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One of
My Heroes died this week… Larry Hagman is gone – so is another era
Today
as I read the news it was a kind of a reflective moment as I again heard (read)
of another giant passing. Larry Hagman died at 81 years old.
The
moment is ‘reflective’ for me in that more and more people that from ‘my
generation’ are passing away. As I stare at the stories after reading them I
think back to the times the person was involved with me as one of my entertainers…
one of people that acted a character that I followed, ‘admiring’ them or ‘hating’
them. Some of the characters or
personages were definitely one way or the other.
Larry
Hagman was both for me and most of my generation.
When
he first arrived on the TV Scene for me he was an astronaut that was always
trying to prove to a Psychologist that was given the work load to see if Larry
was sane – or not. On the program he was always in trouble because someone that
tried to help him, messed with him and all the things around him… making the Psychologist
sure that he was as crazy as a bed bug.
This
show was happening between 1965 and 1970.
And on that show Larry Hagman’s problem as he played “Major Anthony
Nelson” – the astronaut that had found the small bottle that contained ‘Jeannie’. His finding the bottle and releasing her made
sure that she would serve him in any way he would like. He could be wealthy,
healthy and wise – or whatever. He could
order up anything her wanted as she blinked it into existence. Most of the time
he slipped up by saying something that ‘Jeannie’ would hear and then take care
of – instantly.
‘Jeannie’
was every man’s dream, a woman who would do anything for him at his slightest
beck and call. She would do anything to please her ‘Master’- even if it caused him
great problems. And unlike the other
kind of Big Blue or Green Genies that had been these men’s lives as boys – who only
granted three wishes before they were freed…. ‘Jeannie” stayed on.
Remember
there was no sexual interaction between ‘Jeannie’ and ‘Major Anthony Nelson’. Though she was always dressed in sexy ways
for the imagination of 1965 - 1970 men… and they may well have dreamed of their
own wives being a ‘Jeannie’.
What
a hugely Sexist story… a nightmare for Women’s Rights people at that time. A problem
for newlyweds as well.
Alida
and I were married in 1967 – two years after Major Anthony and Jeannie were
doing their stuff on TV. For two years I was dreaming of having my own Jeannie –
only to find out I was married to Alida – who was definitely NOT A ‘JEANNIE’. Alida knew that I was capable to get the
tasks done myself and she refused to jump at my every beck and call!
Oh
Boy! How many men did the “I dream of
Jeannie” show mess up? How many couples had problems with the depiction of
insanity the way Larry Hagman was able to get us to believe?
But
then when this show stopped Larry was not seen again until he surfaced as ‘J.R.’-
actually ‘J.R. Ewing’ that the whole of the TV Watching World thought that he
was a complete idiot. We all watched as
the most wealthy man ever acted out, controlled and manipulated people around
him. He destroyed people at a whim and in any one of his many sullen, angry and
hateful moments in his life.
‘J.R.
Ewing’ was the model for an ‘abusive man’- a poster boy for the things abusive
people did to others. While seemingly in
love with his wife and family he did the worst things possible with his affairs
and ridiculous living.
Now
remember that the story of ‘Dallas’ in the TV depiction of ‘J.R.’ is taking
place in part of the USA’s Bible Belt – in the real world. A place where the strictest kinds of
Christianity were in full practice. And during the 1978 to 1991 – for 13 years ‘J.
R,’ ruled the roost as anything but a Christian Man example.
But
most of all as a Minister I witnessed men acting out the role ‘J.R.’ in their
families in real life arenas.
Nope
it wasn’t Larry Hagman’s problem, nor Hollywood’s problem… abuse and stupid
living were very much part of that era in normal people’s lives. “Dallas”, the TV Program and series, simply
showed the world what nasty men were really like.
I doubt
that Larry Hagman was anything like his TV Personalities. Larry was just real good at acting whatever
part he was given.
On
the side, Larry was the son of a famous Movie Star, Mary Martin… who was in her
own right someone very special and unique.
Today
another ‘hero’ of my generation is gone.
Who and what will come next?
‘Skyfall’
is the most recent Theatre Movie with yet another ‘James Bond’ doing his stuff. And all the ‘James Bond’ men/actors will die
someday. I wonder if any of them will
have represented their generation the way that Larry Hagman did?
But
then when you go to the TV shows that are on right now… who would you pick as
being representative of the ‘now generation’? My generation had ‘some’ not so good things
about it. When I click the channels
today – there are way more than ‘some’ not so good things. Yikes!!!
Goodbye Larry Hagman.
~ Murray Lincoln ~
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