Tag: Desi Arnaz
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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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TV PREVUE & MORE!
December 29, 1957 On December 29, 1957, Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz appeared on the cover of TV Prevue, a television listings supplement to the Sunday Chicago Sun-Times. Inside, it lists the premiere of “Lucy Hunts Uranium” on January 3, 1958, part of the “Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour”. The episode guest-starred Fred MacMurray and featured his wife, June…
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KISSING THE YEAR IN!
December 29, 1951 Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz appeared on the cover of TV-Radio Life on December 29, 1951, the final issue of the year. FORECASTS FOR ‘52 Of the predictions by Fleetwood Lawton (as told to Arlene Garber), the prospect of color television is mentioned. Lawton was correct: a successful color television system based on a…
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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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CHRISTMAS AT SUN VALLEY / DIVORCE RUMORS
December 27, 1959 The “television show” referenced in the byline was “Lucy Goes To Sun Valley” (LDCH S1;E5). On Sunday, December 27, 1959, The Twin Falls (ID) Times-News did a story with photos about the annual influx of celebrities, including Lucille Ball, who spend their holidays at Sun Valley. Charles Denton also added grist to the rumor…
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RICHARD WIDMARK
December 26, 1914 Richard Weedt Widmark was born in Sunrise Township, Minnesota, but grew up in Illinois, moving frequently because of his father’s job as a traveling salesman. He attended Lake Forest College, where he graduated in 1936. He made his debut as a radio actor in 1938 and by 1941 he was heard daily in the title role…
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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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BUYING A DREAM, LUCILLE BALL’S GOAL
December 23, 1945 Below is an article by Philip K. Scheuer in the Los Angeles Times published on December 23, 1945, and reprinted verbatim. Except for the above headshot, photographs were added for editorial enhancement. Philip K. Scheuer wrote about film for the Los Angeles Times from the 1920s until 1967. Bold Italics indicate quotes by…
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FLIP MARK
December 22, 1948 Flip Mark was born Philip Mark Goldberg on December 22, 1948 in New York City. “This agent was on the phone with a photographer offering some modeling for a red-haired, freckle-faced boy. I filled the bill exactly. The agent covered the phone receiver and asked my mother, ‘what’s his name’? Phillip Goldberg…
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