Tag: Desi Arnaz
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WILL WRIGHT
March 26, 1891 William Henry Wright was born in San Francisco, California. He was one of those familiar character actors who seems to have been born old. He specialized in playing crusty old codgers, rich skinflints, crooked small-town politicians, and the like. Wright worked as a newspaperman before beginning a career in show business. He started…
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TV GUIDE: LUCY’S NEIGHBORS
March 20, 1953 William Frawley and Vivian Vance appeared on the cover of the pre-National TV Guide (volume VI, #f12) for March 20 to 26, 1953. This was the penultimate issue of the regional Guide before it went national. The inside article is titled “Lucy’s Neighbors” with the subtitled “Don’t Be So Sure The Mertzes are…
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HARRY JAMES
March 15, 1906 Harry Haag James was born in Albany, Georgia, the son of a bandleader in a traveling circus. He started performing with the circus at an early age, first as a contortionist, then playing the drum in the band. James started taking trumpet lessons from his father at age eight, and by age twelve…
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MADELYN PUGH
March 15, 1921 Madelyn Laverne Pugh was born in Indianapolis in 1921. She became interested in writing at Shortridge High School with classmate Kurt Vonnegut. She graduated from Indiana University School of Journalism in 1942. Her first professional writing job was writing short radio spots for an Indianapolis radio station. When her family moved to California, she…
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TIME PEOPLE: LUCY & DESI
March 14, 1960 PEOPLE When TV’s foremost up-from-the-ranks production tycoons, Cinemactress Lucille Ball and Bandleader Desi Arnaz, were married in 1940, acquaintances of the volatile lovebirds gave their union six months at most before an inevitable explosion would send them on separate ways. Lucy herself doubted that the match was good for six weeks. Last…
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BOB WEISKOPF
March 13, 1914 Bob Weiskopf was born in Chicago, Illinois. He became an Emmy-winning writer and producer for television. At the start of World War II, he moved in with writer Jess Oppenheimer, who 13 years later would hire him to write for “I Love Lucy". Weiskopf was hired to write radio comedy for the legendary comedian…
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TV GUIDE
March 12, 1988 On March 11, 1988 Lucille Ball and Desi Aranz were featured (among others) on the cover of TV Guide (volume 36, number 11, issue #1824). This would be the last time Lucille Ball appeared on the cover of TV Guide during her lifetime. She was on the cover of the very first…
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CHICAGO SUNDAY TRIBUNE
March 8, 1953 This full page photo is from the Picture Section of the Sunday Chicago Tribune on March 8, 1953. Interestingly, there is no story within, just the photo. The description misspells the named Riccardo. This is understandable since most viewers would not have seen the name in print, just heard it spoken on television. …
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SELLING ‘FOREVER’
March 2, 1956 Linn and Scruggs was located at 161 North Main Street in Decatur, Illinois. They opened in 1924 and closed in 1970. The marquee of the Lincoln Theatre (mentioned in the ad) can be seen on the left, with an illuminated sign saying “It’s Cool Inside” to promote their air conditioning. Although Forever Darling…
Papermoon Loves Lucy 