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He met her through his National Actors Theatre, where she was an intern; then-New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani performed the ceremony I haven't heard anyone have a life like that," he said last year I think that's unique 'Odd Couple' Star Tony Randall Dies at 84 May 18, 6:22 PM EST Tony Randall, who served as a fussy foil for Rock Hudson and Doris Day, David Letterman and Johnny Carson and, most famously, Jack Klugman on "The Odd Couple," has died at 84 after a long illness " After Army service during World War II from 1942-46, he returned to New York, where he appeared on radio and early television In 1995, Randall married Heather Harlan, who was 50 years his junior The dedicated theater advocate entered the hospital after starring in a revival of Luigi Pirandello's play "Right You Are," the 20th production of the National Actors Theatre, which Randall founded After Randall's death, Klugman canceled the remaining Milwaukee performances of "An Evening With Jack Klugman," his one-man show scheduled to run through Sunday, and flew to New York Randall also appeared in the Tony Award-winning staging of "M Randall told AP Radio that he couldn't believe he'd become a father for the first time in his 70s "Whenever we needed a big laugh, we would bring in Tony Born Leonard Rosenberg on Feb He was married to his college sweetheart, Florence Randall, for 54 years until she died of cancer in 1992 Day remembered him Tuesday as being "so brilliant, funny, sweet and dear, that it was as if God had given him everything " "Tony Randall was a great man, a great talent and a great influence on my life," said Garry Marshall, who produced "The Odd Couple" series " In an effort to bring classic theater back to Broadway, Randall founded and was artistic director of the nonprofit National Actors Theatre in 1991, using $1 million of his own money and $2 million from corporations and foundations " "Tony Randall's passion for live theatre was unmatched," Jed Bernstein, president of the League of American Theatres and Producers, said in a statement "I'm so glad that his last few years with his wife and children were so happy Subsequent performances included "Night Must Fall," "The Gin Game" and "The Sunshine Boys," which reunited Randall with Klugman, in 1998 " "He was the funniest man in movies and on television, and nothing was as much fun as working with him," the 80-year-old actress said from Carmel, Calif Randall, who had been hospitalized since December when he developed pneumonia after heart bypass surgery, died in his sleep Monday night at NYU Medical Center "It's on all the time," he said "The most amazing, wonderful things in my life have happened since I was 70 " Kurtz recalled Randall's sense of humor as being "outrageous The company's first production was a revival of Arthur Miller's "The Crucible," starring Martin Sheen and Michael York, which hadn't been staged on Broadway in 40 years "People on the street say, `Hello, Felix' to me, except for those who say, `Hello, Oscar The couple had two children: 7-year-old Julia Laurette and 5-year-old Jefferson Salvini '" "The Odd Couple" ran from 1970-75, but Randall won an Emmy only after it had been canceled "He taught me how to write, he taught my sister, Penny, how to act, and he taught millions of people how to laugh " Randall played the fussbudget pal in Hudson-Day movies such as 1959's "Pillow Talk" and 1961's "Lover Come Back He also had more appearances than any other actor on Carson's "The Tonight Show," according to his publicist, Gary Springer " The show's charm sprang from Felix's chemistry and conflict with Oscar, the sloppy sportswriter he's forced to share an apartment with after both men get divorced Butterfly "People have to remember this was 1981? '82? '83?" said Swoosie Kurtz, his "Love, Sidney" co-star I'm not afraid to ask him anything and he's not afraid to ask me anything The show was based on a TV movie in which Sidney was gay; in the TV show, the character's sexual orientation was implied, but never specified " After "The Odd Couple," Randall had two short-lived sitcoms, one of which was "The Tony Randall Show," in which he played a stuffy Philadelphia judge, from 1976-78 We will miss him very much His wife, Heather Harlan Randall â€â€? who had made him a father for the first time at age 77 â€â€? was by his side He always made us better for having worked with him Broadway's marquee lights were being dimmed in his honor Tuesday night Klugman told AP Radio in 1993: "We are so apparently different, but in our approach to work, how we feel about acting, we're so close " He also was socially active, lobbying against smoking in public places, marching in Washington against apartheid in the '80s, and helping raise money for AIDS research in the '90s "It's amazing He told the dirtiest jokes, the filthiest jokes, which you would not expect from Felix " In September, during a speech to the National Funeral Directors Association, Randall joked about how he envisioned his own ceremony: President Bush and Vice President Cheney would show up to pay their respects, but they'd be turned away because his family knows he didn't like them Last year, Randall told AP Radio that, thanks to reruns, it was no surprise most people knew him as Felix Unger I loved him very much and miss him already At the awards ceremony he quipped: "I'm so happy I won Now if I only had a job He said funerals should be planned as a celebration of life â€â€? and "a touch of humor doesn't hurt a bit " â€â€?â€â€?â€â€? Eds: AP Drama Writer Michael Kuchwara in New York and AP Broadcast Entertainment Editor Michael Weinfeld in Washington contributed to this report From 1981-83, he played the title role in the sitcom "Love, Sidney," as a single, middle-aged commercial artist helping a female friend care for her young daughter He got his start in movies in 1957 " Randall's other famous television persona was as a fixture on late-night talk shows, appearing on Letterman's "Late Night" and "Late Show" more than 100 times "I was lucky enough to know Tony as an actor and friend," Letterman said Tuesday 26, 1920, Randall was drawn as a teenager to roadshows that came through his hometown of Tulsa, Okla " He was best-known, though, for playing fastidious photographer Felix Unger opposite Klugman's Oscar Madison on "The Odd Couple," the sitcom based on Neil Simon's play and movie He attended Northwestern University before heading to New York at 19, where he made his stage debut in 1941 in "The Circle of Chalk "He was a vociferous advocate for the proposition that serious plays are the lifeblood of our culture Being gay "was unacceptable on network television "We have been the national organization for that," Lynch said americansforthearts The heiress had supported the organization for 25 years with annual gifts of about $10,000 to $20,000 "So I'm pretty sure that's why she found us to be interesting Robert Lynch, chief executive and president of Americans for the Arts, knew for more than a decade that Lilly planned a large gift to help his organization promote and strengthen art and art education throughout the United States " He said the organization has an annual budget of $8 million and an endowment of under $1 million " Poetry Magazine, which had rejected Lilly's submitted poems for years, announced its gift last month "We were awed and grateful and humbled org The first part of Lilly's gift, which is tied in with Eli Lilly stock, will appear in early 2003 A couple of times she gave more for larger projects "We want to set up something that will last forever and will benefit all Americans forever," he said 'Americans for the Arts' to $120M Gift Dec 17, 9:51 PM EST Billionaire arts patron Ruth Lilly, who last year gave an estimated $100 million to "Poetry" magazine, is exceeding that with a donation to Americans for the Arts "This is quite an extraordinary and wonderful leap," Lynch said The largest previous grant was approximately $6 million over several years Lilly, 87, has in the past promoted local access to the arts through her giving â€â€?â€â€?â€â€? On the Net: Americans for the Arts: http://www He said he had no idea how large the gift would be The gift from Lilly, the last great-grandchild of pharmaceutical magnate Eli Lilly, will amount to more than $120 million over 30 years The organization has been soliciting suggestions about how best to use the money A large portion probably will be placed in an endowment to collect interest over the years, Lynch said Part of it will go to furthering current arts and education research and to "help local people help themselves" bring art to their communities, Lynch said |
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