Barbara Feldon: Getting Smarter
Original Airdates: Jan. 26-29, 2024
TVC 635.5: Ed welcomes back Barbara Feldon, the actress known around the world as Agent 99 on Get Smart. Barbara’s new book, Getting Smarter: A Memoir, is an intimate look at her life and her romance with Lucien Feldon Verdeaux, the charming European to whom she was married at the time she began filming Get Smart, but who turned out to be not quite the man he had claimed to be. Topics this segment include what first sparked Barbara’s attraction to Lucien, and how her relationship with Lucien paved the way for her appearances on The $64,000 Question. Both Getting Smarter: A Memoir and Barbara’s first book, Living Alone and Loving It, are available at BarbaraFeldon.com and at Amazon.com.
Barbara Feldon on the excitement of being a model in New York in the early 1960s
Original Airdates: Jan. 26-29, 2024
TVC 635.6: Actress and author Barbara Feldon (Get Smart, Getting Smarter: A Memoir, Living Alone and Loving It) talks to Ed about how the energy of New York City compares to the “slow metabolism” of L.A., the excitement of being a model in New York in the early 1960s, and how models like her were aware of the power and influence that advertising agencies on Madison Avenue had at the time. Both Getting Smarter: A Memoir and Living Alone and Loving It are available at BarbaraFeldon.com and at Amazon.com.
Barbara Feldon, David McCallum, and Dick Van Dyke
Original Airdates: Feb. 2-5, 2024
TVC 636.5: Part 2 of a conversation that began last week with Barbara Feldon, the actress known around the world as Agent 99 on Get Smart. Barbara’s new book, Getting Smarter: A Memoir, is an intimate look at her life and her romance with Lucien Feldon Verdeaux, the charming European to whom she was married at the time she began filming Get Smart, but who turned out to be not quite the man he had claimed to be. Among other topics in this segment: Barbara answers email questions from listeners about her appearances on Cheers, Mad About You, The Man from U.N.C.L.E., and the motion picture Fitzwilly. Both Getting Smarter: A Memoir and Barbara’s first book, Living Alone and Loving It, are available at BarbaraFeldon.com and at Amazon.com.
Barbara Feldon, Don Adams, and Get Smart
Original Airdates: Feb. 2-5, 2024
TVC 636.6: Actress and author Barbara Feldon (Get Smart, Getting Smarter: A Memoir, Living Alone and Loving It) shares a few memories of her years co-starring with Don Adams on Get Smart. Also in this segment: A clip from our January 2013 conversation with Barbara in which she discusses her many appearances on the various Pyramid game shows and her friendship with Pyramid creator and producer Bob Stewart. Both Getting Smarter: A Memoir and Living Alone and Loving It are available at BarbaraFeldon.com and at Amazon.com.
