Tag: Hedda Hopper
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LUCY DAY at the WORLD’S FAIR!
August 31, 1964 Monday, August 31, 1964, was declared Lucille Ball Day at the 1964 World’s Fair in Queens, New York. The event featured a live appearance by Ball, who spent from 10am to 6pm visiting various pavilions at the fair. At the time, Ball was about to premiere the third season of “The Lucy…
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HEDDA HOPPER
May 2, 1885 Hedda Hopper was born Elda Furry in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania. She became one of Hollywood’s most powerful and influential columnists. She appeared on “I Love Lucy” and “The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour.” Among her hundreds of films as an actress, she did two with Lucille Ball: Bunker Bean (1936) and That’s Right – You’re Wrong…
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“I Love Lucy” in Hollywood
A handy dandy guide to helping you find your favorite episode blogs here at Papermoon Loves Lucy. Click on the hyperlinks to be taken directly to that episode’s trivia, background, and bloopers. From “Ricky’s Movie Offer” to “Homecoming” – gas up the Pontiac and “California, Here We Come!” “Ricky’s Movie Offer” (S4;E6) ~ November 8, 1954 Directed…
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LUCY: 40 YEARS OF TELEVISION
1955 Part One ~ JANUARY to JUNE Season four concludes with the gang in Hollywood! “Lucy Learns To Drive” (ILL S4;E12) ~ January 4, 1955 To replace the antiquated Cadillac, Ricky buys a brand new Pontiac. Desilu had a promotional agreement with GM. This is the first non-Philip Morris sponsored episode and introduces Proctor and…
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Lucy Becomes a Reporter
S1;E17 ~ January 21, 1963 Synopsis After just three days as the fill-in society reporter for the Danfield newspaper, Lucy’s job is hanging by a thread. The only thing that will save it is an interview with a press-shy financier visiting town. Once she learns he had been Viv’s high school sweetheart, Lucy heads down…
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“The Gossip”
(S1;E24 ~ March 24, 1952) Directed by Marc Daniels. Written by Jess Oppenheimer, Madelyn Pugh, and Bob Carroll, Jr. Filmed on February 15, 1952 at General Service Studio. Synopsis ~ Lucy and Ethel bet Ricky and Fred breakfast in bed for a month that they can’t stop gossiping. Just to be sure they’ll win, the…
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“The Hedda Hopper Story”
(S4;E21 ~ March 14, 1955) Directed by William Asher. Written by Jess Oppenheimer, Madelyn Pugh, and Bob Carroll, Jr. Filmed February 3, 1955 at Ren-Mar Studios. Rating: 50.3/69 Synopsis ~ Ricky is looking for some publicity in Hollywood so he hires a publicist who concocts a stunt to get the attention of journalist Hedda Hopper. Despite the…