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Post by MCDemuth on Aug 21, 2018 23:00:41 GMT
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbara_Harris_(actress)Born: July 25, 1935 Died: August 21, 2018 I loved Barbara Harris' performance in "Freaky Friday" (1976) She was also great in: "Family Plot" (1976) "Peggy Sue Got Married" (1986) She was an amazing actress & beautiful woman. R.I.P. Ms. Harris.
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Post by RiP, IMDb on Aug 21, 2018 23:02:12 GMT
Born: July 25, 1935
Died: August 21, 2018
I loved Barbara Harris' performance in "Freaky Friday" (1976)
She was also great in:
"Family Plot" (1976)
"Peggy Sue Got Married" (1986)
She was an amazing actress & beautiful woman.
R.I.P. Ms. Harris.
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Post by petrolino on Aug 21, 2018 23:20:21 GMT
Barbara Harris was such an awesome lady, from Evanston, Illinois. She was friends with Alan Alda who was also a member of Second City in Chicago. They worked together on stage in the 1960s and on screen in the 1970s. May she rest in peace.
"Second City credits her as a founder of modern improv and a co-founder of the troupe. Funny and sexy, she blended the kittenish quality of Tuesday Weld with a knowing daffiness reminiscent of Madeline Kahn or Judy Holliday. The blog Media Funhouse once labeled her “the Garbo of adorable urban neurotic Sixties actresses.”
Yet she was an original whose performances were memorable for their vulnerability and authenticity. She danced with grace and had a bell-like singing voice that could veer into an Ethel Merman-style growl. Without seeming twitchy or trying too hard, she stole scenes with little bits of business — a head toss, a single tear or an offbeat musical note.
Broadway legend Mary Martin described her freshness and versatility when she was introducing the nominees at the 1967 Tony awards, at which Ms. Harris won for her performance in “The Apple Tree.” “Her ability to give the impression she was making up her lines as she went along, I was so excited about what I saw, her somehow intangible quality,” Martin said."
- Maureen O'Donnell, The Chicago Sun-Times
R.I.P.
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Post by BATouttaheck on Aug 22, 2018 0:19:06 GMT
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Post by politicidal on Aug 22, 2018 0:32:57 GMT
RIP.
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Post by RiP, IMDb on Aug 22, 2018 0:38:25 GMT
Barbara Harris was such an awesome lady, from Evanston, Illinois. She was friends with Alan Alda who was also a member of Second City in Chicago. They worked together on stage in the 1960s and on screen in the 1970s. May she rest in peace.
"Second City credits her as a founder of modern improv and a co-founder of the troupe. Funny and sexy, she blended the kittenish quality of Tuesday Weld with a knowing daffiness reminiscent of Madeline Kahn or Judy Holliday. The blog Media Funhouse once labeled her “the Garbo of adorable urban neurotic Sixties actresses.”
Yet she was an original whose performances were memorable for their vulnerability and authenticity. She danced with grace and had a bell-like singing voice that could veer into an Ethel Merman-style growl. Without seeming twitchy or trying too hard, she stole scenes with little bits of business — ahead toss, a single tear or an offbeat musical note.
Broadway legend Mary Martin described her freshness and versatility when she was introducing the nominees at the 1967 Tony awards, at which Ms. Harris won for her performance in “The Apple Tree.” “Her ability to give the impression she was making up her lines as she went along, I was so excited about what I saw, her somehow intangible quality,” Martin said."
- Maureen O'Donnell, The Chicago Sun-Times
R.I.P.
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Post by kijii on Aug 22, 2018 1:25:45 GMT
I will always remember her most for her two kooky roles in:
A Thousand Clowns (1965)
and
Family Plot (1976)
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Post by them1ghtyhumph on Aug 22, 2018 4:05:30 GMT
Really liked her in 'Mixed Company'.
I delivered groceries for Gristede's to her home om 11th or 12th St around 1966-1968
All I can say is that she was pleasant while receiving the groceries, and was a decent tipper.
Buena Sera, Barbara
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Post by mattgarth on Aug 22, 2018 5:16:54 GMT
I recall her performance in NASHVILLE -- taking the stage after the shooting to enthrall the panicked crowd with her singing.
Barbara was funny and quirky as one of Walter Matthau's romantic partners in the three-part Neil Simon movie PLAZA SUITE.
She later became a college professor, instructing in dramatic arts.
A lovely and talented lady -- R.I.P.
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Post by dirtypillows on Aug 22, 2018 5:24:40 GMT
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Post by Toasted Cheese on Aug 22, 2018 9:45:00 GMT
Harris doesn't have a large filmography and I believe theater was her main scene. She was always a wonderful asset to the films in which she did appear. So real and naturally comically gifted. RIP  |
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Post by Toasted Cheese on Aug 22, 2018 9:45:50 GMT
Nooooooooooooo!!! Regarding Karen Black, whom I know you love: |
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Post by teleadm on Aug 22, 2018 11:00:09 GMT
R.I.P. Barbara Harris  |
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Post by Lebowskidoo 🎄😷🎄 on Aug 22, 2018 11:35:40 GMT
I remember seeing her at a matinee in the original Freaky Friday (1976) as a kid. Such a funny lady who gave us many more great performances. Rest in peace.   |
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Post by Stammerhead on Aug 22, 2018 12:48:20 GMT
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Post by dirtypillows on Aug 22, 2018 17:32:43 GMT
Nooooooooooooo!!! Regarding Karen Black, whom I know you love: That's funny! Barbara Harris was very unaffacted on screen. Though I didn't know Karen Black was a method actor. They usually seemed like a pain in the butt to me. |
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Post by The Herald Erjen on Aug 22, 2018 17:40:17 GMT
RIP |
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Post by Toasted Cheese on Aug 22, 2018 21:41:03 GMT
Regarding Karen Black, whom I know you love: That's funny! Barbara Harris was very unaffacted on screen. Though I didn't know Karen Black was a method actor. They usually seemed like a pain in the butt to me. Black was still great at what she did. Perhaps her method was something she would only muster up when she was struggling to find a feeling within something that was required and she couldn't find it. Black, usually always pretty much came across as real and believable in the moment.  |
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