Tag: Here’s Lucy
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CESAR ROMERO
February 15, 1907 Cesar Julio Romero Jr. was born in New York City to Cuban Parents. He grew up in Bradley Beach, New Jersey, and was educated at Bradley Beach Elementary School and Asbury Park High School. He appeared on Broadway in the 1929 to 1932, before moving to Hollywood. His first film role was in The…
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LUCY & THE PRESIDENTS
Presidents’ Day On a November 1, 1971 episode of “Here’s Lucy”, When Lucy asks Harry to move up payday to Tuesday, he replies “Not a chance! They can shove Washington’s birthday anywhere they want to, but my payday remains Friday.” In June 1968, a bill was enacted that consolidated Washington and Lincoln’s birthdays into one…
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JACK BENNY
February 14, 1894 Jack Benny was born Benjamin Kublesky in Chicago, Illinois, on Valentine’s Day 1894. He had a successful vaudeville career, and an even greater career on radio with “The Jack Benny Program” which also became a successful television show. Benny was a Beverly Hills neighbor of Lucille Ball’s and the two were off-screen…
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TENNESSEE ERNIE FORD
February 13, 1919 Ernest Jennings Ford (known professionally as Tennessee Ernie Ford) was born in Bristol, Tennessee. He was a singer and television host who enjoyed success performing country and Western, pop, and gospel music. He was known for his rich bass-baritone voice and down-home humor. He is remembered for his hit recordings of “The Shotgun Boogie”…
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LUCY’S ‘PARACHUTE’ FAILS TO OPEN!
February 12, 1941 The RKO film Parachute Battalion was released on September 12, 1941, directed by Leslie Goodwins and starring Robert Preston, Edmond O’Brien, Harry Carey, and Buddy Ebsen. Lucille Ball was NOT cast. The role went to Nancy Kelly, who married Edmond O’Brien just a week after this item was published. The movie was filmed on…
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EVA GABOR
February 11, 1919 Eva Gabor was born in Budapest, Hungary, the youngest of three sisters, Zsa Zsa, and Magda. She was the first of the sisters to immigrate to the US, shortly after her first marriage in 1937 when she was 18 years old. “I was the first actress in the family, and I am…
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LYLE TALBOT
February 8, 1902 Lyle Talbot was born Lysle Francis Henderson in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, although he was raised in Brainard, Nebraska. He left home at 17, and began his career as a magician’s assistant. He went to Hollywood in 1931 and became a contract player at Warners. “You have no idea what it was like to be…
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VICTOR BUONO
February 3, 1938 Victor Charles Buono was born in San Diego, California. His grandmother was a vaudeville performer who taught him songs and recitations to perform for visitors. He was best known for playing the villain King Tut on the TV series “Batman” and Edwin Flagg in the film What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962), which earned him Oscar…
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BRUCE GORDON
February 1, 1916 Bruce Gordon was born Boris Benjamin Grabowsky in Fitchburg, Massachusetts. He is best known for playing gangster Frank Nitti in the Desilu television series The Untouchables (1959-63). His acting career ranged over a half century and included stage, movies, and the small screen. His first appearance on Broadway was in 1937 in the…
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DONALD BRIGGS
January 28, 1911 Donald Preston Briggs was born in Chicago, Illinois. On radio, he was a regular in “Death Valley Days”, “FBI in Peace and War”, "Perry Mason”, “Welcome Valley” and the title role in “Frank Merriwell”, which led to his first film, playing Frank Merriwell in the 1936 Universal serial “The Adventures of Frank Merriwell.”…
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