Tag: CBS
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The NAB Honors Lucy & Miltie
April 10, 1988 On April 10, 1988, the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) initiated Lucille Ball and Milton Berle into their Broadcasting Hall of Fame. The awards were announced at the Annual NAB Convention. Ironically, the ceremony was not broadcast or recorded. Although the Award had been bestowed since 1977, Lucy and Uncle Miltie were…
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THE WONDER SHOW
1938-1939 “The Wonder Show” radio program was so named because it was sponsored by Wonder Bread, which at the time was made by Continental Baking Company, who also made Hostess Cakes. Wonder Bread is a brand of bread which originated in the United States in 1921 and was one of the first to be sold pre-sliced…
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LUCY & THE MEDICAL PROFESSION
A Tribute to Our Heroes on the Front Lines of The War Against Corona Virus “Lucy Plays Florence Nightingale” (HL S2;E14). Inset photo (right) from Look Who’s Laughing (1941) Carnival (1935) Room Service (1938) The Big Street (1942) – Mimi Doyle as Hospital Nurse The Facts of Life (1960) Yours, Mine, and Ours (1968) “Bob Hope’s All-Star Comedy…
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THE LUCY MUSEUM of ART
A look at the various paintings seen on Lucycoms! The artwork seen on Lucille Ball’s four sitcoms was coordinated by the set decorator, generally pulled from props and set stock. It was not unusual for a piece to turn up in more than one location and even on another series! Note: For this blog, we are…
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RIP Lyle Waggoner
1935-2020 Lyle Wesley Waggoner was born in Kansas City, Kansas. A former model, he was best known for his work on “The Carol Burnett Show” from 1967 to 1974, and for playing the role of Steve Trevor on “Wonder Woman” from 1975 to 1979. Waggoner worked with Lucille Ball for all four of Ball’s appearances on “The Carol Burnett…
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RIP Robert Conrad
1935-2020 Robert Conrad (born Conrad Robert Falk) was an actor probably best known for his role as the sophisticated Secret Service agent James T. West in “The Wild, Wild West” (1964-68) and later as World War II ace Pappy Boyington in the television series “Baa Baa Black Sheep” (syndicated as “Black Sheep Squadron”) from 1976 to 1978.…
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RIP Jane Milmore 1955-2020 Jane Milmore was a playwright, screenwriter, producer and actress. With her writing partner, Billy Van Zandt, she wrote more than 20 plays. In 1989, the two wrote the wrap-around material for the TV special “I Love Lucy: The Very First Show”, the first airing of the long-lost pilot. It earned…
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RIP Gene Reynolds
1923-2020 Although best known as the six-time Emmy-winning Producer of “M*A*S*H” (1972-83), he was also an actor who played the role of Mr. Taylor, who rents the Ricardo apartment when they move to Connecticut in “Lucy Hates To Leave” (S6;E16 ~ February 4, 1957). His wife (who wanted to cut the legs off Lucy’s new sofa)…
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