Tag: I love lucy
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LIZ SELLS DRESSES
October 16, 1948 “Liz Sells Dresses” is episode #13 of the radio series MY FAVORITE HUSBAND broadcast on October 16, 1948. Synopsis ~ Liz accidentally returns a dress to a more expensive store than where she bought it, and makes money on the deal. She then decides to go into business buying dresses at one store…
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FRITZ FELD
October 15, 1900 Fritz Feld was born Fritz Feilchenfeld in Berlin, Germany, in 1900. He eventually appeared in over 140 films in 72 years, both silent and sound. His trademark was to slap his mouth with the palm of his hand to create a ‘pop’ sound to indicated both his superiority and his annoyance. The first…
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DINNER FOR TWELVE
October 14, 1950 “Dinner for Twelve” (aka “Liz Cooks Dinner for Twelve”) is episode #101 [some sources say #100] of the radio series MY FAVORITE HUSBAND broadcast on October 14, 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…
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PATSY MORAN
October 13, 1905 Patsy Moran was born Adeline Alberta Moran in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She made her film debut in the Laurel and Hardy comedy Block-Heads (1938) as Lulu. She quickly followed-up with Laurel and Hardy’s Saps at Sea (1940) as a telephone switchboard operator. On radio, she portrayed boarding house owner Martha Hooper, wife of…
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BENNETT GREEN
October 13, 1904 Bennett Green was born in Jersey City, New Jersey, on October 13, 1904. He is primarily remembered as Desi Arnaz’s camera and lighting stand-in on “I Love Lucy” but also frequently appeared on camera. His first screen appearance was uncredited, in the Universal serial Raiders of Ghost City (1944). His first appearance on TV…
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CORNEL WILDE
October 13, 1912 Cornel Louis Wilde was born Kornél Lajos Weisz in Privigye, Kingdom of Hungary (now Prievidza, Slovakia) on October 13, 1912. When his family immigrated to the United States in 1920, his name was Anglicized to Cornelius Wilde. Wilde attended the City College of New York as a pre-med student, then winning a scholarship to Columbia University.…
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QUICK! WHY DO THEY LOVE LUCY?
October 13, 1952 Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz were on the cover of Quick Magazine (volume 7 #13) on October 13, 1952. The inside article was titled “Why Do They Love Lucy?” Quick Magazine was published by Cowles Magazines, Inc., from 1949 to 1953. They also published Life. Readers were encouraged to “Get Quick on your…
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PAUL DUBOV
October 10, 1918 Paul Dubov was born in Chicago, Illinois in 1918. He became a busy character actor appearing on radio, television, and films. His first film was Little Tough Guy (1938), one of the Dead End Kids movies. From 1942, he was a Universal contract player and was often found in the films of Samuel…
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