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RIP Jane Milmore 1955-2020 Jane Milmore was a playwright, screenwriter, producer and actress. With her writing partner, Billy Van Zandt, she wrote more than 20 plays. In 1989, the two wrote the wrap-around material for the TV special “I Love Lucy: The Very First Show”, the first airing of the long-lost pilot. It earned…
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RIP Gene Reynolds
1923-2020 Although best known as the six-time Emmy-winning Producer of “M*A*S*H” (1972-83), he was also an actor who played the role of Mr. Taylor, who rents the Ricardo apartment when they move to Connecticut in “Lucy Hates To Leave” (S6;E16 ~ February 4, 1957). His wife (who wanted to cut the legs off Lucy’s new sofa)…
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The 2020 Best Picture Oscar Nominees from Desilu Studios
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RIP Fred Silverman
1937-2020 Fred Silverman was an American television executive and producer. Like Lucille Ball, he worked at all of the Big Three television networks. He was responsible for bringing to television such programs as the series All in the Family (1971–79), The Waltons (1972–81), and Charlie’s Angels (1976–81), among others. In 1977, Time Magazine declared him…
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RIP Gene London
1931-2020 Gene London (born Eugene Yulish) was the host of a long-running, Philadelphia local children’s show, “Cartoon Corners” (aka “The Gene London Show”) from 1959 to 1977. He was tall, slender, had dark hair and a soft-spoken manner. Sometime in 1967, Lucille Ball made a guest appearance on his show, one of her only appearances on…
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GRACE & FRANKIE
“The Newlyweds” (S6;E1) When Frankie (Lily Tomlin) separates herself from her best friend Grace after Grace unexpectedly gets married, her ex-husband (Sam Waterston) worries that she is unnecessarily breaking up a great pair.
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The same TV Guide issue with Lucille Ball kept popping up on The Andy Griffith Show
The Queen of Comedy had more TV Guide covers than any other performer! This one turned up frequently on “The Andy Griffith Show.” The same TV Guide issue with Lucille Ball kept popping up on The Andy Griffith Show
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Do you dream in black and white? If you grew up before color TV, you might.
Coincidentally, the above photo of “I Love Lucy” is from one of a handful of episodes that have been colorized from their original black and white! It is from “Lucy Goes To Scotland”. Many syndicated prints cut the opening scene and viewers didn’t realize that the entire musical comedy episode is Lucy’s dream! She didn’t…
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RIP Lee Mendelson
1933-2019 Lee Mendelson, producer of more than 50 Peanuts television specials and winner of 7 Emmy Awards, died on Christmas Day 2019 at the age of 86. He was also the lyricist of the song “Christmas Time Is Here”. At one time or another, all four of Mendelson’s children voiced Peanuts characters. On May 1, 1966,…
Papermoon Loves Lucy 