Tag: Eva Gabor
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EDDIE ALBERT
April 22, 1906 Eddie Albert was born Edward Albert Heimberger in Rock Island, Illinois, the oldest of the five children. When he was one year old, his family moved to Minneapolis, Minnesota. He studied at Central High School in Minneapolis and joined the drama club. His schoolmate Harriet Lake (later known as Ann Sothern) graduated in…
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EVA GABOR
February 11, 1919 Eva Gabor was born in Budapest, Hungary, the youngest of three sisters, Zsa Zsa, and Magda. She was the first of the sisters to immigrate to the US, shortly after her first marriage in 1937 when she was 18 years old. “I was the first actress in the family, and I am…
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GAIL BONNEY
December 15, 1901 Gail Bonney was born Goldie Bonowitz in Columbus, Ohio. She has a twin sister. Her screen career began in the late 1940s and continued for three decades. Her first screen credit came in January 1948 playing a gossipy woman (uncredited) in Slippy McGee. Bonney was seen in two 1950 films featuring Lucille Ball. …
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“Here’s Lucy” ~ Season 1
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! “Mod, Mod Lucy” (S1;E1) ~ September 23, 1968 “Lucy Visits Jack Benny” (S1;E2) ~ September 30, 1968 “Lucy the Process Server” (S1;E3) ~…
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RIP HERMAN WOUK
1915 – 2019 Herman Wouk was the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of the 1951 best-seller THE CAINE MUTINY. In 1954 he turned the book into a Broadway play titled THE CAINE MUTINY COURT-MARTIAL. A feature film followed a few months later. In “Lucy Writes A Novel” (ILL S3;E24), Lucy plans to name the sequel to her…
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LUCY: 40 YEARS OF TELEVISION
1968 Part Two ~ JULY to DECEMBER During the summer of 1968, Lucille Ball re-invents “The Lucy Show” as “Here’s Lucy,” a new sitcom co-starring Gale Gordon and her real-life children, Lucie and Desi Arnaz Jr. “Mod, Mod Lucy” (HL S1;E1) ~ September 23, 1968 This is the first and only appearance of Doris Singleton as Harry’s…
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THE LUCY LIBRARY – Volume 2
Before television and the internet were the main evening’s entertainment, there was always the option of reading a good book! Lucy and friends did their share of reading. This volume presented (mostly) in glorious color! FICTIONAL FICTIONS Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Jack Benny But Were Afraid To Ask – March 10,…
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THE SINCEREST FORM OF FLATTERY
Lucille Ball’s outrageous stunts have inspired other shows to get laughs from the same unlikely situations. These are some of my favorite Lucy inspirations (in no particular order)… WILL & GRACE (1998-2006 and 2016+) “Who’s Your Daddy?” (S9;E2 ~ October 5, 2017)Starring Debra Messing (Grace), Megan Mullalley (Karen) inspired by “The Lucy Show”“Lucy and Viv Put…
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CBS ON THE AIR: A CELEBRATION OF 50 YEARS ~ Part 1
March 26 – April 1, 1978 The origins of CBS date back to January 27, 1927, with the creation of the “United Independent Broadcasters” network. The fledgling network soon needed additional investors though, and the Columbia Phonograph Company, manufacturers of Columbia Records, rescued it in April 1927; as a result, the new network was renamed…
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