tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2917776121387891817.post3009963995117251746..comments2024-03-28T09:12:52.113-04:00Comments on Stirred, Straight Up, with a Twist: Broadway BabyTJBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09180041865489453236noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2917776121387891817.post-90093037968291044822011-02-16T12:15:47.566-05:002011-02-16T12:15:47.566-05:00I met her once, in the late '80s in NYC. She ...I met her once, in the late '80s in NYC. She was doing the Marjorie Main role in the musical stage version of Meet Me In St. Louis. She had a small apple shaped face and lots of energy. She radiated a spunky energy.Ptolemy1https://www.blogger.com/profile/04334386659240438250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2917776121387891817.post-12596991307848358972011-02-16T10:27:41.418-05:002011-02-16T10:27:41.418-05:00She was great! There is an excellent compilation o...She was great! There is an excellent compilation of her recordings from 1947-1953 released on Sepia Records.Colonel Potterbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01851402097041924668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2917776121387891817.post-46262516681833038712011-02-15T12:31:22.141-05:002011-02-15T12:31:22.141-05:00But as she once sung : "It's fate, baby i...But as she once sung : "It's fate, baby it's fate". <br />Very touching post. Thank you.soyons-suavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04047668641367103885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2917776121387891817.post-62700930394706595392011-02-15T04:54:28.778-05:002011-02-15T04:54:28.778-05:00Apart from ON THE TOWN I know her best from the de...Apart from ON THE TOWN I know her best from the delighful 1955 musical MY SISTER EILEEN where she and Janet Leigh are the two Sherwood sisters arriving in new york - Betty is teamed with young Jack Lemmon - while Janet has Bob Fosse and Tommy Rall (the boys both dance up a storm) fighting over her! RIP indeed - great that she got to her 90s. That is the best revenge.Michael O'Sullivanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17820802843771524920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2917776121387891817.post-79509429508870777292011-02-14T21:13:14.196-05:002011-02-14T21:13:14.196-05:00She was one who did it all...theatre, film, televi...She was one who did it all...theatre, film, television, nightclubs - a great, without question. Peace, dear lady, you will be missed.<br /><br />(Note: I understand that TCM has a tribute in the works honoring Miss Garrett on May 23, which would have been her 92nd birthday.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2917776121387891817.post-27169728897296777722011-02-14T19:52:58.177-05:002011-02-14T19:52:58.177-05:00yes, i was an "all in the family" person...yes, i was an "all in the family" person, didn't watch "laverne & shirley."<br /><br />betty & vincent were a wonderful antidote to archie.normadesmondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17325110017442011627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2917776121387891817.post-41823871355197110952011-02-14T18:18:34.874-05:002011-02-14T18:18:34.874-05:00What I remember about her on All in the Family was...What I remember about her on All in the Family was that she had such a loving relationship with her husband and it seemed so sweet in contrast to the Bunker's more cantankerous give and take.Topazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15514508159702613771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2917776121387891817.post-53533335629051170032011-02-14T13:53:26.986-05:002011-02-14T13:53:26.986-05:00Oh, yes - she was WONDERFUL in All in the Family a...Oh, yes - she was WONDERFUL in All in the Family as the free spirited neighbor Irene! And the episode where her charecter took Edith Bunker to a "guitar mass" was so memorable! A real classic!The Cool Cookiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04162345087029159056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2917776121387891817.post-56997826158235132822011-02-14T11:54:00.408-05:002011-02-14T11:54:00.408-05:00It's so weird to think she was 91. She'll ...It's so weird to think she was 91. She'll always be young to me. RIP dear woman.Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12197340334699196246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2917776121387891817.post-60622599735218888972011-02-14T10:23:56.647-05:002011-02-14T10:23:56.647-05:00Bizarre, I just watched her in an Esther Williams ...Bizarre, I just watched her in an Esther Williams movie this weekend. Her best comedy number was cut out of it, but at least they saved it as a bonus on the DVD.swachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09157064455715797367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2917776121387891817.post-70780794810202726702011-02-14T10:12:00.747-05:002011-02-14T10:12:00.747-05:00A trooper, a talent, a lady.A trooper, a talent, a lady.Philip Mershonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05641146738422887485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2917776121387891817.post-40699627715454846872011-02-14T09:44:07.835-05:002011-02-14T09:44:07.835-05:00Love her! Loved her in 'All in the Family'...Love her! Loved her in 'All in the Family'! She really put Archie in his place! RIP, Betty...Seanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01478512990044967013noreply@blogger.com