Tag: Jamestown NY
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LUCY LIKES ADVENTURE! May 23, 1938 Girl Once Selected as Ziegfeld Beauty Is Skillful Flyer – Using Own Airplane She Saved Boy From Icy Lake and Has Shot Crocodiles From the Air By MONROE LATHROP, Special Correspondent of the St. Louis (MO) Globe-Democrat HOLLYWOOD, CAL. – “I was with Ziegfeld.” That brief sentence helped Lucille…
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DESIREE ‘DEDE’ BALL
September 21, 1892 Desiree Evelyn Hunt was born on September 21, 1892 in Jamestown, New York. Her ancestors were mostly English, but a few were Scottish, French, and Irish. Some were among the earliest settlers in the original thirteen colonies, including Elder John Crandall of Westerly, Rhode Island, and Edmund Rice, an early emigrant from England…
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LUCY & ME!
or HOW I BECAME A LUCILLE BALL SUPERFAN I was born on February 14, 1962, at 10:40am. While my mother was in labor, many of the hospital televisions were diverting patients with a re-run of “I Love Lucy”. (Exactly which episode remains a mystery I have yet to solve.) Seven months later, Lucille Ball made a…
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The International Motion Picture Almanac 1937-38 Lucille Ball told producers she was born in Butte, Montana, because she thought it sounded more interesting than Jamestown, New York. She started making movies in 1933 (without screen credit) in “The Bowery” for United Artists. Also in the film were Irving Bacon, who would later appear as Ethel…
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“The Passports”
(S5;E11 ~ December 19, 1955) Directed by James V. Kern. Written by Jess Oppenheimer, Madelyn Pugh, Bob Carroll, Jr., Bob Schiller, and Bob Weiskopf. Filmed November 17, 1955. Rating: 44.2/62 Based on Lucy’s radio show “My Favorite Husband” #121 broadcast in March 1951, also titled "The Passports.” Synopsis: Getting ready to go to Europe, Lucy can’t…
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“The Saxophone”
(S2;E2 ~ September 22, 1952) Directed by William Asher. Written by Jess Oppenheimer, Madelyn Pugh and Bob Carroll, Jr. Filmed June 6, 1952 at General Service Studios. Rating: 67.5/65 Synopsis ~ When Ricky won’t take Lucy on tour, she dig out her saxophone in order to join the band! When that doesn’t work, she tries…
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“California, Here We Come!”
(S4;E13 ~ January 10, 1955) Directed by William Asher. Written by Jess Oppenheimer, Madelyn Pugh, and Bob Carroll, Jr. Filmed on November 10, 1954 at Ren-Mar Studios. It was the 110th episode filmed. Rating: 50.1/65 Synopsis ~ Just as the foursome are ready to leave for Hollywood, Lucy’s mother suddenly shows up and wants to go, too! This…
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“Housewarming”
(S6;E23 ~ April 1, 1957) Directed by William Asher. Written by Madelyn Martin, Bob Carroll, Jr., Bob Schiller, and Bob Weiskopf. Filmed on February 28, 1957 at Ren-Mar Studios. Rating: 45.1/62 Synopsis ~ When Ethel and Betty Ramsey become chums, Lucy feels left out until she mistakenly thinks that they are throwing them a housewarming party. To bring…
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“Lucy Becomes a Sculptress”
(S2;E15 ~ January 12, 1953) Directed by William Asher. Written by Jess Oppenheimer, Madelyn Davis, and Bob Carroll Jr. Filmed November 7, 1952 at General Service Studios. This was the 15th episode to be filmed. Rating: 66.6/88 This episode is based on Lucy’s radio show, “My Favorite Husband” episode #99, “Liz Becomes a Sculptress” broadcast October…