I just saw this story about the always lovely Raquel Welch passing away.
The poster of her in “One Million B.C.” was about as widespread as the one that made Farrah Fawcett famous.
And who can forget her tight, full body suit in “Fantastic Voyage”?
I can’t believe she was 82.
R.I.P.
Raquel Welch died Wednesday at the age of 82 following a brief illness. The Golden Globe award winner became a sex symbol after finding fame in the '60s.
www.foxnews.com
I had the pleasure of working with Raquel Welch about twenty years ago. She came in to the ADR studio where I worked to replace some lines of dialog in the “American Family” series (2002-2004) that she was part of, that aired on KCET locally in Los Angeles. This series was created and directed by Greg Nava who also directed “Selina”.
When I introduced myself to her, she was very gracious and shook my hand and made a complimentary comment about my rough hands. She was over sixty but looked like she was forty and dressed perfectly not a thing out of place. A real Hollywood star proud of her appearance.
Raquel was very nervous about replacing one line that was rewritten and was right on her face. Greg said she needed to replace the line as it didn’t work the way it was.
I told her that I would do my best to make it as perfect as possible.
Raquel was very proud of her acting and a better actress than most gave her credit for.
I set up the mics and gave her a couple of looks at the line in question, then I asked her if she was ready? She said yes and I recorded the line, I played it back and she nailed it on the first take she was so relieved that she started crying,
Raquel didn’t want to look stupid and make herself look like it was a spaghetti western from the sixties.
We finished the rest of her lines, and when she was leaving, she again shook my hand and gave me a kiss on the check.
One of my best memories from my time in show business. RIP Raquel Welch
