And that injected me with a dose of "Oh, my God," and from then on I never wanted to leave show business. Lobby card for the 1967 American crime film, Point Blank. and Jimmy Durante and Frank Sinatra were rehearsing a number. One of the judges on the panel worked for Jimmy Durante, who was on "The Colgate Comedy Hour." He said, "Would you like to be on the show?" And I said, "I can't act." And he said, "If you can walk, do you want it?" I went to rehearsal, where Jimmy Kimmel (now) tapes. The workers at the factory said, "Hey, there's a (beauty) contest at NBC" - which was not so far from the factory - so I stopped by after work and I was one of the winners. He was a gentle, sweet man."Ī: I was on this job (as a secretary) in Burbank at this airplane seat factory and I was in an unhappy marriage. This type of character came to define the image of Angie Dickinson. Every time I saw him, after he was president, he said, "I'm so glad I didn't really have to hit you" (referring a scene in the film). He had to, to end his contract with Universal, so that he could get on to that "other" occupation he had in mind. What was he like?Ī: He was lovely, and quiet, but he didn't want to do the movie. The family left North Dakota in 1942, when Angie was 11 years old, moving to Burbank, California. She was the daughter of Fredericka (Hehr) and Leo Henry Brown, a newspaper editor and publisher of The Kulm Messenger. Q: "The Killers" was Ronald Reagan's last film, his only role as a villain. Angie Dickinson was born Angeline Brown (called Angie) in Kulm, North Dakota, in 1931. I just felt (director John) Boorman was fabulous. At the time, I felt it was special, but I didn't know in what way. The cinematography was very special, and I'm still haunted by Lee Marvin walking with no dialogue and no music down that hallway at LAX, on his way to see his wife. What did you think of it at the time?Ī: In many ways it was groundbreaking, in that it was nonlinear (in its editing). Q: "Point Blank" is now regarded as an important classic. As an actor, it was kind of hard, because you're always looking for that "OK" sign, but he never gave it. He was stoic, fearless and a man of few words - and scary! (laughs) He was pretty awesome.
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