Tag: I love lucy
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JACK RICE
May 14, 1893 Jack Rice was born as Earl Clifford Rice in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He became a comic actor with thin a pencil-thin moustache and was the best-known of Edgar Kennedy’s brother-in-laws in his short comedy series. He was also a regular on the ‘Blondie’ series of films in the 1940s. After a brief…
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FRED SHERMAN
May 14, 1905 Fred Sherman was born as Clarence E. Kolegraff in South Dakota. He began his career in tent shows and vaudeville. He made his screen debut in 1942′s Too May Women (not to be confused with Too Many Girls), playing Charlie Blakewell. That same year he appeared with William Frawley (aka Fred Mertz) in…
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JAMES FLAVIN
May 14, 1906 James William Flavin Jr. was born in Portland, Maine. Flavin was a graduate of the United States Military Academy, where he played football. Flavin worked his way across the country in stock productions and tours, arriving in Los Angeles around 1932. He made his screen debut in a leading role in 1932′s The…
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NUMEROLOGY
May 14, 1950 “Numerology” is episode #88 of the radio series MY FAVORITE HUSBAND broadcast on May 14, 1950. Synopsis ~ Mr. Curry, George and Liz’s landlord, is raising the rent, supposedly on instructions from his late wife, Bernice. Liz figures that she can fix things with a crooked Ouija Board. Notes: This program was a…
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ANNIVERSARY PRESENTS
May 13, 1949 “Anniversary Presents” (aka “Tenth Anniversary Presents”) is episode #43 of the radio series MY FAVORITE HUSBAND broadcast on May 13, 1949 on the CBS radio network. Synopsis ~ George and Mr. Atterbury buy presents for their wives, and Iris’s present, a mink coat, is delivered to Liz’s house by mistake. This episode was…
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BYRON KANE
May 9, 1923 Byron Kane was born as Byron Harold Kaplan in St. Albans, Vermont. He served in the US Special Services during World War II. On radio, he was the droll announcer for “The Story Lady” series as well as “Tales of the Texas Rangers.” He made his film debut as a reporter (uncredited) in Orson…
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EDITH MEISER
May 9, 1898 Edith Meiser was born on May 9, 1898 in Detroit, Michigan. She was an actress and an author who wrote mystery novels, stage plays, and numerous radio dramas. She is perhaps best known for bringing adaptations of Sherlock Holmes stories to radio in the 1930s. Lucy fans will remember her as Phoebe Littlefield…
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PEOPLE: LUCY 1911-1989
May 8, 1989 On May 8, 1989, People Weekly (vol. 31, no. 18) dedicated its cover to the late Lucille Ball (1911-1989). The cover photograph is by Neal Peters. QUIZ: Name the above episodes! Which is not from “I Love Lucy”? Which classic “Lucy” moment is missing from this collage? In the beginning… The movie years…. Broadway at…
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FRANK J. SCANNELL
May 7, 1903 Frank J. Scannell was born on May 7, 1903 in Boston, Massachusetts, as Francis J. Scannell. He was 18 years old when he began his career as a tap dancer and singer at a Chicago speakeasy owned by Al Capone who was his first boss in 1922. He made his screen debut in…
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THE HEALTH FARM
May 7, 1950 “The Health Farm” is episode #87 of the radio series MY FAVORITE HUSBAND broadcast on May 7, 1950. Synopsis ~ Liz and Iris are fed up with their husbands taking them for granted, so they check in to a fat farm. This episode features elements that later went into the “I Love Lucy” episodes “The Diet” (ILL…
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