Laugh In's Henry Gibson Has Died
Laugh In's Henry Gibson Has Died
Mr Roxy
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/17/03
#1Laugh In's Henry Gibson Has Died
Posted: 9/16/09 at 6:41pm
I just heard on CBS News he passed away @ 73
RIP
nmartin
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/3/05
#2re: Laugh In's Henry Gibson Has Died
Posted: 9/16/09 at 6:43pm
Here he is in one of my favorite movies.
Updated On: 9/16/09 at 06:43 PM
nmartin
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/3/05
#3re: Laugh In's Henry Gibson Has Died
Posted: 9/16/09 at 6:46pm
I only know him from "Luck of the Irish" as Reilly O'Reilly.
RIP.
#4re: Laugh In's Henry Gibson Has Died
Posted: 9/16/09 at 6:54pm
One of my favorite performances of all time is his inimitably misty-eyed and bitter old queen at the bar in MAGNOLIA.
"It's a dangerous thing to confuse children with angels"
One more angel in Heaven. And NASHVILLE is what it is largely because of his immense contributions. A true talent.
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FeelingElectric
Broadway Star Joined: 9/28/05
#5re: Laugh In's Henry Gibson Has Died
Posted: 9/16/09 at 7:02pmI've always loved his performance as an Illinois Nazi in The Blues Brothers.
SueleenGay
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/9/03
#6re: Laugh In's Henry Gibson Has Died
Posted: 9/16/09 at 7:32pm
Oh, I always thought he would keep a'goin'.
RIP Haven.
#7re: Laugh In's Henry Gibson Has Died
Posted: 9/16/09 at 7:35pm
Oh, crap.
Makes me sad. I always liked him. He was part of my childhood when he was on "Laugh-In."
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nmartin
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/3/05
#8re: Laugh In's Henry Gibson Has Died
Posted: 9/16/09 at 7:55pm
"Oh, I always thought he would keep a'goin'."
Love it!
millie_dillmount
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/22/04
#9re: Laugh In's Henry Gibson Has Died
Posted: 9/16/09 at 8:32pmI remember him from that weird Disney movie as well! Also, wasn't he that priest in Wedding Crashers?
Gothampc
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/20/03
#10re: Laugh In's Henry Gibson Has Died
Posted: 9/16/09 at 11:34pm
Roscoe
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/03
#11re: Laugh In's Henry Gibson Has Died
Posted: 9/17/09 at 9:21am
RIP, Henry Gibson. Very sorry to hear of this. He's also terrific in Altman's THE LONG GOODBYE.
#12re: Laugh In's Henry Gibson Has Died
Posted: 9/17/09 at 9:37amRIP...like besty, he was such a part of my childhood on Laugh-In. He also deserved an oscar nom for Nashville.
"In Oz, the verb is douchifizzation." PRS
husk_charmer
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/19/06
#13re: Laugh In's Henry Gibson Has Died
Posted: 9/17/09 at 9:49am
Promoting GloCoat, and with a revised version of "Kids"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jn2jC3ATFHY
Roscoe
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/03
#14re: Laugh In's Henry Gibson Has Died
Posted: 9/17/09 at 10:04amHis songs in NASHVILLE are wonderful. That wonderful ghastly ballad "For The Sake Of The Children" always makes me laugh, and takes on an extra edge when you realize that the character singing the song did in fact dump his wife, not worrying about the kids.
Jon
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/20/04
#15re: Laugh In's Henry Gibson Has Died
Posted: 9/17/09 at 11:37amAnd he was wonderful on BOSTON LEGAL as the judge who sues an "ex-gay therapy" company for failing to "cure" him of his homosexuality.
sabrelady
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/16/03
#16re: Laugh In's Henry Gibson Has Died
Posted: 9/17/09 at 11:44am
A friend of mine who worked w him said he was actually was as he appeared on the the old Laugh In show a slightly shy quiet kind and gentle soul. Wonderful character actor and "poet".
NYadgal
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/18/04
#17re: Laugh In's Henry Gibson Has Died
Posted: 9/17/09 at 11:46am
Another childhood icon.
Laugh-In was a wonderful moment in time, and he was such a wonderful part of it.
RIP, and thank you, Henry Gibson.
#18re: Laugh In's Henry Gibson Has Died
Posted: 9/17/09 at 2:08pm
"His songs in NASHVILLE are wonderful. That wonderful ghastly ballad "For The Sake Of The Children" always makes me laugh, and takes on an extra edge when you realize that the character singing the song did in fact dump his wife, not worrying about the kids."
You can take that meta-narrative one step further since Gibson himself WROTE the (intentionally) wretched song (with some lyrical help from Elaine May apparently) as did most of the performers in the film (thus Carradine's Oscar for "I'm Easy" - over "How Lucky Can You Get" (P.S."New York, New York" wasn't even nominated for Best Song!). I'll listen watch it again today and think of Henry (and laugh a little, or a lot!).
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Thanks Roscoe for the edit.
Updated On: 9/17/09 at 02:08 PM
Roscoe
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/03
#19re: Laugh In's Henry Gibson Has Died
Posted: 9/17/09 at 2:14pmPgenre, "I'm Easy" and "New York New York" were in films released two years apart.
#20re: Laugh In's Henry Gibson Has Died
Posted: 9/17/09 at 2:31pm
Yes, Roscoe, you are correct.
Carradine beat Kander & Ebb's "How Lucky Can You Get?" from FUNNY LADY, not Kander & Ebb's "New York, New York". I knew he beat a (better) K&E song, just 2 years off!
And in checking the database, I noticed that in 1985 "Suprise, Suprise" from A CHORUS LINE was actually nominated for Best Song?! Goes to show how much this award means!
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Roscoe
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/03
#21re: Laugh In's Henry Gibson Has Died
Posted: 9/17/09 at 2:40pm
Well, we disagree on "I'm Easy" deserving the Oscar. But "New York New York" really should have gotten a nomination at the very least.
And I'm often surprised that Gibson's "We Must Be Doing Something Right To Last 200 Years" hasn't been picked up by the right wingnuts.
#22re: Laugh In's Henry Gibson Has Died
Posted: 9/17/09 at 2:52pm
I love "I'm Easy" and NASHVILLE is one of the my favorite films of all time (and find PRAIRIE HOME COMPANION a lovely pseudo-sequel, watch them in succession (if you have the time!) and there are many wonderful parallels) but not as much as "How Lucky Can You Get"? AND I think the FUNNY LADY song works better in the respective film than "I'm Easy" does, and that's what the award is intended to be for (as opposed to the best song, irrelevant of context). "I'm Easy" is a better SINGLE, or pop song, but "How Lucky Can You Get?" advances plot, showcases star AND is a thrilling musical moment, whereas I'm not so sure "I'm Easy" accomplishes as much. I mean, Lily KNEW he was easy all along and that's why she let him seduce her, didn't she?
"I'm Easy" is CERTAINLY better than "Now That We're In Love", "Richard's Window" and "Theme from MAHOGANY", no question!
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Roscoe
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/03
#23re: Laugh In's Henry Gibson Has Died
Posted: 9/17/09 at 3:12pm
Well, we certainly disagree on "I'm Easy" which I think fits brilliantly into NASHVILLE. It may not advance the plot (you're quite right about that) but it does illuminate and sum up the character of the singer, it certainly does showcase Keith Carradine, and is a thrilling musical moment as the assorted characters in the room realize that they are (or are not) the person being sung to. As a song and as a film moment it kicks FUNNY LADY's largely forgotten tired old ass, plain and simple, I'd say, but opinions will differ.
Off topic of course, but I think the Oscar for Best Song should go to, well, the best song, regardless of how it is used in the film. Where exactly does it say anywhere how Oscar winning songs must work in their respective films? Does that mean that songs from credit sequences are less worthy than others? And let's not forget that "Over The Rainbow," probably the greatest song ever written for a Hollywood movie, doesn't advance the plot at all and was very nearly cut from THE WIZARD OF OZ film as a result.
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