Tag: Kathleen Freeman
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AL LEWIS
April 30, 1923 (or 1910) Al Lewis was born Alexander Meister on April 30th in New York City; the son of a house painter from Minsk, and a garment worker from the Russian Empire. He had two brothers; Phillip and Henry. The year of his birth was generally accepted to be 1923, but could be…
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KATHLEEN FREEMAN
February 17, 1919 Kathleen Freeman was born in Chicago. She began her career as a child, dancing in her parents’ vaudeville act. After studying music at UCLA she went into acting full-time, working on the stage, and finally entering films in 1948. In a career that spanned more than 50 years, she portrayed acerbic maids, secretaries, teachers,…
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LUCY & THE MEDICAL PROFESSION
A Tribute to Our Heroes on the Front Lines of The War Against Corona Virus “Lucy Plays Florence Nightingale” (HL S2;E14). Inset photo (right) from Look Who’s Laughing (1941) Carnival (1935) Room Service (1938) The Big Street (1942) – Mimi Doyle as Hospital Nurse The Facts of Life (1960) Yours, Mine, and Ours (1968) “Bob Hope’s All-Star Comedy…
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LUCY: 40 YEARS OF TELEVISION
1964 Part One ~ JANUARY to JULY Season Two of “The Lucy Show” concludes. “Lucy Plays Florence Nightingale” (TLS S2;E14) ~ January 6, 1964 Lucy’s hospital co-workers include Kathleen Freeman and Bernie Kopel (”The Love Boat”). The script was finalized on September 30, 1963. CBS repeated this episode on April 13, 1964, just before the end of…
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Lucy Gets Her Maid
S3;E11 ~ November 30, 1964 Synopsis To impress a local women’s club, Lucy hires a maid. But to afford a maid, she must take a job – as a maid! When her new employer hosts a dinner party she recruits Viv to help out – only to have to serve dinner to the very women…
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Lucy Enters a Baking Contest
S2;E28 ~ April 27, 1964 Synopsis Lucy’s baking skills are always being compared unfavorably to Viv’s, so she decides to give her a run for her money in the Danfield Tribune’s annual pie-baking contest. Regular Cast Lucille Ball (Lucy Carmichael), Vivian Vance (Vivian Bagley), Gale Gordon (Theodore J. Mooney) Jimmy Garrett (Jerry Carmichael), Ralph…
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Lucy Takes a Job at the Bank
S2;E21 ~ February 24, 1964 Synopsis When Jerry wants to buy a second-hand tuba, cash-poor Lucy talks Mr. Mooney into giving her a job at the bank. All she has to do is hand out toasters to people opening new accounts, but she has no success. Lucy talks Audrey Simmons into withdrawing her money and…
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Lucy and Viv Open a Restaurant
S2;E20 ~ February 17, 1964 Synopsis Lucy talks Viv buying a run-down cafe. Unable to attract even a single customer, they transform it into a gypsy tea room and then a Colonial themed restaurant – all to no avail. When Mr. Mooney learns a highway will be built nearby, he offers to become a partner.…
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Lucy Plays Florence Nightingale
S2;E14 ~ January 6, 1964 Synopsis When Chris needs a new dress for her first formal dance, Lucy has to get the money from Mr. Mooney, who is in the hospital with a broken leg. Lucy and Viv use their positions as candystripers to get into his room, but after causing chaos they are chased…
Papermoon Loves Lucy 