BS: RIP Art Carney

Subject: BS: RIP Art Carney
From: Mickey191
Date: 11 Nov 03 - 06:43 PM

The Great Art Carney passed away Sunday, 10/9. He was 85 years old and the winner of three Emmys & one Oscar. Without Carney, Gleason's star would not have shone half so bright. Jackie said that himself. He was a sweet, humble gentleman, from my home town, Mount Vernon, N.Y.

Subject: RE: BS: RIP Art Carney
From: wysiwyg
Date: 11 Nov 03 - 06:51 PM

Aw gee, that IS a shame. Sweet guy.

~S~

Subject: RE: BS: RIP Art Carney
From: Cluin
Date: 11 Nov 03 - 07:26 PM

The guy had absolutely the best comedic body language ever. Forerunner to people like Jim Carrey and Michael Richards. Hell, even George Carlin had a few gestural licks probably influenced by Carney.

Subject: RE: BS: RIP Art Carney
From: Bobert
Date: 11 Nov 03 - 07:39 PM

Big reunion tonight...

Tear 'em up, Jackie and Art!

Bobert

Subject: RE: BS: RIP Art Carney
From: Irish sergeant
Date: 11 Nov 03 - 08:33 PM

So long Art and God speed Say hello to "Ralphie Boy" for us, You gave us a miollion laughs over the years and for that, we thank you.

Subject: RE: BS: RIP Art Carney
From: freightdawg
Date: 11 Nov 03 - 10:34 PM

Red Skelton, Jackie Gleason, Bob Hope, Art Carney...

there are a million laughs up there -

and more than a few tears down here.

Sadly,

Freightdawg

Subject: RE: BS: RIP Art Carney
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 11 Nov 03 - 11:18 PM

Loved him in Harry and Tonto. And I remember a particularly nice televised version of Peter and the Wolf that he narrated when I was a child.

SRS

Subject: RE: BS: RIP Art Carney
From: GUEST,Edison Ed
Date: 12 Nov 03 - 12:32 AM

I agree with you Mickey191, Art Carney was one of the greatess.
He was alos a veteran of World War II. Artors like Art Carney will
be long remembered. They lived in a world far different then todays.

Subject: RE: BS: RIP Art Carney
From: kendall
Date: 12 Nov 03 - 07:06 AM

Another giant laid low. I'm deeply saddened, he was one of my all time favorites.

Subject: RE: BS: RIP Art Carney
From: Steve Latimer
Date: 12 Nov 03 - 07:42 AM

A funny, funny man. He'll be missed.

Subject: RE: BS: RIP Art Carney
From: Peg
Date: 12 Nov 03 - 10:08 AM

Oh dear; they don't make them like him anymore. It is very true, Seinfeld's Kramer played by the wonderful Michael Richards simply could not have existed without Carney's influence...He was always my favorite character on The Honeymooners...

Subject: RE: BS: RIP Art Carney
From: SINSULL
Date: 12 Nov 03 - 02:00 PM

I still laugh at the "Addressing the ball" scene. "Hellooooo Ball". And I can't hear "Swannee River" without picturing him a the piano. We were lucky to have him.

Subject: RE: BS: RIP Art Carney
From: Q (Frank Staplin)
Date: 12 Nov 03 - 06:17 PM

Art Carney, comic singer!
One of the best children's lps ever was "Doodle-Li-Boops and Rhinocephalopes," Columbia CL 2595. Not sure when this old 10-incher came out. Lost in the sands of time; it doesn't show up in Google.

Songs, by several lyricists, included:
The Dodo Bird in the Banyan Tree
Them
Flop, Mop, Cotton and Pete
Where Did the Chicken Lay the Eggie?
Mama, Mama, Mama
Santa and the Doodle-Li-Boop

Subject: RE: BS: RIP Art Carney
From: Seamus Kennedy
Date: 13 Nov 03 - 05:17 PM

As he bursts through the pearly gates, he yells, "Hey, hey, hey, Petey boy!"

Seamus

Subject: RE: BS: RIP Art Carney
From: Little Hawk
Date: 14 Nov 03 - 02:46 PM

He hasn't been laid low, he's graduated from "Earth School". Great job, Mr Carney! I sure enjoyed those honeymooners episodes. You were the perfect foil to blustering Ralph Kramden.

I still crack up over the episode with the thing that would "core a apple" as well as doing about fifty other handy things around the kitchen...none of which Ralph Kramden could actually get it to do properly, of course. :-) Har! Har!

- LH

Subject: RE: BS: RIP Art Carney
From: Cluin
Date: 14 Nov 03 - 04:35 PM

I think he must have influenced Christopher Lloyd a lot too.

Subject: RE: BS: RIP Art Carney
From: Little Hawk
Date: 14 Nov 03 - 09:04 PM

"It will slice. It will dice. It will carve. It will section. It will open a can. It will scrape. It will start a car. It will disassemble a television. It will even core a apple! Our master chef will now demonstrate how to core a apple...."

(struggle, struggle, struggle, sweat, strain, slip...!)

AAAAAAAAAAAAUUUUUURRGGGHHHHH!!!   AAAAAAAAAAAUUUUURGGGGGHHH!!!

(Ralph has hurt his little pinkie...)

- LH

Subject: RE: BS: RIP Art Carney
From: musicmick
Date: 15 Nov 03 - 09:17 PM

My favorite Art Carney performance was in a hardboiled detective story called "The Late Show" with Lily Tomlin. He got a chance to show off his complete range as a wiley, arthritic private eye whose toughness is equal to his humanity. I don't think he was even nominated for an Oscar for this role but he was poingent and believable. Does anyone remember that he starred in the Broadway stage version of The Odd Couple?