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redlikeroses16 · 7 years ago

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Since I was also forced to do all!!! U do all the numbers too!!

1. Who was the last person you held hands with?No one tbh2. Are you outgoing or shy?Both3. Who are you looking forward to seeing?My dad 4. Are you easy to get along with?Yes 5. If you were drunk would the person you like take care of you?Yeah6. What kind of people are you attracted to? Honestly, they just need to be nice and I have to be very comfortable with them.7. Do you think you’ll be in a relationship two months from now?Nope 8. Who from the opposite gender is on your mind?Akira Fudo lol (Besides fictional character, it's my brother tbh)9. Does talking about sex make you uncomfortable?Not really 10. Who was the last person you had a deep conversation with?You! :)11. What does the most recent text that you sent say?"Thank you! I'm going to answer them in mobile though."12. What are your 5 favorite songs right now?Devilman no Uta, Konya Dake- Takkyuu to Tavito (Devilman Crybaby), ZHU Nero- Dreams, PETIT BISCUIT- Sunset Lover, and Snail's House- Hot Milk13. Do you like it when people play with your hair?Yes tbh but I need to need to trust them before they can play my hair 14. Do you believe in luck and miracles?Kinda 15. What good thing happened this summer?It's not really summer yet though 16. Would you kiss the last person you kissed again?No17. Do you think there is life on other planets?Yes18. Do you still talk to your first crush?Nope19. Do you like bubble baths?YES! 20. Do you like your neighbors?Yeah. They seem nice21. What are you bad habits?Biting nails and lips22. Where would you like to travel?Japan 23. Do you have trust issues?Yeah. Sometimes 24. Favorite part of your daily routine?Laying in my bed and watch something in my laptop.25. What part of your body are you most uncomfortable with?I don't like my body tbh but I guess my face26. What do you do when you wake up?Use my phone lmao27. Do you wish your skin was lighter or darker?Nope. I'm fine with my skin color 28. Who are you most comfortable around?My friends 29. Have any of your ex’s told you they regret breaking up?I never date anyone.... so no30. Do you ever want to get married?Yes31. If your hair long enough for a pony tail?Yes32. Which celebrities would you have a threesome with?!!! It's embarrassing to say this but.... um Chris Evans and Chris Hemsworth...33. Spell your name with your chin.Dghsgjdhjsh34. Do you play sports? What sports?Nope35. Would you rather live without TV or music?TV. MUSIC IS MY LIFE!! I just love listening to music36. Have you ever like someone and never told them?Yeah....37. What do you say during awkward silences?Um...yeah..so.. or I just say nothing 38. Describe your dream girl/guy?Nice, respectful, funny, not a liar, doesn't cheat me, and doesn't judge me.39. What are your favorite stores to shop in?Hot Topic and Books-A-Million 40. What do you want to do after high school?Go to college 41. Do you believe everyone deserves a second chance?Hmm. It's really depends on what they have done BUT not cheating though 42. If your being extremely quiet what does it mean?Probably I'm sad, scared or angry 43. Do you smile at strangers?Sometimes 44. Trip to outer space or bottom of the ocean?Outer space!45. What makes you get out of bed in the morning?Breakfast 46. What are you paranoid about?Being alone and no one believe me47. Have you ever been high?No48. Have you ever been drunk?Nope49. Have you done anything recently that you hope nobody finds out about?Not really 50. What was the colour of the last hoodie you wore?Black51. Ever wished you were someone else?Maybe 52. One thing you wish you could change about yourself?My shyness or being complicated.... (That's what my mother always say to me every day... :/)53. Favourite makeup brand?I don't really have a favorite makeup brand.54. Favourite store?Hot Topic 55. Favourite blog?I prefer not answer this question. Have too many favorite blogs lol56. Favourite colour?Purple!57. Favourite food? Chicken Tamales 58. Last thing you ate?Rice59. First thing you ate this morning?Scrambled eggs! I love it btw 60. Ever won a competition? For what?Nope 61. Been suspended/expelled? For what?Never 62. Been arrested? For what?No63. Ever been in love? Not really 64. Tell us the story of your first kiss?Um. I prefer to tell you in message than here65. Are you hungry right now?No. Eating gummi worms now 66. Do you like your tumblr friends more than your real friends?I don't want to compare my real life friends to tumblr friends. They're so nice to me and I do appreciate it very much. Even my tumblr friends. Wish I can meet them tbh. I'm so glad to have great friends last year and this year!67. Facebook or Twitter?Twitter 68. Twitter or Tumblr?Tumblr 69. Are you watching tv right now?No70. Names of your bestfriends? Jocelynne, Maria, Emily, and Amy71. Craving something? What?Chocolate 72. What colour are your towels?Purple 72. How many pillows do you sleep with?Two pillows 73. Do you sleep with stuffed animals?No74. How many stuffed animals do you think you have?I don't have any stuffed animals tbh75. Favourite animal?Cat76. What colour is your underwear?Purple (You can tell purple is my favorite color lol)77. Chocolate or Vanilla?Vanilla 78. Favourite ice cream flavour?Cookies n Cream 79. What colour shirt are you wearing?Black 80. What colour pants?I'm not wearing pants right now81. Favourite tv show?Modern Family82- Favourite movieGintama: The Movie: The Final Chapter: Be Forever Yorozuya (I LOVE THAT MOVIE!! I need to watch it again though)83. Mean Girls or Mean Girls 2?Mean Girls 84. Mean Girls or 21 Jump Street?21 Jump Street 85. Favourite character from Mean Girls?Janis or Damian 86. Favourite character from Finding Nemo?Dory87. First person you talked to today?My step mom 88. Last person you talked to today?My sister 89. Name a person you hate?I don't want to include their name in here...so yeah 90. Name a person you love?I don't love anyone right now.91. Is there anyone you want to punch in the face right now?Nope 92. In a fight with someone?No93. How many sweatpants do you have?Three94. How many sweaters/hoodies do you have?Three 95. Last movie you watched?I don't remember what movie I watch... Sorry! But I will watch Deadpool with my dad though 96. Favourite actress?Scarlett Johansson 97. Favourite actor?Chris Pratt98. Do you tan a lot?Nope 99. Have any pets?Sadly, I don't have any pets ; - ;100. How are you feeling?Good!101. Do you type fast?Yeah102. Do you regret anything from your past?Yes...103. Can you spell well?Yes, I can spell well!104. Do you miss anyone from your past?Yeah... 105. Ever been to a bonfire party?Nope 106. Ever broken someone's heart?Nope. Again, I have never date anyone 107. Have you ever been on a horse?No108. What should you be doing?Cleaning the house and my homework 109. Is something irritating you right now?Not really. I'm fine. 110. Have you ever liked someone so much it hurts?No111. Do you have trust issues?Yeah, I do tbh. 112. Who was the last person you cried in front of? One of my best friends. She's a sister to me. It's rare for me to cried in front of anyone tbh113. What was your childhood nickname?Didn't had a childhood nickname. Just my real name. 114. Have you ever been out of your province/state?Nope 115. Do you play the Wii?No, I used to play the Wii though 116. Are you listening to music right now?Yes. Always. 117. Do you like chicken noodle soup?Yes118. Do you like Chinese food?Yes119. Favourite book?The Giver120. Are you afraid of the dark?No. If I am alone and going somewhere in the dark, then yes. 121. Are you mean?Not really. I'm actually really nice! I can be playfully mean to my friends. Only to the people who are annoying me and don't like them. 122. Is cheating ever okay?NO! Cheating is NOT okay. Don't like people like that.123. Can you keep white shoes clean?No lol124. Do you believe in love at first sight?Nope 125. Do you believe in true love?Yeah126. Are you currently bored? Yes. I'm going to continue watching Samurai Champloo after I post this!127. What makes you happy?My friends and my family 128. Would you change your name?Yes! 129. What your zodiac sign?Capricorn 130. Do you like subway?Hmm. Never tried subway before tbh 131. Your best friend of opposite sex likes you, what do you do?Honestly, I would not know what to say or do. I just see him as a friend. It's going to be awkward for us. 132. Who's the late person you had a deep conversation with?One of my best friends 133. Favourite lyrics right now?"A new brotherhood: This Time"134. Can you count to one million?Maybe 135. Dumbest lie you ever told?I can't remember what's my dumbest lie right now 136. Do you sleep with your doors open or closed?Closed137. How tall are you? I'm 5'2! 138. Curly or straight?Both139. Brunette or Blonde?Brunette 140. Summer or Winter?Summer 141. Night or Day?Night142. Favourite month?June 143. Are you a vegetarian?Nope 144. Dark, milk, or white chocolate?Milk chocolate 145. Tea or coffee?Coffee 146. Was today a good day?It's an okay day for me tbh147. Mars or Snickers?Snickers 148. What's your favourite quote?"So that's what I choose to do. To keep moving forward."149. Do you believe in ghosts? Yes150. Get the closest book next to you, open it to page 42, what's the first line on that page? I don't have any book with me right now!@mamezuke I hope you can see this!

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thelankyrandman-blog · 7 years ago

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2017 Album-A-Day List (June 18th)

Here it is!! The list I have been talking about, these are the albums that I have listened to so far this year. I am slowly making my way through an annotated version so that you can know my feelings on each record. That will be on here shortly enough. But for now, here’s the list as of the 18th of June. Check them out!!

Alphabetical Order: As of 6/18

Actress - AZD

Anderson .Paak - Malibu

America - America

Angel Olsen - Half Way Home

Animal Collective - Marriweather Post Pavilion

The Avalanches - Since I Left You

BADBADNOTGOOD - BBNG

Beach House - Depression Cherry

Blank Banshee - Mega

Big L - Lifestylez ov da Poor & Dangerous

Big L - The Big Picture

Bob Dylan - Empire Burlesque

Boogie Down Productions - Criminal Minded

Capital STEEZ - AmeriKKKan Korruption

Carly Rae Jepsen - E•MO•TION

Chance the Rapper - 10 Day

Chance the Rapper - Acid Rap

Chance the Rapper - Coloring Book

Charles Mingus - Mingus Ah Um

Childish Gambino - Because the Internet

Childish Gambino - Awaken, My Love

Clarence Clarity - No Now

Crosby, Stills, & Nash - Crosby, Stills, & Nash

Crywank - Tomorrow is Nearly Yesterday and Everyday is Stupid

Danny Brown - The Hybrid

Danny Brown - XXX

Danny Brown - Old

Danny Brown - Atrocity Exhibition

Death Cab for Cutie - Transatlanticism

Death Cab for Cutie - Narrow Stairs

Death Grips - Exmilitary

Death Grips - The Money Store

Death Grips - No Love Deep Web

Death Grips - Government Plates

Death Grips - Fashion Week

Death Grips - The Powers That B

Death Grips - Interview 2016 EP

Death Grips - Bottomless Pit

Denzel Curry - Nostalgic 64

Denzel Curry - Imperial

Earl Sweatshirt - Earl

Earl Sweatshirt - Doris

Earl Sweatshirt - I Don't Like Shit, I Don't Go Outside

Eric Clapton - Eric Clapton

Everything Everything - Get to Heaven

Father John Misty - Fear Fun

Father John Misty - I Love You, Honeybear

Father John Misty - Pure Comedy

Feist - Let It Die

Fleet Foxes - Sun Giant EP

Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes

Fleet Foxes - Helplessness Blues

Fleet Foxes - Crack-Up

Flying Lotus - 1984

Flying Lotus - Cosmogramma

Frank Ocean - Nostalgia, Ultra

Frank Ocean - channel Orange

Frank Ocean - Blonde

Freddie Gibbs - Shadow of a Doubt

Freddie Gibbs - You Only Live 2wice

Freddie Gibbs & Madlib - Piñata

Godspeed You! Black Emperor - Life Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas to Heaven

Grizzly Bear - Horn of Plenty

Grizzly Bear - Yellow House

Grizzly Bear - Veckatimest

Harry Styles - Harry Styles

Ice Cube - AmeriKKKa’s Most Wanted

Ice Cube - Death Certificate

Isaiah Rashad - Cilvia Demo EP

Isaiah Rashad - The Sun’s Tirade

J Dilla - Donuts

J. Cole - 2014 Forest Hills Drive

J. Cole - 4 Your Eyes Only

Joey Bada$$ - 1999

Joey Bada$$ - B4.Da.$$

Joey Bada$$ - All-AmeriKKKan Badass

John Coltrane - A Love Supreme

Joni Mitchell - Ladies of the Canyon

Joni Mitchell - Blue

Joni Mitchell - Court and Spark

Ka - The Knight’s Gamble

Ka - Honor Killed the Samurai

Kamasi Washington - The Epic

Karriem Riggins - Alone Together

Kendrick Lamar - Section.80

Kendrick Lamar - Good Kid, m.A.A.d City

Kendrick Lamar - To Pimp a Butterfly

Kendrick Lamar - DAMN.

Killer Mike - R.A.P. Music

The Long Winters - Putting the Days to Bed

Lorde - Pure Heroine

Lorde - Melodrama

Madvillain - Madvillainy

Marvin Gaye - What's Going On?

MF Doom - Mm.. Food

Mick Jenkins - The Water[s]

The Microphones - Don’t Wake Me Up

The Microphones - It Was Hot, We Stayed in the Water

The Microphones - The Glow Pt. 2

The Microphones - Mount Eerie

Miles Davis - Kind of Blue

Miles Davis - Bitches Brew

Mount Eerie - “No Flashlight” Songs of the Fulfilled Night

Mount Eerie - Lost Wisdom

Mount Eerie - Dawn

Mount Eerie - Wind’s Poem

Mount Eerie - Clear Moon

Mount Eerie - Ocean Roar

Mount Eerie - Sauna

Mount Eerie - A Crow Looked At Me

M83. - Dead Cities, Red Seas & Lost Ghosts

NAO - So Good EP

NAO - For All We Know

Nick Murphy - Missing Link EP

Nas - Illmatic

The National - The National

The National - Sad Songs for Dirty Lovers

The National - Alligator

The National - Boxer

Neon Indian - Psychic Chasms

Neon Indian - VEGA INTL. Night School

Neutral Milk Hotel - On Avery Island

Neutral Milk Hotel - In the Aeroplane Over the Sea

Noname - Telefone

Notorious B.I.G. - Life After Death

Oddisee - The Iceberg

The Pablo Collective - The Death of Pablo

Perfume Genius - Put Your Back N 2 It

Perfume Genius - Too Bright

Perfume Genius - No Shape

Phoenix - Ti Amo

The Postal Service - Give Up

Quelle Chris - Being You is Great, I Wish I Could Be You More Often

Quasimoto - The Unseen

Radiohead - Pablo Honey

Radiohead - The Bends

Radiohead - Kid A

Radiohead - A Moon Shaped Pool

Ratt - Out of the Cellar

Red House Painters - Down Colorful Hill

Run the Jewels - RTJ3

Sampha - Process

(Sandy) Alex G - Rocket

Shabazz Palaces - Black Up

The Shouting Matches - Grownass Man

Soft Cell - Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret

Spoon - Hot Thoughts

Squarepusher - Feed Me Weird Things

Squarepusher - Music is Rotted One Note

Squarepusher - Go Plastic

Substantial - The Past is Always Present in The Future

Syd - Fin

Thundercat - The Golden Age of Apocalypse

Thundercat - Drunk

Todd Terje - It’s Album Time

Tonedeff - Polymer

A Tribe Called Quest - The Low End Theory

A Tribe Called Quest - Midnight Marauders

Tycho - Past Is Prologue

Tycho - Dive

Tycho - Awake

Tycho - Epoch

Tyler, The Creator - Bastard

Tyler, The Creator - Goblin

Tyler, The Creator - Wolf

Tyler, The Creator - Cherry Bomb

Vagabon - Infinite Worlds

Van Morrison - Astral Weeks

Vince Staples - Summertime ’06

Vince Staples - Hell Can Wait EP

Vince Staples - Prima Donna EP

Warren G - Regulate… G Funk Era

Wavves - You’re Welcome

X - Los Angeles

The xx - I See You

YG - Still Brazy

Young Pappy - 2 Cups Part 2 of Everything

Your Old Droog - Packs

#lankyrandman #music

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citizenscreen · 7 years ago

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During last year’s Christmas break, which happened to be just days after the What a Character! Blogathon, I settled in to watch episodes of The Gertrude Berg Show and found myself laughing aloud. A lot. The Berg Show, which was originally titled Mrs. G Goes to College, is about a widow who goes to college after her children are grown. The situation comedy, which only lasted from 1961 to 1962, also featured the goings on in the building where Sarah Green lives. Green (aka Mrs. G), played by the talented Gertrude Berg, has daily exchanges with Cedric Hardwicke who plays Professor Crayton, another tenant in the building, and landlady Winona Maxfield played by Mary Wickes. By the end of the first episode of The Gertrude Berg Show, I’d decided who my actor of choice would be for this year’s What a Character! Blogathon.

Mary Wickes was born Mary Isabella Wickenhauser in St. Louis, Missouri on June 13, 1910. Mary was the only child of doting parents, Frank and Isabella Wickenhauser. Her upbringing was one of homespun values in a well-to-do household. Mary described her parents as civic-minded people who loved people, which resulted in Mary’s interests outside of acting. She remained close to her parents always.

On April 12, 1988, Mary Wickes returned to her alma mater, Washington University in St. Louis to deliver a speech in honor of a close friend and former dean. In the speech Mary talked about the importance of her ��bedrock values” and about her career. “I am very proud of my profession, ” she said, “I am proud of the tradition and I can’t imagine doing anything but being an actress.”

If you can tell anything from watching Mary Wickes’ work it’s that she enjoyed doing it. That enjoyment coupled with her talent made her one of Hollywood’s most accomplished character actors. Interestingly, her story is not one of those where the entertainer dreamed of entertaining from an early age. Wickes recalled in the Washington U. speech that her parents loved the theater and that she was taken to see shows since she was very young. Mary went on to say that her reaction to watching shows was rather strange, “If anything was terribly funny, or just wonderful – the leading lady wore beautiful evening clothes and the scene just went so beautifully – I would cry.” Clearly, she was moved, but it still never occurred to her that she would become an actor at that early age. Her interests were varied. She majored in Political Science and joined every club imaginable including the debate team, which she enjoyed immensely. It wasn’t until her junior year that acting became a possibility when one of her professors suggested she go to an open audition at a local theater. Mary auditioned and got the part and at the end of the production, the director asked Mary to join his summer theater troupe to see how she would stack up opposite professional actors. He also suggested she might want to change her name because Mary Isabella Wickenhauser would not likely fit on a marquee. The task of figuring out what she wanted her stage name to be proved one of the few she would ever fail at. She simply couldn’t think of one. But when the publicity materials for her first play had to be printed Wickenhauser received a wire that read, “Your name will be Mary Wickes for the season.” And it stayed that way forever.

Mary’s expressive face served her well and entertained millions

Mary Wickes went on to appear in over 200 productions in summer stock and regional theater. Her love of the stage lasted her entire career and she would travel to New York between movies for decades. Through the years she dazzled audiences in revivals of “The Wizard of Oz” wherein she played Miss Gulch/The Wicked Witch of the West, “Damn Yankees,” “Arsenic and Old Lace,” and “Oklahoma!” – all of which I would have killed to see.

While we’ve come to recognize Mary Wickes simply by the types of characters she played in movies and television, her stage credits demonstrate quite the acting range. She was prone to playing comedic roles that demanded more than the occasional deadpan delivery she excelled at. Orson Welles thought so too as he recruited her to be part of his famed The Mercury Theatre and cast her in his production of “Too Much Johnson” in 1938. A few years ago footage previously thought lost was discovered of this production to include prologues. I would love to get a look at that too.

Howard Smith, Mary Wickes, Orson Welles, Virginia Nicolson, William Herz, Erskine Sanford, Eustace Wyatt and Joseph Cotten outside the Stony Creek Theatre during the two-week run of the Mercury Theatre stage production of Too Much Johnson (August 16–29, 1938)

Mary’s entrance onto The Great White Way was as smooth as her start as an actor. Wickes was in New York for less than a week in 1934 when she secured a part as understudy to Margaret Hamilton in “The Farmer Takes a Wife” starring Henry Fonda. As Steve Taravella explains in his fantastic 2016 biography, Mary Wickes: I Know I’ve Seen That Face Before, “The Farmer Takes a Wife” tried out in Philadelphia where Mary was asked to go on for Margaret Hamilton for the first matinée. That usually happens only once in…pretty much never. It was most certainly a sign as the Variety critic happened to attend that very performance and opined that Mary Wickes was “more than okay.”

Among her other notable Broadway shows are Philip Barry’s “Spring Dance” and Kaufman and Edna Ferber‘s “Stage Door,” the first of five Kaufman plays in which she originated parts and her first Broadway hit. Kaufman later called her his favorite comedienne. Mary Wickes adored working with George S. Kaufman and would forge a life-long friendship with the Kaufman family.

Mary’s signature stage role was in the original Broadway production of the Moss Hart-George S. Kaufman comedy, “The Man Who Came to Dinner” in 1939. She played the nurse, Miss Preen in hilarious fashion opposite the show’s star, Monty Woolley. She and Woolley reprised their roles in William Keighley’s film version in 1942. In 1972, Mary played Miss Preen again in a TV version directed by Buzz Kulik. Orson Welles played Sheridan Whiteside (the Woolley role) in that production.

Miss Preen cemented one of Mary signature character roles

Mary Wickes, Orson Welles, Lee Remick, Edward Andrews. Don Knotts in the 1970 TV version of The Man Who Came to Dinner

Wickes and Woolley in the 1942 movie version of The Man Who Came to Dinner

Steve Taravella dedicates an entire chapter of his Wickes biography to Miss Preen, also known as “Miss Bedpan.” He explains how the success of the show, which ran for more than 700 performances, facilitated Broadway connections that helped Mary her entire career. And of course Miss Preen also cemented one of her signature character roles – the scene-stealing nurse. The movie version of The Man Who Came to Dinner was as successful as the play and it resulted in Mary becoming a favorite of directors, co-stars and audiences. And all because of a relatively small part opposite major screen gravitas also known as Bette Davis with whom Mary made three pictures. Given the popularity of Miss Preen it’s no wonder Mary Wickes was asked to bring other nurses to life on screen with the most popular example in our circles being nurse Dora Pickford in Irving Rapper’s Now, Voyager (1942). Mary’s depiction of Dora is particularly important because she provides the only comic relief in an otherwise very serious movie. Anyone familiar with Now, Voyager has probably recognized that making people smile playing opposite Gladys Cooper‘s Mrs. Vale could not have been an easy task.

Imagine being tasked with cheering this place up!

If one is to describe Mary Wickes’ overall specialty it was playing the prim, sarcastic woman who looked down her nose at those who failed to meet her standards. Her characters were either professional women like secretaries (and nurses) or smart-alecky commoners, which brings me to yet another of her staples – the housekeeper. The movies that come to mind where she plays a domestic are Roy Del Ruth’s On Moonlight Bay (1951) and its sequel, David Butler’s By the Light of the Silvery Moon (1953). These delightful family musicals feature Leon Ames, Rosemary De Camp, Billy Gray and Doris Day who make up the Winfield family and Mary Wickes as their maid, Stella. Gordon MacRae also stars in both as William Sherman who falls in love with Doris’ Marjorie. You must take a look at the trailer for By the Light of the Silvery Moon because it features Mary as Stella breaking the fourth wall to explain the movie’s plot. These movies are as sweet as candy and I absolutely love the cast, but it’s Wickes I look most forward to even though her friend George S. Kaufman had written her from New York urging her to return to do stage work. Of On Moonlight Bay Mr. Kaufman said, “you’re too good for that sort of thing.” That’s probably true, but it’s what we have of Mary Wickes and if Kaufman doesn’t mind I will celebrate it by mentioning one of my favorite lines in either movie, which comes early in On Moonlight Bay. Stella is complaining to Mr. Winfield that the kitchen is too big and it tires her out so in pure Wickes style she says, “I’m bein’ paid to be a cook, not a cross-country runner!”

The Winfield’s maid, Stella always has something to complain about

I think of Mary Wickes’ movie career as made up of many special moments as is the case with many of our favorite character actors. After all these actors didn’t star in their own movies. And like the best of ’em Mary had a lot stored in her talent cannon. For instance, her physical prowess was unique. She said a lot with her eyes, used her hands beautifully to emphasize eccentricity and her lanky frame allowed for more than a few memorable slapstick moments on film. It was her timing, however, that made her a standout like Eve Arden, Thelma Ritter and a few other top-notch actors of the supporting kind. If you want to check out a few of Mary Wickes’ other movies, you might try Edward Cline’s fun put-on-a-show Private Buckaroo (1942) or Erle C. Kenton’s Who Done It? (1942) with Abbott and Costello. Then there’s Michael Curtiz’s White Christmas (1954) in which she plays housekeeper Emma, one of her most enduring roles. She portrayed another Emma in George Cukor’s The Actress (1953) and you might also like her portrayal of “Pick-a-little lady” in Morton DaCosta’s The Music Man (1962). And…and…there are simply too many.

Abbott and Costello meet Mary Wickes in Who Done It?

If none of those make you slap happy you can also enjoy another of Mary’s famous on-screen depictions – the nun – in Ida Lupino’s The Trouble with Angels (1966) and its sequel, James Neilson’s Where Angels Go Trouble Follows! (1968), both starring Rosalind Russell. I assure you Mary’s religious types are as fun as her nurses and maids. Three decades after the movies with Russell in which she played Sister Clarissa Mary enjoyed a career resurgence as Sister Mary Lazarus in the hugely popular Sister Act (1992) and its sequel, Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit (1993). By that point Wicks was in the seventh decade of her career and her timing was still on target.

As Sister Clarissa

As Sister Mary Lazarus

The more mature Mary Wickes also portrayed the cranky old relative role to perfection. She did so in Mike Nichols’ Postcards from the Edge (1990), which broke a dry spell for the veteran actor who hadn’t been offered feature parts for quite some time. Mary’s work on television never ceased, but movie parts were few and far between after her appearance in the Angels movies. It’s nice to know that the 1990s were good to her. Following Edge and the Sister Act movies she played Aunt March in Gillian Armstrong’s Little Women (1994). Her final movie performance was as the voice of the gargoyle Laverne in the Disney animated feature, The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996) and her final performance on television was as the voice of Grandma in the animated series Life with Louie.

I’ve left the discussion of Mary Wickes’ career on television for last because it’s how I first met her. Also, it brings this full circle since I began this Wickes journey with a mention of The Gertrude Berg Show, which is highly recommended. Mary received her only award nomination for Outstanding Performance in a Supporting Role by an Actress for her work in that show. She didn’t win the award, but she makes me laugh like all heck and so she has my heart. Her reactions and comebacks are priceless at every turn.

Mary made her acting television debut as Mary Poppins in a 1949 episode of the anthology series, Studio One in Hollywood. Yes, she was the original Poppins anywhere at any time!

As Mary Poppins

From then on Wickes’ TV roles never stopped. She was a regular on such notables as Make Room for Daddy, Zorro, Julia, The Jimmy Stewart Show, Doc and Father Dowling Mysteries. She also had a recurring role on Dennis the Menace, which I’ve been watching lately and in which Mary Wickes is a hoot. Mary plays Miss Esther Cathcart, a single woman out to get a man at all costs. Miss Cathcart often uses Dennis in her schemes to hilarious effect. So far my favorite moments on the show are when Miss Cathhart sings, which she does to impress, but which results in broken mirrors, barking dogs and the like. If you have an extra moment be sure to check out Miss Cathcart’s rendition of “Love’s Old Sweet Song.” She really had such ease with comedy and clearly did anything asked of her with aplomb.

As a guest Mary Wickes appeared in every type of show imaginable from variety to mystery to everything in between. I can only mention a few standouts. When Gloria Swanson kicked off her The Gloria Swanson Hour she asked Mary Wickes to be her very first guest. Mary also guested on two episodes of Alfred Hitchcock Presents in 1956, the first of which, “The Baby Sitter,” directed by Robert Stevens is quite special. The episode stars Thelma Ritter as a baby sitter who gets involved in a murder. I wouldn’t say the story here is particularly noteworthy, but watching two of the premier character actors of the last century together is a thrill for film geeks like me, not to mention appropriate for this blogathon event. It’s Ritter and Wickes for crissakes.

Ritter and Wickes in “The Baby Sitter” Alfred Hitchcock Presents episode

One of my favorite of Mary Wickes’ TV guest spots was her small but hilarious part as the second murder victim’s landlady in Columbo “Suitable for Framing.” Her exchange with the Lt. alone is worth several admission prices. In this episode Wickes’ talent for playing characters that danced to their own beat so they easily carry on their own conversations despite who else might have been talking to them is in full bloom. If that sentence didn’t make sense, then good. This picture says it all…

Peter Falk with Mary Wickes in “Suitable for Framing”

I have to stop talking about Ms. Wickes at some point so it might as well be with a mention of Mary and Lucy. As most of you probably know Lucille Ball and Mary Wickes were close friends. Among Mary’s effects at Washington University are several letters from Lucy and Lucie Arnaz refers to Mary as family. I get a bit of the chills thinking about the two legendary comediennes laughing together behind the scenes, telling each other secrets and comforting each other as friends do.

Lucy and Mary were also frequent co-stars. Everyone remembers the classic first season episode of I Love Lucy, “The Ballet” with Mary playing the part of a ballet teacher, Madame Lamond. The episode begins in familiar fashion – Ricky is working on a show and needs a ballet dancer and Lucy tries to convince him she is a ballet dancer. In order to hone her skills Lucy goes to see Madame Lamond, the French premiere ballerina who is staging Ricky’s number. Lucy also tells Madame Lamond that she’s experienced. You know how well that turns out. But the important thing are the laughs and there are plenty of them here thanks to Lucy’s hijinks and Mary’s unforgettable reactions and her affected French accent.

“The Ballet” with Lucy and Mary doing what they did best

Mary only appeared in that one episode of I Love Lucy, but she appeared regularly in both of Lucille’s subsequent shows, The Lucy Show and Here’s Lucy. Wickes made a total of seventeen appearances on both shows always as different characters. You’ll be happy to know that a few were nurses, a few were maids, a few were nuns and one was named Mrs. Wickenhauser.

Mary Wickes knew that she excelled at comedy, which she called “very serious business.” And she loved what she did, which makes her story a particularly happy one. There were times when the going was a bit tougher than other times, but she worked most of her career because her talent was recognized as indispensable. When Mary gave her speech at Washington University she was 77 years old and ended the speech by paraphrasing St. Augustine in charming and endearing fashion. She said, “He said, ‘give me chastity and continence, O Lord, but not yet.’ And me – ‘I want rest, retirement, and quiet, O Lord, but not yet. And maybe never.”’

Mary Wickes, What a Character!

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The great Ms. Wickes is my choice for this year’s What a Character! Blogathon, which I am co-hosting with pals Kelly Pratt and Paula Guthat. Be sure to visit all three days of entries.

Day 1 at Outspoken & Freckled

Day 2 at Once Upon a Screen

Day 3 at Paula’s Cinema Club (still to come)

For more about the incomparable Mary Wickes visit:

Mary Wickes: Her Life and Legacy at Washington University in St. Louis

Mary Wickes: I Know I’ve Seen That Face Before by Steve Taravella

It’s important that you are aware of how seriously I take research on this blog. As part of my ceaseless efforts I tweeted Whoopi Goldberg and asked about her experience working with Mary Wickes in the Sister Act movies. Ms. Goldberg never responded, but that’s the kind of dedication I’m talking about.

Mary Wickes, WHAT A CHARACTER! During last year’s Christmas break, which happened to be just days after the What a Character! Blogathon, I settled in to watch episodes of T…

#Character Actors #I Love Lucy #Mary Wickes #The Gertrude Berg Show

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Do allllllll the questionssssssss

You’re a little shit lol.

1. Who was the last person you held hands with?Someone at work because of a weird team bonding game

2. Are you outgoing or shy?More outgoing

3. Who are you looking forward to seeing?On of my best friends

4. Are you easy to get along with?Yes!

5. If you were drunk would the person you like take care of you?I don’t like being drunk enough to have to be taken care of

6. What kind of people are you attracted to?Everyone tells me I apparently have a ‘Latina taste’

7. Do you think you’ll be in a relationship two months from now?Flow fam. I go where life takes me.

8. Who from the opposite gender is on your mind?My coworker Brian because he’s annoying me

9. Does talking about sex make you uncomfortable?In public yes

10. Who was the last person you had a deep conversation with?Either my friend Olivia or Brian

11. What does the most recent text that you sent say?“That’s fine lol”

12. What are your 5 favorite songs right now?Attention x The Weeknd, Change x J Cole, Immortal x J Cole - that’s kinda it, I listen to them on like repeat lol

13. Do you like it when people play with your hair?Not really

14. Do you believe in luck and miracles?Nope

15. What good thing happened this summer?I went to Cali

16. Would you kiss the last person you kissed again?Yeah

17. Do you think there is life on other planets?Yes

18. Do you still talk to your first crush?I don’t even know where she is in life rn so no lmao

19. Do you like bubble baths?Nah

20. Do you like your neighbors?Yes

21. What are you bad habits?Picking up work hours when I’m stressed and stressing myself out more

22. Where would you like to travel?Europe

23. Do you have trust issues?Yes

24. Favorite part of your daily routine?Brushing my teeth

25. What part of your body are you most uncomfortable with?My chest

26. What do you do when you wake up?Check my phone

27. Do you wish your skin was lighter or darker?I’m good where I am

28. Who are you most comfortable around?My best friends Stacey and Mary

29. Have any of your ex’s told you they regret breaking up?Most of them have at least once lmao, some still won’t shut up about it

30. Do you ever want to get married?Absolutely

31. Is your hair long enough for a pony tail?Yes

32. Which celebrities would you have a threesome with?I would never have a threesome

33. Spell your name with your chin.Frga That was great

34. Do you play sports? What sports?Played basketball and ran track

35. Would you rather live without TV or music?Tv

36. Have you ever liked someone and never told them?Yep

37. What do you say during awkward silences?Oh god, idk I’ll probably ask if someone has seen something on the news or heard a new song

38. Describe your dream girl/guy?Just someone who treats me like I matter and is always down to talk and work on things to improve the relationship

39. What are your favorite stores to shop in?Forever 21, Zumiez, Pac Sun

40. What do you want to do after high school?Well I’m a junior in college so….

41. Do you believe everyone deserves a second chance?Nope

42. If your being extremely quiet what does it mean?EXTREMELY means I’m probably trying not to cry

43. Do you smile at strangers?Yes!

44. Trip to outer space or bottom of the ocean?Outer space

45. What makes you get out of bed in the morning?My job

46. What are you paranoid about?Nothing really

47. Have you ever been high?Nah

48. Have you ever been drunk?Lmao yes

49. Have you done anything recently that you hope nobody finds out about?Not recently no but I’m an open book basically lmao

50. What was the colour of the last hoodie you wore?Maroon

51. Ever wished you were someone else?Nope

52. One thing you wish you could change about yourself?My left boob

53. Favourite makeup brand?N/a

54. Favourite store?I told u 3 already

55. Favourite blog?place0fperfecti0n

56. Favourite colour?Blue

57. Favourite food?Chicken

58. Last thing you ate?Fries

59. First thing you ate this morning?Eggs

60. Ever won a competition? For what?Yes, karate

61. Been suspended/expelled? For what?Nope!

62. Been arrested? For what?Nope!

63. Ever been in love?Yes.

64. Tell us the story of your first kiss?It was awful bc my friends made me do it and he was like 5 inches shorter than me

65. Are you hungry right now?Nah

66. Do you like your tumblr friends more than your real friends?Equally

67. Facebook or Twitter?Twitter

68. Twitter or Tumblr?Tumblr

69. Are you watching tv right now?Yes

70. Names of your bestfriends?Mary and Stacey

71. Craving something? What?Yes sleep

72. What colour are your towels?Gray and blue

72. How many pillows do you sleep with?1

73. Do you sleep with stuffed animals?Yes 1

74. How many stuffed animals do you think you have?1

75. Favourite animal?Elephants

76. What colour is your underwear?Black

77. Chocolate or Vanilla?Vanilla

78. Favourite ice cream flavour?Cotton candy

79. What colour shirt are you wearing?Black white and purple plaid

80. What colour pants?Blue jeans

81. Favourite tv show?Friends

82. Favourite movie?Sing

83. Mean Girls or Mean Girls 2?Mean Girls

84. Mean Girls or 21 Jump Street?Mean Girls

85. Favourite character from Mean Girls?Gretchen

86. Favourite character from Finding Nemo?Dory

87. First person you talked to today?Brian

88. Last person you talked to today?Joseph

89. Name a person you hate?I don’t hate anyone

90. Name a person you love?Mom

91. Is there anyone you want to punch in the face right now?I’m sure there is

92. In a fight with someone?Nah

93. How many sweatpants do you have?10

94. How many sweaters/hoodies do you have?Too many and not enough

95. Last movie you watched?Sing

96. Favourite actress?Emma Watson

97. Favourite actor?Will Smith

98. Do you tan a lot?Not really

99. Have any pets?2 dogs and a cat

100. How are you feeling?Tired but good

101. Do you type fast?Yes

102. Do you regret anything from your past?Nope

103. Can you spell well?Yes

104. Do you miss anyone from your past?Yes

105. Ever been to a bonfire party?Yes

106. Ever broken someone’s heart?Yes

107. Have you ever been on a horse?Yes

108. What should you be doing?Yes my door decorations lmao

109. Is something irritating you right now?Yes

110. Have you ever liked someone so much it hurt?YES

111. Do you have trust issues?Yes

112. Who was the last person you cried in front of?My friend Kemmie

113. What was your childhood nickname?Kyky

114. Have you ever been out of your province/state?Yes

115. Do you play the Wii?No

116. Are you listening to music right now?No

117. Do you like chicken noodle soup?Yes

118. Do you like Chinese food?Yes

119. Favourite book?Looking for Alaska

120. Are you afraid of the dark?Nope

121. Are you mean?I can be if you piss me off

122. Is cheating ever okay?Never.

123. Can you keep white shoes clean?Nope lmao

124. Do you believe in love at first sight?No

125. Do you believe in true love?Yes

126. Are you currently bored?Nah

127. What makes you happy?Music

128. Would you change your name?Never

129. What your zodiac sign?Cancer

130. Do you like subway?Yes

131. Your bestfriend of the opposite sex likes you, what do you do?Laugh because he’s stupid

132. Who’s the last person you had a deep conversation with?I answered this already did I not

133. Favourite lyrics right now?“Fuck out my way when you see me, I roll up with the LGBT”

134. Can you count to one million?Yeah

135. Dumbest lie you ever told?I have no clue

136. Do you sleep with your doors open or closed?Closed at school and open at home

137. How tall are you?5'6

138. Curly or Straight hair?Curly

139. Brunette or Blonde?Brunette

140. Summer or Winter?Summer

141. Night or Day?Sunset

142. Favourite month?June

143. Are you a vegetarian?Nope

144. Dark, milk or white chocolate?Milk

145. Tea or Coffee?Coffee

146. Was today a good day?Yes

147. Mars or Snickers?Mars

148. What’s your favourite quote?Anything Albus Dumbledore said

149. Do you believe in ghosts?Yeah

150. Get the closest book next to you, open it to page 42, what’s the first line on that page?There aren’t any

#anon

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