Tag: Clint Eastwood
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RIP MORT SAHL
1927-2021 Mort Sahl was a Canadian-born comedian, actor, and social satirist who poked fun at political and current event topics using improvised monologues and only a newspaper as a prop. He spent his early years in Los Angeles and moved to the San Francisco Bay Area where he made his professional stage debut in 1953. In 1960 he…
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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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LUCY: 40 YEARS OF TELEVISION
1986 Lucille Ball is convinced by Aaron Spelling to give series television one last attempt with “Life With Lucy.” The series is cancelled after eight episodes. Lucy is devastated. “AFI Achievement Award: A Tribute to Billy Wilder” ~ March 6, 1986 Lucille Ball is one of the many guests paying tribute to the filmmaker. Jack Lemmon…
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LUCY’S TENANT
S6;E7 ~ October 22, 1973 Synopsis Lucy’s rental agent mistakenly lets Kim’s old room to Kermit Boswell (Jackie Coogan), an obnoxious used car dealer. Lucy schemes to get rid of him, first by making the woman-hating Boswell think she’s in love with him and, when that doesn’t work, by pretending Harry is her long lost…