Tag: Defense Bonds
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LUCY & US SAVINGS BONDS
A look at Lucille Ball’s support of the US Savings Bond program from 1942 to 1973. A BRIEF HISTORY OF US BONDS Liberty Bonds (World War I) During World War One (1917-18) the US government used movie stars to host bond rallies. Al Jolson, Elsie Janis, Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks, and Charlie Chaplin were among the celebrities that made public…
Michael T. Mooney
Bob O’Brien, Bonds, Carole Lombard, Coby Ruskin, Defense Bonds, Department of Defense, Desi Arnaz, Desilu, Gale Gordon, Gregory Peck, Here’s Lucy, Hollywood Bond Cavalcade, Liberty Bonds, Lucie Arnaz, Lucille Ball, Marl Young, Pat Boone, Payroll Savings Plan, Pork Chop Hill, The Big Street, The Lucy Show, tv, US Savings Bonds, US Treasury, War Bonds, World War II