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Post by BATouttaheck on Aug 31, 2019 1:13:54 GMT
Valerie Harper Thank goodness for re-runs , we'll never really lose her ! 
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Post by petrolino on Aug 31, 2019 1:22:17 GMT
So you had 'Happy Days' and 'Laverne & Shirley' set in Wisconsin, and 'The Mary Tyler Moore Show' was set in Minnesota. How cool is that. I remember seeing Henry Winkler with Valerie Harper, even out on the town.
I really like Valerie Harper and Julie Kavner when I see either of them in anything; Kavner's so good in Nora Ephron's 'This Is My Life' (1992).
R.I.P.
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Post by BATouttaheck on Aug 31, 2019 1:27:38 GMT
My all time favorite Rhoda line : [staring at a piece of candy she is about to eat] Rhoda Morgenstern says : I don't know why I should even bother to eat this. I should just apply it directly to my hips.  |
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Post by politicidal on Aug 31, 2019 1:47:29 GMT
R.I.P.
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Post by spiderwort on Aug 31, 2019 2:39:57 GMT
Oh, what a sad thing. She fought so hard and was a great spirit. May she rest in peace.
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Post by marianne48 on Aug 31, 2019 3:51:57 GMT
With all due respect to Mary Tyler Moore, Rhoda may have been intended to be her less attractive sidekick, but I always thought Valerie Harper was as pretty, and more stylish, on the show, besides having the funnier lines. Moore was the character women wanted to emulate, but Rhoda was easier to identify with. Ms. Harper didn't do a whole lot of substantial movie or TV work outside of the Rhoda character, but her signature role was enough. R.I.P.
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Post by cynthiagreen on Aug 31, 2019 6:09:11 GMT
Huge RHODA fan back in the day . Valerie was a very funny lady. RIP.
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Post by Johnny-Come-Lately on Aug 31, 2019 6:15:36 GMT
She was a fighter. She was diagnosed with terminal cancer in 2013.
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Post by Lebowskidoo 🦞 on Aug 31, 2019 11:17:51 GMT
Rest in Peace sweet lady.   |
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Post by snsurone on Aug 31, 2019 11:20:00 GMT
It is with a sad, heavy heart that I read of Valerie's passing.
IMHO, she was as underrated as Mary Tyler Moore was overrated.
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Post by BATouttaheck on Aug 31, 2019 12:32:45 GMT
IMHO, she was as underrated as Mary Tyler Moore was overrated. "  "  
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Post by teleadm on Aug 31, 2019 13:21:34 GMT
If I can be personal. Thank you so much Valerie for Rhoda and the year Swedish Television showed the series for awhile (we were only allowed one Amercan sit-com at the time, too much and we might get influenced), we followed you up until your marriage.  A love that never died. R.I.P. Valerie Harper
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Post by BATouttaheck on Aug 31, 2019 13:39:04 GMT
Stardom came with television, including four Emmy Awards and a Golden Globe for her work in The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970) and Rhoda (1974), in which the latter she played the title role. Harper won Harvard's Hasty Pudding Woman of the Year, and her Rhoda's Wedding episode set that 1974's ratings record. Since retiring Rhoda Morganstern to re-runs, Harper was active on stage and in movies.    WTG ! |
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Post by snsurone on Sept 1, 2019 11:31:40 GMT
MeTV is running a tribute to Val on 9/8/19, consisting of episodes of THE MTM SHOW and RHODA.
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Post by BATouttaheck on Sept 1, 2019 14:37:55 GMT
Just saw a tribute from Ed Asner that I wanted to pass along: "Her brilliance burst through and shined its light upon all of us. Goodnight beautiful. I’ll see you soon." I saw that too and that "I'll see you soon" … well … 
It's really hard to find a picture of Valerie NOT smiling / laughing .. such a great lady !
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Post by marshamae on Sept 1, 2019 14:51:01 GMT
I always thought that Valerie actually had the career that Mary Tyler MOORE wanted. Mary had better roles in movies, and she had a way of flashing out into absolute brilliance as in her Tony nommed turn taking over the role of the Male patient in WHOSE LIFE IS IT ANYWAY from Wiley British actor Tom Conti.
But Valerie was a bona fide Broadway dancer, a gypsy with show credits. Valerie was a hit on broadway , in story theater, a feat that eluded Mary until the end of her career. Valerie kept working ! Even after her diagnosis, She had a terrific part in an episode of SexAnd the City as the no boundaries mom of Carrie’s boyfriend. Valerie was a legitimate musical performer who was asked to sing at the Kennedy Center Honors.
Mary, perfect, has everything she wants Mary, did not have the credits Valerie had.
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Post by snsurone on Sept 1, 2019 15:22:13 GMT
MTM annoyed me no end, both as Laura Petrie and Mary Richards.
She had a whiny voice ("Oh, Rob!" "Oh, Mr. Grant!"), and irritating physical mannerisms, such as waving her hands aimlessly.
Even in later serious roles, such as Beth in ORDINARY PEOPLE, I found her performance second-rate at least.
She starred in a later TV movie (dammit, I can't remember the title) where she played the doctor of a woman dying of cancer.
Broadway actress Bernadette Peters was nothing short of brilliant as the dying woman.
It's interesting to know that Bernadette was the only celebrity who attended Moore's funeral in 2017.
Back on topic, Val successfully portrayed author Pearl Buck in a one-woman play on Broadway called "All Under Heaven".
I remember an interview on TV where MTM, after seeing the play, said, "I taught her well".
Yes, it was a funny, and Val was a great sport.
I'm glad they were able to maintain a friendship until Moore's illness became uncontrollable and she could no longer communicate.
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Post by BATouttaheck on Sept 1, 2019 22:44:59 GMT
MTM annoyed me no end, both as Laura Petrie and Mary Richards.
She had a whiny voice ("Oh, Rob!" "Oh, Mr. Grant!"), and irritating physical mannerisms, such as waving her hands aimlessly.
Even in later serious roles, such as Beth in ORDINARY PEOPLE, I found her performance second-rate at least.
She starred in a later TV movie (dammit, I can't remember the title) where she played the doctor of a woman dying of cancer.
Broadway actress Bernadette Peters was nothing short of brilliant as the dying woman.
It's interesting to know that Bernadette was the only celebrity who attended Moore's funeral in 2017.
Back on topic, Val successfully portrayed author Pearl Buck in a one-woman play on Broadway called "All Under Heaven". I remember an interview on TV where MTM, after seeing the play, said, "I taught her well". Yes, it was a funny, and Val was a great sport. I'm glad they were able to maintain a friendship. until Moore's illness became uncontrollable and she could no longer communicate.
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Post by BATouttaheck on Sept 1, 2019 22:49:16 GMT
marshamae I never knew that Valerie had been a dancer. Too bad they never did a "lets put on a show" episode a la the Dick Van Dyke show .. that might have been a hoot. I cannot recall her ever dancing on the MTM show .. or singing ! Too bad, eh ? Probably because Valerie could sing'n'dance but it would not have fit Rhoda's persona.
WILDCAT on Broadway
Valerie Harper is listed in the credits as "dancer" and I saw her in it ! Cool !
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Post by BATouttaheck on Sept 1, 2019 23:11:03 GMT
Valerie really Singin' and Dancin'
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