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Open Thread: I’ll never forget Whatshername

admin by admin
May 22, 2023
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I blame it on Ida Lupino.

I watch a lot of old movies and TV series (Twilight Zone, Alfred Hitchcock, Gunsmoke). It was fun to spot the first appearance of a later famous movie star.  My favorite was picking up on one of Audrey Hepburn’s first screen appearances in the early moments of “Our Man in Havana.”

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For the past year or so, I’ve not enjoyed the game so much.  It all started with Ida Lupino.  I can picture her in my mind, and describe the plots of the Columbo episodes she starred in*, the Twilight Zone episode she directed **, and the Twilight Zone episode she starred in***.  But for the life of me, when I think of her, I keep confusing her name with…

…Aldo Ray?

Really, if there are two polar opposites in every respect, it’s Ida Lupino and Aldo Ray, but when I think of her and picture her…I come up with Aldo Ray.

What’s his name..?

Worst of all, the contagion is spreading. Now I can’t summon Karl Urban’s name without prompting. I’m a fan of The Boys, and loved him in Star Trek, in the Marvel movies, and in Lord of the Rings, and I….just…can’t recall his name on my own.

Memory? What memory? 

Rhyming their names or picturing them wearing name tags doesn’t work. And since I’m a pub trivia fan, my unprompted memory skills are vital. I can recite poetry I learned in the seventh grade but it takes a while before I can summon up the name of the director of one of my favorite comedies, It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World.**** Or the title of a favorite movie of mine that I quote all the time *****(“”That rug really tied the room together!” “That’s just, like, your opinion, man.”)

YOUR TURN-and a challenge!

What about you? What’s your particularly tricky memory pitfall? What memory tricks have helped you? Let us know in the comments…

…and also let us know if you know either of *Ida’s Columbo episodes, *the Twilight Zone episode she directed, ***and/or the Twilight Zone episode she starred in. Or that director****. Or that movie*****! No cheating now!

Virge Randall is Senior Planet’s Managing Editor. She is also a freelance culture reporter who seeks out hidden gems and unsung (or undersung) treasures for Straus Newspapers; her blog “Don’t Get Me Started” puts a quirky new spin on Old School New York City. Send  Open Thread suggestions to editor@seniorplanet.org.





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