Tag: I love lucy
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LUCY + DESI = BIG BUSINESS
April 8, 1956 Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz appeared on the cover of the New York Herald Tribune’s TV and Radio Magazine on April 8, 1956. (The remainder of the article was not available.) In this week’s listing is “Lucy Gets Homesick in Italy” (ILL S5;E22) first aired on Monday, April 9, 1956. In reality, the cast…
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MAXINE SEMON
April 8, 1909 Maxine Semon was born on April 8, 1909 in Kalamazoo, Michigan. She made her screen debut in October 1944 in one of RKO’s Edgar Kennedy short films titled “Feather Your Nest”. In 1936, Lucille Ball had appeared in one of the shorts titled “Dummy Ache”. In 1950 she made her television debut as Honeybee Gillis…
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ZIEGFELD FOLLIES
April 8, 1946 Directors: Lemuel Ayers, Roy Del Ruth. Vincente Minnelli, George Sidney, Norman Taurog, Charles Walters. Robert LewisProducer: Arthur Freed for Metro Goldwyn Mayer The shooting schedule ran between April 10 and August 18, 1944, with retakes plus additional segments filmed on December 22, 1944 and then between January 25 and February 6, 1945. The film was first proposed in…
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WALTER WINCHELL
April 7, 1897 Walter Winchell was born in New York City, the son of immigrants. He left school in the sixth grade and started performing in vaudeville as a tap dancer. Winchell served in the U.S. Navy during World War I. He began his career in journalism by posting notes about his acting troupe on backstage bulletin boards.…
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JOI LANSING
April 6, 1929 Joi Lansing was born Joy Rae Brown, in Salt Lake City, Utah. In 1940, her family moved to Los Angeles. She began modeling at the age of 14 was signed to a contract at MGM. She completed high school on the studio lot. She was noted for her pin-up photos and roles in B-movies, as well…
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EASTER BUNNIES
Easter Sunday Lucille Ball kept large white Belgian Hares ~ 1938 In this newspaper photo, the rabbits have multiplied! The Rutland (VT) Herald ~ April 2, 1938 “The Abbott and Costello Show” on NBC Radio. Abbott and Costello meet Bugs Bunny, featuring Lucille Ball ~ November 18, 1943 Indoor TV antenna were called rabbit ears for obvious…
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BEA BENADERET
April 4, 1906 Beatrice Benaderet was born on April 4, 1906, in New York City. Her first acting performance came at 11 when she portrayed a bearded old man in a school play. Benaderet made her professional theatre debut at 16 in a production of The Prince of Pilsen, and after graduating from St. Rose Academy, she…
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TV GUIDE ~ 45th ANNIVERSARY
April 4, 1998 In the April 4, 1998 issue (vol. 46, no. 14, issue #2349), TV Guide celebrated their 45th Anniversary with a border of covers. At the top center is Lucille Ball’s cover from January 12, 1957. At the bottom right is Lucille Ball and Desi Jr. on the cover of the very first…
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GENE REYNOLDS
April 4, 1923 Eugene Reynolds Blumenthal was born on April 4, 1923 in Cleveland, Ohio. He was raised in Detroit, before the family relocated to Los Angeles in 1934. He is best known for directing, producing and/or writing two hugely successful TV shows: “Lou Grant” (1977) and “M*A*S*H” (1972) which, along with his work on “Room 222″, earned him six…
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JACK CHEFE
April 1, 1894 Jack Chefé was born on April 1, 1894 in Kiev, Russian Empire. His screen acting career spanned thirty five years and nearly 400 credits, most uncredited background performances,165 as waiters! His film debut was in a 1928 silent film by Frank Capra titled That Certain Thing. He was briefly glimpsed as a…
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