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LUCY vs TIME
June 22, 1973 The publicity photos, from the movie set of Mame were unrecognizable. Unrecognizable! Why, they were unbelievable. Either somebody had shot them through six layers of soft-focus gauze – or a time machine. Who was this frisky redhead hoofer kicking up her heels on the distant reaches of some resplendent soundstage, cannily avoiding…
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MRS. LUCILLE CRAWFORD?
June 19, 1936 In 1936 Lucille Ball was engaged to be married to actor Broderick Crawford. Broderick Crawford and Lucille Ball were both the same age (and died just a few years apart) and took similar roads to success. William Broderick Crawford (1911 – 1986) was a stage, film, radio, and television actor, often cast…
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THE ELVES
September 2, 1949 “The Elves” is episode #52 of the radio series MY FAVORITE HUSBAND broadcast on September 2, 1949. This was the first episode of the second season of MY FAVORITE HUSBAND which concluded on June 25, 1950. Synopsis ~ Liz and George arrive home from vacation to find that someone has been ordering strawberry ice…
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ROSS ELLIOTT
June 18, 1917 Ross Elliott was born Elliott Blum in the Bronx, New York. While at City College of New York, he participated in the college’s dramatic society, causing him to abandon his original plan to become a lawyer. He did four Broadway shows between 1938 and 1946. After serving in World War II (where he…
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MY FAVORITE HUSBAND: Season 3
September 2, 1950 – March 31, 1951 “My Favorite Husband” ~ Season three aired on CBS Radio from September 2, 1950 to March 31, 1951. There were 29 half hour episodes sponsored by Jell-O. Episodes were also aired on Armed Forces Radio & Television Service (AFTRS) without advertising. Regular Cast: Lucille Ball as Elizabeth ‘Liz’ Cooper,…
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SEATTLE
June 17, 1944 As is noted in Sheridan and Monush’s book, Gable’s return to film was in Adventure (1945). The cancellation of Seattle freed up Lucille Ball to do Without Love and Ziegfeld Follies. After not getting the role of Scarlett in Gone With The Wind (1939), it looked like Ball and Gable were not fated…
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LUCY – WHAT I AM IS BRAVE
June 16, 1983 By Lynne Hirschberg, Rolling Stone Magazine. Reprinted in the Dayton (OH) Journal-Herald Lucille Ball is not Lucille Ball. She is Lucy. In Los Angeles, everyone knows where Lucy lives. The mansion is a big, white affair in Beverly Hills. Fans pose for photos in front of it, and they dig up Lucy’s…
Papermoon Loves Lucy 