Nuvigil, 152–153
Obama, Barack, 175, 183
O’Connor, Donald, 167
O’Day, Anita, 68
old age
employability, 175
feeling and acting young, key to, 154
genetics and, 154
health foods, 144
jokes about, 64
as precious gift, 71
priorities, 150, 188
respect for, ix, 64
role models in, 66
romance and, 129, 143
sexuality in, 202
shrinking, 144
sixties and seventies, improvisation in, 9–10
sixty as new forty, 4
sixty-five as new forty, xii
as stage of life, xiv
stereotypes of, 66–67
tips and truths about, 143–145
Wikipedia definition of, xii
work, continuing, 21, 25, 65–66
See also aging
The Omen (movie), 190
One World government, 179–180
openness, 82, 107
palimony, 90–91
Palmer, Bob
death of, 60–61
reaction to Nuvigil, 153
surgery of, 54–55
Pantomime Quiz (TV show), 50–51
Parker, Charlie, 67
parties
Arlene’s fortieth birthday, 13–14
holiday, at Mancusos’ house, 2–4
wedding celebration, at Mancusos’ house, 128
Paul, Byron, 212–213
Pearl Harbor, 164
Peck, Gregory, 16, 190
Peck, Veronique, 105
Penrod and Sam (Tarkington), 85
People magazine, 37
Perry Como Show (TV show), 168
physiology, mentality and, 151
Pierce, Franklin, 186
planning, 9, 144
plastic surgery, 12, 23, 143
Plato, 84
playtime, importance of, 42
Porter, Cole, 67, 84
possessions, perspective on, 78
pot roasts, as coded messages, 103
pot roasts, history of, 101
prayer, power of, 212–213
prescription drugs, 149
present, focusing on, 65, 68, 215
president, first black, 175
Presley, Elvis, 167
prohibition, repeal of, 160
Prohibition Era, bootlegging in, 159
Purdue University, 125
Purvis, Melvin, 161
pyschiatry, 201–202
questioning, 80–81
questions to carry around, 83
racism, 69
Ralph’s Supermarket, 177
Reagan, Nancy, 173
Reagan, Ronald, 173, 182
Rebel Without a Cause (movie), 135
Red Onion Saloon, 59
Reilly, Charles Nelson, 127
Reiner, Annie, 203
Reiner, Carl
advice for younger people, 205
age of, 194
on aging, 199–200
anxiety about dying, 200, 202
on best way to die, 204
Bill Clinton, conversation with, 183
The Dick Van Dyke Show, recordings of, 197–198
dreams, 201
as DVD’s grandmother’s favorite, 8
first meeting with DVD, 194–195
friendship with DVD, 40, 49–50, 193
on his children, 205
Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, 183
on marriage, 203
New Dick Van Dyke Show and, 172
pride in The Dick Van Dyke Show, 199
pyschiatry, 201–202
on reading obituaries, xv, 200–201
Shakespeare, knowledge of, 50
walking, 201
work, continuance of, 65
youthfulness of, 40
Reiner, Estelle, 183, 203–204
Reiner, Lucas, 203
Reynolds, Debbie, 167
Richard Diamond (TV show), 196
Rickles, Don, 65
Rockwell, Norman, 185
Rocky (dog)
reaction to Michelle’s death, 98, 104
relationship with Arlene, 131–134
swimming, 138–139
teepee for, 186
therapeutic treatments, 140
walking with Arlene, 133, 137
Rogers, Will, xv
romance, old age and, 143
Rooney, Mickey, 30
Roosevelt, Franklin D., 160, 182
Rose, Charlie, 65
Rose Marie, 197
Roth, Michael, 69
Rouse, Father Warren, 127
rules for living, 213–214
Ryan (DVD’s grandson), 76
Sacks, Oliver, 103
same-sex marriage, 176
Sanders, Bernie, 65
Sauter-Finegan Orchestra, 68
Schieffer, Bob, 65
Scopes, John T., 158
Scopes trial, 158
Screen Actors Guild Awards gala, 207
Seattle, Chief, actual letter to President Pierce from, 187–188
Seattle, Chief, fictional letter to President Pierce from, 186–187
security, 125
Selma, Alabama, 171
senior citizens, increase in number of, 65
Senior Olympics, 24
“A Separate Plot” (limerick), 87
September 11, 2001, 175
Serling, Rod, 82
Serra Retreat, 127
sexuality, 202
Sherman, Richard, 65
shrinking, old age and, 144
Signed, Sealed, Delivered (TV show), 32, 33
Silverman, Fred, 5–6, 174
Simon, André, 101
Simon, Neil, 25
Sinatra, Barbara, 16, 93
Sinatra, Frank, 68, 188
singing and dancing lessons, 190
singing group (Vantastix), 6
Singing in the Rain (movie), 167
sixty as new forty, 4
sixty-five as new forty, xii
Skagway, Alaska, 59–60
Social Security, 145
Songs I Like, by Dick Van Dyke (recording), 169
songs to dance to, 47
songs to sing, 47
Sons of the Desert (movie), 161
Spider (cat), 132, 133, 139
Stern, Stewart, 135
Stiller, Ben, 30, 31–32
Stokey, Mike, 50
Summer Olympics 1984, 174
The Sunshine Boys (play), 25, 116, 138
Suquamish Indians, 186
surprises, in life, 124–125
Sybil (movie), 135
talking, list of subjects for, 117
Tarkington, Booth, 85
Tati, Jacques, 195
Tatum, Art, 67
teepee, 186, 189
television
benefits of, 159
color, 169
invention of, 159
Teresa (movie), 135
term life insurance, 15
“That Old Senility” (song lyrics), 28
The Magnificent Ambersons (movie), 170
Thomas, Danny, 196
Thoreau, Henry David, 68
Tiffany’s jewelry store, 123–124
Toaster from Amiga, 136
Today Show (TV show), 4
Tomlin, Lily, 66
Tony Award, 127
Tournier, Paul, 81
Town Hall, New York City, 167
Tracy, Spencer, 158
travel, challenges of, 53
Triola, Michelle
allergy to cats, 132
Bill Clinton, meeting, 182
death, 98
green thumb of, 93
having lunch with the girls, 97
health, neglect of, 94
heart attack, 95
lung cancer, 96
meeting DVD, 90
palimony lawsuit, 90–91
personality, 5, 89, 94
poker, love of, 16
sailing, 91–92
smoking, quitting, 95
social circle of, 93
Truman, Harry S., 166
trust, 172, 184–185, 188
TV commercials, on afflictions of aging, 17
TV Land Awards, 199
Twain, Mark, 85
Twickenham Studios, 170
Tyler (DVD’s grandson), 76
The Ugly American (movie), 135
Ukulele Mama 1 (Estelle Reiner), 203
Ukulele Mama 2 (Estelle Reiner), 203
Van Dyke, Arlene Silver (wife)
acceptance of DVD’s marriage proposal, 123
belly dancing, 1–2, 115
Caesar salad dressing, making, 19
care of DVD during illness, 32–36
as DVD’s makeup artist, 112–113
engagement ring, choosing, 123–124
family’s reaction to relationship with DVD, 116
first meeting with DVD, 111–112
fortieth birthday party, 13–14
friendship with DVD, 113–115
hosting homeless family at Disneyland, 48–49
invitation to lunch in DVD’s trailer, 113
memorabilia, discovery of, 75
Nuvigil, reaction to, 153
proposals of marriage by DVD, 112, 122
proposition in Skagway, Alaska, 59
purchase of DVD signature cardigan, 73
refusal to have Rocky put down, 137–138
romantic relationship with DVD, beginning of, 115
on set of Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb, 31–32
teepee, desire for, 186
Twitter, post of Dick dancing, 37
wedding, 127–128
wedding celebration party, 128
See also Alaska cruise; Rocky
Van Dyke, Barry (son), 18, 116
Van Dyke, Carey Wayne (grandson), 76
Van Dyke, Carrie Beth (daughter), 116, 170
Van Dyke, Chris (son), 18, 55, 116
Van Dyke, Dick, early years
in Air Force, 4, 126, 164
Air Force fitness rating, 43
birthday cake, favorite, 4
first bicycle, 41–42
free piano lessons, 162, 190
in high school drama club, 81
as junior class president, 126
magician, desire to be a, 41
playing boogie-woogie piano, 162
in school band, 162
in special services, 165
summers, memories of, 41
tap dance lessons, 190
trombone solo at state band championship, 162
in Wabash College track meet, 125–126
Van Dyke, Dick, with Margie Willett (first wife)
archaeological dig at ranch, 77
at Arizona ranch, 5
on Atlantic cruise, 58
at dinner party with Reagans, 173
Margie’s death, 96
marriage, 79
Van Dyke, Dick, as entertainer
After Six Award, 75
Beatles, meeting in England, 170
CBS, contract with, 212
CG animation, use of, 136–137
Chimney Sweep Award, 76
dancing in Mary Poppins, 31
The Dick Van Dyke Show, impact of on, 159
as disc jockey (DJ), 22, 67, 84
early television, interest in, 23
gift for making people feel good, 208
injury during Chitty Chitty Bang Bang rehearsal, x
Mary Poppins, getting role in, 127
Mary Tyler Moore, initial reservations about, 196
as Mr. Dawes in Mary Poppins, 14
pretend campaign-style speech, 181
rejection by AARP magazine, 18–19
roles, criteria for acceptance of, 81, 209
Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award, 76, 207
Tony Award, 127
as TV host in New Orleans, 212
as vaudeville performer, 167
working on Mary Poppins in England, 170
See also The Dick Van Dyke Show
Van Dyke, Dick, and Michelle Triola
pot roasts, 102–103
grief after Michelle’s death, 103–104
life with Michelle, 91–94
meeting, 90
Michelle’s death, 98–99
Van Dyke, Dick, personal life
agenda for life, lack of, 126
animation, interest in, 136
arthritis, x–xi, 149
as Barefoot Prince of Malibu, 20
big nose of, 12
Carl Reiner, friendship with, 193
clothing, indulgence in, 74–75
collapsed lung, 34–35
crossword puzzles, 10, 46
dancing with Betty Ford, 181–182
dating, 105
Death of a Salesman, reaction to, 166
Disneyland, hosting homeless family at, 48–49
drawings, 75
dream about running, 27, 201
drinking problem, 211, 213
eighty-ninth birthday, 2–4, 14
emphysema, 34
as executive creative producer of Malibu Playhouse, 25
first cruise, 58
first TV, 166
games, 50
grocery store, singing and dancing in, 44
Halloween, enjoyment of, 76–77
involvement in world, 48
learning something new, 49
lost wallet, 177
memorabilia, boxes of, 75–76
modern TV and music, opinion of, 67
music, love of, 84
mystery affliction, 147–154
naps, 50
near-death experience, 29–30
new romance, risking, 106–107
NOT-to-Do lists, 45–46
on organized religion, 68–70
out-of-wedlock conception, discovery of, 165
painkiller, use of, 149
Pandora, listening to, 134
philosophical To-Do lists, 45
piano, playing, 162
pleurodesis, 35
pneumonia, 33
racism, reaction to, 69
ranch in Arizona desert, 5, 77
regrets of, 190–191
religious beliefs, 211–212
rock music, opinion of, 167
on romance in old age, 129
sailing, 5
shingles, 33
simple pleasures of, 11
singing, enjoyment of, 161–162
singing and dancing, 47
sleeping pills, 149
smoking, 34, 43, 149, 211
To-Do-lists, 44
TV repair, course in, 23
Vines, starring in, 134
working out, 42–43, 201
See also Alaska cruise
Van Dyke, Dick, family of Barry (son), 18, 116
Carey Wayne (grandson), 76
Carrie Beth (daughter), 116, 170
Chris (son), 18, 55, 116
father (See Van Dyke, Loren)
grandchildren, 4, 15, 76
grandfather, 7, 163, 179
grandmother, 7–8, 165
great-grandchildren, 4, 15
great-grandfather, 185
great-grandmother, 7, 179–180
great-grandparents’ farm, life on, 185
great-great-grandfather, 180
Jessica (granddaughter), 76
Kristen (granddaughter), 76
mother, 4, 6
Ryan (grandson), 76
Shane (grandson), 76
Shirley (sister-in-law), 20–22, 116
Stacy (daughter), 58, 116, 170
Taryn (granddaughter), 76
Tyler (grandson), 76
Wes (grandson), 76
See also Van Dyke, Arlene (wife); Van Dyke, Jerry (brother)
Van Dyke, Dick, philosophy of aging
acting an
d feeling one’s own age, xiii, 2, 144
aging as new normal, 64
on birthday parties, 4
books, enjoyment of, 85–86
death, preparing for eventual, 94
dessert, importance of, 51–52
disinterest in what other people think, 23
dreams for future, 188–189
feeling and acting young, key to, 154
hobbies and passions, importance of, 42
how one feels inside, 24
inner child, playing with, 39–40
involvement in world, 48
learning something new, 49
letter from editor of Los Angeles Times, 72
letter to editor of Los Angeles Times, 71
material things, attachment to, 74
memories, 75–76
morning, perspective on life in, 145
playtime, importance of, 39–42
possessions, perspective on, 78
as precious gift, 71
priorities, 150, 188
pro-aging tips, 66
questioning nature of existence, 80–81
respect for, ix, 64
romance, 129, 143
rules for living, 213–214
sense of normal, changes in, 36–37
as stage of life, xiv
work, continuing, 21, 25, 65–66
on worrying, 8–10
See also aging; old age
Van Dyke, Dick, political views
civil rights march in Selma, Alabama, 171
conservatism, 157
on Dwight Eisenhower, 168
on Harry S. Truman, 166
on John F. Kennedy, 168
on Martin Luther King Jr., 174
on Nelson Mandela, 174
on Barack Obama, 183
on Ronald Reagan, 173
on Vietnam War, 173
Van Dyke, Dick, with Arlene Silver (wife)
beginning of romantic relationship with, 115
belly dancing with, 2
engagement ring, choosing, 123–124
family’s reaction to relationship with, 116
friendship with, 110–115
initial attraction to, 105–106
invitation to have lunch in trailer, 113
marriage proposals to, 110, 122–123
meeting, 111–112
twenty-first century, introduction to, 134
wedding, 127–128
wedding celebration party, 128
Van Dyke, Jerry (brother)
age difference in marriage, 106, 109–110, 116
conversations with wife, 118–119
cruise ships, performing on, 56–57
on Dick’s recovery from pneumonia, 36
Gilligan, rejection of role of, 210
grandfather’s death, 163
health problems, 19–20
in My Mother the Car, 210
on plastic surgery, 23–24
on putting Rocky down, 138
refusal to have backup plan, 23
stand-up act, 21–22
water therapy, 139
Van Dyke, Loren (father)
admiration of Fred Astaire, 75
conversation with sons, lack of, 6
death of, 7
disbelief in DVD’s relay race, 126
Franklin Roosevelt, dislike of, 160
music, agreement with DVD about, 84, 161
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