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GYPSY IN MY SOUL
January 10, 1976 on CBS Directed and Choreographed by Tony Charmoli Produced by William O. Harbach, Fred Ebb, Cy Coleman Written by Fred Ebb Music by Cy Coleman Shirley MacLaine was born Shirley MacLean Beaty in Richmond, Virginia, in 1934. Her younger brother is the actor Warren Beatty. Shirley was stand-by for Carol Haney in Broadway’s…
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HOLLYWOOD WITHOUT MAKE-UP
1963 Produced by Ken Murray Music by George Stoll Written by Royal Foster Ken Murray (Himself, Host) is billed as “the man who makes movies of the people who make movies.” He was born Kenneth Abner Doncourt in 1903 to vaudevillian parents. Murray got his start in show business on the stage in 1920s as…
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DANNY THOMAS’ THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF BURLESQUE
December 8, 1965 on NBC Directed by Alan Handley Written by Hugh Wedlock Jr., Allan Manings Flying by Peter Foy Comedy Consultant Herbie Faye Danny Thomas (Himself, Host / Dr. Vivian Throckmorton) and Lucille Ball’s careers are forever linked. “Make Room for Daddy” was filmed at Desilu Studios and when it moved to CBS the…
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SALUTE TO STAN LAUREL
November 23, 1965 on CBS Directed by Seymour Berns Produced by Henry Jaffe, Seymour Berns Written by Hugh Wedlock Jr., Charles Isaacs, Alan Manings with Carl Reiner and Aaron Ruben Cast (in order of appearance) Dick Van Dyke (Host, Himself) was born Richard Wayne Van Dyke in West Plains, Missouri, in 1925. Although he’d had…
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LUCY & THE GARDEN STATE
Lucille Ball’s various encounters with New Jersey! Save the “Lucille Ball” Pond! The famed “Lucille Ball house and pond”, located on the corner of Clive Street and Mason Drive in Edison, New Jersey, has been recently purchased by developers. Word has spread that the plans call to demolish the existing home and fill in the…
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LUCY ON THE DAIS – Part Two
“All-Star Party for Carol Burnett” December 12, 1982 on CBS Directed by Dick McDonogh Produced and Written by Paul Keyes Music by Nelson Riddle THE PARTY-GOERS Carol Burnett (Honoree) got her first big break on “The Paul Winchell Show” in 1955. A years later she was a regular on “The Garry Moore Show.” In 1959…
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Although the late Burt Reynolds and Lucille Ball never performed together, he attended AN ALL-STAR PARTY FOR LUCILLE BALL in 1984, sitting at the head table with Lucy, Gary Morton, and Frank Sinatra. Burt did not speak, but attended as a previous Variety Club Honoree.
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K.O. KITTY
“The Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse” ~ November 17, 1958 Produced by Bert Granet, Quinn Martin Directed by Jerry Thorpe Dances and Fights staged by Jack Baker Written by Bob Carroll, Madelyn Davis, Quinn Martin (story) Synopsis: Los Angeles dance teacher Kitty (Lucille Ball) is delighted when she learns that she has inherited a boxer from her…
Papermoon Loves Lucy 