Tag: Here’s Lucy
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ALAN HALE JR.
March 8, 1921 Alan Hale Jr. was born Alan Hale MacKahan in Los Angeles to character actor Rufus Edward MacKahan, who used the stage name Alan Hale, and silent film actress Gretchen Hartman. His television career spanned four decades, but he was best known for his co-starring role as Captain Jonas Grumby (The Skipper) on the 1960s series…
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ED McMAHON
March 6, 1923 Edward Leo Peter McMahon Jr. was born in Detroit, Michigan. He was best remembered as the announcer / sidekick of Johnny Carson on “The Tonight Show” but he was also a game show host, comedian, actor, singer, and product spokesperson. His first television experience was as the local host of “The Philadelphia Story” in 1950, quickly…
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DON’T TELL THE WIFE
March 5, 1937 Directed by Christy CabanneProduced by Samuel J. Briskin and Robert Sisk Screenplay by Nat Perrin, based on the play Once Over Lightly by George Holland Filmed late November to Early December 1936 at RKO Studios World Premiere February 18, 1937 in New York City Released wide on March 5, 1937 CAST Lucille Ball (Annie Howell, secretary to Mr. Winthrop) this…
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TV GUIDE: LUCY’S KIDS
March 1, 1969 For its March 1st, 1969 cover, TV Guide (volume 17, #9) ran a color photo of Lucy with her children, Desi Arnaz Jr. and Lucie Arnaz. The cover photo is by John Engstead. John Engstead (1909-1983) was an was born in California, and began his career in 1926 when he was hired…
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ELIZABETH TAYLOR
February 27, 1932 Elizabeth Rosemond Taylor was born on February 27, 1932, in Hampstead Garden Suburb, London. She received dual British-American citizenship at birth, as her parents were United States citizens. The family lived in London during Taylor’s childhood. In early 1939, the Taylors returned to the United States due to fear of impending war in Europe. In California, Taylor’s…
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ROBERT ALDA
February 26, 1914 Robert Alda was born Alfonso Giuseppe Giovanni Roberto D’Abruzzo in New York City to Italian-American immigrants. He began his performing career as a singer and dancer in vaudeville after winning a talent contest, and moved on to burlesque. His professional surname derives from the first two letters of each of his first name and…
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TONY RANDALL
February 26, 1920 Anthony “Tony” Randall was born Aryeh Leonard Rosenberg to a Jewish family in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He is best known for his role as Felix Unger in a television adaptation of the 1965 play The Odd Couple by Neil Simon. In a career spanning about six decades, Randall received six Golden Globe Award nominations and six…
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JACKIE GLEASON
February 26, 1916 Jackie Gleason was born as Herbert Walton Gleason Jr. but baptized as John Herbert Gleason. He was born at 364 Chauncey Street in Brooklyn, an address he later used for Ralph and Alice Kramden on his iconic series “The Honeymooners.” For most of the 1940s Gleason appeared on Broadway, featured in Keep…
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MILTON FROME
February 24, 1909 Milton Frome was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1909. Frome made his first screen appearance in the short Daredevil O’Dare in 1934. His first feature was in 1939′s Ride ‘Em Cowgirl. His first television appearance (of many) was a 1950 episode of “The Chevrolet Tele-Theatre” titled “Once A Gentleman”. He played Sam Carter, the object of…
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MARC LAWRENCE
February 17, 1910 Marc Lawrence was born Max Goldsmith in New York City. He has also been credited as F. A. Foss, Marc Laurence and Marc C. Lawrence. He participated in plays in school, then attended the City College of New York. In 1930, he received a two-year scholarship to the repertory theater operated by Eva Le…
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