Tag: Henry Fonda
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RIP MORT SAHL
1927-2021 Mort Sahl was a Canadian-born comedian, actor, and social satirist who poked fun at political and current event topics using improvised monologues and only a newspaper as a prop. He spent his early years in Los Angeles and moved to the San Francisco Bay Area where he made his professional stage debut in 1953. In 1960 he…
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LUCY IS BACK!
January 5, 1962 The January 5, 1962 issue of Life magazine featured a cover photo triptych of Lucille Ball with the text “LUCY IS BACK!” and the description “A favorite warms up for her big TV return.” The cover photo was taken by Leonard McCombe. Photographer Leonard McCombe was born on June 1, 1923 on the Isle…
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YOURS, MINE AND OURS
April 24, 1968 Producer: Robert F. Blumofe Director: Melville Shavelson Screenplay: Melville Shavelson and Mort Lachman, with story by Bob Carroll Jr. and Madelyn Davis, based on the book ‘Who Gets The Drumsticks?’ by Helen Eileen Beardsley SYNOPSIS Frank Beardsley (Henry Fonda) is a Navy Chief Warrant Officer. Helen North (Lucille Ball) is a civilian…
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A VERY LUCY CHRISTMAS
with Cary Grant and Ann Sheridan lost flashback opening for a rerun of “Lucy in Snow Valley” (LDCH S1;E5)
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RIP Peter Fonda
1940-2019 Lucille Ball and Henry Fonda, Peter’s father, were more than just frequent co-stars. When Lucille first got to Hollywood, the two actually briefly dated. Lucille Ball was the Ringmaster for CIRCUS OF THE STARS II (1977) in which Fonda did a motorcycle daredevil act, a nod to his Oscar-nominated film Easy Rider (1969). Peter…
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LUCY: 40 YEARS OF TELEVISION
1978 In 1978, Lucille Ball spends the year paying tribute to the fabulous ‘50s, Gene Kelly, Henry Fonda, Milton Berle, Bob Hope, Jimmy Stewart, CBS, General Electric, and Nashville! “TV: The Fabulous ‘50s” ~ March 3, 1978 This NBC special featured Lucille Ball talking about sitcoms. It also featured Red Skelton (on comedy), Mary Martin (on…
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LUCY & HENRY FONDA ~ Part Two
1975-1979 [For Part One – Please Click Here!] “The Dean Martin Celebrity Roast: Lucille Ball” (February 7, 1975) Director: Greg GarrisonWriters: Harry Crane, George Bloom, Tom Tenowich, Milt Rosen, Don Hinkley, Peter Gallay, Stan Burns, and Mike Marmer Starring: Lucille Ball, Henry Fonda, Dean Martin, Ginger Rogers, Gale Gordon, Vivian Vance, Bob Hope, Jack Benny, Milton Berle, Gary…
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LUCY & HENRY FONDA ~ Part One
1935-1968 Lucille Ball and Henry Fonda were more than just co-workers. When Lucy first got to Hollywood, the two actually briefly dated. Lucy remembers, “We worked long and hard, Ginger [Rogers] and I, in front of our mirrors. We used eye shadow, plenty of mascara, pancake [make-up], deep red lipstick, rouge, everything we’d been taught…
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LUCY on AMERICA ALIVE!
November 10, 1978 “America Alive!” was an hour-long NBC daytime show which featured consumer tips, relationship advice, entertainment news and reviews, and comedy, from its home studio in New York City, which resembled a Manhattan loft apartment, as well as remotes from Los Angeles. In the planning phase, the show was titled “People to People.”…
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