Tag: 1968
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MOM SETS HARD RULES
August 13, 1968 By HAROLD HEFFERNAN, North American Newspaper Alliance HOLLYWOOD – “You kids are getting on-the-job training and I hope you realize bow lucky you are.” It was Lucille Ball talking. Her remark was addressed to a pair of young performers who will be featured on her new program next season. “And the first…
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VOGUE: $54,000,000 BONANZA
May 18, 1968 Lucille Ball was photographed by Alexis Waldeck for the May 1968 issue of Vogue (vol. 51, no. 9, whole no. 2199). The two-page spread (with unique upside-down orientation) also included text about Ball’s wealth. “Always the cause of catastrophe, Lucille Ball, the only 100-carat woman comedian, swings between disaster and destruction on…
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TV GUIDE: SURPRISE!
May 18, 1968 Lucille Ball’s surprise reunion with Vivian Vance on “The Mike Douglas Show” was the subject of an inside article in TV Guide on May 18, 1968. The cover featured Mike Connors, star of “Mannix.” “Mannix” was an hour-long crime drama that was saved from the scrap heap by Lucille Ball when she was in…
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TV GUIDE: FOUR DAYS
March 30, 1968 This is the 19th of Lucille Ball’s 39 TV Guide covers. Ball (and her infant son) appeared on the very first national issue on April 3, 1953. Mario Anthony Casilli (cover photograph) is best known for his work for Playboy magazine between 1957 and 1996. He also did many celebrity portraits for…
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TV TIMES CARNIVAL!
March 17, 1968 Lucille Ball and Jack Benny appeared on the cover of TV Times, a supplement section of the Los Angeles Times, on March 17, 1968. The photo promotes Benny’s special “Jack Benny’s Carnival Nights” airing on March 20, 1968. Also on Sunday, March 17, Lucille Ball appeared on “The Ed Sullivan Show”. She introduces a clip…
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YOURS, MINE AND OURS
April 24, 1968 Producer: Robert F. Blumofe Director: Melville Shavelson Screenplay: Melville Shavelson and Mort Lachman, with story by Bob Carroll Jr. and Madelyn Davis, based on the book ‘Who Gets The Drumsticks?’ by Helen Eileen Beardsley SYNOPSIS Frank Beardsley (Henry Fonda) is a Navy Chief Warrant Officer. Helen North (Lucille Ball) is a civilian…
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“Here’s 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! “Mod, Mod Lucy” (S1;E1) ~ September 23, 1968 “Lucy Visits Jack Benny” (S1;E2) ~ September 30, 1968 “Lucy the Process Server” (S1;E3) ~…
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“The Lucy Show” ~ Season 6
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 Meets the Berles” (S6;E1) ~ September 11, 1967 “Lucy Gets Trapped” (S6;E2) ~ September 18, 1967 “Lucy and the French Movie Star”…
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RIP Nancy Wilson ~ Jazz singer and performer. She co-starred with Lucille Ball on “The Carol Burnett Show” (S2;E6) in 1968. She performed with Carol and Lucy in “As The Stomach Turns” (their soap opera satire) as the new (and only) negro in Canoga Falls. She also joined (with Vickie Lawrence) in the musical finale, playing Cleopatra.…
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Lucie Arnaz and Wayne Newton in 1968 (top) and 2018 (bottom).
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