Wed, Mar 8th 2017 03:20 pm
Tribute to feature his most memorable TCM interviews &
moments
Turner Classic
Movies will dedicate two entire days to honor the legacy of longtime
host Robert Osborne. Airing all day on Saturday, March 18, and Sunday, March 19,
the 48-hour tribute will feature an extensive collection of the long-form
interviews Osborne conducted during his 23-year tenure with the network,
including:
•Memorable installments of "Private
Screenings" and "Live from the TCM Classic Film Festival"
•The special edition of "Private
Screenings" in which actor Alec Baldwin interviewed Osborne on the host's 20th
anniversary at the network;
•Robert's first TCM introduction
for the movie "Gone with the Wind."
Among the "Private Screenings" specials
featured during TCM's tribute to Osborne are his interviews with such legendary
stars as Debbie Reynolds, Liza Minelli, Betty Hutton and Ernest Borgnine.
Installments of TCM's annual "Live from the TCM Classic Film Festival" featured
will include Robert's intimate interviews with screen legends such as Peter
O'Toole, Eva Marie Saint, Kim Novak, Alan Arkin and Luis Rainer - who was 101
at the time of the interview and without her hearing aids, a situation Osborne
graciously worked around by writing each question out on a notepad for her to
read.
TCM's loving tribute to Osborne
will showcase the qualities expressed in a message from TCM General Manager
Jennifer Dorian, who wrote, "Robert was embraced by devoted fans
who saw him as a trusted expert and friend. His calming presence, gentlemanly style, encyclopedic
knowledge of film history, fervent support for film
preservation and highly personal interviewing style all
combined to make him a truly world-class host."
The complete schedule for TCM's
tribute to Robert Osborne is included below:
'TCM Remembers Robert Osborne'
Saturday, March 18
- 6 a.m. - Private Screenings:
Robert Osborne
- 7:30 a.m. - Private Screenings:
Norman Jewison
- 9 a.m. - Robert Osborne's 20th
Anniversary Tribute
- 10:15 a.m. - Live From the TCM
Classic Film Festival: Alan Arkin
- 11:30 a.m. - Live From the TCM
Classic Film Festival: Luise Rainer
- 12:15 p.m. - Private Screenings:
Liza Minnnelli
- 1:30 p.m. - Private Screenings: Robert
Osborne
- 3 p.m. - Live From the TCM Classic
Film Festival: Eva Marie Saint
- 4:15 p.m. - Robert Osborne's 20th
Anniversary Tribute
- 5:30 p.m. - Live From the TCM
Classic Film Festival: Peter O'Toole
- 6:45 p.m. - Live From the TCM
Classic Film Festival: Kim Novak
- 8 p.m. - Robert Osborne introduces
Gone with the Wind in his first-ever on-air appearance as TCM's host
- 8:05 p.m. - Private Screenings:
Robert Osborne
- 9:30 p.m. - Private Screenings:
Debbie Reynolds
- 10:30 p.m. - Private Screenings:
Betty Hutton
- 11:45 p.m. - Private Screenings:
Liza Minnelli
- 12:45 a.m. - Private Screenings:
Robert Osborne
- 2:15 a.m. - Private Screenings:
Norman Jewison
- 3:30 a.m. - Private Screenings:
Ernest Borgnine
- 4:45 a.m. - Robert Osborne's 20th
Anniversary Tribute
Sunday, March 19
- 6 a.m. - Private Screenings: Liza Minnelli
- 7 a.m. - Live From the TCM Classic
Film Festival: Eva Marie Saint
- 8:15 a.m. - Live From the TCM
Classic Film Festival: Kim Novak
- 9:15 a.m. - Live From the TCM
Classic Film Festival: Peter O'Toole
- 10:30 a.m. - Private Screenings:
Robert Osborne
- Noon - Robert Osborne's 20th
Anniversary Tribute
- 1 p.m. - Live From the TCM Classic
Film Festival: Alan Arkin
- 2:15 p.m. - Live From the TCM
Classic Film Festival: Luise Rainer
- 3 p.m. - Private Screenings:
Ernest Borgnine
- 4:15 p.m. - Private Screenings:
Norman Jewison
- 5:30 p.m. - Private Screenings:
Robert Osborne
- 7 p.m. - Private Screenings: Liza
Minnelli
- 8 p.m. - Robert Osborne's 20th
Anniversary Tribute
- 9 p.m. - Live From the TCM Classic
Film Festival: Eva Marie Saint
- 10:15 p.m. - Live From the TCM
Classic Film Festival: Luise Rainer
- 11 p.m. - Robert Osborne's 20th
Anniversary Tribute
- Midnight - Live From the TCM
Classic Film Festival: Peter O'Toole
- 1:15 a.m. - Live From the TCM
Classic Film Festival: Kim Novak
- 2:30 a.m. - Live From the TCM
Classic Film Festival: Alan Arkin
- 3:45 a.m. - Private Screenings:
Robert Osborne
- 5:15 a.m. - Live From the TCM
Classic Film Festival: Luise Rainer
(All times Eastern)