Tag: Desi Arnaz
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PICTURE PEOPLE: “PALM SPRINGS WEEK END”
1942 In 1942, Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz appeared in an installment of PICTURE PEOPLE, a series produced by RKO to accompany screenings of RKO films in cinemas. Only 3 episodes are known to exist out of the 23 produced. This episode is Season 2, Number 8, released March 27, 1942. Lucy and Desi appear…
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RIP LARRY STORCH
1923-2022 Lawrence Samuel Storch was an actor and comedian best known for his comic television roles, including the bumbling Corporal Randolph Agarn on “F Troop” (1965-67). He started acting on television in 1951. Several of his early appearances were at or for Desilu. In February 1955, Larry Storch appeared on the Desilu variety series “Shower of Stars”…
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RIP SALLY KELLERMAN
1937-2022 Sally Kellerman was an actress and singer born in Long Beach, California. Kellerman’s acting career spanned over 60 years. Her role as Major Margaret “Hot Lips” Houlihan in Robert Altman’s film M*A*S*H (1970) earned her an Oscar nomination. “I always wanted to be an actress. My mother told me to get a job as an…
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RIP GLORIA MCMILLAN
1933-2022 Gloria McMillan is probably best known to the world as Harriet Conklin on the radio and television sitcom “Our Miss Brooks” (starring Eve Arden). She also played the role in a 1956 big screen version of the show from Warner Brothers. She began playing the role in 1948 on radio. The character was daughter…
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IMPEACHMENT: “Not To Be Believed” (S3;E3)
Before founding “The Drudge Report” Matt Drudge (Billy Eichner) is manager of the CBS Store, where he dispenses his pop culture knowledge about Lucy and Desi.