"TV game show host Peter Marshall on all things Hollywood Squares" (audio)

[Mario500]

"TV game show host Peter Marshall on all things Hollywood Squares" (audio)

Steve Dale speaks with Hollywood Squares host Peter Marshall about the game show in terms of how everything was organized during that era of television, some of the best cast members, and shares a few of his favorite memories. Peter also talks about his involvement with The Hollywood Museum Squares.

[stevea]

Fascinating. 96 years old and has battled COVID/pneumonia for around a year. But he now sounds great and won the battle.

My mother who lived to 97 always remarked sadly that she outlived all her friends and it sounds like he agrees.

He and Paul Lynde WERE Hollywood Squares. For those who haven't checked there are lots of Lynde's Squares bits on Youtube. The writing and setups for him were superb, but his delivery was top notch, too.

[Sgt. Saunders]

Mr. Marshall is a class act. I think most people (born after 1950) remember him as the host of “Hollywood Squares.” However, Mr. Marshall also appeared on Broadway shows as an actor and singer prior to his hosting of that popular game show.

Mr. Marshall’s sister, the late Joanne Dru, was an actress who appeared in “Red River,” “She Wore a Yellow Ribbon,” and “All the King’s Men.” Peter Marshall’s son, Pete, was a major league first baseman, who played for the Chicago Cus during the 1970s.

The younger Pete, used the family’s original French surname, which will NOT be repeated here. Suffice to say, whenever the Cubs came to NYC to play the Mets, I always looked forward to hearing how NY Mets announcer Ralph Kiner, noted for his many on-air malaprops, would pronounce young Pete’s “distinctive” surname during the game. (Mr. Kiner rarely disappointed with his flubs.)

And, the late Paul Lynde was quite the Renaissance man; he appeared on stage, screen and television. The first Broadway show I ever saw as a young kid, was “Bye, Bye Birdie,” starring Dick Van Dyke, Chita Rivera, Dock Gautier, Michael J. Pollard and Paul Lynde, who sang the memorable song, “Kids,” in the show.

Mr. Lynde was very funny as Elizabeth Montgomery’s uncle on “Bewitched,” and as the Munster family doctor on “The Munsters.” Remember when Herman Munster got struck by lightning, transforming his face to Fred Gwynne’s normal face, and Lily Munster wanted Dr. Paul Lynde to change back Herman’s face? The look of shock and incredulity on Paul Lynde’s face was tremendous!

My favorite memory of Mr. Lynde on “The Hollywood Squares,” was when Michael Landon was sitting right next to Mr. Lynde in the square, and Peter Marshall asked Mr. Lynde, “Paul, how many men are on a hockey team?” To which the unfailingly irreverent Mr. Lynde answered with a devilish twinkle in his eye, “Just enough, Peter.” Well, with that, Michael “Little Joe Cartwright” Landon literally fell out of his chair, laughing hysterically!

[Mario500]

Originally Posted by Sgt. Saunders

Mr. Marshall’s sister, the late Joanne Dru, was an actress who appeared in “Red River,” “She Wore a Yellow Ribbon,” and “All the King’s Men.” Peter Marshall’s son, Pete, was a major league first baseman, who played for the Chicago Cus during the 1970s.

The younger Pete, used the family’s original French surname, which will NOT be repeated here. Suffice to say, whenever the Cubs came to NYC to play the Mets, I always looked forward to hearing how NY Mets announcer Ralph Kiner, noted for his many on-air malaprops, would pronounce young Pete’s “distinctive” surname during the game. (Mr. Kiner rarely disappointed with his flubs.)

(wonders about the "original French surname" mentioned in one of the paragraphs of this part of one of the messages prior to this one on this page)