Elaine Stritch didn't agreed with you, based on the two very recent books about Stritch. I do know now that Cardinal Stritch from Chicago was not her uncle, as Elaine always told everyone.
He was very, very good. I have never seen the film. I did see Debbie Reynolds in the audience for Liza in "Minnelli on Minnelli." Debbie stayed for a while too after the show ended.
But,@Unicorn is not thinking about his ex fiance for what he is: a liar and fraud. And Unicorn was so happy while the young man was still around. But it was not a real relationship.
I believe anyone who is a close friend or relative would tell @Unicorn to completely ignore the young man. Praising him for being so handsome and sexy is a dead end now. So is his perhaps being so intelligent based on a few grades in one college course.