Tag: Lucie Arnaz
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RIP BILLY HINSCHE
1951-2021 William Hinsche was part of the singing group Dino, Desi & Billy and a touring musician with The Beach Boys. Hinsche was born in Manila, the Philippines, where his father owned a casino. The family moved to the United States and settled in Beverly Hills. Hinsche attended Loyola High School, where he met Desi Arnaz,…
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REMINISCING
August 14, 1977 By Frank Swertlow, Chicago Daily News BEVERLY HILLS – During the first years of television, Ed Wynn, the radio and stage comic, was trying to break into television with a half-hour comedy on CBS. (1) One night, he invited a couple of second echelon performers to make an appearance: a comedienne, known…
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MOM SETS HARD RULES
August 13, 1968 By HAROLD HEFFERNAN, North American Newspaper Alliance HOLLYWOOD – “You kids are getting on-the-job training and I hope you realize bow lucky you are.” It was Lucille Ball talking. Her remark was addressed to a pair of young performers who will be featured on her new program next season. “And the first…
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MEET THE PRESS
August 3, 1969 You are clued into the frank and tough talk to come by the way Lucille Ball swipes away with her handkerchief at the flies threatening the hors d’oeuvres The kerchief almost snaps like a wet towel. The scene is the pool patio of her home on Beverly Hills’ Roxbury Drive and a…
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BACHELOR GIRL
July 17, 1960 When Lucille Ball divorced Desi Arnaz last spring, her friends were convinced that, for all practical purposes, her public life had come to an end. Life with Lucy, they whispered, would mean seclusion, or at least partial retirement. But Lucy surprised everyone, including herself. Partly because she needed to be busy to…
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INDOMINATABLE LIFESTYLE
July 16, 1972 HOLLYWOOD – Indomitable funny girl Lucille Ball, with a messy scoop hair the color of an orange popsicle, flashes on the scene in a sad predicament. She’s got a lame leg. Lucy hobbled from her sleek silver Rolls Royce and into the yellow cubbyhole dressing room which is a sunny retreat near the…
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BY LUCILLE BALL
July 4, 1972 During Cynthia Lowry’s vacation, the column is being written by invited guests, each of whom was asked to respond to specific questions. Here is a report on bringing up show business kids by television’s, if not the entertainment world’s, most beloved comedienne. Q. With both your children making successes in your field,…
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DESI DISCOVERS!
June 30, 1974 BY BEN FALKE, Sunday Group Writer Who says they never come back? At 57 and in better physical condition than he’s been in for years, Desi Arnaz has finished a pilot which he hopes NBC will convert to a prime time series. The show is called “Dr. Domingo” and it’s about a…
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LIZ SELLS DRESSES (1950)
May 28, 1950 “Liz Sells Dresses” (aka “Selling Dresses”) is episode #90 of the radio series MY FAVORITE HUSBAND broadcast on May 28, 1950. 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…