those days is that ignorant people (in lack of a better way to put it), didn't have a platform (social networks today) to babble on, and television most certainly didn't provide that either, therefore, generally speaking, there is a BS free energy about those days. In other words you weren't predisposed to sort of having your mind loitered as you are nowadays. P.S. Might I add that I'm 19. I just went through what I wrote and it felt rather old, so just for the record.

[@BeIIeDoc24]

hahaha! that disclaimer is fantastic :) and thank you, you made me feel old at 30! (whaaaat?!). i actually pondered how i would manange to raise my (hypothetica;) children and decided i'll have them binge watch WML? until it sounded like the panel lived in my home. well, it sounds nice anyways!

[@Jolar70]

I really enjoyed reading these comments between you. I'm a bit older, at 46, but this was also way before my time and I often visit these just just to see how Arlene will slice through the questions! She's amazing, and I think a great role model for then AND now. She passed away just prior to social media, like KZbin, and I doubt she could have foreseen a day when young people (and I'm not counting myself!) would be watching her and discussing how incredibly cool she was! And she totally WAS!

[@Dolphin-cb9sq]

Such pure class on this show.

[@shirleyrombough8173]

- I just love Arlene. What a wit.

[@mbulelomafunda2323]

woow, look at her eyes... she was glowing :)

[@monikadunns6512]

Am not sure how I came across this but I truly enjoy watching it.

[@dannydoc1969]

Arlene ALWAYS has nice things to say, what a doll.

[@dwightsmiley5101]

Ms Jackson was a hair beautician before she became a gospel singer.

[@serenitycarlos2]

@A Girl Has No Name Didn't know about her husband and separation. Thanks for sharing. Glad she didn't go the way of Dorothy Dandridge following a man to destruction. Ms. Jackson decided to cling to God and let that man go!

[@keepingitrealandtruthful.5081]

@@serenitycarlos2 Mahalia was Married two her last husband name was Minters Galloway.

[@clturner2332]

She was a hairdresser at one time. She did my mother hair Mrs fordia B Moss quite a few times. And she did a beautiful job and it always last a long last a long time. She was a wonderful person.

[@brendagray4958]

@@clturner2332, wow that's a great memory for you and your mom 😊

[@jackypearson361]

she was gospel singer very young

[@robbob1234]

I wonder how many people appeared on the show as a regular challenger (not a mystery guest) and then later returned as a guest panelist? Marianne Means did just that on December 5, 1965.

[@dagneytaggart7707]

Do you have a personal relationship with the president? Marianne Means was one of JFK's many affairs.

[@josephpanzarella1417]

Challenger #2. One of Arlene's great moments. She deserved a round of applause.

[@loissimmons6558]

There are some people I take an instant liking to (and I think most people experience this). You don't know why, but you do. That was my reaction to Betsy Palmer when I first saw her during my youth. I feel the same way about her now.

[@littlebrookreader949]

I LOVE the introductions!!! ❤️ ❤️ ❤️

[@gaylecooper8984]

Mahalia! !!!

[@terencedove5047]

If you study her facial features, Mahalia Jackson bears a resemblance to Esther Rolle in the TV sitcom GOOD TIMES...

[@AnAdorableWombat]

They do look alike

[@PhilBagels]

You never see governors of states, or other high-ranking politicians appearing as celebrity guests on game shows anymore.

[@JayTemple]

+PhilBagels They do, however, host "Saturday Night Love" from time to time.

[@LarsRyeJeppesen]

Sure you do

[@o25skars]

Yes, it's more the other way around nowadays...

[@ludenasan1]

Betsy Palmer was lovely, my step-father said she was a cousin of his and his favorite actress.

[@emilym8571]

Mahalia Jackson sings the best version of Go Tell It On The Mountain !

[@donnacook8994]

Wonderful to see Mahalia Jackson, a wonderful singer! Lovely also to see Governor Quinn. 👏👏👏👍

[@calvinsweet3400]

Mahalia Jackson was amazing!

[@gameancastro8824]

classy and classic

[@sherenay3109]

Mahalia was so beautiful and humble.❤️

[@Ant_Diesel]

So beautiful!!...you are missed!!🥺🥺🙏😇

[@tbascoebuzz4782]

Arlene Francis was just delightful…

[@Shortlady82]

Queen latifah should play as Mahalia Jackson.

[@lavendernoire7387]

Shortlady82 the lady who played her in Selma should be a choice too.

[@ThePoppie225]

Shortlady82 I agree. She played the role of Bessie Smith very well.

[@buckoneal1888]

Shortlady82 absolutely not never never!

[@q.c.chieftain3085]

Shortlady82 , she does resemble her

[@MK-hh1vo]

Why? Jennifer Hudson would be much better, she can "sang"!

[@mandolindleyroadshow706]

Marianne Means, the first contestant, had quite a story to tell. She was, indeed, one of the first women White House news correspondents. She had a long and distinguished career. She was also rumored to have had an affair with JFK. She may be most known for the image of her standing outside of Parkland Hospital in Dallas, holding her reporter's notebook, looking stunned with the rest of the crowd awaiting word on the condition of the dying President.

[@shuroom57]

I thought I recognized her for that. What a distressing demeanor then, compared to this appearance three years on WML.

[@MrOmgfreak]

wow just wow my mom loved this show as a kid she was

[@thesonofoldschoolshaw9817]

She was true to her God...

[@mtnman6557]

Betsy Palmer was often a hoot on Password; another great game show from "The Golden Age Of Television."

[@timothycarley7348]

Mahalia Jackson was a Very Pretty Lady.

[@lindanitzschke1315]

We're in the middle of a blizzard here in Sioux Falls, SD, as I watch this. What a horrible winter we're having!

[@billiebuffalo]

Oooh I just love her smile :)

[@vincentdaly78]

According to Wikipedia: "In 1956, Means started her career working as a reporter for the Dakota County Star; . . . . She then moved to the Washington, D.C., area in 1957, and took a new position as the Woman's editor for the Northern Virginia Sun in Arlington, Virginia, where she supervised a staff of 15 men for two years. Means moved to Hearst Newspapers in 1959, and became the group's Washington bureau correspondent, covering Capitol Hill and politics. The next year, she was assigned to presidential conventions and John F. Kennedy's presidential campaign. Her journalism career was advanced when she escorted Kennedy and wrote about him and his speechwriter Theodore C. Sorensen visiting Nebraska University. After Kennedy was elected president, he suggested Means be assigned to cover the White House full-time." That last sentence makes me say "Hmm."

[@sdacj]

Arlene asked in jest why John wasn't working at the white house in the contestant's job - ironic thing was that he was a correspondent during FDR's administration. :D

[@photobigguy]

Amazing!!!

[@libertyann439]

Daly and Qinn were there for Kennedy's inaugural! How cool is that? Also they couldn't bring themselves to guess a non-sexist vocation for the White House correspondent.

[@terencedove5047]

Mahalia was accorded and treated with dignity and respect. But come on! This was the trademark of WHAT'S MY LINE? - and one of the reasons why I love the show, both the original and syndicated versions No matter who the contestant was, one and all were treated as human beings by host, panelists and audience...

[@TheWriterWalker]

Reality often was more racially harmonious than Hollywood movies and other dividers want us all to believe.

[@bmwjourdandunngoddess6024]

@@TheWriterWalkerNo it wasn’t.

[@timprescott4634]

@@bmwjourdandunngoddess6024 TF are you talking about?…

[@michaelpieczynski9340]

Kennedy has 3 more years of life left and no clue. Same thing with Dorothy. So sad.

[@waynejohanson1083]

Mahalia Jackson Greatest gospel singer ever. End of story.

[@kenclark5433]

Yes Queen of gospel. New Orleans stand up!!!

[@asill.6668]

The Worlds Greatest Gospel Singer!

[@peternagy-im4be]

Yeah she was okay i suppose.

[@kennithumperovitch1312]

I remember that gala for Kennedy. I was 2 years old.

[@debraeroy]

God did some wonderful things in her life! She became main stream without compromise! It makes me sad for people like Whitney Houston who God also called and gave a great voice for His glory. They tried so hard to get Ms. Jackson to sing secular music but she refused not just imagine where Whitney would be today if she would have answered the call.

[@bmwjourdandunngoddess6024]

The way they told Mahalia Jackson to stop singing so big too because yt ppl wouldn’t love it. Can’t stand respectability politics and anti-Blackness.

[@alskndlaskndal]

Was Daly in Hawai'i for his honeymoon I wonder? He had an earlier connection to Hawai'i... he delivered the first breaking news of the bombing of Pearl Harbor on the radio. I Googled Marianne Means out of curiosity. She was went on to have a very successful 50-year career as a Washington reporter. She seemed so poised and self-assured even back then at 26.

[@savethetpc6406]

Reluctant Dragon Marianne Means also showed up as a guest panelist on WML after Dorothy died -- almost 5 years after this contestant appearance: Dec. 5, 1965. kzbin.info/www/bejne/m3_JZ5-Qfqppbrc

[@robertmelson2130]

Thanks for the link. Interestingly, this show features two out of the three people who were ever both a regular contestant and afterward a panelist: Marianne Means but also Gov. Quinn, who'd been a contestant on 7/13/58. The third was weathercaster Jeanne Parr (Chris Noth's mother) who was a contestant on 6/5/60 and a panelist on 3/13/66.

[@LarryShadow]

Interesting that Dorothy was not present at this show after JFK's inauguration. Her passing several years later was rumored to be connected to JFK's death.

[@WAlkONRebel]

Aww she seems so kind and sweet

[@cyndifoore7743]

Gee Bennett gets an attitude when he doesn’t guess the occupation.

[@frankk.777]

What a nice bunch of people on the show.

[@ilanablumsack1752]

RIP Marianne Means 1934-2017

[@khaleesisnow1683]

🙏🙏

[@dewayneduffy6032]

Mahalia jackson was a beautiful woman

[@katyarnold6757]

Mother Mahalia Jackson looks so beautiful!!!

[@celestebivin1659]

It's funny how people in this comment section are so surprised at the dignity, politeness, courtesy and respect that people have during the time period of the show. It is also a sad commentary on our own time that this would be a surprise. People back then were raised with the idea that they should behave in a certain manner, it's just a shame that people these days have no manners.

[@stewedfishproductions9554]

I'm in the UK and many words are pronounced so differently here than in America! Along with aluminium Nd buoy as examples, I can now add in gala...😂

[@519djw6]

My God, Betsy Palmer was such a beautiful woman--and still is, as far as I'm concerned!

[@HassoBenSoba]

This episode ALMOST ended without Bennett Cerf's typical "verbal ogling" of the lovely ladies that appeared on WML, but he managed to slip one in at the very end (25:13) regarding Betsy Palmer. A year before this show, MAHALIA JACKSON recorded an LP of hymns with Percy Faith's Orchestra and Chorus entitled "The Power and the Glory." If you've never heard it, look it up. Her rendition of "My Country 'Tis of Thee", despite some odd pronunciation, is so powerful and emotionally stirring it may leave you breathless. Particularly poignant considering the near-total ban of religious expression in today's entertainment market. LR

[@shuroom57]

It's appalling today. That's a big reason why I nightly take refuge from that world in the archives of What's My Line.

[@justthinking526]

John Daly was was a world class qualifier

[@scottlevin3966]

I love the outfits they would wear. Just try to get people to look that good today.

[@servant4473]

He should have allowed Ms. Jackson to speak for herself