Rest in powerful peace Mahalia Jackson Queen of Gospel 🙏 26 October 1911 ~ 27 January 1972⚘
@ruthnagarya20284 жыл бұрын
Absolutely NO ONE could sing Gospel like Mahalia...she felt her faith to the bone and sang with the Holy Spirit singing through her.
@miystiqueskillz22333 жыл бұрын
Until karen Clark sheard that is
@sandraatkins25392 жыл бұрын
The late, great Mr. David Ruffin had that gift as well.
@deloreswillis9224 Жыл бұрын
Amen🙏🏿
@bmwjourdandunngoddess60246 ай бұрын
Many Black Gospel Artist have that ability. But Mahalia Jackson definitely has that ability!
@divadaedalus4 ай бұрын
My Nana loved Mahalia Jackson. Miss Jackson struggled with a painful eye disease all her life which left her virtually blind. Her faith was as powerful as her voice. She convinced Dr. King to do the “I have a dream” speech on the Capitol Mall. CeCe Winans reminds me of her. Powerful voice and faith as well. BTW Miss Jackson’s version of “Go Tell It On The Mountain” is my phone ring tone. Lovely memories of my Nana listening to her.
@gbrumburgh4 жыл бұрын
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.
@akrenwinkle2 жыл бұрын
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 Жыл бұрын
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 Жыл бұрын
That White House correspondent was 26 years old. People really looked older in those days! I would’ve guessed her to be 46.
@leannsherman6723 Жыл бұрын
Arlene was such a character😂❤
@cjrrun Жыл бұрын
One of the top five female voices in the past 100 years,
@veracoston35409 жыл бұрын
Mahalia Jackson was so beautiful. it was wonderful to see her on the show to know that she was loved by everyone.
@yourroyalhighness76623 жыл бұрын
Agreed!
@IBWGlobal2k10 жыл бұрын
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.
@tomorrowagain3 жыл бұрын
I met her in person and yes, she was very pretty.
@bmwjourdandunngoddess6024 Жыл бұрын
Yup! I always thought she was more serious and about that job!😂💅🏿 But I love her light hearted side!
@annettekelly15927 жыл бұрын
It is nice that men and women in this era had enough personal dignity and self respect to welcome and receive pleasantries and compliments.
@461Jacque4 жыл бұрын
Amazing how much more a dignified time it was. Like looking through a narrow window in time
@EmilyGloeggler79842 жыл бұрын
Those who reject back-handed compliments and empty praise do have dignity and self respect.
@pattimaeda6097 Жыл бұрын
The whistling at women is sexist
@GOLDVIOLINbowofdeath Жыл бұрын
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 Жыл бұрын
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
@tyrancefuller94306 жыл бұрын
Mahalia Jackson! Queen of Gospel Music. She was a beautiful woman!!!!
@waynejohanson10833 жыл бұрын
Best Gospel singer ever.
@starchawilliams82383 жыл бұрын
Yes she was a very beautiful woman inside and out and it showed very grateful for her music 🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿
@SquidProQuo804 жыл бұрын
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.
@sandraatkins25392 жыл бұрын
Yes Yes Yes!! Ms. Jackson was always as sharp as a tack, and she had the most gorgeous eyes.
@TheNOchick2 жыл бұрын
yes!
@userZ670002 жыл бұрын
She was a hairstylist before she got into singing! That’s why she was always fresh!!
@akrenwinkle2 жыл бұрын
@@userZ67000 So was Tammy Wynette.
@GOLDVIOLINbowofdeath Жыл бұрын
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.
@TruckTaxiMoveIt6 жыл бұрын
Standing ovation for Arlene Francis, what brilliant deduction, reasoning, and credical thinking.
@jamesgoines76632 жыл бұрын
Just outstanding with her deductive reasoning. Throughout the program.
@GOLDVIOLINbowofdeath Жыл бұрын
@@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 Жыл бұрын
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 Жыл бұрын
@TruckTaxiIMoveIt *critical 🙂
@sandraatkins25392 жыл бұрын
We greatly appreciate how he quickly prevented any discussion of Ms. Mahalia being aligned with any cabaret.🥰
@nancypurdue25279 жыл бұрын
Ms. Jackson was a very beautiful woman...she reminds me of my mom.
@imanibrooks-wheeler3739 жыл бұрын
She was stunning!
@keepingitrealandtruthful.50817 жыл бұрын
nancy purdue Mahalia was beautiful inside and outside.
@vishmael10286 жыл бұрын
mrtheoneandonly 83 yes!!!
@RobJazzful5 жыл бұрын
That’s very sweet. Best to you.
@vintageincolor5 жыл бұрын
nancy purdue she’s adorable!
@jesserae47194 жыл бұрын
Mehalia, she made the whole room shine. Her smile, her voice, her hair 😍😍😍 just beautiful
@rooseveltdavis95593 жыл бұрын
You can say that again. She was one of a kind. A legend in her own time.RIP to the queen of gospel music.
@ted10914 жыл бұрын
The amazing, humble Mahalia Jackson
@princeharming89634 жыл бұрын
Della Reese had some amazing and funny stories to tell about Miss Jackson. Both great, great and supremely talented ladies.
@tevinsham8 жыл бұрын
I like how the men stood up to shake hands with all the women.
@bluewaltz42798 жыл бұрын
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.
@marka14224 жыл бұрын
@Thankyou3403 --Not in the shows where John Daly was the host!
@461Jacque4 жыл бұрын
Shows so much class when you're a gentleman. Sadly a trait now almost extinct.
@MM-nn4vz3 жыл бұрын
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
@imjustlooking8883 жыл бұрын
Tevin, that’s being a gentleman and not a bum. I taught that to Sunday school class of 50 teenagers. 👊🏽
@tanmaxwell45994 жыл бұрын
She was 50 years old at the time - and carried herself with dignity.
@sherenay31093 жыл бұрын
Wow, she looks so young.
@Michelle-jz8vl6 жыл бұрын
Gosh Mahalia was gorgeous!
@serenitycarlos25 жыл бұрын
I love this recording. What a treasure! Love Mahalia Jackson!
@antonioacevedo52004 жыл бұрын
Ms. Jackson exuded humility. God bless her soul.
@donnawoodford66414 жыл бұрын
Songbird, yes! Mahalia Jackson, a gift to the world!
@amc0427593 жыл бұрын
She was a great gospel singer. Much respect! 🎼🎙
@mauricecarter58318 жыл бұрын
i love mahalia listen to all her music today
@Gioveolympus4 жыл бұрын
I am totally amazed by the class and style of these people back then.
@waldolydecker8118 Жыл бұрын
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.
@bluecamus51622 жыл бұрын
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.
@1970iome9 жыл бұрын
May Betsy Palmer rest in peace (November 1st 1926---May 28th 2015). She was a beautiful woman and a wonderful person.
@RonGersteinАй бұрын
She was Jason's mom in the Friday the 13th horror movie series.
@xenafan23410 жыл бұрын
I love how Arlene uses the "swell"........ I am going to start using it!
@loissimmons65586 жыл бұрын
If enough people start using it, it will be a groundswell.
@marka14224 жыл бұрын
@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
@xenafan2344 жыл бұрын
@@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!
@marka14224 жыл бұрын
@@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. :)
@kennithumperovitch13123 жыл бұрын
That's swell gal! Use it as we did in the 60s. Kennedy said swell quite often! That's how we picked swell up!
@belindaalbright87983 жыл бұрын
Miss Jackson is stunningly beautiful, absolutely radiant. And WOW what a voice!!! ❤🇺🇲❤
@sweetfaith20114 жыл бұрын
Mahalia Jackson was a beautiful woman with a gentle and kind spirit. If anyone was a true Christian it was her.
@donnacook8994 Жыл бұрын
Wonderful to see Mahalia Jackson, a wonderful singer! Lovely also to see Governor Quinn. 👏👏👏👍
@soulierinvestments9 жыл бұрын
Arlene is just brilliant in game two. Go girl.
@visotoo31293 жыл бұрын
Ms. Jackson had such an aura of serenity about her...
@juanita5478 жыл бұрын
Ms. Jackson, beautiful hair !
@khalilcanady20125 жыл бұрын
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.50814 жыл бұрын
@@khalilcanady2012 Mahalia also was a florist. The building where Mahalia's hair dresser used be it still there, boarded up, b still there.
@bmwjourdandunngoddess60246 ай бұрын
@@khalilcanady2012Oh so this lady was Black Excellence before even being a Black superstar!? Love her so much!
@angies71546 жыл бұрын
My beautiful cousin R.I.P 🕊❤️🕊👑🗯
@gendermale48458 жыл бұрын
arlene was so sharp and quick witted
@FungusMossGnosis4 жыл бұрын
Not really.
@SueProv3 жыл бұрын
@@FungusMossGnosis Yes
@BeIIeDoc2410 жыл бұрын
love this ep! arlene was on fire! the
@Enthrox10 жыл бұрын
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.
@BeIIeDoc2410 жыл бұрын
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
@Enthrox10 жыл бұрын
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.
@BeIIeDoc2410 жыл бұрын
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!
@Jolar709 жыл бұрын
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!
@jamesgoines76632 жыл бұрын
Arlene was on top of her game that night. But it also shows how each participant was well informed of current affairs.
@GOLDVIOLINbowofdeath Жыл бұрын
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 Жыл бұрын
@@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 Жыл бұрын
@@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 Жыл бұрын
@@GOLDVIOLINbowofdeath you were already being snarky. The point was the panel was well aware of national and foreign news.
@monikadunns65126 жыл бұрын
Am not sure how I came across this but I truly enjoy watching it.
@sgsmozart2 жыл бұрын
WML Was one of the few TV shows in the 50's and 60's that had black guests.
@leemclaury62514 жыл бұрын
“This lady is out of work “
@josephpanzarella1417 Жыл бұрын
Challenger #2. One of Arlene's great moments. She deserved a round of applause.
@calvinsweet3400 Жыл бұрын
Mahalia Jackson was amazing!
@rahlohmcdonogh50358 жыл бұрын
She came home when her time was over,New Orleans. RIP!!
@lisablack1244 жыл бұрын
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.
@igkoigko99503 жыл бұрын
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.
@maynardsmoreland10 жыл бұрын
Marianne Means was on one of the press buses in the Dallas motorcade when President Kennedy was killed on 11/22/1963.
@Plathianloner5 жыл бұрын
Yes! If I'm not mistaken, there's footage of her among the throngs of reporters
@robbob12344 жыл бұрын
And a guest panelist on WML two years after that!
@shirleyrombough81734 жыл бұрын
- I just love Arlene. What a wit.
@vishmael10286 жыл бұрын
Very beautiful and very humble she was!!!
@Godsbutterfly49235 жыл бұрын
"This lady must be out of work" lol. Love you Ms. Mahaila Jackson:)
@littlebrookreader9493 жыл бұрын
I LOVE the introductions!!! ❤️ ❤️ ❤️
@ladyyuna20002 жыл бұрын
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.
@bb68873 жыл бұрын
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.
@sheilaratliff81772 жыл бұрын
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 Жыл бұрын
You’re wrong about them not booking black artists
@bb6887 Жыл бұрын
@@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 Жыл бұрын
@@pattimaeda6097Name 10.
@todddepue6813 жыл бұрын
Love how Arlene zeroed in on that mink rancher singlehandedly. She was beyond fabulous!
@Dolphin-cb9sq4 жыл бұрын
Such pure class on this show.
@dannydoc19695 жыл бұрын
Arlene ALWAYS has nice things to say, what a doll.
@dwightsmiley51018 жыл бұрын
Ms Jackson was a hair beautician before she became a gospel singer.
@serenitycarlos25 жыл бұрын
@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.50814 жыл бұрын
@@serenitycarlos2 Mahalia was Married two her last husband name was Minters Galloway.
@clturner23324 жыл бұрын
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.
@brendagray49584 жыл бұрын
@@clturner2332, wow that's a great memory for you and your mom 😊
@jackypearson3613 жыл бұрын
she was gospel singer very young
@mbulelomafunda23234 жыл бұрын
woow, look at her eyes... she was glowing :)
@gameancastro88248 жыл бұрын
classy and classic
@loissimmons65586 жыл бұрын
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.
@sherenay31093 жыл бұрын
Mahalia was so beautiful and humble.❤️
@Ant_Diesel3 жыл бұрын
So beautiful!!...you are missed!!🥺🥺🙏😇
@buttercup59205 жыл бұрын
WISHED TOO SEE MORE WOMAN LIKE MAHALIA NOWADAYS 💁💕
@gilliankew3 жыл бұрын
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.
@purplebutterflykisses80042 жыл бұрын
@@gilliankew GHOOH I’m giving you the side eye.
@bmwjourdandunngoddess6024 Жыл бұрын
Sit down. And she wouldn’t have time for you. 😂
@bmwjourdandunngoddess6024 Жыл бұрын
@@purplebutterflykisses8004These privileged groups always come in these comment sections and always say the most bigoted things. 😭 they always ruin the video!
@timprescott4634 Жыл бұрын
@@bmwjourdandunngoddess6024 TF are you talking about?
@lindanitzschke1315 Жыл бұрын
We're in the middle of a blizzard here in Sioux Falls, SD, as I watch this. What a horrible winter we're having!
@tbascoebuzz47823 жыл бұрын
Arlene Francis was just delightful…
@emilym85712 жыл бұрын
Mahalia Jackson sings the best version of Go Tell It On The Mountain !
@robbob12344 жыл бұрын
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.
@dagneytaggart77072 жыл бұрын
Do you have a personal relationship with the president? Marianne Means was one of JFK's many affairs.
@thesonofoldschoolshaw98179 жыл бұрын
She was true to her God...
@ludenasan18 жыл бұрын
Betsy Palmer was lovely, my step-father said she was a cousin of his and his favorite actress.
@billiebuffalo3 жыл бұрын
Oooh I just love her smile :)
@PhilBagels9 жыл бұрын
You never see governors of states, or other high-ranking politicians appearing as celebrity guests on game shows anymore.
@JayTemple9 жыл бұрын
+PhilBagels They do, however, host "Saturday Night Love" from time to time.
@LarsRyeJeppesen6 жыл бұрын
Sure you do
@o25skars3 жыл бұрын
Yes, it's more the other way around nowadays...
@MrOmgfreak6 жыл бұрын
wow just wow my mom loved this show as a kid she was
@terencedove50474 жыл бұрын
If you study her facial features, Mahalia Jackson bears a resemblance to Esther Rolle in the TV sitcom GOOD TIMES...
@AnAdorableWombat2 жыл бұрын
They do look alike
@gaylecooper89847 жыл бұрын
Mahalia! !!!
@WAlkONRebel3 жыл бұрын
Aww she seems so kind and sweet
@waynejohanson10833 жыл бұрын
Mahalia Jackson Greatest gospel singer ever. End of story.
@kenclark54333 жыл бұрын
Yes Queen of gospel. New Orleans stand up!!!
@asill.66683 жыл бұрын
The Worlds Greatest Gospel Singer!
@peternagy-im4be3 жыл бұрын
Yeah she was okay i suppose.
@photobigguy3 жыл бұрын
Amazing!!!
@mandolindleyroadshow7065 жыл бұрын
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 Жыл бұрын
I thought I recognized her for that. What a distressing demeanor then, compared to this appearance three years on WML.
@terencedove50474 жыл бұрын
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...
@TheWriterWalker3 жыл бұрын
Reality often was more racially harmonious than Hollywood movies and other dividers want us all to believe.
@bmwjourdandunngoddess6024 Жыл бұрын
@@TheWriterWalkerNo it wasn’t.
@timprescott4634 Жыл бұрын
@@bmwjourdandunngoddess6024 TF are you talking about?…
@sdacj5 жыл бұрын
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
@vincentdaly782 жыл бұрын
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."
@Shortlady826 жыл бұрын
Queen latifah should play as Mahalia Jackson.
@lavendernoire73876 жыл бұрын
Shortlady82 the lady who played her in Selma should be a choice too.
@ThePoppie2256 жыл бұрын
Shortlady82 I agree. She played the role of Bessie Smith very well.
@buckoneal18885 жыл бұрын
Shortlady82 absolutely not never never!
@q.c.chieftain30855 жыл бұрын
Shortlady82 , she does resemble her
@MK-hh1vo4 жыл бұрын
Why? Jennifer Hudson would be much better, she can "sang"!
@kennithumperovitch13123 жыл бұрын
I remember that gala for Kennedy. I was 2 years old.
@frankk.777 Жыл бұрын
What a nice bunch of people on the show.
@519djw610 жыл бұрын
My God, Betsy Palmer was such a beautiful woman--and still is, as far as I'm concerned!
@HassoBenSoba Жыл бұрын
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 Жыл бұрын
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.
@debraeroy2 жыл бұрын
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 Жыл бұрын
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.
@timothycarley73482 жыл бұрын
Mahalia Jackson was a Very Pretty Lady.
@katyarnold67573 жыл бұрын
Mother Mahalia Jackson looks so beautiful!!!
@ilanablumsack17527 жыл бұрын
RIP Marianne Means 1934-2017
@khaleesisnow16834 жыл бұрын
🙏🙏
@dannapier25605 жыл бұрын
She was absolutely, positively astonishingly, incredible!
@libertyann4397 жыл бұрын
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.
@teriannebeauchamp2547 жыл бұрын
What's my line what was it that prevented Dorothy from being here? They mentioned the inauguration and the weather
@christinedorman33836 жыл бұрын
+TeriAnneBeauchamp Bennett Cerf says at the beginning of the show that Dorothy, while covering the inauguaration of JFK, Dorothy became "incapacitated" and had to be hospitalized.
@celestebivin16594 жыл бұрын
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.
@scottlevin39664 жыл бұрын
I love the outfits they would wear. Just try to get people to look that good today.
@nilkaestherchasededier85695 жыл бұрын
Such a beautiful woman.
@alskndlaskndal10 жыл бұрын
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.
@savethetpc640610 жыл бұрын
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
@robertmelson21309 жыл бұрын
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.
@dpm-jt8rj6 жыл бұрын
I might not be as old-fashioned as I thought I was! I find it interesting how the panel reacted when they were told Ms Means was a White House reporter! And having the inaugural Governor of Hawai'i on the panel? John Daly addressed him as "Your Excellency" when, if anything, "Your Honor" would have been the correct honorific.
@BillyAlabama2 жыл бұрын
Mahalia was an incredible lady.
@crabbyoldman82092 жыл бұрын
I've seen every episode so far. Early on in the history of the show, a viewer wrote in to point out that conventional grammar calls for 'at my left', not 'on my left' or 'to my left'. This is true, because 'on my left' would imply being on top of something - such as 'he is standing on my foot', And 'to my left' would imply movement, such as 'you are moving from my right to my left'. But 'at' implies location, which would make it 'at my left'. Please believe me when I say I don't care about grammar unless I'm signing a contract. I don't even believe in the notion of 'correct' grammar anymore than I believe in a 'correct' form of music, literature, fashion, dance, etc. If you don't believe it matters in a contract, just google 'nine-million-dollar comma'. It's an instance of a contract settlement in which some truckers were being underpaid because of the placement of a comma. They won $9,000,000.00. It's not the only time this has happened, not even close. It's actually a common method of scamming someone. In that situation, I would care about grammar. A lot. The reason I bring this up here is that this shows boasts Mr. Cerf, a high-powered editor; Miss Kilgallen, a high-powered journalist; and Mr. Daly, one of the most educated and erudite hosts on TV. They even read the viewer's letter and discussed it during an episode. One might assume they would know better. But I guess not. Again, I don't care, and I'm not finding fault. I simply find it highly ironic.
@Rodin995 жыл бұрын
Makes me wistful to watch this at the beginning of Kennedy's administration....