Tag: Desilu
-
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…
-
ELLEN CORBY
June 3, 1911 – April 14, 1999 Ellen Hansen Corby was born in Racine, Wisconsin, in 1911, just two months before Lucille Ball. An interest in amateur theater while in high school led her to Atlantic City in 1932, where she briefly worked as a chorus girl. A year later she moved to Hollywood. She spent…
-
SID MELTON
May 22, 1917 – November 2, 2011 Sid Melton (born Sidney Meltzer) played the roles of incompetent carpenter Alf Monroe in the CBS sitcom “Green Acres” and Uncle Charlie Halper, proprietor of the Copa Club, on “The Danny Thomas Show” and its spin-offs. He appeared in about 140 film and television projects in a career that…
-
YOURS, MINE AND OURS
April 24, 1968 Producer: Robert F. Blumofe Director: Melville Shavelson Screenplay: Melville Shavelson and Mort Lachman, with story by Bob Carroll Jr. and Madelyn Davis, based on the book ‘Who Gets The Drumsticks?’ by Helen Eileen Beardsley SYNOPSIS Frank Beardsley (Henry Fonda) is a Navy Chief Warrant Officer. Helen North (Lucille Ball) is a civilian…
-
RIP Gene Reynolds
1923-2020 Although best known as the six-time Emmy-winning Producer of “M*A*S*H” (1972-83), he was also an actor who played the role of Mr. Taylor, who rents the Ricardo apartment when they move to Connecticut in “Lucy Hates To Leave” (S6;E16 ~ February 4, 1957). His wife (who wanted to cut the legs off Lucy’s new sofa)…
-
The 2020 Best Picture Oscar Nominees from Desilu Studios
-
The same TV Guide issue with Lucille Ball kept popping up on The Andy Griffith Show
The Queen of Comedy had more TV Guide covers than any other performer! This one turned up frequently on “The Andy Griffith Show.” The same TV Guide issue with Lucille Ball kept popping up on The Andy Griffith Show
-
A VERY LUCY CHRISTMAS
with Cary Grant and Ann Sheridan lost flashback opening for a rerun of “Lucy in Snow Valley” (LDCH S1;E5)
-
RIP Michael J. Pollard
1939-2019 Oscar nominated actor Michael J. Pollard has died at age 80. He was born in 1939 in Passaic, New Jersey. In addition to his many film and television credits, he was the original Hugo Peabody in Broadway’s BYE BYE BIRDIE in 1960. In January 1964, he appeared as Ted Mooney, son of Gale Gordon’s…
-
Lucie Arnaz Gives Back to Students in Musical Theater
Just as her mother continued the RKO tradition of training with the Desilu Workshop, Lucie Arnaz is mentoring up-and-coming musical theatre artists and has founded an awards program for them in California. Brava, Lucie! Lucie Arnaz Gives Back to Students in Musical Theater
Papermoon Loves Lucy 