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OUT OF THE ‘RAIN’
June 15, 1944 In his Behind the Scenes: Hollywood column on June 15, 1944, Harrison Carroll reported that Lucille Ball was close to signing to play the lead in the Broadway musical based on the play Rain. The play version of Rain was written by John Colton and Clemence Randolph, based on the short story…
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HUSBAND & WIFE OF THE YEAR
June 15, 1953 Desi Arnaz and his wife Lucille Ball have, as if by national acclamation, been chosen the “Husband and Wife of the Year.“ In making this known at its award luncheon at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel on May 28th, Alvin Austin, director of the National Father’s Day Committee, said that this was the only…
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PERSONAL APPEARANCE
June 14, 1945 Personal Appearance (1934) is a stage comedy by playwright and screenwriter Lawrence Riley (1896–1974), which was a Broadway smash and the basis for the classic Mae West film Go West, Young Man (1936). Personal Appearance opened in 1934 at New York’s Henry Miller Theatre starring the famed stage and screen actress Gladys George (now…
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LYDIA LANE on LOVELY LUCY
June 14, 1953 By LYDIA LANE Five years ago Lucille Ball was one of the unhappiest girls in Hollywood. Her career was sick and her marriage was shaky. I remember we were on our way to visit wounded soldiers when Lucille expressed a wish: To see so little of Desi, but I can’t sing, and…
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LIFE WITHOUT VIVIAN
June 13, 1965 (Editor’s Note: Next season it will be “Life Without Vivian” on “The Lucy Show”. Vivian Vance is enjoying life hugely as a Connecticut housewife. She’s dressing and speaking as herself, and cutting a wide swath through the game shows. For summer “vacation” she’ll play stock.) By CYNTHIA LOWRY, AP Television-Radio Writer NEW…
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REDEMPTION OF LOTTIE MOON
June 13, 1950 The Cavalcade of America ran on NBC Radio from 1935 to 1953. It featured events from American history, usually dramatizing the positive aspects of the nation’s past. Additionally, the show attempted to end criticism of its sponsor, the Du Pont Company due to negative publicity from profiting by producing gunpowder during World…
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TV GUIDE: LUCY’S EARLY DAYS
June 12, 1971 Lucille Ball appeared on the cover of TV Guide (volume 19, no. 24) on June 12, 1971. The cover drawing was by Al Parker. The inside article was titled “Lucille Ball’s Early Days” by Dwight Whitney. The cover illustration of Lucille Ball is by Al Parker, one of the artists that founded the…
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HAIR DYED
June 10, 1949 “Hair Dyed” aka “Liz Gets Her Hair Dyed” is episode #48 of the radio series MY FAVORITE HUSBAND broadcast on June 10, 1949 on the CBS Radio Network. Synopsis ~ After George warning Liz about the dangers of idle gossip, Liz’s chatty and absent-minded hair stylist forgets what she’s doing and mistakenly dyes…
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APPENDICITIS, RENO & FULL CONFESSIONS!
June 9, 1939 Lucille Ball’s appendectomy prevented her from doing RKO’s Full Confession. The role went to Sally Eilers, who had been in Carnival with Lucille Ball in 1935. Before her illness, Ball did Five Came Back for RKO. Both films were directed by John Farrow, Mia Farrow’s father. The RKO art department obviously wasn’t…
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