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 TOM POSTON: ANOTHER TRUTH LEGEND LEAVES US Tom Poston, whose Broadway and television career spanned more than 50 years, including a nine-year run as the anchor panelist on Truth, died Monday night at his home in California after a short illness. He was 85. Poston's death came barely two weeks after the passing of fellow Truth legend Kitty Carlisle in New York. Born Oct. 17, 1921, in Columbus, Ohio, Poston and his family were migrants during the Depression as his father chased work. Eventually, he attended Bethany College before a stint as an Army Air Corps pilot during World War II. After the war, he attended the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. In 1947, he launched a Broadway career in Jose Ferrer's "Cyrano de Bergerac" (Ferrer would later appear in a guest role on Newhart). Poston's stage career caught the eye of Allen, who brought the young actor on The Tonight Show for a series of guest appearances. In 1956, when Allen expanded to a Sunday night prime time series, Poston was tapped to join Louis Nye and Don Knotts in the comic "man on the street" interviews. The rubber-faced Poston won an Emmy portraying "The Man Who Can't Remember His Name." In 1958, Mark Goodson---looking for a replacement for columnist Hy Gardner on the To Tell the Truth panel---turned to Poston. Gardner's bland, uninspiring personality never clicked with viewers. Poston's intelligence-with-humor persona did. Quickly, he was signed as a regular to join Carlisle, Polly Bergen and actor Ralph Bellamy. By 1962, Poston and Carlisle (who left in 1960 and returned the following year) were joined by Peggy Cass and Orson Bean to form the series' best-known and best-loved panel. Yet, Poston's nine-year run wit hthe show came to an abrupt end in 1967. TVgameshows.net webmaster offers a personal tribute to Poston in this week's Audio Cover Story. After the link: a series of tributes from several who knew Poston or were strongly familiar with his work. Tom Kennedy I had the pleasure of Tom Poston's presence a number of times on a couple of shows and I never ceased to marvel at his casual, instinctive savvy and his devilish humor. Here was a pro. A reliable source of fun and a delight to know! Tom Poston - we will miss your physical presence in our lives , but your legacy will always be with us! I ran into Tom often on the streets of Beverly Hills as well as at golf tournaments. Always a big and friendly 'hello' and how are you? One of the nicest guys I've ever known. Always a big smile and a hug. My fond memories of Tom Poston began with his Emmy Award-winning role on the old Steve Allen Show. What a kick he was...as the character who was so nervous he couldn't remember his name. Of course, as a panelist for ten years on To Tell the Truth, nobody was better or funnier. But one day last fall, I happened to be in the audience in Los Angeles when the Pacific Pioneer Broadcasters honored Tom's dear, longtime friend from the Allen show, Bill Dana. Tom was on the dais and when it came time for him to extol the many virtues of the honoree, Tom walked to the podium and said in his droll tone, "I have been asked to come here today and talk about all the lovely memories I have about my friend Bill Dana." At that point, Tom stared at the audience and thought---for what seemed to be an eternity (actually 10 or 15 seconds). Then, without another word, he turned and walked back to his seat and sat down. Needless to say, it was the funniest moment of many that day! It's been a sad week to lose two of the most well-known panelists from one of most classic game shows of all time, To Tell the Truth. The chemistry between these two, Peggy Cass and Orson Bean will leave all game show fans with many fond memories. Tom (with his wife Suzanne Pleshette) and other legends such as Rose Marie, Harvey Korman, Joanne Worley, Nanette Fabray, Tom Kennedy, Susan Stafford, Gary Owens were signing autographs for the debut of Peter Marshall’s book “Backstage with the Original Hollywood Square” in 2002. Tom was very friendly and let me take a picture with him. After the person snapped the picture, Tom replied. “His finger was on the lense…just kidding.” Normally, that probably wouldn’t have been funny, but Tom’s mannerisms made it hilarious.   Miss Francis' gowns by Bonwit Teller © Copyright 2007 TVgameshows.net. All Rights Reserved. |
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