Tag: 1953
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ROUGH ROAD TO TOP
August 16, 1953 (1) One of the more famous CBS-TV shows is “I Love Lucy.” Its two chief characters – Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz – have had a rocky road to their present status as one of the top comedy teams in the country. At the end of Lucille’s first year in dramatic school…
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TV GUIDE: TACKLING MOVIES!
July 17, 1953 During the summer of 1953, “I Love Lucy” was replaced by “Racket Squad” on CBS’s Monday night line-up.
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CA$HING IN!
June 28, 1953 On June 28, 1953, newspapers were talking about the marketing and merchandising opportunities of the new medium of television, particularly TV’s biggest hit, “I Love Lucy.” America wanted to live like the Ricardos, and Desilu was more than happy to comply, through an array of products. Perhaps the most desirable was the “I Love…
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LYDIA LANE on LOVELY LUCY
June 14, 1953 By LYDIA LANE Five years ago Lucille Ball was one of the unhappiest girls in Hollywood. Her career was sick and her marriage was shaky. I remember we were on our way to visit wounded soldiers when Lucille expressed a wish: To see so little of Desi, but I can’t sing, and…
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DOWNBEAT
May 6, 1953 Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz appeared on the cover of DownBeat (Volume 20, no. 9) on May 6, 1953. The writing across the black and white photo implies that Desi Arnaz is America’s most famous bandleader – but not available. This was likely due to his hectic schedule on television. DownBeat was…
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GRAFIC LUCY
April 26, 1953 On April 26, 1953, Lucille Ball appeared on the cover of the Chicago Sunday Tribune’s Grafic Magazine. Inside, the article is titled “Lucille and Desi. $8,000,000 TV Stars” by Hedda Hopper. The photo on the cover is very similar to one that also appeared on this 1954 issue of Dell’s “I Love Lucy”…
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LOOK: 2 BABIES IN 1 NIGHT!
April 21, 1953 On April 23, 1953, the Arnaz Family (Lucy, Lucie, Desi, and Desi Jr.) appeared on the cover of Look Magazine. The inside story is “Lucille Ball gives birth to two babies in the same night, one in the hospital and one on TV". Desi Jr.’s yellow ruffled outfit is the same one he…
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QUICK: 8 MILLION DOLLAR BABY!
April 13, 1953 Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz Jr. appeared on the cover of Quick Magazine on April 13, 1953. The inside article was titled “Eight Million Dollar Baby: Lucy & Desi IV”. Quick Magazine was published by Cowles Magazines, Inc., from 1949 to 1953. They also published Life. Readers were encouraged to “Get Quick on…
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LIFE: TV’S FIRST FAMILY
April 6, 1953 The cover of the April 6, 1953 issue of LIFE depicted TV’s First Family: Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Lucie, and Desi Jr. Lucille Ball appeared on the cover of LIFE twice more: in 1962 and 1976. The photo magazine was a weekly from 1936 to 1972 and a monthly from 1978 to…
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TV GUIDE: LUCY’S NEIGHBORS
March 20, 1953 William Frawley and Vivian Vance appeared on the cover of the pre-National TV Guide (volume VI, #f12) for March 20 to 26, 1953. This was the penultimate issue of the regional Guide before it went national. The inside article is titled “Lucy’s Neighbors” with the subtitled “Don’t Be So Sure The Mertzes are…