Tag: Desi Arnaz Jr.
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FIRST BIRD LEAVES THE NEST
January 4, 1970 On January 4, 1970, Associated Press syndicated columnist Cynthia Lowry published a story about Lucille Ball’s daughter, Lucie, leaving home, with updates on Ball’s career and her show. The article is reprinted below in its entirety, with quotes from Lucille Ball in bold italics. Footnotes (bold numbers in parentheses) have been added…
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LUCILLE BALL LOVES HER HECTIC TV LIFE
January 2, 1965 On Saturday, January 2, 1965, syndicated columnist Peter Dacre of the London Expressed published an article about Lucille Ball…a busy woman. As with most syndicated columns, publication dates and headlines varied by newspaper. Quotes from Lucille Ball are in bold italics. Photographs have been added for editorial enhancement. Peter Dacre (1925-2003) was…
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LUCY BUSY WITH PLAY, TV, FAMILY
January 1, 1961 On the first day of 1961 the Associated Press (AP) published a story about Lucille Ball, and her transition from TV star in California, to Broadway star in New York City. In the below article – reprinted verbatim – footnotes have been added for historical perspective. This story appeared in the Honolulu…
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LOOK! TV’S FAVORITE FAMILY!
December 28, 1954 The Arnaz Family (Lucy, Desi, Lucie, and Desi Jr.) appeared on a Christmas-themed cover of Look magazine on December 28, 1954. Inside on page 10 is an article with four photos of Lucy and Desi with the kids shopping for toys. At the time, little Lucie was 3 and Desi Jr. was…
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LUCY & DESI’S TOTS HUNG UP STOCKINGS, TOO!
December 25, 1955 By LOUELLA O. PARSONS ~ INS Motion Picture Editor, Hollywood Merry Christmas! In the home of Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz today as in homes all over the world the family is gathered around the Christmas tree. They, too, wish you a happy Yuletide with peace on earth good will toward men.…
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LOOK! THE DESI-LUCY LOVE STORY
December 25, 1956 On this date in 1956, Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, and Keith Thibodeaux were on the cover of Look Magazine, volume 20, number 26. This was a ‘Christmas Extra’ edition. Photographs were by Robert Vose. This was Lucille Ball’s fifth of nine Look covers from 1952 to 1971. “Desi and Lucy: The Love Story…
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KEITH THIBODEAUX
December 1, 1950 Keith Thibodeaux (aka Richard Keith) was born on December 2, 1950, in Lafayette, Louisiana. At the age of three he was making $500 a week touring as a drummer with the Horace Heidt Orchestra. When he was five, his father took him to audition for the role of Little Ricky Ricardo on…
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TEMPO: BRINGING UP BABY
November 30, 1953 Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz were on the cover of the November 30, 1953, issue of Tempo (volume 1, no. 26), a digest-sized weekly news magazine. Tempo was published by Pocket Magazines Inc. and billed itself as “The Nation’s Only Pocket News Weekly.” It merged with Quick, another pocket-sized digest from the same…
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THE FOOTBALL GAME
October 28, 1950 “The Football Game” (aka “The Homecoming Football Game”) is episode #103 [some sources say #102] of the radio series MY FAVORITE HUSBAND broadcast on October 281, 1950. This was the seventh episode of the third season of MY FAVORITE HUSBAND. There were 31 new episodes, with the season ending on March 31,…