Tag: George Reeves
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GEORGE REEVES
January 5, 1914 George Reeves was born George Keefer Brewer in Woolstock, Iowa. He is best known for his role as Superman in the television program “Adventures of Superman” (1952-58). His birth date is often listed as April 5, 1914, but that was born only five months after his parents’ wedding and it was not until adulthood that…
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LUCY & GONE WITH THE WIND
In one of the biggest publicity stunts in Hollywood history, over 1,400 actresses were considered for the role of Scarlett O’Hara in MGM’s Gone With The Wind. Producer David O. Selznick had the rights to the book, but did not have the money to make it. To keep interest alive in the project during pre-production,…
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“Lucy and Superman”
(S6;E13 ~ January 14, 1957) Directed by James V. Kern. Written by Madelyn Martin, Bob Carroll, Jr., Bob Schiller and Bob Weiskopf. Filmed November 15, 1956 at Ren-Mar Studios. Rating: 48.1/65 Synopsis ~ In order not to disappoint her son, Lucy pretends to be the Man of Steel at Little Ricky’s birthday party when the ‘real’…