Tag: Gale Gordon
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Lucy’s Toy Chest!
Even when Little Ricky wasn’t on screen, you knew there was a child in the Ricardo home by the toys! Toys also found their way into the Carmichael and Barker houses, both of which had children living there. Even Lucy Carter, mother of teenagers, managed to play with toys once in a while. Here’s a…
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RIP ARTE JOHNSON
1929-2019 Arte Johnson aka Arthur Stanton Eric Johnson was an actor and writer, known for his comic roles in film and television, primarily on “Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In” (1967-71). He worked with Lucille Ball several times during his career. Here are some highlights: HERE’S LUCY: “Lucy Is a Bird-Sitter” ~ January 7, 1974 Arte Johnson played an eccentric…
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RIP STANLEY DONEN
1924-2019 Stanley Donen was the film director and choreographer responsible for two of Hollywood’s biggest hit musicals, Singin’ in the Rain (1950), and On the Town (1949). On Broadway, he was in the chorus of Best Foot Forward (1941) and when MGM acquired the screen rights he was chosen as Assistant Choreographer, working with LUCILLE BALL, who played…
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Attention Academy Members!For Your Consideration: STAN & OLLIE 2 Comedy Legends / 1 Legendary Comedy Team
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LIGHTS! CAMERA! LUCY!
A glimpse behind the camera during Lucille Ball’s 40 years on television. The Studio The Audience Welcome & Warm-Up “The Lucy Show” The Scenery “First Stop” (ILL S4;E14) 1955 Design for “Here’s Lucy” Hair, Make-Up & Wardrobe! Hal King designing frozen Lucy for “The Freezer” (ILL S1;E29), 1952 “Hollywood at Last!” (ILL S4;E16), 1955 Lucille Ball’s hairstylist…
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LUCY: 40 YEARS OF TELEVISION
1986 Lucille Ball is convinced by Aaron Spelling to give series television one last attempt with “Life With Lucy.” The series is cancelled after eight episodes. Lucy is devastated. “AFI Achievement Award: A Tribute to Billy Wilder” ~ March 6, 1986 Lucille Ball is one of the many guests paying tribute to the filmmaker. Jack Lemmon…
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LUCY is BACK ON BROADWAY!
As a character in the new Broadway musical The Cher Show! According to The Hollywood Reporter: “Among the show’s nuttier moments is an encounter with Lucille Ball, when Cher is concerned about how the American public will react to her separation from Sonny Bono (Jarrod Spector) after he has worked her to exhaustion and shafted…
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RIP Ken Berry ~ Actor, singer, dancer. While Lucille Ball by no means ‘discovered’ Berry, she was instrumental in kick-starting his TV career. When he was performing in “The Billie Barnes Revue,” Ball offered him a job at Desilu for $50 a week in her Desilu Workshop. He made his TV debut in a 1960…
Papermoon Loves Lucy 