Tag: Joy of Living
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JOY OF LIVING
May 6, 1938 Directed by Tay Garnet Produced by Felix Young for RKO Radio Pictures Written by Gene Towne, Graham Baker, Allan Scott, based on an original story by Dorothy and Herbert Fields Synopsis ~ Broadway star Margaret Garrett (Irene Dunne) has spent her whole life working to support her sponging relatives. When she meets carefree Dan Webster…
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HOLLYWOOD TODAY
January 26, 1938 A strange assortment of night attire is assembled on the “Joy of Loving” [SP] set. Lucille Ball, with inch-long lashes glamorizing her eyes, is clad in a blue, fluffy negligee. Irene Dunne whose blonde hair reveals some darkness at the parting, wears a mannish-looking dressing gown. Alice Brady’s locks are enveloped in a…
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JAMES BURKE
September 24, 1886 James Burke made his stage debut in New York around 1912 and went to Hollywood in 1933. He made over 200 film appearances during his career between 1932 and 1964 including The Maltese Falcon (1948). Between 1934 and 1948, Burke did eight films with another prolific character actor, William Frawley (Fred Mertz). In…
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“The Diner”
(S3;E27 ~ April 26, 1954) Directed by William Asher. Written by Jess Oppenheimer, Madelyn Pugh, and Bob Carroll, Jr. Filmed March 18, 1954 at Ren-Mar Studios. Rating: 51.1/77 Synopsis ~ Tired of show business, Ricky suggests that the Ricardos and Mertzes go into business together. They pick a diner but then can’t agree on how to run…
Papermoon Loves Lucy 