Tag: Hollywood
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SORROWFUL JONES
JULY 4, 1949 Sorrowful Jones is a remake of the 1934 Shirley Temple film, Little Miss Marker. In the film, a young girl is left with the notoriously cheap Sorrowful Jones (Bob Hope) as a marker for a bet. When her father does not return, he learns that taking care of a child interferes with…
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MORONI OLSEN
June 27, 1889 Moroni Olsen was born in Ogden, Utah, to Mormon parents. During World War I, he sold war bonds for the US Navy. In 1923, Olsen organized the ‘Moroni Olsen Players’ in Ogden. He got his start on Broadway in 1920 starring as Jason (of the Argonauts) in Medea alongside “Lucy” cast member Byron Foulger. He…
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LUCY BALL HALL?
JUNE 16, 1938 Before meeting Desi Arnaz while making Too Many Girls, Lucille Ball was actually engaged to be married to divorced film director Alexander Hall, seventeen years her senior. Alexander Hall made his stage debut in 1898 at age four. He entered films in 1914 as an actor. Leaving the film industry to serve…
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The Marriage That Fooled Hollywood
June 6, 1952 On June 6, 1952, Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz appeared on the cover of TV Guide. This was 14 months before Ball and newborn Desi Jr. appeared on the first National Edition of TV Guide. The cover story is “Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz: “The Marriage that Fooled Hollywood” which refers to Lucy…
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HEDDA HOPPER
May 2, 1885 Hedda Hopper was born Elda Furry in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania. She became one of Hollywood’s most powerful and influential columnists. She appeared on “I Love Lucy” and “The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour.” Among her hundreds of films as an actress, she did two with Lucille Ball: Bunker Bean (1936) and That’s Right – You’re Wrong…
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A NIGHT TO REMEMBER
May 1, 1944 On May 1, 1944, Lucille Ball joined the cast of the Screen Guild Players to perform in the radio broadcast “A Night To Remember” based on the 1942 film of the same name. SYNOPSIS: A mystery writer and his newlywed wife move into a Greenwich Village apartment and find themselves with a corpse…
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Patti LuPone on ‘Hollywood’ costar Darren Criss, family friend Lucille Ball
Broadway Diva Patti LuPone talks about her unique connection to Lucy! Patti LuPone on ‘Hollywood’ costar Darren Criss, family friend Lucille Ball
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THE LUCY MUSEUM of ART
A look at the various paintings seen on Lucycoms! The artwork seen on Lucille Ball’s four sitcoms was coordinated by the set decorator, generally pulled from props and set stock. It was not unusual for a piece to turn up in more than one location and even on another series! Note: For this blog, we are…
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Oldest Italian restaurant in Hollywood: Miceli’s celebrates it’s 70th anniversary
Miceli’s hosted Lucille Ball when she needed to learn how to toss pizza dough for “Visitor from Italy” (ILL S6;E5) in 1956. Oldest Italian restaurant in Hollywood: Miceli’s celebrates it’s 70th anniversary