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Mr. Cooper's Secretary
I cannot remember if Bert Cooper's secretary has ever made an appearance. I know they mentioned her when Jane and the boys snuck into his office to view the Rothko. I think it would be appropriate for her to be a much older woman - late 50s, even early 60s - and maybe to have had an affair with Bert Cooper back in the day when he was just starting out with Roger Sterling's father to build the business. When I first went to work back in the early 60s there were lots of older women in the office - ones who had been around and knew all the gossip about everyone. Sterling Cooper should have at least one old gal still hanging around. Maybe she could be the one who mentored Joan and helped guide her to the position she now has.
..... I don't know anything about her except her name is "Miss Blankenship."
Add it to the list of mysteries!
DM...
You've gotten gooood....I knew her name was mentioned, but had to go back and listen for it.
Kudos!
Hi Dry Manhattan! WOW, if that name doesn't congure up an image of an older secty. in sturdy shoes, with a librarian's bun with a pencil sticking out of it!
Have we ever seen her? If we did I'll have to go back and look.
Oh boy...I just had another image pop into my head...Miss Jane Hathaway from the Beverly Hillbillies!!
....Well, everyone on here is so on top of everything, it kind of makes you try a little harder, brain-wise.... I didn't know my memory was faulty til I came here, and discovered I wasn't half as observant as I thought.... which is good to know!
Jury is still out on that whole gun thing. How could more than one person imagine that?
I love the first AND last names in this - they are so perfect for the time. Wonder who came up with all of those....
I guess one reason it stood out in my mind is the fact that Jane misspoke for Miss Blankenship in regard to the Rothko misadventure. It seemed very impudent, and I didn't believe it for a second.
Anyone who's worked in an office knows that you would never just break into a "Bert Cooper's" office, and there is no way the GUYS didn't know that, either. Maybe Jane was throwing around her "Don Draper, Partner" cache, and they fell for it.
Jane basically went over Joan's head on that to manipulate everyone to her cause, and went over Joan's head again to save her job.
Sorry for the digression....
Miss Blankenship - love that name. I really see her as an older woman - late 40s or 50s. I would love to see a few scenes with her and Joan where she is the alpha secretary and Joan the subordinate. I bet Joan would never lie down on Cooper's couch in his absence as she does on Roger's.
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What a stunning revelation as to Betty’s desire to do whatever is necessary for a perfect home. This is television storytelling at its best.