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From Her Own Life
As she has in the past, Mrs. Garrett offers
wisdom in her own indomitable way.
"She's not a Jewish mother; I didn't
play her as any kind of denominational
mother," said Rae, who had a hand in
shaping Mrs. Garrett's character from
the beginning. "I didn't want her to be
a psychiatrist. She never gives advice,
but shares from her own experience."
For some of that experience, she
draws on her childhood in Milwaukee,
Wis., where she grew up the middle of
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The various generations can catch up
with Mrs. Garrett and the girls when
the two-hour made-for-TV movie The
Facts of Life Reunion airs 7 p.m.
Sunday, Nov. 18, on ABC-TV's The
Wonderful World of Disney.
"People have been asking about a
reunion show, saying, 'There are all
these other reunions, why not one
with the girls and you?'
"It has been a long time," Rae said.
"One was mentioned a long time
before, but I just went on
doing other work. Then,
all of a sudden, it started
to happen, and we were
in Toronto to film."
The reunion show also
reunited Rae, who left
the long-running series
in 1986, with actresses
Kim Fields (Tootie, now
called Dorothy), Lisa
Whelchel (Blair) and
Mindy Cohn (Natalie).
"It w _ as a joy, terrific
seeing the girls, woman
to woman, rather than
woman to adolescent,"
Rae said enthusiastically.
"They look gorgeous.
The chemistry is still
there. They were very
talented and terrific
then; now they're better
than ever."
Missing from the
familiar mix is Nancy
McKeon (Jo), who was
busy concentrating on
her own series, The
Division, on the Lifetime
network. "We all love
Nancy. She's a magnifi-
cent human being and
Charlotte Rae on her character Mrs. Garrett : "She
spectacular actress," Rae
never gives advice, but shares from her own experience."
said. "Lisa, Kim and I
keep in touch with her.
three daughters of Meyer and Esther
We missed her, but the girls filled up
Lubotsky. Her older sister, the late
the screen great."
Beverly Levin, was an opera singer; her
In the reunion movie, a widowed
younger sister, Miriam Guten of
Mrs. Garrett is back from the Peace
Dallas, is a pianist and composer.
Corps. Tootie has her own television
"Mother always used to tell me when
talk show; Natalie is a producer for an
we visited the old folks who lived alone
all-news network; and Blair is married
that it was a mitzvah," Rae said.
to a successful businessman but sus-
"I remember when Molly Picon was
pects he's having an affair.
on our show. The first thing I did was
Although 15 years have passed since
to introduce her as a national treasure,
they've last been together, they find
then I gave her my dressing room so
they still need each other's friendship
she'd be comfortable. I've always done
as they reveal their personal troubles.
that with the old folks. I know it was
"There are little nuggets here and
my mother's influence."
there, including several rather serious
She's also been very philanthropic, giv-
moments," Rae said. "On the whole,
it's touching, but with a lot of fun and ing not only to Jewish causes but to
comedy."
WISDOM on page 80