Tag: Frank J. Scannell
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FRANK J. SCANNELL
May 7, 1903 Frank J. Scannell was born on May 7, 1903 in Boston, Massachusetts, as Francis J. Scannell. He was 18 years old when he began his career as a tap dancer and singer at a Chicago speakeasy owned by Al Capone who was his first boss in 1922. He made his screen debut in…
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BEAUTY INTO BUFFOON
February 18, 1952 Queen Elizabeth is on the cover of the February 18, 1952 issue of LIFE magazine, with an inside article about Lucille Ball. HM Queen Elizabeth II ascended the throne on February 6, 1952, after the death of her father King George VI. Her official coronation was held on June 2, 1953. It was…
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LUCY’S OPENING NIGHTS!
In 1962 & 1963, CBS launched their new season with a televised special celebrating their programming! CBS’s Opening Night September 24, 1962 Jack Webb (Host) “Dragnet” Hank Simms, Announcer Sunday “College Bowl” “The Twentieth Century” with Walter Cronkite “Password” “Lassie” “The Ed Sullivan Show” (clip promoting 15th season) “Dennis the Menace” (scene starring Jay North and…
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“The Ballet”
(S1;E19 ~ February 18, 1952) Directed by Marc Daniels. Written by Jess Oppenheimer, Madelyn Pugh, and Bob Carroll, Jr. Filmed on January 11, 1952 at General Service Studios. Rating: 53.9/73 Synopsis ~ Ricky is putting together a cavalcade of show business and needs a pair of burlesque comics and a ballet dancer. Naturally, Lucy thinks she’s…
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