When Suzanne Pleshette passed away a couple of weeks ago of respiratory failure, it seemed to derail the plans for her to get a star on the Walk of Fame sidewalk in Hollywood. A lot of times when a celebrity has died they won't do a public ceremony. But tomorrow's ceremony is going forward, with a familiar face at the helm.
Pleshette's television hubby Bob Newhart will lead the ceremonies tomorrow, on what would have been Pleshette's 71st birthday. Newhart also gave the eulogy at her funeral last week, along with Bob Newhart Show co-star (andlongtime Simpsons voice) Marcia Wallace.
Newhart says that one of the reasons that they are going forward with the ceremony is that Pleshette was so sick that even if she had survived for the ceremony she wouldn't have been able to make it anyway and the ceremony would have gone on without her in attendance. It will be great for fans to see Newhart, Wallace, and all of the other surviving Bob Newhart Show cast members that will be there.
In an interesting bit of timing, one of the Will & Grace episodes that featured Pleshette (as Karen's mom) will air on Lifetime tomorrow at 11am.
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1-30-2008 @ 6:59PM
Fran said...
Thank you so much, Bob, for helping to remember one of my favorite actresses of all time. Thank you also to the rest of the cast. I knew that you wouldn't let the ceremony be cancelled. She should have gotten a star a long, long time ago. You guys show alot of class. God bless.
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1-30-2008 @ 7:38PM
Karne said...
Amen to that, Fran.
This post made me tear up a little. She was so amazing. They were so amazing together. I love that this sexy talented woman married a funny shlubby guy like Tom Poston, just like being married to Bob Newhart on TV.