Tag: Ed Wynn
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REMINISCING
August 14, 1977 By Frank Swertlow, Chicago Daily News BEVERLY HILLS – During the first years of television, Ed Wynn, the radio and stage comic, was trying to break into television with a half-hour comedy on CBS. (1) One night, he invited a couple of second echelon performers to make an appearance: a comedienne, known…
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LIZ & THE GREEN WIG
January 20, 1950 “Liz & The Green Wig” is episode #72 of the radio series MY FAVORITE HUSBAND broadcast on January 20, 1950. Synopsis ~ George goes over Liz’s accounts and discovers that she has listed $180 for miscellaneous expenses! George decides she can eliminate the $10 a week she’s spending on her hair. Liz buys…
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TOO MANY TELEVISION SETS
October 14, 1949 “Too Many Television Sets” (aka “Liz and George Order a Television Set” aka “Television”) is episode #58 of the radio series MY FAVORITE HUSBAND broadcast on October 14, 1949. This was the sixth episode of the second season of MY FAVORITE HUSBAND. There were 43 new episodes, with the season ending on…
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BALL and BERLE are BACK!
September 12, 1952 TV GUIDE ~ Volume 5, #37 This pre-national TV Guide for the New York region chose to colorize the photograph on the cover, which is a composite shot of Lucille Ball and Milton Berle, not one posed together. New York being the most important of the television markets, an attractive color cover…
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LUCILLE BALL: A Life on TV
1949-1989 Lucille Ball performed in nearly every aspect of show business, but television was the medium on which she left her mark. From the late 1940s until her death on April 26, 1989, Lucille Ball lit up television screens worldwide with her talent. Below I’ve selected one program from each calendar year she was on…
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LUCY: 40 YEARS OF TELEVISION
1947-1950 Before the October 15, 1951 premiere of “I Love Lucy,” radio personality and movie star Lucille Ball made a select few appearances on the brand new medium of television. “Pantomime Quiz Time” ~ December 1947 Lucille Ball’s first time on the new medium of television was on “Pantomime Quiz Time” hosted by Mike Stokey. At the…
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CIRCUS BALL
In 1977, Lucille Ball acted as Ringmaster for CBS’s second annual “Circus of the Stars.” On screen, however, Lucy was a one-woman circus star, performing virtually all the acts found under the big top on her four television series, various specials, several films, and even in real life! Here’s a look at her moments of…