I have been watching a lot of Gunsmoke episodes lately, and recently saw Cloris, Ted Knight, and Ed Asner in various roles along with Matt Dillon and the gang. RIP , Ms Leachman.
A singular figure, to be sure. Her performance as Ruth Popper in The Last Picture Show is heart-breaking and electrifying. I can think of nothing like it in cinema history prior to or at the time. If it was the only thing she ever did (and thankfully it wasn’t), it would have secured her place in history. What a phenomenal performance. What a tremendous talent.
My partner was married to Cloris' son, and had one child, Portia.
So I often got to enjoy Thanksgiving Dinner at Cloris' home in LA.
Most thanksgivings Cloris would bring out the turkey as Frau Blucher.
Always on, always full of grace and humor.
Godspeed!
And don't forget...she was the second actress to play mother to Timmy on 1950s Lassie.
Her best performance, though, was in The Last Picture Show. Powerful performance. She was a woman who just wanted to be needed and loved.
And this is an obscure show...but does anyone remember a short-lived 1980s sitcom called Nutt House? She played the matriarch...Harvey Korman was also on it. Another failed Mel Brooks show but I loved it. Aired Wednesday nights after Unsolved Mysteries and Night Court.
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