Tag: Don Loper
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SHEILA MACRAE
September 24, 1921 Sheila Margaret Stephens was born in London in 1921, but evacuated with her parents to Long Island, New York, in 1939, shortly before the onset of World War II. She became a naturalized US citizen in March 1959. In 1941, she married actor and singer Gordon MacRae. They often appeared on the stage…
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Ball & Bell: Lucy and the Telephone
In 1891, Lucille’s paternal grandfather Jasper becamem excited by the idea of a new discovery known as the telephone. With new found zeal he operated a primitive telephone switchboard in Busti, New York, a small community south of Buffalo. His second son, Henry (Lucille’s father) seemed to share his father’s enthusiasm for the telephone and…
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“I Love Lucy” in Hollywood
A handy dandy guide to helping you find your favorite episode blogs here at Papermoon Loves Lucy. Click on the hyperlinks to be taken directly to that episode’s trivia, background, and bloopers. From “Ricky’s Movie Offer” to “Homecoming” – gas up the Pontiac and “California, Here We Come!” “Ricky’s Movie Offer” (S4;E6) ~ November 8, 1954 Directed…
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LUCY: 40 YEARS OF TELEVISION
1955 Part One ~ JANUARY to JUNE Season four concludes with the gang in Hollywood! “Lucy Learns To Drive” (ILL S4;E12) ~ January 4, 1955 To replace the antiquated Cadillac, Ricky buys a brand new Pontiac. Desilu had a promotional agreement with GM. This is the first non-Philip Morris sponsored episode and introduces Proctor and…
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2018 Academy Award Nominees in an Alternate Lucyverse
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The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills (1955)
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In a 1955 episode of I LOVE LUCY, Lucy participated in a fashion show to help out designer Don Loper. In a 1968 episode of HERE’S LUCY, Lucy participated in a fashion show to help out her daughter Kim Carter.
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