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Zoneboy · 01-10-2012, 01:07 AM

(CBS News)

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At age 86, Dick Van Dyke is engaged.

"I'm telling you, I'm having the greatest retirement," Van Dyke said. "All my contemporaries are going out and playing golf. And I'm marrying a beautiful girl."

Who is that "beautiful girl"? Van Dyke's fiance's name is Arlene Silver and she's 39 years old.

After losing his longtime partner, Van Dyke is newly engaged -- not surprisingly -- to a woman with a healthy knowledge of classic TV trivia -- and a sense of humor, Lee Cowan reported on "CBS This Morning."

And in retirement, Van Dyke hasn't stopped singing. Fans will be glad to know his hobby is a quartet called the Vantastix that, Cowan remarked, has kept him pretty spry.

But he's not shy about reliving the best years of his life -- they went by too fast, he says.

"I can't believe it," Van Dyke said. "I don't know where the time went. I still feel like a kid."

It's interesting to note that Van Dyke was once at the newsdesk at the "CBS Morning News" back in 1955, a young, handsome and earnest face that was fresh to television.

"Walter Cronkite was my newsman," Van Dyke recalled. "Can you believe that?"

But Van Dyke said he wasn't really suited for the job. "I was the worst. The worst," Van Dyke said. "I just was no good at it all, because live television -- things can go wrong. And they did."

When asked what went wrong, Van Dyke said, "Oh, God. I had a guy who drove a dog sled in the races. And he brought his dogs and his sled and everything...into the studio. And he said, 'Don't say 'mush.' Well, the first thing I did was clown around. And I got on the sled. I said, 'mush.' And they took off. They took down the weather set and the cooking set. I mean...everything just went."

When Cowan asked if that was Van Dyke's last day, the screen star replied, "No, it wasn't."

Now, the legendary song and dance man admits his news career was probably over before it started.

After all, his idols, Laurel and Hardy, never sat at a desk -- they wore bowlers and bowties instead.

Stan Laurel was a friend and mentor to Van Dyke -- and an inspiration for almost everything Van Dyke did. In fact, Van Dyke paid homage to Stan Laurel on his own show with a Laurel and Hardy skit.

Critics say Van Dyke's success was in large part due to that kind of experimenting, re-writing -- and frankly -- just horsing around. "Everybody came to work every day looking for a party," Van Dyke said. "That was what it was. We were a rambunctious bunch."

Rambunctious perhaps -- but realistic too -- with Mary Tyler Moore, at only 24 playing Rob Petrie's dutiful wife.

"It was the first show that showed people on television in real situations," Cowan remarked. "It wasn't 'Howdy Doody,' it wasn't goofy It was people with a real life."

"Yeah," Van Dyke said. "People thought Mary and I were married in real life. When I went out with my wife, they thought I was with a strange woman."

"The Dick Van Dyke Show" lasted for 158 episodes -- until one day in 1966. "That was the saddest day when we finally ended it," Van Dyke remembered. "We all cried."

But Dick Van Dyke's film career was already well on its way. He went on to star in Disney's "Mary Poppins" and "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang," among many other films, television shows and stage performances.

James28 · 01-10-2012, 03:19 AM

Excuse me, 39? Why couldn't this Arlene Silver be 59 going on 60? If she were 39, she'd be born 17 years too late. She would be born during the first season of The New Dick Van Dyke Show and not lived to see the original Dick Van Dyke show at all.

PGood97041 · 01-12-2012, 04:39 PM

Gotta say, I love Dick's attitude!

Brian Damage · 03-09-2012, 02:15 PM

It was a Leap Day wedding!

Actor Dick Van Dyke, 86, tied the knot with Arlene Silver, 40, on Feb. 29, reports RumorFix.com.

The Diagnosis Murder star met Silver, a makeup artist, six years ago at the SAG Awards. After being "bowled over by her beauty," he hired her to be his personal makeup artist and the two became friends.

"The last couple of years we kind of fell in love," he tells RumorFix.com. "She keeps up with me."

As for their unique wedding date, Van Dyke says, "It was on the spur of the moment, we just decided Leap Day would be the best time to do it."

Van Dyke has four children from his first marriage, which ended in divorce. He later lived with longtime love Michelle Triola for more than 30 years, until her death in 2009.

The actor admits he's a relationship type of guy: "I'm not a loner. I have to have a life partner. I found the perfect one."

http://www.people.com/people/article...p+Headlines%29

catlover79 · 03-09-2012, 02:39 PM

God bless Mr. and Mrs. Van Dyke - I wish them all the happiness in the world.

born2late · 03-09-2012, 02:48 PM

39? Wow. Well, they seem to be ok with it. I've always been a fan of his, so if he's happy, more power to him.

LittleRickyII · 03-10-2012, 12:34 PM

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Originally Posted by born2late

39? Wow. Well, they seem to be ok with it. I've always been a fan of his, so if he's happy, more power to him.

I'd really like to believe this is true love, but seriously, has anyone ever known of a relationship with a huge age difference like this where the older partner was not rich? Putting this in perspective, Dick's son, Christian, is 61 years old -- 21 years older than his new wife! 61 year-old Christian and 60 year-old Barry, and their other two siblings, now have 40 year-old Arlene for a stepmom. And Dick is old enough to be her grandfather.

JamesG · 03-12-2012, 10:20 PM

Wedding Photo:

Zoneboy · 03-12-2012, 10:26 PM

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Originally Posted by LittleRickyII

Dick is old enough to be her grandfather.

He's old enough to be her great great grandfather but who cares? I wish them many years of happiness.

bliss · 03-24-2012, 02:46 PM

Imagine if the shoe was in the other foot and it was Rose Marie marrying an extremely handsome dark haired young man. I wonder if people will still be wishing them well.....

Mr. Television · 03-24-2012, 03:08 PM

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Originally Posted by bliss

Imagine if the shoe was in the other foot and it was Rose Marie marrying an extremely handsome dark haired young man. I wonder if people will still be wishing them well.....

As long as they were happy, I would.

catlover79 · 03-25-2012, 02:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Stuck In The '70's

As long as they were happy, I would.

Same here. As long as both are of age and in love, I have no problem with it.

bliss · 03-27-2012, 12:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Stuck In The '70's

As long as they were happy, I would.

I feel the same way

bliss · 03-27-2012, 12:06 AM

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Originally Posted by catlover79

Same here. As long as both are of age and in love, I have no problem with it.

Yeah I was thinking also of Juliet Mills with a much younger handsome man and she married him. They are still together to this day.

catlover79 · 04-13-2012, 03:21 AM

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Originally Posted by bliss

Yeah I was thinking also of Juliet Mills with a much younger handsome man and she married him. They are still together to this day.

Yup - Juliet Mills married actor Maxwell Caulfield, despite the fact he's 18 years her junior. Yet they married in 1980 and are still together over 30 years later.

01-10-2012, 01:07 AM	#1
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James28 Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Apr 14, 2007 Posts: 3,967	Excuse me, 39? Why couldn't this Arlene Silver be 59 going on 60? If she were 39, she'd be born 17 years too late. She would be born during the first season of The New Dick Van Dyke Show and not lived to see the original Dick Van Dyke show at all.
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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	Dick Van Dyke, 86, Weds 40-Year-Old Girlfriend It was a Leap Day wedding! Actor Dick Van Dyke, 86, tied the knot with Arlene Silver, 40, on Feb. 29, reports RumorFix.com. The Diagnosis Murder star met Silver, a makeup artist, six years ago at the SAG Awards. After being "bowled over by her beauty," he hired her to be his personal makeup artist and the two became friends. "The last couple of years we kind of fell in love," he tells RumorFix.com. "She keeps up with me." As for their unique wedding date, Van Dyke says, "It was on the spur of the moment, we just decided Leap Day would be the best time to do it." Van Dyke has four children from his first marriage, which ended in divorce. He later lived with longtime love Michelle Triola for more than 30 years, until her death in 2009. The actor admits he's a relationship type of guy: "I'm not a loner. I have to have a life partner. I found the perfect one." http://www.people.com/people/article...p+Headlines%29
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born2late Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Oct 01, 2011 Location: Tn Posts: 360	39? Wow. Well, they seem to be ok with it. I've always been a fan of his, so if he's happy, more power to him.

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bliss THAT GIRL Senior Member Join Date: Apr 26, 2009 Posts: 1,000	Imagine if the shoe was in the other foot and it was Rose Marie marrying an extremely handsome dark haired young man. I wonder if people will still be wishing them well.....