Tag: Desi Arnaz
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MISS BALL GOES TO BAT!
January 23, 1941 On January 23, 1941, film star Lucille Ball was the subject of a full page article by Hollywood correspondent Lucie Neville, including cartoons by Carol Johnson and three photographs in the Franklin Repository Public Opinion (PA). By LUCIE NEVILLE, HOLLYWOOD THE still-man on the set of “Three Girls and a Gob” was…
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READERS POLL 1953!
January 20, 1953 A good natured, talented redhead from Butte, Mont.(**), has achieved greatness in the motion picture world, and greater stature in the world of television, walked off high awards in the Third Annual San Mateo Times TV Poll. By this time there should be little doubt as to referring. She is Lucille Ball,…
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DANNY KAYE
January 18, 1911 Danny Kaye was born David Daniel Kaminsky in Brooklyn, New York, in 1911, although he would later claim 1913. A multi-talented performer, he was an actor, singer, dancer, comedian, and musician. A high school drop-out, Kaye’s first break came in 1933 when he joined a vaudeville dance act that toured the United States and Asia. …
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EXECUTIVE SESSION
January 12, 1957 Lucille Ball was on the cover of TV Guide (volume 5; number 2) on January 12, 1957. This is Ball’s 7th (of 39) covers of the National TV Guide. Before 1957 is done, she will grace her 8th cover. The close-up photo is by John Engstead (1909-83). Engstead had photographed Lucille Ball…
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Nicole Kidman And Javier Bardem Eyed To Play Lucille Ball And Desi Arnaz With Aaron Sorkin Directing ‘Being The Ricardos’ For Amazon Studios
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SAM HARRIS
January 11, 1877 Sam Harris was born on January 11, 1877 in Sydney, Australia. From 1928 to 1966 he appeared in roughly 770 films and television episodes, nearly all in uncredited background appearances. If Bess Flowers is the Queen of the Extras, then Harris is the King! His film career started in 1928 with The…
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FERNANDO LAMAS
January 9, 1916 Fernando Álvaro Lamas y de Santos was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He studied drama at school in his native country and later enrolled in a law course at college. He abandoned his studies to take up horse riding, winning trophies fencing and boxing and becoming the South American Freestyle Swimming Champion of…
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LIZ SUBSTITUES IN A CLUB PLAY
January 6, 1951 “Liz Substitutes in a Club Play” (aka “The Young Matrons League Play”) is episode #113 of the radio series MY FAVORITE HUSBAND broadcast on January 6, 1951. This was the 15th episode of the third season of MY FAVORITE HUSBAND. There were 31 new episodes, with the season ending on March 31, 1951.…
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COVER GIRL ‘47
January 5, 1947 On January 5, 1947, film star Lucille Ball was the cover girl of the Picture Section of the Chicago Sunday Tribune. During Lucille Ball’s pre-television career, she continued to say that she was born in Butte, Montana, instead of Jamestown, New York. In fact, her family did spend a short time living…
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WHICH HUSBAND DO YOU MEAN?
January 3, 1962 Lucille Ball gave an interview to Dick Kleiner of Newspaper Enterprise Association that was printed in newspapers on or about January 2, 1962. The article is reprinted verbatim below with added footnotes in parentheses for historical perspective and photos for editorial enhancement. Quotes by Lucille Ball are in bold italics. Richard Arthur…
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