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ROBERT STACK
January 13, 1919 Robert Stack was born Charles Langford Modini Stack in Los Angeles, California, but his first name, selected by his mother, was changed to Robert by his father. He spent his early childhood in Adria and Rome, becoming fluent in French and Italian at an early age, and did not learn English until…
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CHARLES NELSON REILLY
JANUARY 13, 1931 Charles Nelson Reilly II was born in the Bronx, New York. Reilly wanted to become an opera singer but abandoned this pursuit when he realized that he lacked the natural vocal talent to have a major career. Most of his early career was spent on the stage. He appeared in many Off Broadway…
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EXECUTIVE SESSION
January 12, 1957 Lucille Ball was on the cover of TV Guide (volume 5; number 2) on January 12, 1957. This is Ball’s 7th (of 39) covers of the National TV Guide. Before 1957 is done, she will grace her 8th cover. The close-up photo is by John Engstead (1909-83). Engstead had photographed Lucille Ball…
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Nicole Kidman And Javier Bardem Eyed To Play Lucille Ball And Desi Arnaz With Aaron Sorkin Directing ‘Being The Ricardos’ For Amazon Studios
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LUCILLE BALL FINDS LIFE AN OBSTACLE RACE
January 11, 1953 “Life is an obstacle race,” says Lucille Ball, but she’s still running in the money. Miss Ball, who has overcome any number of setbacks along the road to stardom, passes another milestone in her career in her new television comedy series, “I Love Lucy” in which she costars with her husband, Desi…
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SAM HARRIS
January 11, 1877 Sam Harris was born on January 11, 1877 in Sydney, Australia. From 1928 to 1966 he appeared in roughly 770 films and television episodes, nearly all in uncredited background appearances. If Bess Flowers is the Queen of the Extras, then Harris is the King! His film career started in 1928 with The…
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LUCILLE BALL REVEALS HER BEAUTY TREATMENT
January 9, 1942 On January 9, 1942, Lucille Ball discussed her beauty regimen with Jacqueline Hunt. In an odd coincidence, Lucille Ball’s maternal grandfather Fred was also named Hunt. In an even odder coincidence, he died exactly two years after this article was published, January 9, 1944. In January 1942, Ball’s film Look Who’s Laughing was…
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FERNANDO LAMAS
January 9, 1916 Fernando Álvaro Lamas y de Santos was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He studied drama at school in his native country and later enrolled in a law course at college. He abandoned his studies to take up horse riding, winning trophies fencing and boxing and becoming the South American Freestyle Swimming Champion of…
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