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SIDEKICKED
August 7 – September 20, 2019 Cape May Stage, Cape May, New Jersey www.capemaystage.org It’s the last night of filming “I Love Lucy” and America’s favorite sidekick – Ethel Mertz, played by Vivian Vance – has a lot to get off her chest. This new play gives a glimpse into the behind the scenes drama…
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RIP HERMAN WOUK
1915 – 2019 Herman Wouk was the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of the 1951 best-seller THE CAINE MUTINY. In 1954 he turned the book into a Broadway play titled THE CAINE MUTINY COURT-MARTIAL. A feature film followed a few months later. In “Lucy Writes A Novel” (ILL S3;E24), Lucy plans to name the sequel to her…
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RIP Tim Conway
1933-2019 Thomas Daniel “Tim” Conway is perhaps best known for his portrayed of bumbling Ensign Parker in the 1960s World War II situation comedy “McHale’s Navy,” as well as his wide array of comic characters created on the “The Carol Burnett Show". Before he became a series regular, he guest-starred on the same show as Lucille Ball…
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Happy Birthday To Us!
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RIP Doris Day
“I’m really in awe of Doris Day. I adore her.” ~ Lucille Ball Surprisingly, Lucille Ball never acted opposite Doris Day in films or television, but she did interview her for her CBS radio show “Let’s Talk To Lucy” #144 on the set of Do Not Enter (1965) on March 22, 1965. The film was…
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I Love Lucy
For those who enjoy colorized Lucy, CBS will issue this “DVD” this Fall – of – according to the Walmart link – December 30, 2019. Details about content have not yet been released, but judging by the cover, it may include six colorized episodes: “Lucy Does A TV Commercial” (aka Vitameatavegamin) “L.A. at Last!” (aka…
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RIP David Winters
1939-2019 David Winters (right) was a dancer, choreographer, producer and director who directed and choreographed Lucille Ball and Ann-Margret in ANN MARGRET: FROM HOLLYWOOD WITH LOVE (1969). He earned a 1970 Emmy nomination for his work. Prior to that, he did the same chores for LUCY IN LONDON (1966), his first non-performance job in Hollywood…
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Kate Luckinbill O’Connor stands in for her mother Lucie Arnaz at the opening of an exhibit honoring her grandmother, Lucille Ball, at the Hollywood Museum. Kate is soon expecting Lucy’s great-grandchild – the next generation in the Arnaz family!
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The rocky relationship between a career-driven redhead and a philandering genius – both competing for career and personal success in the limelight and the bedroom during the golden age of entertainment.