tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18439960.post5789429773299933393..comments2024-03-23T21:46:50.843-04:00Comments on the passionate moviegoer: character counts: elizabeth wilsonjoe baltakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11467420961490314339noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18439960.post-23107013214027301922018-05-27T16:20:28.091-04:002018-05-27T16:20:28.091-04:00I've seen Elizabeth Wilson on stage a few time...I've seen Elizabeth Wilson on stage a few time and on film many times and have always welcomed her company. A wonderful actress.Kennedy Marshallnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18439960.post-78204250252445387122018-05-27T14:15:21.271-04:002018-05-27T14:15:21.271-04:00Thanks for bringing this fine actress some much-de...Thanks for bringing this fine actress some much-deserved attention.Melania Tnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18439960.post-11893999305801965972018-05-27T13:57:14.417-04:002018-05-27T13:57:14.417-04:00Just loved her!Just loved her!Adriannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18439960.post-7645121683803325492018-05-23T09:30:55.284-04:002018-05-23T09:30:55.284-04:00Terrific tribute to a terrific actress -- about th...Terrific tribute to a terrific actress -- about the only "character actress" I can think of working now is Patricia Clarkson but she'd never be your "favorite aunt." You'd always suspect her of having it off with your dad. I watched part of a movie (small movie--small cast) where she was sort of the "lead" but it just didn't work. Just like Wilson wouldn't work in the lead of the movies she did so well supporting. k.kikinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18439960.post-13476651376595603692018-05-23T09:20:54.211-04:002018-05-23T09:20:54.211-04:00Bill! I saw that production of "Morning'...Bill! I saw that production of "Morning's at Seven" in 1980 - with Wilson in it - and again in 2002. The casts of both productions were a-mazing. Piper Laurie, Estelle Parsons, Frances Sternhagen and Steven Tobolowsky were in the '02 version. Wonderful play by Paul Osborn.joe baltakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11467420961490314339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18439960.post-763002086331156132018-05-22T22:40:47.397-04:002018-05-22T22:40:47.397-04:00A quick check of Wikipedia shows she had an impres...A quick check of Wikipedia shows she had an impressive list of Broadway credits:<br /><br />"Wilson made her Broadway debut in Picnic in 1953. Her stage credits include Desk Set (1955), The Good Woman of Szechuan (1970), Sticks and Bones (1972), Uncle Vanya (1973), Threepenny Opera (1976), The Importance of Being Earnest (1977), Morning's at Seven (1980), You Can't Take It with You (1983), Ah, Wilderness! (1988), and A Delicate Balance (1996)."<br /><br />The mention of "Morning's at Seven" made me smile. I was attending City College in New York when that play was running on Broadway and the posters for it seemed to be at every bus stop in town. I knew Teresa Wright's name from "Mrs. Miniver" and "Best Years of Our Lives," and I'd *seen* Elizabeth Wilson in "The Graduate" and "The Birds," but I didn't recognize her name. It's nice to learn, long after the fact, that she was having a nice run in a hit play while I was studying film at CCNY.wwolfenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18439960.post-35811532504947758532018-05-22T22:15:20.149-04:002018-05-22T22:15:20.149-04:00Joan- Yes, "Doc." Wonderful series, star...Joan- Yes, "Doc." Wonderful series, starring Barnard Hughes as Doc. Mary Wicks was also a regular. -Jjoe baltakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11467420961490314339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18439960.post-21987071428324974772018-05-22T21:20:38.230-04:002018-05-22T21:20:38.230-04:00Wonderful appreciation. They don't make '...Wonderful appreciation. They don't make 'em like her anymoreDanielnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18439960.post-68991306105469754402018-05-22T20:33:00.849-04:002018-05-22T20:33:00.849-04:00She was one of those actors who shone in small.par...She was one of those actors who shone in small.parts, like the secretary in Regarding Henry and Uncle Fester’s imposter mother. I also liked a short lived tv series about a hometown doctor (Doc?). Love how you pay homage to lesser known folks. Joannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18439960.post-6710267032288015582018-05-22T15:58:27.203-04:002018-05-22T15:58:27.203-04:00Joe, I loved your tribute to Elizabeth Wilson. And...Joe, I loved your tribute to Elizabeth Wilson. And I particularly appreciated all the references to all the films in which she was cast. Vanessanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18439960.post-27484221781122596172015-05-13T17:33:56.938-04:002015-05-13T17:33:56.938-04:00I really like the first picture from "The Bir...I really like the first picture from "The Birds" that you printed. That pose - hand on waist - is the definitive Elizabeth Wilson. She's what my mother would call a blouse-and-skirt gal.Charlottenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18439960.post-24735474084497599862015-05-13T16:16:49.048-04:002015-05-13T16:16:49.048-04:00I loved Wilson as the benumbed wife of Vincent Gar...I loved Wilson as the benumbed wife of Vincent Gardenia in "Little Murders." Her last scene in that film is priceless.Alexnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18439960.post-44371239412622308172015-05-13T08:40:46.845-04:002015-05-13T08:40:46.845-04:00Wilson was a treasure. Yes, she will be missed.Wilson was a treasure. Yes, she will be missed.Sheilanoreply@blogger.com