Tag: 1948
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MY NEXT HUSBAND at COLUMBIA
July 7, 1948 What My Next Husband Will Be was announced in June 1948 as a vehicle for Lucille Ball. By October the lead had gone to Rosalind Russell and Ball was assigned to Miss Grant Takes Richmond, a film by the same creative team. It was Ball’s 72nd film. In November, Buddy Adler was attached…
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MY FAVORITE HUSBAND ~ Season 1, Part 1 (Cugat)
July 5, 1948 – December 26, 1948 “My Favorite Husband” ~ Season one aired on CBS Radio from July 5, 1948 to July 1, 1949. There were 51 half hour episodes. Starting in 1949, the characters would have their last name changed to Cugat, the character of Cory Cartwright would was phased out, Gale Gordon…
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INTERFERENCE
June 26, 1948 On June 26, 1948, Dorothy Manners’ column reported that Lucille Ball was cast in Interference, a film about pro football starring Victor Mature, to be produced by RKO. Manners remarks that when she saw Ball on stage in Dream Girl, she sat next to famed suspense director Alfred Hitchcock, who praised Lucille…
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COLUMBIA & THE PINK LADY
January 8, 1948 On January 8, 1948, it was announced that Lucille Ball had been signed by Columbia Pictures to do a film a year, the first of which was to be titled Pink Lady. The news was covered by the Gray Lady – the New York Times – on January 8, 1948. It was also hot…
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FLIP MARK
December 22, 1948 Flip Mark was born Philip Mark Goldberg on December 22, 1948 in New York City. “This agent was on the phone with a photographer offering some modeling for a red-haired, freckle-faced boy. I filled the bill exactly. The agent covered the phone receiver and asked my mother, ‘what’s his name’? Phillip Goldberg…
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IS THERE A BABY IN THE HOUSE?
November 27, 1948 “Is There A Baby In The House?” (aka “There’s A Baby In The House”) is episode #18 of the radio series MY FAVORITE HUSBAND broadcast on November 27, 1948. Synopsis ~ Liz goes over to meet the new neighbors and winds up minding a four-month old baby overnight. Note: This episode was aired…
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