Tag: Desilu
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BESS FLOWERS
November 23, 1898 Bess Flowers was known as “The Queen of the Hollywood Extras," appearing in more than 950 films and television shows in her 41-year career. Born in Sherman, Texas, Flowers’ film debut came in 1923, when she appeared in Hollywood. She made three films that year, and then began working extensively. Many of her appearances…
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ELEANOR AUDLEY
November 19, 1905 Eleanor Audley was born Eleanor Zellman in Newark, New Jersey. Audley was a New York born actress who performed in eight Broadway plays between 1926 and 1944. She began using the last name Audley before 1940. On radio, she appeared in several episodes of Lucille Ball’s “My Favorite Husband,” such as “The Mother-in-Law” (1949), “George is Messy”…
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SHIRLEY MITCHELL
November 4, 1919 Shirley Mitchell was born in Toledo, Ohio, on November 4, 1919. She started her acting career on radio in Chicago but soon moved to Los Angeles. Mitchell was a regular on radio in series such as “Fibber McGee and Molly” and “The Great Gildersleeve”. She became friends with Lucille Ball in the late 1940s…
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LUCY & DESI: DIVORCED!
October 16, 1944 On this date in 1944, Lucille Desiree Ball was granted a divorce from Desiderio Alberto Arnaz in a Los Angeles Superior court. The two had separated on September 6, 1944. Ball’s mother, Desiree “Dede” Ball, was in court to substantiate Lucille’s accusations. Arnaz was then in the military, serving as a Staff…
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PAUL DUBOV
October 10, 1918 Paul Dubov was born in Chicago, Illinois in 1918. He became a busy character actor appearing on radio, television, and films. His first film was Little Tough Guy (1938), one of the Dead End Kids movies. From 1942, he was a Universal contract player and was often found in the films of Samuel…
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LIFE: 30 MILLION DOLLAR GAMBLE
October 6, 1958 The October 6, 1958 (volume 45, #14) issue of LIFE included a multi-page article about Lucy and Desi’s purchase of RKO Studios. In the above photo Desi clutches a book about famous novelists. Desilu Playhouse developed teleplays based on many great works of literature. The cover photo featured France Nuyen, star of…
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MY THREE SONS at 60!
September 29, 1960 “My Three Sons” was a situation comedy produced at Desilu Studios. It premiered on ABC TV on September 29, 1960 and finished its first run on April 13, 1972, with 380 episodes making it the second-longest running live-action sitcom in TV history after “The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriett” (1952-66). Seasons 1 through…
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PHIL ARNOLD
September 15, 1909 Philip Arnold was a prolific character actor born on September 15, 1909 in Hackensack, New Jersey. He appeared in approximately 200 films and television shows between 1938 and 1968 – in bit parts most of the time. Perhaps most famously, Arnold was a regular in the “Three Stooges” movies doing six films…
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PAUL HARVEY
September 10, 1882 Paul Harvey was born as Roy Paul Harvey on September 10, 1882 in Sandwich, Illinois. He starred on Broadway in The Awful Truth (1922, above left with Bruce McRae and Ina Claire) and repeated his role in the film in in 1929, which is now presumed lost, although it was remade twice (without…
Papermoon Loves Lucy 