Tag: 1958
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TV GUIDE: PHONY PUBLICITY
July 12, 1958 A straightforward portrait of Lucille Ball was on the cover of TV Guide on July 12, 1958. It was one of 39 appearances by Ball on the magazine’s cover. “People keep saying I’m wild and uninhibited, a real wacky dame. Well, I’m not – really.” The photograph used on the two-page spread…
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TIME: THE NEW TYCOON
April 7, 1958 THE NEW TYCOON Battered old movie posters still flapped in the Hollywood breezes on the high walls of the old RKO lot last week. But towering above the lot, in huge black letters on the freshly painted silver water tower, loomed a new hallmark: Desilu Studios. Below it, cameramen were already shooting…
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LIFE: 30 MILLION DOLLAR GAMBLE
October 6, 1958 The October 6, 1958 (volume 45, #14) issue of LIFE included a multi-page article about Lucy and Desi’s purchase of RKO Studios. In the above photo Desi clutches a book about famous novelists. Desilu Playhouse developed teleplays based on many great works of literature. The cover photo featured France Nuyen, star of…
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LUCY: 40 YEARS OF TELEVISION
1958 A few months into the hour-long format of “I Love Lucy”, Desilu joins forces with Westinghouse to create “The Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse” which will showcase new talent, new writing, and “The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour.” “Lucy Hunts Uranium” (LDCH E3) ~ January 3, 1958 Fred MacMurray and his wife June Haver guest star in the first hour-long…
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K.O. KITTY
“The Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse” ~ November 17, 1958 Produced by Bert Granet, Quinn Martin Directed by Jerry Thorpe Dances and Fights staged by Jack Baker Written by Bob Carroll, Madelyn Davis, Quinn Martin (story) Synopsis: Los Angeles dance teacher Kitty (Lucille Ball) is delighted when she learns that she has inherited a boxer from her…
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RIP Robert Osborne, film historian and host on TCM. He set out to be an actor and was under contract to Desilu as part of Lucille Ball’s group of young actors. He did one episode of “Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse” (hosted by Desi) before Lucy took him aside and suggested that he might make a better…
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In a 1958 episode of THE LUCY-DESI COMEDY HOUR, Lucille Ball and Vivian Vance go to Tijuana, haggle in a gift shop, and later get stopped at the border. In a 1970 episode of HERE’S LUCY, Lucille Ball and Vivian Vance go to Tijuana, haggle in a gift shop, and later get stopped at…
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“Lucy Wants a Career”
“I CAN’T BELIEVE IT. LUCY ON TELEVISION!” (LDCH S2;E4 ~ April 13, 1959) Directed by Jerry Thorpe. Written by Bob Schiller and Bob Weiskopf. Produced by Bert Granet. The script was finalized on March 6, 1959. This is the fourth episode of the second season of the “The Lucille Ball – Desi Arnaz Show” (known in…
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“Lucy Makes Room for Danny”
(LDCH S2;E2 ~ December 1, 1958) Directed by Jerry Thorpe. Written by Bob Schiller and Bob Weiskopf. Filmed September 19, 1958 at Ren-Mar Studios. Producer Bert Granet won the Producer’s Guild Award for this episode. Former writers Madelyn Davis and Bob Carroll Jr. are credited as script consultants. The working title of this script was “The Ricardos…