People your parents loved

[Gumbo4x4]

Mom - Maureen O’Hara and Sidney Poitier (both so eloquent)
Dad - Johnny Mathis (Chances Are)

 

[tarheelmjfan]

All the people my parents admired were either religious figures or politicians, so I won't post those. As far as the people they truly loved, I would say mostly their extended family & a few close friends.

To follow the theme of this thread, my FIL loved Elvis. They were friends in the Army. We have several pictures of the two of them together.

 

[barkley]

not 'loved' but spoke highly of-

mom-irene dunne was her favorite actress.

dad-carole lombard, but not for her acting-for being a 'class act'. dad was a golf caddie in southern california during hollywood's golden age and said some of the biggest stars were the the rudest people to deal with and the worst tippers if they tipped at all (and the caddies for the most part lived off their tips). carole lombard on the other hand was always genuinely kind, friendly, appreciative and extremely generous.

 

[4Mickeys]

Mum - Johnny Cash, Elvis Presley, Dean Martin, James Garner, Marilyn Monroe, Lucille Ball

Dad - Annette Funicello, Lois Armstrong, Nat King Cole, Glenn Miller

 

[Elle23]

My Dad was a huge Willie Nelson fan, which was odd because my Dad was an upwardly mobile yuppie type and not known for being a lover of any music, much less someone like Willie Nelson.

 

[antmaril]

Mom - Glenn Ford

Dad - June Allyson

Keep in mind that if they were alive today they would be over 100 years old.

 

[kiddo76]

Mom - the Kennedys
Dad - Bob Villa

 

[Kitty 34]

My Mom:
Winston Churchill
Jackie Gleason
The English Monarch
Beethoven

My Dad:
Jackie Gleason
Mister Ed
Yosemite Sam
Herb Albert and the Tijuana Brass

 

[scrhsa]

King Richard Petty. My Mom grew up around Charlotte so he really was a king around our household.
Kitty Wells, Jim Reeves, Marty Robbins
My Dad wasn't a political kind of guy but he loved Barbara Jordan. It was a pretty big deal for him, in the 70's, to say that he would vote for her if she ran for the Presidency!
And the ultimate love of their lives.....The Houston Oilers! To this day my Mom sings the "Love Ya Blue" song. And, good gravy, if anyone mentions Warren Moon she goes gaga!

 

[Aurora79]

My mom was much more into celebrities than dad. He still doesn’t really care. He likes John Wayne and old country music.

Mom, however, definitely had her favorites. She loved Natalie Wood, Debbie Reynolds, Regis and Kathie Lee, Sally Field, Burt Reynolds, and Tom Selleck (because he looked like Dad).

 

[Praying Colonel]

Mom - Ronna Barret - She had all these Hollywood Gossip Magazines

Dad - Fats Domino

My mother was a huge Elvis fan and loved him so much.

My Dad was a huge Jerry West fan and also liked Flip Wilson and Redd Foxx. His favorite TV shows were the Flip Wilson variety show and Sanford and Son.

 

[karmic]

Mom - Robert Goulet
Dad- Bing Crosby

 

[lynxstch]

Mom loved Elvis , Tom Jones and Englebert Humperdink
Dad I have no idea as they were divorced when I was young

 

[Cogswel_Cogs]

Mom Liked Everybody
Dad like no one

 

[tvguy]

My mom, Queen Elizabeth.
I don't remember my dad ever saying anything about any celebrity or public figure he particularly favored.

Neither was particular fond of the Kennedy family, that I do remember.

 

[DisneyMomx7]

Mom- Clark Gable, Robert Taylor, Jackie Gleason, Carole Lombard, Lucille Ball

Dad- John Wayne, Maureen O’Hara, Ted Williams

 

[RedAngie]

For some reason my father was a big fan of actress Shirley Booth. (Hazel).

 

[ImDMous]

My dad: Johnny Cash, Roy Clark and Donna Summer.

My Mom: She had a personality disorder, so mostly herself. But she had a thing for an MTV vj, Adam Curry and singer Kip Winger lol

Well this makes me feel old as I also had a thing for Kip Winger Adam Curry was just ok, but not my type.

 

[Breezy_Carol]

I remember going to the theater to see Gone with the Wind when I was about 17, with my mom who would have been about 50. When Clark Cable (Rhett Butler) walked down the stairs at the beginning, my mom swooned. I thought this was so funny.

 

[supernova]

Mom loved Doris Day. She also met Frank Sinatra and he signed her autograph book. Cute how she wrote (Sigh) at the bottom of the page.