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RIP - Raquel Welch

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  • TechsasJim
    TechsasJim Posts: 2,179
    She was great in that Seinfeld episode!
    LBGE, 28” BS, Weber Kettle, HCI 7.8 SE Texas
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  • lousubcap
    lousubcap Posts: 34,080
    She was great period.  An old friend (as most are) attended high school with her in La Jolla, CA. 
    Louisville; Rolling smoke in the neighbourhood. # 38 for the win.  Life is too short for light/lite beer!  Seems I'm livin in a transitional period.
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  • TechsasJim
    TechsasJim Posts: 2,179
    lousubcap said:
    She was great period.  An old friend (as most are) attended high school with her in La Jolla, CA. 
    Sorry Cap, I wasn't trying to make light, that was literally the only thing I knew her from.    
    LBGE, 28” BS, Weber Kettle, HCI 7.8 SE Texas
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  • JohnInCarolina
    JohnInCarolina Posts: 32,770
    One of the all-time greats for sure.  She had an amazing run.  What a life!
    "I've made a note never to piss you two off." - Stike
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  • lousubcap
    lousubcap Posts: 34,080
    From an article regarding Raquel Welch I saw today-

    "Eventually, Raquel Welch learned to laugh at herself -- and do it onscreen. In an absurd 1997 "Seinfeld" episode, she plays herself as not only a diva, but one with a violent temper: She puts Kramer and Elaine in the hospital.

    As Welch aged, she grew not only nostalgic, but also philosophical. Into her late 70s, people would send her "One Million Years B.C." posters and ask her to sign them. She always obliged. "My whole career has been about being noticed, just like any other actor or actress, so I am grateful that people are still interested," she told the Scottish Statesman. "I'm often asked if I get sick of talking about that bikini, but the truth is, I don't. It was a major event in my life so why not talk about it?"

    "I remember James Stewart telling me a long time ago never to avoid your fans or the things that your fans like about you," she added. "It was good advice."

    As to her secret of aging so well, she didn't dwell on it, though she surely did enjoy it. "I'm just a normal person who takes care not to over-indulge in eating or anything that challenges your health," she said. "I get a little exercise and look after my skin. As long as I still look like Raquel Welch, I'm happy."

    Who wouldn't be? But since she was 30, Raquel Welch knew that her looks also made her a target. And she was determined not to just stand there and take the arrows.

    "I think there's a stigma for glamorous actresses like [Marilyn] Monroe and [Jean] Harlow," she told the Philadelphia Daily News in 1970. "They get the reputation of being empty and vapid. I see no reason why glamorous girls can't be sensitive, intelligent and make something of herself. And, just as important, have that incorporated as being part of the image.""


    Louisville; Rolling smoke in the neighbourhood. # 38 for the win.  Life is too short for light/lite beer!  Seems I'm livin in a transitional period.
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