Tony Randall's Widow: We Had Frequent Sex

Marie Claire   |   January 8, 2008 06:45 PM


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Tony Randall's widow Heather has largely laid low since his death at 2003 at age 84. But now Heather, 36, is speaking up. She's president of the board of the New York Theatre Workshop, which her late husband founded, and is raising their kids, Julia, 10, and Jefferson, 9.

But, she opened up to Marie Claire.


"Did his friends think I was a gold digger at first? Well, I remember one or two women telling him he was an old fool . . . and I'm sure people said and continue to say things behind my back," Heather laughs. "But I don't hear most of it." As for his real friends -- Garry Marshall, Jack Klugman, Eli Wallach -- "I don't think anything like that ever occurred to them." Heather is still very close to these Hollywood legends. "If they thought I was a jerk, I would think they would have dropped me like a hot potato."
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"I always imagine what it would be like to go on Howard Stern, because I know the first thing he would ask is, 'What is it like to give an 80-year-old a blow job?' I know this is hard for people to grasp, but sex was not a problem. We had frequent sex until he went into the hospital. It was just a normal part of our married life, and it was happy, and we took care of each other that way until the end."
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"I don't think he knew people thought that [he was gay]," Heather says. "It just wouldn't have occurred to him. He was very secure in his masculinity, which is why he wasn't afraid to play effeminate roles. He was the first person on TV to play a lead character who was gay, in the series Love, Sydney, and then there was Felix Unger" -- from The Odd Couple -- "who was, you know, a woman," Heather says.

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Met em. They were a nice couple of people. She loved him. Wouldn't kid you.

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    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 10:06 PM on 01/12/2008

If that were true, why would you feel the need to tell anyone ???

You were kidding of course !!

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 04:08 PM on 01/11/2008
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So Tony was NOT GAY???? That is the funniest thing I have heard today. It is amazing how many stupid people think that a man has to actually have sex with a woman to father a child. Think Michael Jackson having sex with a woman..think Tom Cruise having sex with a woman. It's called artificial insemination folks. The guy goes into a room and masturbates into a test tube. The semen is taken and shot into the woman with something resembling a turkey baster.
And the cool thing about it is the man never even has to touch the woman much less.......LOL.
Get real folks......................

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 08:12 PM on 01/10/2008

Tony was a terrific comedic actor and the Odd Couple is one of the great shows ever. Yes, I'm fairly sure I could have live without this info, but good for him (and her).

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 06:10 PM on 01/10/2008
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Tony Randall played a convincing Satyr in the "7 Faces of Dr. Lao" ... It seems he was a natural ... excellent.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 12:41 PM on 01/10/2008

Man, Tony was living the dream. I can only pray that I marry a young girl when I am in my 80s!

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 12:17 PM on 01/10/2008
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The absolute hubris involved in creating children when you're in your late 70's astounds me.

You KNOW you're not going to be alive to be a father to them. I will never understand this kind of attitude.

When he died he was old enough to be their great-grandfather. I don't care how great of a guy he was, that is one of the most selfish acts you can commit in this world.

And I KNOW that even a young father can die, but that is not usual. If you have children with a man who is in his 70's you KNOW that he's not going to be around for much longer. That's selfish.

And I don't buy the 'not being a gold digger' thing. Tell me how many women in their 20's will marry a guy who is 50 years older than her if there isn't a lot of money involved. Now that she has all of his money, do you think she'll ever go for another old geezer?

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 09:31 AM on 01/10/2008
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He was one of the greats.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 08:24 AM on 01/10/2008

Tony Randall was astute, gentlemanly, warm.
Never underestimate how *hot* this is to a woman. ( and, incresingly rare) . Women are very attracted to men who are comfortably decisive. No doubt another assett of Tony Randalls. He was no fool. I highly doubt that he would have been enchanted by a gold digger and his eye wouldn't have missed this in a woman if this were the case. I am happy for them both regardless how how suspicious society may have been/be.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 09:31 PM on 01/09/2008

Tony Randall, my hero. You rest well bro.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 07:38 PM on 01/09/2008

Women don't entirely rely on looks like men. So
how can u fail to see y a woman would fall in love with him? This was a str8t man who was funny, classy, always appeared well dressed and dollars to doughnuts, probably REALLY liked and women. (And this is different from being str8t. My friends in their mid-40's still have their mysoginistic 'tudes.)

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 05:38 PM on 01/09/2008
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The great wine maker André Tchelistcheff was leading a tasting of older vintages in California years ago. It was time to taste the oldest wine, a 45 year old (If I remember correctly) BV Georges Latiur Cabernet Sauvignon. He hesitated, looked at the audience, and said: "Tasting a very old wine is like making love to an old woman. Both take patience and lots of imagination."

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 05:16 PM on 01/09/2008

an 80-year-old a blow job?

must be like swallowing a tequilla worm

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 02:57 PM on 01/09/2008
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She really didnt need to expose that , did she..

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 01:24 PM on 01/09/2008

If she kept the marvelous Tony Randall happy in his latter years, I'm happy for both of them. And he certainly seemed happy.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 01:03 PM on 01/09/2008
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