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Jane "fell in love" with Rod Taylor Frank Agretti
In an interview that Jeff Ferlich gave to the German club in 2003
I count the following
One day at the beginning of season 7 she came up to my office and told me, with her best, girlish expression, “I think I should have a boyfriend.” She left and let me consider it. It was a marvelous idea, but to create the character of a love interest for Angela Channing is a tall order.
She is the main character and her “boyfriend” had to play a significant role and be played by a serious star. I thought about it and realized that nobody would be better to cast that part than Jane herself.[...]
I mentioned a few other names, but she had good reasons to veto them. Suddenly she said, “Get me what’s his name.” “What’s his name?” I asked. “Who is what’s his name?”
“You know,” she said, “THAT WONDERFUL, HANDSOME GUY in that Liz Taylor movie about the airplane.”
“OK,” I said, not knowing to whom she referred. “I’ll get you what’s his name.” Then I realized she was referring to the film The VIPs and she meant Rod Taylor. “Rod Taylor?” I said. “Yeah… Rod Taylor! He’s a DOLL,” Jane replied.
A few days later, Rod Taylor came to my office, excited by the chance to work with Jane Wyman and eager to play the role we had created for him. Rod is a big man, full of energy, with kind eyes and a great spirit. Suddenly, Jane appeared in my doorway and Rod stood straight up. “Jane y,” Rod said. “I’m what’s his name.” They hugged and — in a professional sense, of course — they fell madly in loveI, ""
Apparently Jane was not a movie buff, Rod's most famous movie was Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds.
Rod was 13 years younger than Jane and in my opinion less attractive than Cesar Romero or Mel Ferrer.
But apparently Jane was in love with him.
In this scene of Life with father 8- 08 you can see that Angela-Jane affectionately hugs Frank-Rod
By the way we have never seen her so affectionate with her own son
In an interview that Jeff Ferlich gave to the German club in 2003
I count the following
One day at the beginning of season 7 she came up to my office and told me, with her best, girlish expression, “I think I should have a boyfriend.” She left and let me consider it. It was a marvelous idea, but to create the character of a love interest for Angela Channing is a tall order.
She is the main character and her “boyfriend” had to play a significant role and be played by a serious star. I thought about it and realized that nobody would be better to cast that part than Jane herself.[...]
I mentioned a few other names, but she had good reasons to veto them. Suddenly she said, “Get me what’s his name.” “What’s his name?” I asked. “Who is what’s his name?”
“You know,” she said, “THAT WONDERFUL, HANDSOME GUY in that Liz Taylor movie about the airplane.”
“OK,” I said, not knowing to whom she referred. “I’ll get you what’s his name.” Then I realized she was referring to the film The VIPs and she meant Rod Taylor. “Rod Taylor?” I said. “Yeah… Rod Taylor! He’s a DOLL,” Jane replied.
A few days later, Rod Taylor came to my office, excited by the chance to work with Jane Wyman and eager to play the role we had created for him. Rod is a big man, full of energy, with kind eyes and a great spirit. Suddenly, Jane appeared in my doorway and Rod stood straight up. “Jane y,” Rod said. “I’m what’s his name.” They hugged and — in a professional sense, of course — they fell madly in loveI, ""
Apparently Jane was not a movie buff, Rod's most famous movie was Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds.
Rod was 13 years younger than Jane and in my opinion less attractive than Cesar Romero or Mel Ferrer.
But apparently Jane was in love with him.
In this scene of Life with father 8- 08 you can see that Angela-Jane affectionately hugs Frank-Rod
By the way we have never seen her so affectionate with her own son