tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4189120682398421108.post8159595142511097970..comments2023-08-01T09:20:49.475-04:00Comments on Wide Screen World: Ethel WatersRichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11376065182154885503noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4189120682398421108.post-90023495138341774042015-05-21T22:37:05.968-04:002015-05-21T22:37:05.968-04:00That's unfortunate, but to be fair, I suppose ...That's unfortunate, but to be fair, I suppose they had to crawl before they could walk.Richhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11376065182154885503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4189120682398421108.post-74191214307145925952015-05-21T21:02:50.935-04:002015-05-21T21:02:50.935-04:00I've seen four episodes of the Beulah TV show....I've seen four episodes of the Beulah TV show. The episodes I watched starred Hattie McDaniel. What little entertainment value the show had was hard to enjoy due to the scenario. I'm sure the makers of the show thought they were being progressive at the time, but it doesn't sit well today.Michael N.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14313953071196776990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4189120682398421108.post-72160268120836586502015-05-20T12:15:09.697-04:002015-05-20T12:15:09.697-04:00Yeah, I figured you'd know who she was. Not ex...Yeah, I figured you'd know who she was. Not exactly a household name either.<br /><br />The younger Ethel Waters was something, wasn't she? I neglected to mention that she was also influenced by Josephine Baker, and in Google-searching for images, I saw some rather... interesting pics of the young Ethel. Suffice it to say she was quite the hottie once upon a time.Richhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11376065182154885503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4189120682398421108.post-89323477724645019732015-05-20T11:02:32.710-04:002015-05-20T11:02:32.710-04:00Ethel's was an amazing career and life. Thank...Ethel's was an amazing career and life. Thanks so much for those clips and thoughts. Like you, I first became familiar with her through the work in the later years and seeing the younger woman at work is wonderful.<br /><br />PS: If you catch "Johnny Guitar" on TCM tonight, you can see Mercedes McCambridge.Caftan Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05936895555808823221noreply@blogger.com