Tag: France
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MAURICE CHEVALIER
September 12, 1888 Maurice Chevalier was born on September 12, 1888 in Paris. He started in show business in 1901. He was singing at a café when it was suggested he audition for a local musical. He got the part. Chevalier made a name as a mimic and a singer. In 1909, he became the partner of…
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CHARLES BOYER
August 28, 1899 Charles Boyer was born in Figeac, Lot, France, the son of a merchant. Boyer was a shy, small town boy who discovered the movies and theatre at the age of eleven. He performed comic sketches for soldiers while working as a hospital orderly during World War I. In 1920 in Paris, his quick memory…
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“Lucy’s Bicycle Trip”
(S5;E24 – April 23, 1956) Directed by James V. Kern. Written by Jess Oppenheimer, Madelyn Pugh, Bob Carroll, Jr., Bob Schiller, and Bob Weiskopf. Filmed March 22, 1956 at Ren-Mar Studios. Synopsis ~ When leaving Italy for France, Lucy has her heart set on biking across the border, until she can’t find her passport! Lucy has…
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“Paris at Last”
(S5;E18 ~ February 27, 1956) Directed by James V. Kern. Written by Jess Oppenheimer, Madelyn Pugh, Bob Carroll, Jr., Bob Schiller, and Bob Weiskopf. Filmed on January 12, 1956 at Ren-Mar Studios. Rating: 49.7/67 Synopsis ~ Lucy is finally in Paris and wants to do typical tourist things… like buying forged paintings, eating snails, and passing counterfeit francs!…
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“Lucy Meets Charles Boyer”
(S5;E19 ~ March 5, 1956) Directed by James V. Kern. Written by Jess Oppenheimer, Madelyn Pugh, Bob Carroll, Jr., Bob Schiller, and Bob Weiskopf. Filmed on January 19, 1956 at Ren-Mar Studios. Rating: 50.4/68 Synopsis ~ Just because Lucy has left Hollywood, doesn’t mean that she won’t be wreaking havoc in the lives of celebrities. In…