| Celebrities We've Met | Where, When | What | |
| Entertainment | |||
| Tom Smothers | Las Vegas, 1972? | I was in an elevator after seeing Tom and Dick Smothers in a show. Tommy got into the elevator with just me and my wife. I said something stupid, like "We really enjoyed your show." He whispered "thanks" and looked at his feet. He was so shy. Web Page | |
| Elke Sommers | Monte Carlo 1989 | Donna and I were walking across the almost empty hotel lobby and Elke comes across and runs into Donna, saying something like, "Oh Hello darling, its so nice to see you again." and goes on in a hurray. | |
| John Forsythe | Monte Carlo 1989 | Donna and I were having a drink in the lobby of the Monte Carlo Hotel and heard his familiar voice. He was actually obscured behind a large pillar. We guessed it was him and when we got up, we confirmed it. | |
| Lionel Hampton, Jazz Vibes star | Disneyland, CA and Copenhagen Denmark | He was playing in one of the concert venues at Disneyland and we went up afterwards to thank him for a great performance. He was shy, but very gracious. He chatted a while. Then in Copenhagen, there was a Jazz festival and we saw him there also. | |
| John Raitt, Broadway Actor, Bonnie Raitt's Dad | Casper, WY | Broadway star of first production of Carousel, in movie Pillow Talk, with Doris Day. Genny and I attended a workshop and we spoke to him later. Took his picture.Web Page | |
| Science/Technology | |||
| Harold Urey | 1964-68 | Nobel prize winner in Physics. Discovered Heavy Water. In Manhatten Project. He was professor at UCSD when I attended. Talked to him several times after lectures that he would give. Web Page | |
| Jonas Salk | 1965 La Jolla, CA | I was chosen as one of 3 UCSD students to be given a tour of the new Salk Institute facilities in La Jolla, as part of a local TV program. The discoverer of the Polio Vaccine was very nice, but distracted, of course. I was really proud to be there that day! | |
| Linus Pauling | Attended a Lecture on Nuclear Disarmament in La Jolla and went backstage to talk to him. | ||
| Steve Jobs | 1987, etc | I met and spoke with Steve Jobs, founder of Apple on several occasions. Once at a reception at Intel, another at his party at the Smithonian Institute in Wash D.C. Once at a MacWorld. A couple other times I can't recall. | |
| Politics | |||
| Barry Goldwater, Jr. | |||
| President Eisenhower | |||
| Herbert Marcuse | |||
| Angela Davis |
Celebrities We've Seen in Person (Not talked to)
| Entertainment | |||
| Who | Where/When | What | |
| Jimmie Stewart | London 1972? | Starring in the play "Harvey". First row seats, plus saw him at the stage door later. Exciting. He's may favorite male star. | |
| Smothers Brothers | Las Vegas 1972? | Night club act | |
| John Denver | Mountain View, CA 1985? | Outdoor Concert | |
| Lily Tomlin | Las Vegas University 1983? | Outdoor Concert | |
| Dustin Hoffman | London, 1989 | Standing Room only on West End play, He played Shylock in the Merchant of Venice, Great performance! | |
| Peter O'Toole | London, 1989 |
Saw him in a one man show, Jeffery Bernard is Unwell' Web Page |
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| Mickey Rooney | London 1989 | On London Stage in revue with Ann Miller. | |
| Ann Miller | London | On London Stage in revue with Mickey Rooney. | |
