Tag: I love lucy
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WILLIAM R. HAMEL
March 14, 1906 William R. Hamel was born in Pennsylvania in 1906. He is best known as the first Maître d’ at the Tropicana on “I Love Lucy.” He made his screen debut in the 1948 short Big Sister Blues. The following year he was featured in Streets of Laredo (1949) starring William Holden. He made…
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FRANK WILCOX
March 13, 1907 Frank Reppy Wilcox was born in De Soto, Missouri, although he was raised primarily in Atchison, Kansas. He attended the University of Kansas in Lawrence, Kansas, for a year, where he was a fraternity brother of newsman John Cameron Swayze. He graduated in 1933 from St. Benedict’s College in Atchison. Wilcox came to California in…
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BOB WEISKOPF
March 13, 1914 Bob Weiskopf was born in Chicago, Illinois. He became an Emmy-winning writer and producer for television. At the start of World War II, he moved in with writer Jess Oppenheimer, who 13 years later would hire him to write for “I Love Lucy". Weiskopf was hired to write radio comedy for the legendary comedian…
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CHARITY REVUE
March 11, 1949 “Charity Revue” (aka “Red Cross Benefit Revue”) is episode #34 of the radio series MY FAVORITE HUSBAND broadcast on March 11, 1949 on the CBS radio network. Synopsis ~ Mr. Atterbury asks George to work up a song and dance routine for the local Red Cross Charity Review. At the same time Liz’s…
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WOMEN’S RIGHTS ~ PART 2
March 12, 1950 “Women’s Rights – Part 2” (aka “Equal Rights Role Reversal”) is episode #79 of the radio series MY FAVORITE HUSBAND broadcast on March 12, 1950. Synopsis ~ Liz and Iris have bet George and Rudolph that they can hold down a job, and the boys have bet the girls that they can take…
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CHICAGO SUNDAY TRIBUNE
March 8, 1953 This full page photo is from the Picture Section of the Sunday Chicago Tribune on March 8, 1953. Interestingly, there is no story within, just the photo. The description misspells the named Riccardo. This is understandable since most viewers would not have seen the name in print, just heard it spoken on television. …
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DON’T TELL THE WIFE
March 5, 1937 Directed by Christy CabanneProduced by Samuel J. Briskin and Robert Sisk Screenplay by Nat Perrin, based on the play Once Over Lightly by George Holland Filmed late November to Early December 1936 at RKO Studios World Premiere February 18, 1937 in New York City Released wide on March 5, 1937 CAST Lucille Ball (Annie Howell, secretary to Mr. Winthrop) this…
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WOMEN’S RIGHTS ~ PART 1
March 5, 1950 “Women’s Rights – Part 1” (aka “Liz Promotes Equal Rights for Women”) is episode #78 of the radio series MY FAVORITE HUSBAND broadcast on March 5, 1950. Synopsis ~ Liz and Iris start a campaign for equal rights, so George and Rudolph take them out to dinner but insist they pay their own check. With…
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THE PASSPORTS
March 3, 1951 “The Passports” (aka “Passport Trouble”) is episode #121 of the radio series MY FAVORITE HUSBAND broadcast on March 3, 1951. Synopsis ~ Liz is all set to get her passport and join George on a trip to Paris, until she discovers that the Hall of Records has no record of her birth! Note: This…
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MARGIE LISZT
March 2, 1909 Margie Liszt was born on March 2, 1909 in New York City, New York. She was sometimes billed as Marjorie Liszt. She made her screen debut as an uncredited background performer in Life With Blondie (1945). She followed up with Blondie’s Lucky Day in 1946. She made 37 television and movie appearances…
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