YVONNE AND SON
In 1967, I did a production of "The Boy Friend' at the Wedgewood Dinner Theater in Glen Cove, Long Island. (Bernadette Peters was in the chorus). The star was Yvonne de Carlo. Yvonne had
been a movie star in the 40's and 50's achieving her best role as Charlton Heston's wife in "The Ten Commandments," released in 1956. On the set of that movie, in the previous year, she was re-united with an old flame, stuntman Robert Morgan whom she married in 1955 and they had two sons, Bruce (who became the god-son of Cecil B. DeMille) and Michael. Yvonne gave up her career to raise the two boys.
Tragically, in 1962 Robert lost his leg in an accident while working on "How the West Was Won." and M-G-M disavowed any responsibility. The Morgans sued and settled for an undisclosed amount.
And Yvonne went back to work, taking on TV as the wife, Lily in "The Munsters." When that show came to an end in 1966, she ventured into theater. (Later, achieving great success in "Follies" on Broadway.)
But, her first theatrical endeavor was "The Boy Friend." And she brought all of her Hollywood glamor with her. Also along for the ride was her eleven year old son, Bruce.
Bruce, for some reason, took a liking to me. In fact, he followed me everywhere. When I wasn't on stage, he would sit beside me and watch rehearsals. When we had lunch, he would eat with me. Yvonne was very amused by "my shadow."
The show ran for four weeks, I think, and at the end, Yvonne (as requested) gave out photos. Here is mine.....with the inscription, "To LaRue - A most talented fella! Your pal, Yvonne de Carlo otherwise known as Bruce's mom" Loved her!
been a movie star in the 40's and 50's achieving her best role as Charlton Heston's wife in "The Ten Commandments," released in 1956. On the set of that movie, in the previous year, she was re-united with an old flame, stuntman Robert Morgan whom she married in 1955 and they had two sons, Bruce (who became the god-son of Cecil B. DeMille) and Michael. Yvonne gave up her career to raise the two boys.
Tragically, in 1962 Robert lost his leg in an accident while working on "How the West Was Won." and M-G-M disavowed any responsibility. The Morgans sued and settled for an undisclosed amount.
And Yvonne went back to work, taking on TV as the wife, Lily in "The Munsters." When that show came to an end in 1966, she ventured into theater. (Later, achieving great success in "Follies" on Broadway.)
But, her first theatrical endeavor was "The Boy Friend." And she brought all of her Hollywood glamor with her. Also along for the ride was her eleven year old son, Bruce.
Bruce, for some reason, took a liking to me. In fact, he followed me everywhere. When I wasn't on stage, he would sit beside me and watch rehearsals. When we had lunch, he would eat with me. Yvonne was very amused by "my shadow."
The show ran for four weeks, I think, and at the end, Yvonne (as requested) gave out photos. Here is mine.....with the inscription, "To LaRue - A most talented fella! Your pal, Yvonne de Carlo otherwise known as Bruce's mom" Loved her!
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