Tag: I love lucy
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LOUIS D. MERRILL
April 1, 1912 Louis Dilman Merrill was born on April 1, 1912 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. He performed in “Lux Radio Theater” as a utility supporting player in nearly every broadcast from 1937 to 1939 . He made his screen debut with an uncredited role in 1935′s The Black Room starring Boris Karloff. He made his…
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APRIL FOOL’S DAY
April 1, 1949 “April Fool’s Day” is episode #37 of the radio series MY FAVORITE HUSBAND broadcast on April 1, 1949 on the CBS radio network. Synopsis ~ As an April Fool’s joke, Liz plans to plant a lipstick-smeared handkerchief in George’s coat pocket. “My Favorite Husband” was based on the novels Mr. and Mrs.…
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TV GUIDE: 20 YEARS LATER
March 31, 1973 This issue not only marks twenty years since Lucille Ball and her son Desi Arnaz Jr. appeared on the first national edition of TV Guide, but it also marks Ball’s twenty third time appearing on the cover. She would eventually do 39 covers. The photographic portrait was done by Sherman Weisburd. Sherman…
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PEGGY REA
March 31, 1921 Margaret ‘Peggy’ Jane Rea was born in Los Angeles in 1921. Before she became an actress, Rea left UCLA to attend business school. She landed a job as a production secretary at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in the 1940s. After stage appearance as Eunice in A Streetcar Named Desire starring Uta Hagen and Anthony Quinn, she made her…
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TV GUIDE: FOUR DAYS
March 30, 1968 This is the 19th of Lucille Ball’s 39 TV Guide covers. Ball (and her infant son) appeared on the very first national issue on April 3, 1953. Mario Anthony Casilli (cover photograph) is best known for his work for Playboy magazine between 1957 and 1996. He also did many celebrity portraits for…
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FARMER IN THE DELL
March 27, 1936 Directed by Ben Holmes Screenplay by Sam Mintz and John Grey, adapted from Phil Stong’s 1935 novel of the same name. Produced by Robert Sisk for RKO Radio Pictures The film premiered at the Palace in New York City on March 6, 1936, and released widely on March 27th. Synopsis ~ A farm…
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LIZ’S RADIO SCRIPT
March 26, 1950 “Liz’s Radio Script” (aka “Liz Writes a Radio Play”) is episode #81 of the radio series MY FAVORITE HUSBAND broadcast on March 26, 1950. Synopsis ~ Liz’s entry is a finalist in a playwriting contest, and the Coopers and the Atterburys perform it on the local radio station. Note: Portions of this script…
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LUCY LOVES EASTER HATS
March 26, 1961 On March 26, 1961, Lucille Ball appeared on the cover of Family Weekly, a Sunday supplement to newspapers. The inside article by Margaret Bell was titled “Lucy Loves Easter Hats” and featured Lucy and her daughter, Lucie Arnaz, trying on various Easter hats. The article not only references Lucille’s current film The Facts…
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WILL WRIGHT
March 26, 1891 William Henry Wright was born in San Francisco, California. He was one of those familiar character actors who seems to have been born old. He specialized in playing crusty old codgers, rich skinflints, crooked small-town politicians, and the like. Wright worked as a newspaperman before beginning a career in show business. He started…
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STROTHER MARTIN
March 26, 1919 Strother Douglas Martin Jr. was born in Kokomo, Indiana. His mother’s name was Ethel! For a short time, the Martins moved to San Antonio, but soon returned to Indiana. At 17 he won the National Junior Springboard Diving Championship. He served as a swimming instructor in the Navy during World War II. …
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