Tag: Here’s Lucy
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ANN-MARGRET: FROM HOLLYWOOD WITH LOVE
December 6, 1969 on CBS Produced by Alan Carr, Burt Rosen, David Winters, Roger Smith (husband of Ann-Margret) Directed & Choreographed by David Winters Written by Bill Angelos, Buz Kohan, Gail Parent, Kenny Solms CAST Ann-Margret (Herself / Autograph Annie) is one of Hollywood’s most enduring sex symbols, singers, and actors. Born in Sweden in…
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CIRCUS BALL
In 1977, Lucille Ball acted as Ringmaster for CBS’s second annual “Circus of the Stars.” On screen, however, Lucy was a one-woman circus star, performing virtually all the acts found under the big top on her four television series, various specials, several films, and even in real life! Here’s a look at her moments of…
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LUCY THE SPORTS FAN
In both her personal life and her screen roles, Lucy was always a sports fan! “The Bob Hope Buick Sports Award Show” February 15, 1961 on NBC Produced by: Jack Hope, Bob’s younger brother. He died 18 months after this special aired. Directed by: Jack Shea Written by: Mort Lachman, Bill Larkin, Lester White, John…
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August 6 ~ Happy Birthday Lucy!
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THE LUCY LIBRARY – Volume 2
Before television and the internet were the main evening’s entertainment, there was always the option of reading a good book! Lucy and friends did their share of reading. This volume presented (mostly) in glorious color! FICTIONAL FICTIONS Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Jack Benny But Were Afraid To Ask – March 10,…
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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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LUCY’S BICENTENNIAL MINUTE
November 28, 1974 “The Bicentennial Minutes” Premiering July 4, 1974, the CBS series consisted of 732 one-minute programs, each recounting an authenticated piece of American history – everything from the momentous to the obscure. Each dealt with something that happened exactly 200 years earlier on the same date as the broadcast. The series was originally…
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LUCY & CHER… AND OTHER FANTASIES
April 3, 1979 Directed by Art Fisher Written by Buz Kohan, Arthur Sellers, Patricia Resnick, Cher Choreography by Joe Layton Cher (Cher) was born Cherilyn Sarkisian in 1946 and has gone on to be one of entertainments most enduring celebrities. She has been seen on Broadway, in films (winning an Oscar in 1987), on television…