On Sat, Jun 2, 2012 at 12:26 PM, Mark Jeffries <[email protected]>wrote:
> Kathryn Joosten didn't begin her career until her 40s (I happened to see > her in a Chicago production of "Come Back Little Sheba" in 1982--she was > better than the production), but when she moved to LA she became much in > demand, playing the secretary on "The West Wing" and winning an Emmy twice > for her role as Mrs. McKluskey on "Desperate Housewives"--her death came > after a long bout with lung cancer: > > > http://tvline.com/2012/06/02/kathryn-joosten-desperate-housewives-dies-lung-cancer/ > I am surprised to learn that in most of the obits I read today, by far the most emphasis is placed on her role in Desperate Housewives, a show I did not even know she was on, with what for me is her defining role as Mrs. Landingham mostly listed, if at all, as supplemental. Her part in the WW was small, but crucial. I used to think it was mostly because of the halo effect from her part in one of the top five episodes of any show in the history of television (In Excelsis Deo), but in time I realized it was more than that, the character/actress provided a connection to the President that the other characters could not. My memory is that they just wrote Joosten out of the show when she told them she was up for a bigger part on a new show, and, I guess relishing their courage and unpredictability in killing off a much-loved character. In this case, I think it bit them in the ass (although I always thought the young Landingham was uncomfortably hot). ** -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en
