Tag: 1951
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HERE’S LUCIE!
July 17, 1951 Lucie Arnaz was born on July 17, 1951, the first child of Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz. She was raised and educated in Los Angeles, with a brief stay in New York City. Contrary to popular opinion, Lucie was never seen on her parents’ now iconic sitcom, “I Love Lucy,” although she…
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“I Love Lucy” ~ Season 1
A handy dandy guide to helping you find your favorite episode blogs here at Papermoon Loves Lucy. Click on the hyperlinks to be taken directly to that episode’s trivia, background, and bloopers! “The Girls Want To Go To A Nightclub” (S1;E1) ~ October 15, 1951 Directed by Marc Daniels. Written by Jess Oppenheimer, Madelyn Pugh…
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LUCY’S FIRSTS & LASTS
The beginnings and ends of Lucille Ball’s more than 40 year television career. THE FIRST time Lucille Ball appeared on television ~ December 1947 This was a local, not national, television program called “Mike Stokey’s Pantomime Quiz Time.” Lucy loved to play charades and later appeared on a similar show called “Body Language.” Records are vague,…
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LUCY: 40 YEARS OF TELEVISION
1951 1951 marked the premiere of “I Love Lucy.” Although a pilot episode had been filmed, it was only shown to prospective sponsors and network executives. It was not broadcast until 1990. This is the start of television history! “The Girls Want To Go To A Nightclub” (ILL S1;E1) ~ October 15, 1951 This was the…
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The first two seasons of “I Love Lucy” were filmed at General Service Studios (now Sunset Las Palmas) 6625 Romaine Street in Hollywood. Starting in season 3 they moved to Ren-Mar (now Red Studios) 846 North Cahuenga Boulevard.
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I LOVE LUCY ~ The first scene and the last.
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Happy “I LOVE LUCY” DAY to all fans of the Papermoon Loves Lucy Blog!
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In a 1951 episode of I LOVE LUCY, Lucy fakes a seance to conjure up Tilly (Lucy) and Adelaide (Fred) for Mr. Merriweather (Jay Novello) while her husband (Desi Arnaz) sits nearby. In a 1972 episode of THE LUCY SHOW, Lucy fakes a seance to conjure up Napoleon (Harry) and Josephine (Lucy) for Mrs.…
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The “I Love Lucy” Pilot
(recorded March 2, 1951 ~ broadcast April 30, 1990) In the early 1980s, the Museum of Broadcasting (now the Paley Center for Media) began actively searching for the long-lost “I Love Lucy” pilot. During the 1970s all traces of the pilot had disappeared; not even Desi Arnaz or Lucille Ball owned or knew where to find a…
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“Lucy is Jealous of Girl Singer”
(S1;E10 ~ December 17, 1951) Directed by Marc Daniels. Written by Jess Oppenheimer, Madelyn Pugh and Bob Carroll, Jr. Filmed November 16, 1951 at General Service Studios. Rating: 41.4/62 Synopsis ~ Upset by a blind item in the gossip column that links Ricky’s name with a girl at the club, Lucy dons a disguise and heads for the…