837- Being Lauren Bacall's Servant with Actor Larry Clarke
Story Worthy
Story Worthy Media
4.1 • 529 Ratings
🗓️ 12 March 2024
⏱️ 25 minutes
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Actor Larry Clarke, (many television series like- Monster, Heels, For All Mankind, Twin Peaks, Contagion, The Laundromat, Bitter Homes & Gardens)shares a story about working a private party for Lauren Bacall after being warned she was cheap and extremely hard to work for. Larry took the gig because it was in Dakota Apartments, and he would have a chance to meet Anthony Hopkins. However, the gig ended up a disaster. Larry was treated as her "slave boy" and he it came to a head when he almost smashed her Tiffany glasses.
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| 0:00.0 | Hey, it's Christine from Storyworthy. |
| 0:02.3 | Today on the show, actor Larry Clark talks about working a private dinner party for Lauren Bacall. |
| 0:08.5 | I've waited on a lot of celebrities. |
| 0:10.9 | And I had been in, you know, working on the Upper West Side for a while since 1988. |
| 0:17.7 | So I've been there for four or five years. |
| 0:18.8 | And all I did was wait on kind of people who, you know, |
| 0:22.0 | and generally they were all pretty cool. She whipped the door up and she went, Are you, Larry? You're late. Light the fires, Larry. Light the fires. I was like, okay, what fires? Where are they? Over there, Larry. She pulls me aside. She goes, you're pouring too much liquor and the drinks. |
| 0:39.5 | You're going to get them drunk. |
| 0:41.5 | You're going to get them drunk. Where are they? Over there, Larry. She pulls me aside. She goes, you're pouring too much liquor and drinks. |
| 0:39.5 | You're going to get them drunk. |
| 0:41.3 | You do need me to pull off this party. |
| 0:43.0 | Why are you making me nervous? |
| 0:44.2 | And now, why are you pissing me off? |
| 0:46.6 | Today on the show, actor Larry Clark talks about working a private dinner party for actress Lauren Bacall. |
| 0:53.2 | And wait until you hear what happened. Stay close. |
| 0:58.0 | Hey, this is Larry Clark and you're listening to Storyworthy. |
| 1:10.7 | Welcome to Storyworthy. My name is Storyworthy. |
| 1:14.4 | My name is Christine Blackburn, and I'm coming to you from Los Angeles, California. |
| 1:18.6 | Whether you're a longtime fan of the show or a new listener, welcome to Storyworthy. |
| 1:24.2 | I hope you guys enjoyed the show last week with comedian Uriah Westman. |
| 1:28.8 | Uriah told a story about being brought up in three cults. |
| 1:32.8 | You know, as it were, you know, you just go cult to cult and you do what your parents tell you to. |
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