Hi Becca and Mona and everyone,
Well ..... about the idea of Kelly ending up as a tennis pro ..... that is exactly what he thought about doing in "One Thousand Fine." He was going to give up his present employment to be with Jean in Ohio, find a job at a country club, and fight the good fight against the crabgrass in suburbia.
Of course, he never did it - and Scotty didn't expect him to either! He just waited in the jeep for Kelly to turn-around and come back. Scotty had already torn up Kelly's resignaton later, knowing this would not come to be.
And as someone pointed out, Kelly WAS a Davis Cup winner ... and from "A Gift from Alexander, we also know that Mr. Robinson won 3rd place in the “Playgirl” vote to determine the man most likely to tempt respectable women into scandal and disgrace, AND in 1965 he won the Silver Laurel of the Lolita Society of No. America.
Certainly "accomplishments" he would have relied on if he was no longer in "the Spy business" ....
But I don't think Kelly even knew "what" he would do when his spying days were over.
When Tatia asks him:
TATIA: Have you ... ever thought about giving up tennis? Settling down?
He replies:
KELLY: Oh, I suppose everybody has. I don't know what I'd do with myself.
So we can all (including Mr. Culp) continue to speculate about Kelly's fate .... any other ideas??
As always,
Tatia
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