I had No Idea that Florence Henderson Was the 1st Ever Woman to Host the Tonight Show - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

Brian Damage · 01-02-2010, 05:23 PM

Long before she became a TV-perfected mother on "The Brady Bunch," Florence Henderson was a precocious musical theater star. The youngest of 10 children, she left home at 17 and at 19 landed the title role in the 1954 Broadway hit "Fanny," which had an 888-performance run. Henderson has rarely stopped working since. She did time as a "Today Girl" on the NBC morning show, filled in as the first female guest host of "The Tonight Show," cooked for nine seasons on the Nashville Network's "Country Kitchen" and toured the country in such musical theater perennials as "South Pacific" and "The Sound of Music."

The mother of four by her first of two husbands, Henderson, 75, is a licensed hypnotherapist and founder of the Floh Club, a service and product company for seniors.

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Scoobiedoo30 · 01-03-2010, 01:15 PM

I did not know Florence Guest Host on The Tonight Show

Madame X · 01-03-2010, 03:15 PM

And she also had Wessonality!

catlover79 · 01-13-2010, 01:02 PM

I thumbed through my copy of the 1992 book Bradymania, and it mentions this fact. I love Flo - yes, she still has Wessonality!!

TVFactFan · 01-13-2010, 06:10 PM

Not that I can't imagine-lol She doesn't strike me as HOST material, actually nobody on that show does-lol

01-02-2010, 05:23 PM	#1
Brian Damage I'm Rich Bitch Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 03, 2002 Location: What Ain't No Country I Ever Heard Of...They Speak English in What? Posts: 63,108	I had No Idea that Florence Henderson Was the 1st Ever Woman to Host the Tonight Show Long before she became a TV-perfected mother on "The Brady Bunch," Florence Henderson was a precocious musical theater star. The youngest of 10 children, she left home at 17 and at 19 landed the title role in the 1954 Broadway hit "Fanny," which had an 888-performance run. Henderson has rarely stopped working since. She did time as a "Today Girl" on the NBC morning show, filled in as the first female guest host of "The Tonight Show," cooked for nine seasons on the Nashville Network's "Country Kitchen" and toured the country in such musical theater perennials as "South Pacific" and "The Sound of Music." The mother of four by her first of two husbands, Henderson, 75, is a licensed hypnotherapist and founder of the Floh Club, a service and product company for seniors. Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/articl...#ixzz0bUYP9CMz Attached Images
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Scoobiedoo30 Member Forum Superstar Join Date: Jun 27, 2002 Location: KENNER, LOUISIANA Posts: 27,654	I did not know Florence Guest Host on The Tonight Show

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Madame X Member Senior Member Join Date: Sep 15, 2006 Location: Oregon Posts: 1,831	And she also had Wessonality!

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TVFactFan Member Forum Junkie Join Date: Aug 17, 2002 Posts: 99,000	Not that I can't imagine-lol She doesn't strike me as HOST material, actually nobody on that show does-lol