I always LOVED Nancy Olson and have always been surprised that she faded so quickly after the '50s. if she liked Harrison, she's probably the only one left who'll say it. in a long interview accompanying the DVD of his great television "Hamlet" from 1964 (in which, btw, Michael Caine is the greatest Horatio of all time), Christopher Pl…
I always LOVED Nancy Olson and have always been surprised that she faded so quickly after the '50s. if she liked Harrison, she's probably the only one left who'll say it. in a long interview accompanying the DVD of his great television "Hamlet" from 1964 (in which, btw, Michael Caine is the greatest Horatio of all time), Christopher Plummer is full of horrifying Harrison stories. horrifying.
thing is, I remember talking to several people who worked backstage on various Christopher Plummer plays, and they ALL said that Plummer could be a real prick close-up. stuff like slapping dressers, cursing out stage managers, etc. I'll bet there are many, many people who worked on "My Fair Lady" whose stories could make paint peel, but I can't imagine any of them are left to tell the tale.
I always LOVED Nancy Olson and have always been surprised that she faded so quickly after the '50s. if she liked Harrison, she's probably the only one left who'll say it. in a long interview accompanying the DVD of his great television "Hamlet" from 1964 (in which, btw, Michael Caine is the greatest Horatio of all time), Christopher Plummer is full of horrifying Harrison stories. horrifying.
thing is, I remember talking to several people who worked backstage on various Christopher Plummer plays, and they ALL said that Plummer could be a real prick close-up. stuff like slapping dressers, cursing out stage managers, etc. I'll bet there are many, many people who worked on "My Fair Lady" whose stories could make paint peel, but I can't imagine any of them are left to tell the tale.
Even the son is gone, I believe. Noel, not Nigel. 30 years, what can I say?
I believe she decided to devote herself to motherhood, as too many women were expected to do then. She had a long and happy second marriage.