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5 unusual facts about Ruth Buzzi


Christine McGlade

In the 1981 season she played the old lady at the movie theater, a role that had been originated by Ruth Buzzi on Whatever Turns You On; in the same season, she also reprised Buzzi's role as Miss Take, the secretary to Lye's buffoonish "network president," L. Nicholson Dime.

Jackie Kong

Kong made her first film in 1983, entitled The Being, starring Ruth Buzzi, José Ferrer, Dorothy Malone and Martin Landau.

Julius Monk

Many unknown performers who worked at Monk's cafe revues, including Ken Berry, Ruth Buzzi, Mary Louise Wilson, Liz Sheridan, and Dorothy Loudon, among others, went on to achieve varying degrees of fame.

Linus the Lionhearted

In addition to Leonard, Carl Reiner voiced several characters, most notably Linus' friend Billy Bird; Ruth Buzzi voiced an old woman who'd befriended Lovable Truly, as well as Sugar Bear's sometime nemesis, Granny Goodwitch; and veteran Bob McFadden voiced So Hi, Rory and Lovable Truly.

Rick Besoyan

Besoyan also wrote the 1964 off-Broadway production of Babes in the Wood starring Ruth Buzzi, which ran for 45 performances.



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