Tag: I love lucy
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SAMMY OGG
October 30, 1939 Sammy Ogg was born on October 30, 1939 in Lexington, Virginia, although his family, including his older brother Jimmy, soon moved to California. He is best remembered by Lucy fans for playing one of the mischievous Hudson Twins on a memorable season one episode of “I Love Lucy.” He made his screen…
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HALLOWEEN SURPRISE PARTY
October 28, 1949 “Halloween Surprise Party” (aka “The Halloween Party” aka “The Surprise Halloween Party”) is episode #60 of the radio series MY FAVORITE HUSBAND broadcast on October 21, 1949, sponsored by Jell-O. This was the eighth episode of the second season of MY FAVORITE HUSBAND. There were 43 new episodes, with the season ending on June…
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THE FOOTBALL GAME
October 28, 1950 “The Football Game” (aka “The Homecoming Football Game”) is episode #103 [some sources say #102] of the radio series MY FAVORITE HUSBAND broadcast on October 281, 1950. This was the seventh episode of the third season of MY FAVORITE HUSBAND. There were 31 new episodes, with the season ending on March 31,…
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ELSA LANCHESTER
October 28, 1902 Elsa Sullivan Lanchester was born in Lewisham, London. She studied dance in Paris under Isadora Duncan, whom she disliked. When the school was discontinued due to the start of the World War I, she returned to the UK. “My parents were always a bit arty. They were ‘advanced’. They supported pacifism, vegetarianism,…
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DON GARNER
October 24, 1923 Don Garner was born Gordon Garner in Greeley, Colorado. He attended Gardena High School in Gardena, California, and Los Angeles City College. Garner appeared in a total of 37 motion pictures plus network television. During the Korean War, he traveled with actor Raymond Burr in a USO tour in the Far East. He…
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THE QUIZ SHOW
October 23, 1948 “The Quiz Show” is episode #14 of the radio series MY FAVORITE HUSBAND broadcast on October 23, 1948. Synopsis ~ Liz and George need a new dishwasher, and Cory gets them a chance to win one on the radio quiz show, “His and Hers.” This script was used as the basis for the…
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RIP MARGE CHAMPION
1919-2020 Marjorie Celeste Champion (née Belcher) was a dancer and actress. She performed as an actress and dancer in film musicals, and in 1957 had a television show based on song and dance. She made her New York stage debut in 1943. In 2001, she appeared as Emily Whitman in the Broadway revival of Follies. In 1937 she…
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HY AVERBACK
October 21, 1920 Hyman Jack Averback was an accomplished Producer / Director and Actor who was born in Minneapolis and moved to California with his family when he was 9. He graduated from the Edward Clark Academy Theater in 1938 and eventually got a job announcing at KMPC Beverly Hills before World War II. As part of…
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SAFE DRIVING WEEK
October 21, 1950 “Safe Driving Week” (aka “Safety Drive”) is episode #102 [some sources say #101] of the radio series MY FAVORITE HUSBAND broadcast on October 21, 1950. This was the sixth episode of the third season of MY FAVORITE HUSBAND. There were 31 new episodes, with the season ending on March 31, 1951. …
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