Why did men in their 30s use to look so much older? - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

TMC · 10-03-2019, 03:20 AM

For example, there's an episode of The Mary Tyler Moore Show with Eric Braeden. He would have been about 35 when it was filmed but could have easily passed for 15 years older.

Jim Clark · 03-11-2021, 08:08 PM

More time outside in the summer due to a lack of air conditioning and no skin care products ? Look at pictures of baseball players before World War II...all day games.

DEH55 · 03-14-2021, 01:34 PM

Gavin Macleod was 39 when he started on the show and Ed Asner was 41. They looked way older than that.

SledgeBarone · 03-14-2021, 05:20 PM

Probably because of more beer and cigarettes, combined with a less vain culture back then.

Unrelated, but I never knew how Betty White looked without the gray hair until I saw YouTube uploads of the original CBS Password a few years ago. I think she actually looked better with the gray as opposed to being a brunette.

10-03-2019, 03:20 AM	#1
TMC Member Forum Idol Join Date: Jan 09, 2001 Posts: 126,096	Why did men in their 30s use to look so much older? For example, there's an episode of The Mary Tyler Moore Show with Eric Braeden. He would have been about 35 when it was filmed but could have easily passed for 15 years older.

03-11-2021, 08:08 PM	#2
Jim Clark Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Mar 11, 2021 Location: New York Posts: 9	More time outside in the summer due to a lack of air conditioning and no skin care products ? Look at pictures of baseball players before World War II...all day games.

03-14-2021, 01:34 PM	#3
DEH55 Member Frequent Poster Join Date: May 19, 2020 Posts: 320	Gavin Macleod was 39 when he started on the show and Ed Asner was 41. They looked way older than that.

03-14-2021, 05:20 PM	#4
SledgeBarone Member Senior Member Join Date: Apr 01, 2020 Posts: 1,930	Probably because of more beer and cigarettes, combined with a less vain culture back then. Unrelated, but I never knew how Betty White looked without the gray hair until I saw YouTube uploads of the original CBS Password a few years ago. I think she actually looked better with the gray as opposed to being a brunette.