Tag: Desi Arnaz
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HE STILL LOVES LUCY
February 12, 1956 This year Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz are celebrating their 16th Valentine’s Day as husband and wife. Although their marriage has had its ups and downs, they are considered one of Hollywood’s happiest couples, on screen and off. When I asked Lucille to explain this happy state of affairs, she said. “That’s…
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LUCY’S ‘PARACHUTE’ FAILS TO OPEN!
February 12, 1941 The RKO film Parachute Battalion was released on September 12, 1941, directed by Leslie Goodwins and starring Robert Preston, Edmond O’Brien, Harry Carey, and Buddy Ebsen. Lucille Ball was NOT cast. The role went to Nancy Kelly, who married Edmond O’Brien just a week after this item was published. The movie was filmed on…
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SCALING MOUNT PARAMOUNT
Lots of familiar faces are seen climbing Mount Paramount. Two of them are in black and white and date back to 1956. Lucy and Ricky (Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz) briefly scaled Mount Paramount in the Super Bowl Sunday ad introducing Paramount+ streaming service. The characters join Jeff from “Survivor”, Mr. Spock from “Star-Trek” (original series by…
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OLIN HOWLAND
February 10, 1886 Olin Ross Howland was born in Denver, Colorado. His father was one of the youngest enlisted participants in the Civil War. His older sister was the famous stage actress Jobyna Howland. As a young man, he learned to fly airplanes from the Wright Brothers! From 1909 to 1928, Howland appeared on Broadway…
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JIMMY DURANTE
February 10, 1893 James Francis Durante was born on the Lower East Side of New York City. He was the youngest of four children. His distinctive gravelly voice, New York accent, and prominent nose helped make him one of America’s most popular personalities from the 1920s through the 1970s. He often referred to his nose as ‘The…
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TV GUIDE
February 9, 1991 Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz appeared posthumously on the cover of the February 9, 1991 issue of TV Guide (issue #1976) in connection with the unauthorized bio-pic “Lucy and Desi: Before The Laughter” airing that week. Lucie and Desi Jr. felt the film was “biased” while the filmmakers contended it was “truthful”. The inside article was…
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FOREVER GIMBELS!
February 8, 1956 Gimbel Brothers was founded by Adam Gimbel opened in 1887 and went out of business in 1987. It’s New York City store opened in 1910. Their flagship store in Herald Square held a long-standing rivalry with neighbor Macy’s. Gimbels NYC store had three basement levels where customers could find deep discounts thereby…
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BELATED HONEYMOONERS IN DETROIT
February 7, 1941 BY FRANK P. GILL A handsome young Cuban troubadour, who owes his start in show business to his country’s predilection for revolutions and cuartelazos (army rebellions), and a pretty and popular film star, who has time on her hands between pictures, popped into Detroit Thursday with a sigh of relief. The troubadour,…
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JANET WALDO
February 4, 1918 Janet Marie Waldo Lee was born in Yakima, Washington. Some sources give her birth year as 1920. She attended the University of Washington, where her performances brought her to the attention of Bing Crosby. A talent scout signed Waldo for a screen test, which led to a contract with Paramount. She became best known…
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IDA LUPINO
February 4, 1914 Ida Lupino was born in Herne Hill, London, to actress Connie O’Shea and music hall comedian Stanley Lupino, a member of the theatrical Lupino family, which included Lupino Lane, a song-and-dance man. Her father, a top name in musical comedy in the UK and a member of a centuries-old theatrical dynasty, encouraged her…
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