Tag: 1962
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NEVER HAPPENED!
Lucille Ball projects announced on January 17, 1962 & 1974 that never came to pass! Sheila Graham reported that Desi Arnaz had an idea for a film starring Ann Sothern and Lucille Ball. The two were friends and co-stars from their movie-making days and Desilu produced Sothern’s second TV series, “The Ann Sothern Show.” Sothern was…
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WHICH HUSBAND DO YOU MEAN?
January 3, 1962 Lucille Ball gave an interview to Dick Kleiner of Newspaper Enterprise Association that was printed in newspapers on or about January 2, 1962. The article is reprinted verbatim below with added footnotes in parentheses for historical perspective and photos for editorial enhancement. Quotes by Lucille Ball are in bold italics. Richard Arthur…
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LUCY CLOWNS AGAIN!
September 29, 1962 On September 29, 1962, Lucille Ball again graced the cover of TV Guide. This was just one of her 39 TV Guide covers, having appeared on the very first national edition in 1952. The unique and memorable cover photo – which seems to capture the 51 year-old Ball leaping in mid air…
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TV WEEK / TV GUIDE – GALE GORDON
August 4, 1962 On August 4, 1962, Gale Gordon appeared on the cover of TV Week, a supplement to the Sunday Chicago Tribune newspaper. At the time, most all newspapers provided some sort of pull-out, stand-alone TV and/or radio guide. Although Lucille Ball was then filming episodes of her new series, “The Lucy Show” for CBS,…
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“The Lucy Show” ~ 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! “Lucy Waits Up For Chris” (S1;E1) ~ October 1, 1962 “Lucy Digs Up a Date” (S1;E2) ~ October 8, 1962 “Lucy Is a…
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Happy Beethoven’s Birthday! Ludwig Von Beethoven (December 16, 1770 – March 26, 1827).
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LUCY: 40 YEARS OF TELEVISION
1962 By the fall of 1962, Lucille Ball agrees to return to network television in a new show. It is planned for one season in order to help both CBS and Desilu, who are in financial trouble. It would be called “The Lucy Show” and last six seasons. “The Good Years” ~ January 12, 1962…
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LUCY’S OPENING NIGHTS!
In 1962 & 1963, CBS launched their new season with a televised special celebrating their programming! CBS’s Opening Night September 24, 1962 Jack Webb (Host) “Dragnet” Hank Simms, Announcer Sunday “College Bowl” “The Twentieth Century” with Walter Cronkite “Password” “Lassie” “The Ed Sullivan Show” (clip promoting 15th season) “Dennis the Menace” (scene starring Jay North and…
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THE DANNY KAYE SHOW WITH LUCILLE BALL
November 11, 1962 Directed by Greg Garrison Written by Herbert Baker, Ernest Chambers, Sylvia Fine Danny Kaye (Host) was born David Kaminsky in 1911 and left school at the age of 13 to work in the Borscht Belt of Jewish resorts in the Catskill Mountains. It was there he learned the basics of show biz.…
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Today is International Women’s Day. In November 1962 Lucille Ball broke the glass ceiling by becoming the first woman to head a Hollywood studio. Under her leadership, Desilu developed such iconic TV shows as “Star Trek,” “Mission: Impossible” and “Mannix.”
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