Tag: Clippings
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BITS & BOBS
July 25, 1938 – 1949 Keeping Lucille Ball’s name in the paper while she climbed the ladder of success often meant that the items were about everything and anything but her film career! Here’s a collection of miscellaneous news items that all appeared on the date July 25th, from 1938 to 1949. 1938 ~ Smart…
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BEST DRESSED
July 18, 1936 “There are few well-dressed women in Hollywood, avers Bernard Newman, de- signer-in-chief to RKO Radio. "There is no incentive to dress well because of the lack of functions, night clubs and theaters. Many of the stars, unfortunately, are not interested in clothes. "Katharine Hepburn, for Instance, would far rather wear a shirt…
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SCRAPBOOK CLIPPINGS!
March 7th, 1934-1954 ~March 7, 1934~ Ralph Forbes (1904-51) was an English actor who was married three times, first to actress Ruth Chatterton (1924-32); Heather Angel (1934-41); and Dora Sayers (1946-51). Forbes dated Lucille Ball shortly before he married Angel. He would appear with her in three films. Ball turned down his marriage proposal. ~March…
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LUCY TALKS TURKEY!
RIPPED FROM THE HEADLINES ~ 1940 to 1992 ~1944~ Associated Press reported that Lucy’s cousin Cleo was late for her TURKEY dinner! Hopefully, Lucy gave her a calendar for Christmas! ~1969~ Here the brief mention puns on the double meaning of TURKEY. In addition to the traditional Thanksgiving main course, TURKEY is show-biz slang for…