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Obit: Barbara McNair, 72; versatile actress, nightclub singer & TV personality

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McNair, a versatile performer who starred opposite Sidney Poitier and Rock Hudson, and described herself as the first African American woman to host a musical variety show, died of cancer Sunday at her home in Sherman Oaks, said her husband, Charles Blecka. She was 72.

In recent years, McNair played nightclubs and had a recurring role on the soap opera "General Hospital."

Among her favorite roles was an episode of the television show "McMillan & Wife" in which she played Hudson's ex-girlfriend. One of her proudest moments came in 1969, when the syndicated "The Barbara McNair Show" premiered...the show's guests included such stars as Bob Hope, Johnny Mathis and B.B. King.

http://www.latimes.com/news/obituar...ry?coll=la-news-obituaries&ctrack=1&cset=true
 
Re: Obit: Barbara McNair, 72; versatile actress, nightclub singer & TV personali

On Steve Beverly's gameshow website tvgameshows.net,
he pays tribute to Barbara McNair and mentions that when
she got her late-'60s syndicated talk show, TV Guide predicted
that soon every celebrity would have a talk show. Talk about
a putdown, although Ms. McNair's show wasn't all that successful.

Did any of you live in a market where her show aired? The
closest one to me was Atlanta, where pre-Turner Channel 17
ran her show in primetime; that was before I went to UGA so
I couldn't pick up 17 yet. I have heard that the show really
wasn't all that bad. Any memories?
 
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