Tag: CBS
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DEAN MARTIN
June 7, 1917 Dean Martin was born Dino Paul Crocetti in Steubenville, Ohio and became one of the most popular and enduring entertainers of the mid-20th century. A singer, actor, and comedian, Martin’s career breakthrough came in 1946 through his partnership with comedian Jerry Lewis, billed as Martin & Lewis. They performed in nightclubs and…
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The Marriage That Fooled Hollywood
June 6, 1952 On June 6, 1952, Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz appeared on the cover of TV Guide. This was 14 months before Ball and newborn Desi Jr. appeared on the first National Edition of TV Guide. The cover story is “Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz: “The Marriage that Fooled Hollywood” which refers to Lucy…
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19th PRIMETIME EMMY AWARDS
June 4, 1967 “The 19th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards” were held at the Century Plaza Hotel, Los Angeles, and broadcast on ABC, on June 4, 1967. The ceremony was hosted by Joey Bishop and Hugh Downs. The nominees and winners, as they relate to Lucille Ball and Desilu Studios, were: Outstanding Comedy Series The winner…
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ELLEN CORBY
June 3, 1911 – April 14, 1999 Ellen Hansen Corby was born in Racine, Wisconsin, in 1911, just two months before Lucille Ball. An interest in amateur theater while in high school led her to Atlantic City in 1932, where she briefly worked as a chorus girl. A year later she moved to Hollywood. She spent…
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BOB HOPE
May 29, 1903 – July 27, 2003 Bob Hope was born Lesley Townes Hope in England in 1903. During his extensive career (in virtually all forms of media) he received five honorary Academy Awards. After a brief marriage to his vaudeville partner Grace Troxell, he wed singer and actress Dolores Read, with whom he adopted…
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JERRY HAUSNER
May 20, 1909 James Bernard Hausner, known professionally as Jerry Hausner, was a radio and television actor, best known as Ricky Ricardo’s agent in “I Love Lucy” and as the voice of Waldo in “Mr. Magoo” and several characters such as Hemlock Holmes, The Mole, Broodles and Itchy in “The Dick Tracy Show.” He also…
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FRANK NELSON
1911-1986 Frank Nelson was born on May 6, 1911 (three months before Lucille Ball) in Colorado Springs, Colorado. He started working as a radio announcer at the age of 15. He later appeared on such popular radio shows as “The Great Gildersleeve,” “Burns and Allen,” and “Fibber McGee & Molly”. Aside from Lucille Ball, Nelson is…
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A NIGHT TO REMEMBER
May 1, 1944 On May 1, 1944, Lucille Ball joined the cast of the Screen Guild Players to perform in the radio broadcast “A Night To Remember” based on the 1942 film of the same name. SYNOPSIS: A mystery writer and his newlywed wife move into a Greenwich Village apartment and find themselves with a corpse…
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