Tag: Frank Swertlow
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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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CHATTING WITH SWERTLOW
August 2, 1973 BY FRANK SWERTLOW Lucille Ball, the biggest star in the history of television, sits in her spacious Beverly Hills home chatting about her career. Suddenly, almost in mid-sentence, she is interrupted by a loud knock at her front door. Then another. And another. “That’s just a fan,” said Miss Ball calmly. “Just…
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