...it's not dark yet, but it's gettin' there...
D-Rod, Tuning Spork, and Leif are tied for the lead with $1500; Shelly has $1000; Victor has $700; Law Fairy has $500; Maximum Leader and KG have $300 each; Matt of Overtaken By Events and Trint have $200 each; Drake Steel, TBinSTL, SkippyStalin and Blu have $100 each.
The category is "Ronald Reagan," for $200.
Good guess Spork but Shirley was never a great actress; she was a star. There's a difference. Besides, she was not the ambassador then.
Braaack!!
Who was Kate Hepburn?
Posted by: shelly on Aug. 26, 2006Well, it could've been Virginia Mayo then, could it?
Posted by: Tuning Spork on Aug. 26, 2006Bzzzzzzzzzzzt!
Who is Bonzo?
Rumor has it that Bonzo was a female 'cuz the a male chimp would never have willingly played second bananana to Reagan.
I got nuthin'...
Posted by: Tuning Spork on Aug. 26, 2006And when did Hepburn ever co-star with Reagan?????
Posted by: Tuning Spork on Aug. 26, 2006Well, if it wasn't Temple than somebody say Ginger Rogers and tell 'em Sporky sent ya.
Mmmmmm....Ginger Rogers......
Posted by: Tuning Spork on Aug. 26, 2006I stand by my Shirley Temple guess, dag nabbit...!
Posted by: Tuning Spork on Aug. 26, 2006Bzzt! Who is Sergeant Murphy?
Posted by: Leif on Aug. 27, 2006BZZZT... Who was Ginger Rogers
Posted by: Col Steve on Aug. 27, 2006ha i stumped the band
Posted by: annika on Aug. 27, 2006It's a trick question. The "one was his wife" is Nancy Reagan (nee' Davis) and the "great actress" is Jane Wyman (who also was his wife). Eh?
Posted by: G. Hod on Aug. 28, 2006So, like, do we get a hint and second buzz-in now?
Huh? Huh? Huh?
Posted by: Tuning Spork on Aug. 28, 2006Drat. Can't post pictures in the comments. Clicky here.
Posted by: Tuning Spork on Aug. 28, 2006bzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
who is Jane Wyman?
I know it is not likely but as good a guess as any. After all, she was a co-star and a really good actress.
Just saw that G. Hod beat me to the Wyman answer. Good job G. Hod if we are correct.(Technically speaking, though, you didn't respond appropriately:-)
Posted by: Blu on Aug. 28, 2006zap!
Who is Lucille Ball?
Just throwing it out there...
I though of Jane Wyman too, but that would make the question deceptive, perhaps even untrue... it says "one" of the women was his wife, and it doesn't say *when* she was his wife...
Oh, and the earlier Law Fairy (surprise, surprise) was just what's-his-face again. I suppose I should be flattered by his apparent obsession with me...
Posted by: The Law Fairy on Aug. 28, 2006Nobody has it yet. I wont give out a clue, since by process of elimination, somebody new should be able to get it. there are only so many former co-stars who fit the "great actress" criteria, IMHO.
Posted by: annika on Aug. 28, 2006If i gave you a hint and you still couldn't get it, would you hate me for my wicked wicked ways?
Posted by: annika on Aug. 28, 2006bzzzz
who is angie dickenson?
although, i gotta say, she's not a "great actress." but what the heck, i'm just tossing shit out now.
Posted by: Blu on Aug. 28, 2006BBBBZZZING
Who is Rhonda Fleming?
The actress was Olivia De Havilland. She and Reagan were members at one time in a left leaning Hollywood group. FDR's son James was also a member. It was Roosevelt's idea to get the group to issue a statement denouncing communism, since they had already denounced fascism many times. Reagan and De Havilland joined in the motion. This ignited a brouhaha as the more pinko members of the group shouted them down. Reagan and his friends resigned after that.
So, the story goes, at this party in 1982, Reagan and De Havilland were reminiscing about the old days, and he said to her(paraphrasing), "I thought you were one of them," and she said, "I thought you were one too."
Anyways, Blu is correct and gets to pick the next category.
Posted by: annika on Aug. 28, 2006She and B. Davis were the co-stars who seemed to have the most attachment to France - that's what led me to toss out her name.
Where did you get the bio info associated to her and the Gipper?
Posted by: Blu on Aug. 28, 2006oh, and I'll take Vexatious Vexillology for $400.
Posted by: Blu on Aug. 28, 2006A little tidbit; her cousin designed the de Havilland airplanes and her younger sister was Joan Fontaine. But, in my humble opinion, she was not a "great" actress.
But WTF, I don't agree with Annie's judges anyway. They all smoke too much stuff.
Posted by: shelly on Aug. 28, 2006the bio info is from Reagan's War. highly recommended. and any actress who stands up against the commies is a great actress in my book. i did not know about the aircraft connection, interesting.
Posted by: annika on Aug. 28, 2006I wish I had waited for your comment Annie -
would you hate me for my wicked wicked ways?
I might have been "in like flynn"...
Posted by: Col Steve on Sep. 1, 2006