Tag: 1944
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VERTÈS / BALL
July 9, 1944 On July 9, 1944 it was reported that Lucille Ball was the first Hollywood star to pose for noted artist Marcel Vertès. His paintings of Ball were used for publicity surrounding MGM’s Meet The People. Marcel Vertès (born Marcell Vértes, August 10, 1895 – October 31, 1961) was a French costume designer…
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SEATTLE
June 17, 1944 As is noted in Sheridan and Monush’s book, Gable’s return to film was in Adventure (1945). The cancellation of Seattle freed up Lucille Ball to do Without Love and Ziegfeld Follies. After not getting the role of Scarlett in Gone With The Wind (1939), it looked like Ball and Gable were not fated…
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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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ORSON WELLES RADIO ALMANAC
March 9, 1944 “Orson Welles Almanac” (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 Almanac presented readings from classic…
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LUCY & DESI: DIVORCED!
October 16, 1944 On this date in 1944, Lucille Desiree Ball was granted a divorce from Desiderio Alberto Arnaz in a Los Angeles Superior court. The two had separated on September 6, 1944. Ball’s mother, Desiree “Dede” Ball, was in court to substantiate Lucille’s accusations. Arnaz was then in the military, serving as a Staff…
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LUCKY PARTNERS
September 25, 1944 “Lucky Partners” was a presentation of Lux Radio Theatre, broadcast on CBS Radio on September 25, 1944. It is based on a 1940 RKO film of the same name directed by Lewis Milestone which in turn was based on the 1935 French film Good Luck. Lucky Partners the movie starred Ronald Colman and Ginger Rogers in their…