I knew Mercedes McCambridge briefly. I met her while she was on tour with Night Mother in Cleveland. She was very kind to me. She invited me down to her hotel to meet her. We corresponded on and off for a few years. Then we lost touch after her son's death. I love this interview because this is how she looked and sounded when I knew her. She was extremely intelligent and was a very talented actress. I saw her in "Night Mother" and she was stunning.
So you must know the Crandall family. She is actually my 3rd cousin on my mother's side. I got a picture of her with my grandmother's parents and the rest of the family my mother was just a baby and was in that picture.
You might want to read up on how she mistreated her son, who killed himself and his entire family, in part because of her neglect. And she has the gall in this interview to talk about how 'we must get closer to the 4 and 5 year old people in this world', when she was never there for her own kid.
What an absolutely charming elegant well spoken woman. The things she put herself through for her role as the demon in The Exorcist was beyond comprehension. 10 star actress in my opinion.
Charming? You might want to read up on how she mistreated her son, who killed himself and his entire family, in part because of her neglect. And she has the gall in this interview to talk about how 'we must get closer to the 4 and 5 year old people in this world', when she was never there for her own kid.
@@DDumbrille Uh, YOU'RE WRONG: Her Son took advantage of her, after she gave or loaned him money.. He forged his Mother's name to embezzle money then shot and killed his wife and 2 daughter's..Then the coward writes a suicide note blaming his Mother for all of his problems that he caused including killing his family and he kills himself.. Boo hoo.. Mercedes McCambridge didn't cause her Son to embezzle the money she gave or loaned him he was a grown MAN he did that himself.. Her son may have wanted to end his own life but why did the coward take his wife and 2 young daughter's live's, they deserved to live. Mercedes spent the rest of her Sober life HELPING Alcoholic's and Addicts get and stay Sober people change people learn by their past mistakes.. Don't hold grudges against people if they have become a better person leave the past in the past..en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercedes_McCambridge
@@lorileew2337 Wow, that's a hypocritical response if I ever read one. He asked her to help him work with the company to set up a repayment schedule. That wasn't asking her for any more money...just asking for help. She REFUSED. That's cold-blooded hatred.
@@DDumbrille That's ridiculous of you!..You're believing her son side of the story Really? You're believing his Suicide note blaming his Mom for everything and not taking responsibility for his own grown adult actions..Mercedes son blamed her in his suicide note for her working as an actress probably being an alcoholic while he was growing up not sure about that.. He blamed HER for his financual problems when he FORGED HER SIGNATURE AND EMBEZZLED MONEY alot of it.. You DEFEND HIM AND BLAME HER saying dhe should have helped him NO not if she was told it could get her into legal trouble too with prison time.. or... Mercedes said she would help him BEFORE the overgrown brat forged her name behind her back.. There's 2 sides to every story the coward nut job killed his 2 young daughter's and his wife WHY maybe he was hopeless but they weren't..He was Sociopathic
@@DDumbrille My response isn't Hypocritical, but yours is ridiculous..You're defending a grown man who writes a suicide note blaming Mommy for all of his grown adult man mistakes "he chose" to make including murdering his 2 young Daughter's and Wife.. He knew exactly what he was doing when he forged his Mom's signature and embezzled money committed 2 Crime's..He's using his Mom as a scapegoat after killing his wife and young daughter's..
I know your comment is two years old but had to say…there’s two actresses I could listen to until the end of time and treasure every minute of it. First would be Mercedes, second would be Sally Kellerman.
At 9:31 the best answer ever recorded. Embrace your Loneliness it’s marvelous... it’s the only time God comes in without ringing the bell. Amen Mercedes ❤️
She is very visibly excited and happy, but she conducts herself with such poise and grace. She is a lady in every sense of the word in this moment, and such grace and poise comes from living life and experiencing things and going through struggles as they come throughout life. She does speak of her political leanings, but she shows graciousness for and tremendous admiration for someone on the other side of the aisle, Nancy Reagan. I'm at a loss for words beyond this. This interview is so incredibly wonderful to watch.
No one else would have been right for the voice of Pazuzu, what she did to herself to achieve that voice was astonishing. Besides the bronchitis she had all her life, she chain smoked, drank, had raw eggs and last but not least was tied to a chair. She's an absolute legend, the Exorcist was year's ahead of it's time, no computers to do special effects like today everything seen was real not computer generated. Greatest horror movie ever made 😈😈😈😈😈😈😈
She was in great part instrumental in making the Exorcist the success that it was. That demonic voice made a scary movie that much scarier. I'm surprised she didn't mention the Exorcist. In my opinion that's her best work.
@@nomiddlenamenmn427 you know there are people out there in real life who can do the spider walk and can bend their bodies is the most craziest positions.
I had a lover’s quarrel with the world - Robert Frost. Not a performance by the best actress, but the best performance (according to her peers) by an actress. Loneliness is marvelous. God is very shy and waits outside until all your company is gone and then He enters without ringing the bell. - Ralph Waldo Emerson. When you render Bobbie nearly speechless, consider it another triumph in the best way. Words of undiluted discernment that I am grateful for.
Fascinating interview! Thanks for posting. My parents took me to “The Exorcist” when I was 5 years old, and it was terrifying at that age. Have loved discovering her old radio performances over the years.
I cannot believe your folks took you to a rated R movie???? WTH -literally. My dad was a blue collar tough guy (still is!) and he said he was never so scared in his life. Well, a tie between that and Deliverance...It is horrifying even as an adult.
Met this amazing woman after a play I was in Austin Texas, Marat Sade at Zacary Scott theater Playing Rossignol, she came up to me back stage and I didn't know who she was at the time "I'd like to take you to Hollywood myself" she said "Thats how talented you are" I messed up my life after that doing what we did back then 1970s But one day I went to a very well known psychic in Austin She said "Listen to Mary don't get married marry into the theatre "Her name was "Madame Hipple" Well I didn't do that ,I was too busy ruining my life but later I found out Mercedes knew this psychic and she was called Mary by MS Hipple.. I don't know It never left me
I kept wondering why her Wikipedia kept bring up her son. It was strange since I knew he wasn’t famous. Really tragic stuff. She must have been very strong. Not only did he kill himself he killed his wife and children before he did it.
@@-AdApt- So right after he broke the news about Burke's death, he ducked out and went around the house, climbed up into Linda Blair's bedroom and screamed LET JESUS FUCK YOU!
Her son basically committed fraud with the $600K his mother gave him to invest. She was acquitted from having anything to do with her sons illegal business practice, except that she was out $600K! They did not give it back to her. Her son, who obviously had psychotic tendencies, blamed his mother for his crimes. He was the coward, he was the worm of a man.
She mentions being a Democrat. Historically, being an Irish American Catholic it makes perfect sense. When the Irish were coming here in droves after the Potato Famine, there was not much of a welcome for them. They were blatantly unwelcome. The 4 factors which raised them up from poverty were Labor Unions, the Democratic Party, the Catholic church & last but not least their own procreation. By the 1940's most were no longer in poverty. They were now middle class Americans thanks to these social escalators which the woman tells us in "Out Of Ireland." I guess not everyone has such a hatred for the Democratic Party as the Trump folks & the fundamentalists have. It is said it is the party of the downtrodden. I think most African Americans would also agree with the statement. For her to mention she is a Democrat twice in this clip says an awful lot. Her parents came from the old country. I am sure they told her some stories of feeling hated for their creed & ethnicity. Thanks be to God it is in the rear view mirror. Don't hear about it hardly at all now. We sure do hear an awful lot about the holocaust though. Will they ever put that in the rear view mirror? It is spoken about far far too much as far as I am concerned. OMG, for Christ's sakes it is 75 years ago now. Move on!!! Just move on!!! It is done. It is over.
The 'Democratic' party is not what it was when she was a Democrat. They weren't the woke party they are these days, and your reference to "Trump folks and fundamentalists" shows your ignorance. **no replies so don't bother**
One of our most underrated artists and thinkers.
I knew Mercedes McCambridge briefly. I met her while she was on tour with Night Mother in Cleveland. She was very kind to me. She invited me down to her hotel to meet her. We corresponded on and off for a few years. Then we lost touch after her son's death. I love this interview because this is how she looked and sounded when I knew her. She was extremely intelligent and was a very talented actress. I saw her in "Night Mother" and she was stunning.
So you must know the Crandall family. She is actually my 3rd cousin on my mother's side. I got a picture of her with my grandmother's parents and the rest of the family my mother was just a baby and was in that picture.
You might want to read up on how she mistreated her son, who killed himself and his entire family, in part because of her neglect. And she has the gall in this interview to talk about how 'we must get closer to the 4 and 5 year old people in this world', when she was never there for her own kid.
I love Anne Bancroft, bt it was too bad Mercedes didn''t do the movie version.
@@DDumbrille her son even signed his suicide note "night mother"
@@DDumbrille He embezzeled from her. That's why he took his family out and then himself. That was his choice, not neglect.
What an absolutely charming elegant well spoken woman. The things she put herself through for her role as the demon in The Exorcist was beyond comprehension. 10 star actress in my opinion.
Charming? You might want to read up on how she mistreated her son, who killed himself and his entire family, in part because of her neglect. And she has the gall in this interview to talk about how 'we must get closer to the 4 and 5 year old people in this world', when she was never there for her own kid.
@@DDumbrille Uh, YOU'RE WRONG: Her Son took advantage of her, after she gave or loaned him money.. He forged his Mother's name to embezzle money then shot and killed his wife and 2 daughter's..Then the coward writes a suicide note blaming his Mother for all of his problems that he caused including killing his family and he kills himself.. Boo hoo.. Mercedes McCambridge didn't cause her Son to embezzle the money she gave or loaned him he was a grown MAN he did that himself.. Her son may have wanted to end his own life but why did the coward take his wife and 2 young daughter's live's, they deserved to live. Mercedes spent the rest of her Sober life HELPING Alcoholic's and Addicts get and stay Sober people change people learn by their past mistakes.. Don't hold grudges against people if they have become a better person leave the past in the past..en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercedes_McCambridge
@@lorileew2337 Wow, that's a hypocritical response if I ever read one. He asked her to help him work with the company to set up a repayment schedule. That wasn't asking her for any more money...just asking for help. She REFUSED. That's cold-blooded hatred.
@@DDumbrille That's ridiculous of you!..You're believing her son side of the story Really? You're believing his Suicide note blaming his Mom for everything and not taking responsibility for his own grown adult actions..Mercedes son blamed her in his suicide note for her working as an actress probably being an alcoholic while he was growing up not sure about that.. He blamed HER for his financual problems when he FORGED HER SIGNATURE AND EMBEZZLED MONEY alot of it.. You DEFEND HIM AND BLAME HER saying dhe should have helped him NO not if she was told it could get her into legal trouble too with prison time.. or... Mercedes said she would help him BEFORE the overgrown brat forged her name behind her back.. There's 2 sides to every story the coward nut job killed his 2 young daughter's and his wife WHY maybe he was hopeless but they weren't..He was Sociopathic
@@DDumbrille My response isn't Hypocritical, but yours is ridiculous..You're defending a grown man who writes a suicide note blaming Mommy for all of his grown adult man mistakes "he chose" to make including murdering his 2 young Daughter's and Wife.. He knew exactly what he was doing when he forged his Mom's signature and embezzled money committed 2 Crime's..He's using his Mom as a scapegoat after killing his wife and young daughter's..
Mercedes Mccambridge has to be the most articulate human being I've ever heard speak.
I know your comment is two years old but had to say…there’s two actresses I could listen to until the end of time and treasure every minute of it. First would be Mercedes, second would be Sally Kellerman.
At 9:31 the best answer ever recorded. Embrace your Loneliness it’s marvelous... it’s the only time God comes in without ringing the bell. Amen Mercedes ❤️
I love it, too.
Lets not forget that it was Ralph Waldo Emerson who wrote that line but Mercedes repeated it wonderfully.
She is very visibly excited and happy, but she conducts herself with such poise and grace. She is a lady in every sense of the word in this moment, and such grace and poise comes from living life and experiencing things and going through struggles as they come throughout life. She does speak of her political leanings, but she shows graciousness for and tremendous admiration for someone on the other side of the aisle, Nancy Reagan. I'm at a loss for words beyond this. This interview is so incredibly wonderful to watch.
What an excellent day for a RUclips video
No one else would have been right for the voice of Pazuzu, what she did to herself to achieve that voice was astonishing. Besides the bronchitis she had all her life, she chain smoked, drank, had raw eggs and last but not least was tied to a chair. She's an absolute legend, the Exorcist was year's ahead of it's time, no computers to do special effects like today everything seen was real not computer generated. Greatest horror movie ever made 😈😈😈😈😈😈😈
She was in great part instrumental in making the Exorcist the success that it was. That demonic voice made a scary movie that much scarier. I'm surprised she didn't mention the Exorcist. In my opinion that's her best work.
@@rayarena879 I agree. Her voice and the weird spider-walk were the most terrifying parts to me.
No one would match that pretty lady with that horrible voice either:
@@nomiddlenamenmn427 you know there are people out there in real life who can do the spider walk and can bend their bodies is the most craziest positions.
She's a real life demon!! In my opinion!! I'd love to see a start to finish play by play of her life, her personal life.. and about her son.
I had a lover’s quarrel with the world - Robert Frost. Not a performance by the best actress, but the best performance (according to her peers) by an actress. Loneliness is marvelous. God is very shy and waits outside until all your company is gone and then He enters without ringing the bell. - Ralph Waldo Emerson. When you render Bobbie nearly speechless, consider it another triumph in the best way. Words of undiluted discernment that I am grateful for.
Such candor and vulnerability.
What strong presence and very sure of herself 🤓 I have always loved her in all her movies ♥️
She's a hell of an actress. Got a real intensity in her eyes.
Thank you I love Mercedes MCcambridhe she was magnificent still is.
Feuded with Joan Crawford on the set of Johnny Guitar
Fascinating interview! Thanks for posting. My parents took me to “The Exorcist” when I was 5 years old, and it was terrifying at that age. Have loved discovering her old radio performances over the years.
I cannot believe your folks took you to a rated R movie???? WTH -literally. My dad was a blue collar tough guy (still is!) and he said he was never so scared in his life. Well, a tie between that and Deliverance...It is horrifying even as an adult.
she was so wonderful
Bobbie is Remarkable.
I love mercedes mccambridge.that voice.
That voice though 👌👌
What a great interview.
Pazuzu definitely breaks through in crumbs here
5:29 - the first half of her sentence about the country.......
What an excellent day for an interview...
Met this amazing woman after a play I was in Austin Texas, Marat Sade at Zacary Scott theater Playing Rossignol, she came up to me back stage and I didn't know who she was at the time "I'd like to take you to Hollywood myself" she said "Thats how talented you are" I messed up my life after that doing what we did back then 1970s But one day I went to a very well known psychic in Austin She said "Listen to Mary don't get married marry into the theatre "Her name was "Madame Hipple" Well I didn't do that ,I was too busy ruining my life but later I found out Mercedes knew this psychic and she was called Mary by MS Hipple.. I don't know It never left me
I love her I love her I love her 💗💕❤
I keep expecting her to crack into her demon voice.
In Italy, Pazuzu's voice was made by actress Laura Betti that did an excellent job. Nothing to envy to the original voice.
She’s amazing
What a fascinating woman.
Wow. This interview is wonderfully honest.
she's wonderful. tragic story, man yearsa later.
What a intellingent woman !!! And a woman whom makes so much sences !
She is on episode of magnum first season.
Wow!!❤❤❤🙏🏼❤️❤️❤️
She was great in a Bewitched episode!
Every time I see this face remembers me Emma from Johnny Guitar
Sensacional!
She was so cute.
I kept wondering why her Wikipedia kept bring up her son. It was strange since I knew he wasn’t famous. Really tragic stuff.
She must have been very strong. Not only did he kill himself he killed his wife and children before he did it.
Pazuzu. I wonder if Mercedes studied French at Mundelein College. Is that swipe at Nancy Reagan? Salmon colored costume at the inauguration.
Isn't she pretty! Great comments, lovely woman. I remember her well in GIANT. I bet it's a great book!
By the way what year was this interview?
Nellie Thursday I’m guessing 1981-82, since her memoir was released then 🙂
We are not for sure. I would guess since she was pushing her book it was probably early to mid 80's.
Had to be around May of 1981.
5:30 6:52 8:10 my heart stopped
She looks scary to me
Who did the male voices the demon used in a few scenes? Including the crucifix scene.
That was Mercedes. She ate raw eggs and chain smoked to make her voice coarser.
@@Karabeloved1 Ron Faber did the male versions, the same guy who played Chuck. Mercedes did the main voice. Found out not long after posting this.
@@-AdApt- So right after he broke the news about Burke's death, he ducked out and went around the house, climbed up into Linda Blair's bedroom and screamed LET JESUS FUCK YOU!
Very sad she lost her son and his family over finances. Her life was never the same after making the Exorcist
Her son basically committed fraud with the $600K his mother gave him to invest. She was acquitted from having anything to do with her sons illegal business practice, except that she was out $600K! They did not give it back to her. Her son, who obviously had psychotic tendencies, blamed his mother for his crimes. He was the coward, he was the worm of a man.
@@northerncalifornia1608 According to her wiki page, her son forged her signature for the $600K.
That film curs** a lot of the cast members
@@northerncalifornia1608 how did he get that way?
Was this before or after her son killed himself and his whole family?
8 years before
Sorry but.... Meeeeeerrriiinnn!
Hello dexter morgan
I know who she reminds me of.....
Liberace......No?!
I don’t see it.
she's masculine looking, and he was effeminate looking!
no.
The voice of Satan 😂
She mentions being a Democrat. Historically, being an Irish American Catholic it makes perfect sense. When the Irish were coming here in droves after the Potato Famine, there was not much of a welcome for them. They were blatantly unwelcome. The 4 factors which raised them up from poverty were Labor Unions, the Democratic Party, the Catholic church & last but not least their own procreation. By the 1940's most were no longer in poverty. They were now middle class Americans thanks to these social escalators which the woman tells us in "Out Of Ireland." I guess not everyone has such a hatred for the Democratic Party as the Trump folks & the fundamentalists have. It is said it is the party of the downtrodden. I think most African Americans would also agree with the statement. For her to mention she is a Democrat twice in this clip says an awful lot. Her parents came from the old country. I am sure they told her some stories of feeling hated for their creed & ethnicity. Thanks be to God it is in the rear view mirror. Don't hear about it hardly at all now. We sure do hear an awful lot about the holocaust though. Will they ever put that in the rear view mirror? It is spoken about far far too much as far as I am concerned. OMG, for Christ's sakes it is 75 years ago now. Move on!!! Just move on!!! It is done. It is over.
The 'Democratic' party is not what it was when she was a Democrat. They weren't the woke party they are these days, and your reference to "Trump folks and fundamentalists" shows your ignorance.
**no replies so don't bother**
i'm not a trump person or a fundamentalist and i hate the democratic party for what they've done to this country. i'm not the only one.