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Joan Rivers

posted 19 years ago by DC1977
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I remember seeing a programme about Burt Lancaster where Joan Rivers was talking about this film.

She said that at the time she thought Lancaster was 'am old guy trying to hold his stomach in'. She explains this by saying that she was 'looking at him with 24 year old eyes and he was 50' and that when she sees the film now she goes 'Oh my, he was still quite beautiful'

Did Joan Rivers have an eye transplant as a kid? She was in her early 30s when this was shot. The film was shot in 1966 and released in 1968.

[–] gregcouture 19 years ago

I had a really difficult time recognizing Joan in the sequence in "The Swimmer" (which I didn't catch until a TV broadcast a few months ago) where she made her appearance (in that poolside party bash). She's had so many face lifts since that her mask-like appearance now is nothing like her early-thirties visage, poor thing!

[–] Siriry 19 years ago

'24' (!?!) no way was Joan Rivers only 24 when she appeared in the film. I bet she was at least 10 years older than that!

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[–] glasshull 16 years ago

Killed himself. Joan Rivers husband Edgar killed himself rather than deal with That bitch.

[–] mmiller1960 15 years ago

glasshull--
Do you have actual information regarding Edgar Rosenberg's tragic demise?, or were you just being "snarky" and "witty"(as if..)?
I cannot imagine being married to Ms. Rivers, which is why she will never have to worry about me hitting on her. Mr. Rosenberg felt differently, so he courted her and married her. I am sorry he did not seek your counsel prior to this. Who would not take advantage of such an oracle as you?
Please post all of the female celebrity endorsements regarding your personality, good looks and decency.

[–] A_Minor_Blip 19 years ago

"the swimming pools will form JOAN RIVERS to my home"

[–] hoov-4 18 years ago

She has so much botox in her she doesnt look any different from back then. At least now she doesn't have to blink anymore.

[–] fiftyfootqueenie 17 years ago

I thought she looked older then (she was 33 at the time) than she does now. Made me laugh how she said the pool water played 'hell' with her hair when her hair already looked like a permanently damanged bundle of peroxide-and-Elnett-fried candy-floss.

I think she created quite a good portrait of an insecure woman (Joan Rivers as an insecure woman!) in the few minutes she was on screen. A woman too sheepish to chuck her spindly boyf to go swimmin' with Ned (but given what happens, it was perhaps just as well).

[–] Anderz90 17 years ago

Haha, you know Joan, forever young!

The greatest trick the devil ever pulled off, was convincing the world he doesn't exist

[–] coolinout1 14 years ago

Just watched the "Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work" documentary, and I was interested in catching up on her 'acting roles' since she had originally gone into the business as an actress before being a comedienne.

Hopefully I can find this movie at the library and see how she did all those years ago.

[–] WarpedRecord 13 years ago

So did you find this, and what did you think? My library carries this, and I also bought it for a couple bucks at a used record store.

I won't go a-hatin' on Joan, but I have to say that not only is she barely recognizable here, she doesn't even look like she did when she'd appear on the Carson show in the '70s. How early did she start with the plastic surgery?