Dick Cavett

[BettyLouSpence]

Is this interview anywhere on YouTube, or maybe another video sharing site? I'd love to see it.

You know what? I think it was actually Joan Baez. Sorry for the mistake.

Oh, okay. It's alright, haha!

[donnie]

Interesting article I ran across:
http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/202004 ... ost-of-all

[Kitty]

Interesting article I ran across:
http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/202004 ... ost-of-all

That's a good one. Thank you for sharing. Cavett would have more in depth talks with people, and I think the mere fact that he was doing just that --- talking --- with them, is what set him apart. The guests aren't expected to perform or be overly funny. His show was mainly to interview, and comedy and/or entertainment was just a byproduct.

[donnie]

That's a good one. Thank you for sharing. Cavett would have more in depth talks with people, and I think the mere fact that he was doing just that --- talking --- with them, is what set him apart. The guests aren't expected to perform or be overly funny. His show was mainly to interview, and comedy and/or entertainment was just a byproduct.

Yes, that's a perfect explanation! That's exactly what made his show unique—and often fascinating. On the best ones, you really were able to see beneath the public persona of a famous person and get a glimpse of what made them tick.

[Kitty]

I don't think I've posted this. It's a fantastic conversation with Jack Paar. Jack is the only guest on tonight's show. https://youtu.be/2qwK08oWbrs

[Kitty]

I'm watching a Cavett with Barbara Walters, who is promoting her book
How to Talk With Practically Anybody About Practically Anything.
I have really not seen much of her. I was too young to watch 20/20, of which she was most recently famous.
I was struck with how lovely she was, how composed and intelligent her face was. I feel like she could have been a silent movie star. She was like a princess, and spoke so flowingly.

[donnie]

Yes, she was especially renowned for her interviewing skills—I think she was considered about the best in the business at that. I remember her being on, but never really watched that much of her work, so I don't know what it was about her interviews of famous people that garnered such praise. I assumed maybe she had an unusual ability to get them to reveal their innermost thoughts. Did Cavett ask her about that?

[Kitty]

I assumed maybe she had an unusual ability to get them to reveal their innermost thoughts. Did Cavett ask her about that?

He didn't, but I'm not sure if The Today Show was the same as 20/20. It could have been, I don't know. I think her answer would have been, well read the book! Lol. He had stated that he hadn't read the book yet, but was going to that weekend.

[Kitty]

I just watched an amazing episode from 1971 where Dick interviewed six schoolchildren of the age of ten years old. They were so smart ---- talking extremely knowledgeably about political and social issues of the day. These kids couldn't possibly have been prompted or coached, speaking fast and candidly about air pollution and riots that happened in prisons. One little girl by the name of Renee Greene recited part of a poem that she wrote for her black history class about the ghetto, shockingly vivid and scary; this was a ten year old writing about seeing dead people in the streets, drug addicts in the ghetto. I wish upon wish that I could find this episode online to share.

[Kitty]

Just saw Slydini on Cavett, and it's unfortunate that I can't find his segment on YouTube! Dick Cavett is on the Carol Burnett set on this episode, and Cher is the guest. Then comes Slydini, the amazing master of illusion. I rewound more than once to see if I could tell how he's doing these magic tricks, and I have no idea. He was a serious genius.