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TV GUIDE: 50 BEST TV SERIES
May 4, 2002 On May 4, 2002, TV GUIDE (vol. 50, no. 18, issue #2562) celebrated its 50th Anniversary with a look back at the greatest shows of all time. Naturally, “I Love Lucy” made the cover! The title of the show is the first one ghosted in the upper left corner, and Lucille Ball is…
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LUCY
May 4, 2003 Directed by Glenn JacksonExecutive Producer Neil Meron, Craig ZadanWritten by Katie Ford, T.S. CookAired on CBS TV (USA) on May 4, 2003 The film was shot entirely on location in Auckland, New Zealand Synopsis ~ “Lucy” covers 35 years of the comedienne’s life, from her time as a free-spirited teenager through to…
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NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH
May 3, 1943 The Screen Guild Theater presents Nothing But The Truth, which was a 1941 Paramount Pictures release. Produced by: Arthur Hornblow Jr. Directed by: Elliott Nugent Written by: Ken Englund, John Hartman Synopsis ~ Gwen Saunders teams up with her uncle’s employee, Steve Bennett, in an attempt to double her $10,000 investment in the family firm. If she can…
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ORSON WELLES ALMANAC
May 3, 1944 “Orson Welles Almanac” aka “The Orson Welles Wonder Show” (1944) is a CBS Radio series directed and hosted by Orson Welles. Broadcast live in California and Arizona via CBS West Coast studios, the 30-minute program was heard Wednesdays at 9:30pm beginning January 26, 1944. Its last broadcast was July 19, 1944. Orson Welles…
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THE BOB HOPE SHOW
May 3, 1949 “The Bob Hope Show” ~ After a dozen years as “The Pepsodent Show”, Pepsodent pulled its sponsorship in June 1948. Despite cancellation, Hope still continued on radio. Lever Brothers’ Swan soap began sponsoring the show, which premiered on September 14, 1948 on NBC. Doris Day was the only one of Hope’s former co-stars to continued to…
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CHICAGO TRIB TV WEEK
May 2, 1970 Lucille Ball appeared on the cover of Chicago Tribune’s TV Week on Saturday, May 2, 1970. The caption implies an inside story about “Lucy’s special talent” but no inside story was included. This is one of Lucille Ball’s stock glamour shots. Saturday night, May 2, 1970, CBS aired a re-run of “The Carol Burnett…
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PHILIP BRUNS
May 2, 1931 Philip Bruns was born on May 2, 1931 in Pipestone, Minnesota. He graduated from Augustana College in South Dakota and earned a Master’s Degree from the Yale School of Drama. He also studied at the Old Vic Theatre School in London, England. Off-Broadway, he received the 1964 Obie Award for his performance in the…
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GORDON B. CLARKE
May 2, 1906 Gordon B. Clarke was born in St. Paul, Minnesota. He made his screen debut in an uncredited role in Zorro’s Fighting Legion (1939) for Republic Pictures. He started doing television in 1951 with an episode of “Lights Out”. Clarke was a stand-in for Douglas Fairbanks Jr. and shared the screen with him in…
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EVE ARDEN
April 30, 1908 Eunice Mary Quedens (aka Eve Arden) was born in Mill Valley, California, near San Francisco. She was interested in show business from an early age. At 16, she made her stage debut after quitting school to joined a stock company. She made her screen debut (using her given name) in Columbia’s Song…
Papermoon Loves Lucy 