It's Julie Newmar's birthday. We won't mention her age except to say it's one of those milestone birthdays that ends in a zero. We don't care. We here at the Monkey dig Julie Newmar.
I think what I like best about Julie Newmar -- she's lovely, yes, but she's also a great comedic actress. Her approach to Catwoman on Batman was groundbreaking, I think: smart but stoned. Before that, you got lots of ditzy and dumb, or smart and high-strung, but smart and stoned was her thing.
(Of course, Frank Gorshin as the Riddler was working the opposite extreme, like he'd swallowed enough speed to kill a horse before every scene. Don't think I've seen anything like it before or since.)
As someone who's met her, there is indeed a lot to dig about Julie Newmar.
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ReplyDeleteI think what I like best about Julie Newmar -- she's lovely, yes, but she's also a great comedic actress. Her approach to Catwoman on Batman was groundbreaking, I think: smart but stoned. Before that, you got lots of ditzy and dumb, or smart and high-strung, but smart and stoned was her thing.
ReplyDelete(Of course, Frank Gorshin as the Riddler was working the opposite extreme, like he'd swallowed enough speed to kill a horse before every scene. Don't think I've seen anything like it before or since.)
Julie has cited two main influences on her career -- Rita Hayworth as a dancer, Carole Lombard as a comedic actress. Two pretty darn good influences.
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