SPOTLIGHT
the bunch for him? “On the Rock Icons DVD of The Dick Cavett Show…can you believe it? [there’s that word again] The Sly Stone thing probably sets the record for the most mono-syllabic and unrecognizable syllables. I remember the distinctive feeling that this is dentistry more than dental surgery going through this with this person. Usually, I can get around that. I can force them off the dime. I can remember saying to one of FDR’s sons, ‘Do you think you can say something now with a vague connection to what I asked you?’ It got a kind of cruel applause from the audience.” Cavett, now 75 years old, is never one to rest on the
laurels of past success, he has continued to broadcast in- terviews on various networks and media throughout the years, currently writes a column called the “Opinionator” for The New York Times and has written several books dis- cussing his life with numerable reflections on his career. For the past two months, he has hosted a Hollywood
Legends Series at Harrah’s Rincon Casino in Valley Center north of San Diego. The series presented Cavett with Debbie Reynolds and Carrie Fisher in February and Shirley MacLaine in March, along with an upcoming engagement on Saturday, April 9 with Dick Cavett and Jane Fonda. Cavett’s casual yet comprehensive dialogue
creates a memorable and entertaining evening with each entertainer. His skills are still finely in tune with each noted star. Those who enjoy something out of the ordinary with not a hint of mindless chatter are in for a treat. Cavett elaborates on his latest endeavor in conver- sations. “I got suffocated in compliments afterward [for Debbie and Carrie] trying to walk through the casino back to the room. The au- dience really seemed to like it. You can tell when people are saying ‘I loved it’ in order to say ‘hello’ to you and when they really did seem to enjoy it. They seemed really to be just still vibrating from it (laughter). As they say, [the idea for the shows] came over the transom. It’s nothing more romantic than the fact that my agent called one day and said, ‘They want you to do these and do you want to do them?’ The guest list sounded appetizing as hell.”
HOLLYWOOD LEGENDS AT HARRAH’S
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HYPOTHETICALLY SPEAKING WITH DICK CAVETT
You have press tickets to see a con- cert. But, there are two concerts on the same night. One is Lady Gaga and the other concert is Madonna. Which concert would you go to? Well, I’m more familiar with
A close friend wants to buy you a collection of the top money-making films from 1939 to 1949 from either MGM or Warner Brothers Studios. Which studio films would you choose? Warner Brothers probably… because wouldn’t that include al- most all of Bette Davis? But, then of course, she worked elsewhere too. I’m not such a movie savant that I can always say what studio. I can always identify Paramount lighting in color films. But, MGM with all those fabulous musicals and such…I would cheat and try to get both.
Madonna and I’d like the fact that I’d know what I was about to get. I think she has proven her- self long and well. I’d feel that I’m probably in the hands of a little better artist. I have no reason to slight Lady Gaga either.
It’s 1959 and someone has set you up for a date. Who would you rather go out on a date with…Sandra Dee or Lana Turner? Ha! (laughter) What were their ages in 1959? Lana was in her late 30s and Sandra in her early 20s. That’s fairly easy. Not to dispar-
age Sandra Dee but Lana would surely have much, much more stories and anecdotes.
You have a collection of Doris Day CDs and a collection of Judy Garland CDs…if you had to give one of the collections to charity, which one would it be? That’s hard. By giving it to
charity, I’d give them something I think is great…that I wish I had. I would go with Garland. She made her last television appear- ance with me on my daytime show in 1968. It doesn’t exist anymore. I’ve never met Doris Day…I’d love to.
Two comedians have asked you to do some consulting work on their shows… Not, but go ahead.
You would add a few jokes at a ridiculously good amount of pay. One of them is Chelsea Handler and the other is Conan O’Brian. Which comedian would you choose? Let’s see. I go way back with Conan. I probably have to be faithful to the Ivy League.
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