tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8251043500092242623.post3590663959823785619..comments2024-03-25T03:31:09.538-04:00Comments on markrothmansblog: Victor, We Hardly Knew Ye.mark rothmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06577361966051927102noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8251043500092242623.post-32285144967358605552019-04-12T22:48:26.983-04:002019-04-12T22:48:26.983-04:00Dear Mr. Rothman, I'm researching actor Victor...Dear Mr. Rothman, I'm researching actor Victor Buono and wondered if you have more anecdotes to share about him from the times you've worked with him that you haven't already on this blog? I hope my message reaches you. All the best, Larissa ManderbachLarissa Manderbachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09553827789346268157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8251043500092242623.post-37425146652047643092017-08-31T00:08:34.834-04:002017-08-31T00:08:34.834-04:00I'm not gay, not that there would be anything ...I'm not gay, not that there would be anything wrong with that if I were, but now that I think of it, not a whole lot of the men that I know or have known, who are gay are overtly effeminate. Mincing, that is.JLMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05954738561175438244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8251043500092242623.post-39993682142731929202017-04-04T11:11:02.441-04:002017-04-04T11:11:02.441-04:00Just got around to watching the latest episode ......Just got around to watching the latest episode ...<br /><br />Of course, the writers had to know that Victor Buono was also nominated for an Oscar For BABY JANE that year.<br />I wonder why they neglected to mention that ...<br />... unless it's a deleted scene that will wind up in the DVD down the line ...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05527404061764217504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8251043500092242623.post-74132013438305441002017-04-03T00:19:49.545-04:002017-04-03T00:19:49.545-04:00i believe they are taking dramatic license to new ...i believe they are taking dramatic license to new heights for this mini-series, not that there's anything wrong with that. it's still a barrel of fun.<br />my only issue is i think sarandon sucks. she isn't giving me a glimmer of davis whereas lange, who looks nothing like joan, is deserving 2 emmys for this portrayal.normadesmondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17325110017442011627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8251043500092242623.post-80744502440287230212017-04-02T12:59:09.436-04:002017-04-02T12:59:09.436-04:00Being of sixty-plus years, I learned long ago that...Being of sixty-plus years, I learned long ago that film biographies are often less than reliable in the portrayals of the people involved.<br />Especially when those people are deceased, and therefore not capable of answering back legally.<br /><br />From what I've read about Bette Davis, the last reason that she would have objected to the hiring of anyone would have been homosexuality, flaming or otherwise.<br />From the little I know about Victor Buono ... well, there it is - we don't know all that much about him.<br />No one has written a biography of him, and all who speak or write about the man are in the same tone as your reminiscence: he was well-liked and respected personally, and gave "value for money" on the set.<br />And that's all that should matter, isn't it?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05527404061764217504noreply@blogger.com