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Gilbert Gottfried's Amazing Colossal Podcast

201. Marion Ross

Gilbert Gottfried's Amazing Colossal Podcast

Starburns Audio

Visual Arts, Tv & Film, Comedy, Arts

4.83.9K Ratings

🗓️ 2 April 2018

⏱️ 73 minutes

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Summary

Gilbert and Frank welcome "Mrs. C" herself, Emmy-nominated actress Marion Ross, who recalls her early days as a studio contract player, her struggles to find her footing in Hollywood, her curious methods of getting into character and her working relationships with Claudette Colbert, Noel Coward, Kirk Douglas and Charlton Heston. Also, Marion crushes on Clark Gable, confides in Cary Grant, sets sail with Tony Curtis and pays a call on Bogie and Bacall. PLUS: Marlene Dietrich eats lunch! Jose Ferrer makes his move! Ginger Rogers robs the cradle! And Marion remembers colleagues Tom Bosley, Pat Morita and Garry Marshall! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Hi, this is Ed Beggley Jr. and you're listening to Gilbert Gottfried's amazing colossal podcast.

0:07.0

Hi, this is Gilbert Gottfried and this is Gilbert Gottfried's amazing

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colossal podcast. I'm here once again with my co-host Frank Santopadre and where

0:39.0

we're recording at Nutmeg with our engineer Frank Ferdorosa. Our guest this week

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is a five-time Emmy nominee and much admired TV and film actress who's been working steadily

0:55.0

since the mid-1950s and she isn't ready to stop yet. Movies include Operation Petty

1:06.0

Code, some came running, Teachers Pet, Airport, Grand Theft Auto, Colossus, The Forbidden

1:16.0

Project, Music Within and the evening star which she earned her Golden Globe nomination

1:26.0

for Best Supporting Actress. You've also seen her in dozens of popular television shows

1:35.0

including Life with Father, Route 66, The Counter Limits, The Love Boat, Brooklyn Bridge,

1:45.0

The Drew Carries Show, King of the Hill, That 70s Show, The New Adventures of Old Christine

1:55.0

and Gilmore Girls. But she'll forever be known as The Wise and Supporting Matriarch.

2:05.0

The Portif. That's Supporting. Best Supporting Matriarch.

2:12.0

Marry and Cunningham on Gary Marshall's iconic series Happy Days.

2:21.0

In a career spanning seven decades she shared the big and small screen with Ginger Rogers

2:31.0

Tony Curtis, Lauren McCull, Noel Coward, Frank Sinatra, Carrie Grant, Glee Marvin, and Shirley Maclean

2:43.0

as well as former podcast guests, Ed Asner, James Karen, Bernie Capel, and of course

2:53.0

Arpalds, Donnie Moss and Henry Winkler. Her new memoir is called My Days. Happy and otherwise.

3:07.0

And we couldn't be happier that she decided to slip to the studio and speak with us.

3:19.0

Please welcome to the podcast a talented first-order aisle performer and a woman who once gave Clark Gable a love note written on an Easter egg.

3:35.0

Missy C. Hutch Elf, Marion Ross.

3:43.0

Oh, I have never been introduced so gloriously. Of course now I have nothing to say.

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