Tag: Here’s Lucy
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LIZ & THE GREEN WIG
January 20, 1950 “Liz & The Green Wig” is episode #72 of the radio series MY FAVORITE HUSBAND broadcast on January 20, 1950. Synopsis ~ George goes over Liz’s accounts and discovers that she has listed $180 for miscellaneous expenses! George decides she can eliminate the $10 a week she’s spending on her hair. Liz buys…
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ELLIOTT REID
January 16, 1920 Edgeworth Blair “Elliott” Reid was born in New York City in 1920. He attended the Professional Children’s School. In 1935, Reid debuted on the radio program “The March of Time”, which led to regular work on radio dramas during the golden age of radio. From 1937 to 1960 Reid also appeared on Broadway. In…
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LUCILLE BALL IS ON THE WARPATH
January 15, 1973 By ELAINE SHEPARD, HOLLYWOOD (WNS) Faint-hearted TV and film executives had better start circling the wagons. Lucille Ball is on the warpath. Lucy never does anything by halves, and is feisty enough to take on the whole show business establishment. She has become one of the television industry’s richest, most influential leaders,…
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LLOYD BRIDGES
January 15, 1913 Lloyd Vernet Bridges Jr. was born in San Leandro, California. His parents were both natives of Kansas, and of English ancestry. Bridges graduated from Petaluma High School in 1930. He then studied political science at UCLA. He starred in a number of television series and appeared in more than 150 feature films. He made his…
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PIANO & VIOLIN LESSONS
January 14, 1949 “Piano and Violin Lessons” (aka “Professor Krausmeyer’s Talent Scouts”) is episode #26 of the radio series MY FAVORITE HUSBAND broadcast on January 14, 1949 on the Armed Forces Radio Network. Synopsis ~ Liz takes up the piano to win a radio talent contest. To get even, George starts playing the violin. Who will…
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CHARLES NELSON REILLY
JANUARY 13, 1931 Charles Nelson Reilly II was born in the Bronx, New York. Reilly wanted to become an opera singer but abandoned this pursuit when he realized that he lacked the natural vocal talent to have a major career. Most of his early career was spent on the stage. He appeared in many Off Broadway…
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DANNY THOMAS
January 6, 1912 Danny Thomas was born Amos Muzyad Yakhoob Kairouz in Deerfield, Michigan and raised in Toledo, Ohio. His parents were from Lebanon. He attended Catholic schools and the University of Toledo. Initially, Thomas performed in nightclubs, but reached a wider audience on radio in such shows as “The Bickersons” and “The Baby Snooks Show”. His…
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IS THERE ANOTHER WOMAN?
January 6, 1950 “Is There Another Woman” (aka “The Other Woman” aka “The Question of Another Woman”) is episode #70 of the radio series MY FAVORITE HUSBAND broadcast on January 6, 1950. Synopsis ~ Liz buys a book that lists the danger signs to look out for to tell if your husband is being unfaithful,…
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FIRST BIRD LEAVES THE NEST
January 4, 1970 On January 4, 1970, Associated Press syndicated columnist Cynthia Lowry published a story about Lucille Ball’s daughter, Lucie, leaving home, with updates on Ball’s career and her show. The article is reprinted below in its entirety, with quotes from Lucille Ball in bold italics. Footnotes (bold numbers in parentheses) have been added…
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BETTY GRABLE
December 18, 1916 Elizabeth Ruth Grable was born in St. Louis, Missouri, the youngest of three children. Nicknamed ‘Betty’ as a child, she was pressured by her mother to become a performer. She was entered in multiple beauty contests, many of which she won or for which she achieved considerable attention. A 12-year-old Grable and her…
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