Tag: Here’s Lucy
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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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RIP Kaye Ballard ~ Actress and singer who guest-starred on “Here’s Lucy” in 1971 in “Lucy and Harry’s Italian Bombshell” (S4;E3). In her DVD introduction to the episode, Ballard says that at Lucille Ball’s insistence she was padded for the part and was furious about it. She says she was promised a return engagement where she…
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY DESI ARNAZ JR. ~ January 19, 1953
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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 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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ZENITH PRESENTS: A SALUTE TO TELEVISION’S 25TH ANNIVERSARY
September 10, 1972 Produced & Directed by Marty Pasetta Written by John Bradford, Lenny Weinrib, Bob Wells Cast (in alphabetical order) Judith Anderson, honoree accepting for “Hallmark Hall of Fame” Russell Arms, performer “Hit Parade” James Arness, honoree accepting for “Gunsmoke” Lucille Ball, honoree Milton Berle, honoree Sid Caesar, honoree George Chakiris, performer “Westerns” /…
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LUCY: 40 YEARS OF TELEVISION
1974 A big year for Lucille Ball. After six seasons, “Here’s Lucy” wraps up and Ball returns to movies with “Mame.” To promote the film, and her first network special, Lucille goes on a publicity tour of talk shows! “Lucy Is a Bird-Sitter” (HL S6;E15) ~ January 7, 1974 Arte Johnson plays an eccentric ornithologist,…
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LUCY: 40 YEARS OF TELEVISION
1973 Part Two ~ AUGUST to DECEMBER The sixth and final season of “Here’s Lucy” begins with guest stars Danny Thomas, Steve & Eydie, O.J. Simpson, Ed McMahon, Eddie Albert, Jackie Coogan, Andy Griffith, Joan Rivers, Foster Brooks, and Chuck Connors! “Lucy and Danny Thomas” (HL S6;E1) ~ September 10, 1973 “Here’s Lucy” opens its 6th…
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LUCY: 40 YEARS OF TELEVISION
1972 Part Two ~ AUGUST to DECEMBER Season 5 of “Here’s Lucy” begins with Lucy in a cast due to Lucille Ball’s real-life broken leg! Guest stars include Eva Gabor, Lloyd Bridges, Joe Namath, Totie Fields, Petula Clark, Ricardo Montalban, Jim Bailey, Ruth Buzzi and Donny Osmond! “Zenith Presents: A Salute to Television’s 25th Anniversary” ~…
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