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Post by kijii on Dec 14, 2017 18:20:41 GMT
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Post by Richard Kimble on Dec 15, 2017 3:35:07 GMT
Dick Van Dyke's birthday was December 13, 1925. Let's not forget his contribution to the movies as well as TV. I believe I heard his inspiration for his character came from Stan Laurel His "character"? His DVDS character was based on Carl Reiner Some of his facial expressions, especially the crying and the elongated face, were inspired by Laurel. But his character in The Comic, the silent comedy tribute he did with Reiner, is based to a large degree on Buster Keaton. (The fist half of The Comic is great -- the short is a must see for comedy fans -- but the second half, inspired by Keaton's life, is boring soap opera).  |
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Post by kijii on Dec 15, 2017 15:30:11 GMT
Yes, but Dick Van Dyke is still alive. Your post is a non sequitur to the thread title. Isn't it nice to celebrate a person's career while they are still alive? |
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Post by kijii on Dec 15, 2017 15:59:15 GMT
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Post by BATouttaheck on Dec 15, 2017 16:22:18 GMT
Van Dyke and LaurelDick WITH Stan  Dick AS Stan with Henry Calvin as Oliver Hardy on the DVD Show  In an interview with DVD, I read that Stan Laurel loved to hear from fans and enjoyed replying to their letters. So, inspired by this bit of information, I wrote and he replied with a nice letter and TWO (Count 'em TWO, autographed pictures. "Stan Laurel said that out of all the impersonations done of him, he liked actor Dick Van Dyke's the best. Van Dyke even got to perform that impersonation on one of the episodes of The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961) and after it premiered, he called Laurel to ask his opinion. Laurel said he liked everything but one detail, the hat wasn't right. Van Dyke said he found Laurel's number in a Santa Monica, California, phone book."  They are two of my favorite people, as if you couldn't have guessed that  kijii
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