Tag: Desi Arnaz
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FATHER’S DAY
The death of Lucille Ball’s father at an early age had a great impact. Throughout the four situation comedies built around her, the “Lucy” characters had mothers, but references to their fathers was rare. Here’s a tribute to the precious few dads found in the Lucyverse! Henry “Had” Durrell Ball (1887-1915) ~ Father of Lucille Ball…
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LUCY BALL HALL?
JUNE 16, 1938 Before meeting Desi Arnaz while making Too Many Girls, Lucille Ball was actually engaged to be married to divorced film director Alexander Hall, seventeen years her senior. Alexander Hall made his stage debut in 1898 at age four. He entered films in 1914 as an actor. Leaving the film industry to serve…
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LUCY USES UP HER ALLOWANCE!
June 12, 1978 On June 12, 1978, Lucy Ricardo finally got her household allowance again, having used it all up in 1953 and for the next 25 years! LUCY: “I’ve used up my allowance till June the twelfth.”ETHEL: “That not bad.”LUCY: “June the twelfth 1978?” The exchange happens in the second scene of “The Million Dollar Idea” (ILL S3;E13)…
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LIZ LEARNS TO SWIM
June 11, 1950 “Liz Learns To Swim” is episode #92 of the radio series MY FAVORITE HUSBAND broadcast on June 11, 1950 on the CBS Radio Network. Synopsis ~ George makes a bargain with Liz: If she’ll learn to swim, they can go to the beach with the Atterburys for their vacation. “My Favorite Husband”…
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BOB CUMMINGS
June 9, 1910 – December 2, 1990 Robert “Bob” Cummings was born in Joplin, Missouri. His godfather was the aviation pioneer Wilbur Wright, so naturally he got his pilot’s license and studied aeronautical engineering. After the stock market crash of 1929, he gave up flying to study drama in New York City, making his Broadway…
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The Marriage That Fooled Hollywood
June 6, 1952 On June 6, 1952, Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz appeared on the cover of TV Guide. This was 14 months before Ball and newborn Desi Jr. appeared on the first National Edition of TV Guide. The cover story is “Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz: “The Marriage that Fooled Hollywood” which refers to Lucy…
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HERB VIGRAN
June 5, 1910 – November 29, 1986 Herbert Vigran was a character actor from the 1930s to the 1980s. Vigran was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, but his family moved to Fort Wayne, Indiana, when he was 16. He married Belle Pasternack in 1952 and they had two sons. Over his 50-year career, he made over 350…
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MARILYN MONROE
June 1, 1926 – August 4, 1962 Marilyn Monroe (born Norma Jeane Mortenson) was an actress, model, and singer. Famous for playing comedic “blonde bombshell” characters, she became one of the most popular sex symbols of the 1950s and early 1960s and was emblematic of the era’s changing attitudes towards sexuality. She was a top-billed actress…
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