Tag: Desi Arnaz
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HELLO BROADWAY – GOODBYE, TV! / DESILU REVUE
December 20, 1959 [On December 20, 1959, many US newspapers carried stories about Lucille Ball’s plans to do Broadway, as well as her upcoming “Desilu Revue” and the end of the “Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour”. Italics indicate quotes from Lucille Ball. The indented text and footnotes offers historical context on the articles, which are otherwise reproduced verbatim.] Lucille…
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BETTY GRABLE
December 18, 1916 Elizabeth Ruth Grable was born in St. Louis, Missouri, the youngest of three children. Nicknamed ‘Betty’ as a child, she was pressured by her mother to become a performer. She was entered in multiple beauty contests, many of which she won or for which she achieved considerable attention. A 12-year-old Grable and her…
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LIZ’S NEW DRESS
December 18, 1948 “Liz’s New Dress” is episode #23 of the radio series MY FAVORITE HUSBAND broadcast on December 18, 1948. Synopsis ~ Liz is determined to have a new dress to wear to he Atterburys’ party, even if she has to make it herself! Note: This episode was aired before the characters names were changed from…
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TV GUIDE: LOST & FOUND
December 16, 1989 On December 16, 1989, Lucille Ball was featured on the cover of TV Guide on a side bar story about the long-lost “I Love Lucy Christmas Special”. The main cover story profiled Neil Patrick Harris star of “Doogie Howser M.D.” a series about a young prodigy doctor. The inside article was penned…
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JOHN HART
December 13, 1917 John Lewis Hart (sometimes credited as John Hilton) was born in Los Angeles. He grew up in San Marino and graduated from South Pasadena High School. His mother was a drama critic for the Pasadena Star-News and he later trained at the Pasadena Playhouse where he was discovered by a Paramount talent…
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RIP ‘THE 21 CLUB’
1930 – 2021 The 21 Club, Manhattan’s iconic nightspot and restaurant, will close for good by March 2021. The former prohibition-era speakeasy is located at 21 West 52nd Street (hence the name) in New York City. Perhaps the most famous feature of 21 is the collection lawn jockeys adorning the balcony above the entrance. In…
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TV GUIDE: STILL IN THE DRIVER’S SEAT
December 10, 1955 TV GUIDE ~ Volume 3, no. 50, issue #141, week of December 10 – 16, 1955. This was Lucille Ball’s sixth of 39 covers. Image by Paul Hesse. Paul Hesse (1896-1973) was born in New York City. While attending Pratt Institute he experimented with photography. After World War I he became a…
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SIR CEDRIC & JOHNSON GET ANSWERS ON LUCILLE’S DRESS
December 5, 1946 [This is syndicated columnist Erskine Johnson’s regular Hollywood column. The column was not always published on the same date in every newspaper. The column has been reprinted verbatim.] Sir Cedric Hardwicke (1893-1964) was an English-born actor who had great success on stage and screen in England and the United States. At the…
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Lucille Ball Reaches Top After Battle For Stardom
December 4, 1953 When you see Lucille Ball cavorting about the Ricardo apartment in the CBS Television “I Love Lucy” series, you can rest assured that he expert comedienne is giving her all to the role of Lucy Ricardo. It is doubtful, in fact, that there is another TV trouper who gives as much of…
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