Tag: Lucille Ball
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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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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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OVERWEIGHT
May 6, 1949 “Overweight” (aka “The Five-Dollar-A-Pound Diet”) is episode #42 of the radio series MY FAVORITE HUSBAND broadcast on May 6, 1949 on the CBS radio network. Synopsis ~ After viewing some old home movies, Liz and Iris decide to go on a diet. Although far from a direct transcription, some elements of this radio script…
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DOWNBEAT
May 6, 1953 Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz appeared on the cover of DownBeat (Volume 20, no. 9) on May 6, 1953. The writing across the black and white photo implies that Desi Arnaz is America’s most famous bandleader – but not available. This was likely due to his hectic schedule on television. DownBeat was…
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TV GUIDE: TV IS 50!
May 6, 1989 Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz appeared on the cover of TV Guide (vol. 37, No. 18, #1884) on May 6, 1989 celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Television. Lucy and Desi share the cover with: Mary Tyler Moore, Georgia Engel, and Valerie Harper on “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” ~ A sitcom that showed…
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ROBERT FOULK
May 5, 1908 Robert Foulk was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on May 5, 1908. He attended the University of Pennsylvania as an architecture student but became interested in theatre and by the age of 23 had made his Broadway debut in 1931. He did six plays on Broadway up until 1939, when he moved to…
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TV GUIDE: 50 BEST TV SERIES
May 4, 2002 On May 4, 2002, TV GUIDE (vol. 50, no. 18, issue #2562) celebrated its 50th Anniversary with a look back at the greatest shows of all time. Naturally, “I Love Lucy” made the cover! The title of the show is the first one ghosted in the upper left corner, and Lucille Ball is…
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LUCY
May 4, 2003 Directed by Glenn JacksonExecutive Producer Neil Meron, Craig ZadanWritten by Katie Ford, T.S. CookAired on CBS TV (USA) on May 4, 2003 The film was shot entirely on location in Auckland, New Zealand Synopsis ~ “Lucy” covers 35 years of the comedienne’s life, from her time as a free-spirited teenager through to…
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NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH
May 3, 1943 The Screen Guild Theater presents Nothing But The Truth, which was a 1941 Paramount Pictures release. Produced by: Arthur Hornblow Jr. Directed by: Elliott Nugent Written by: Ken Englund, John Hartman Synopsis ~ Gwen Saunders teams up with her uncle’s employee, Steve Bennett, in an attempt to double her $10,000 investment in the family firm. If she can…
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ORSON WELLES ALMANAC
May 3, 1944 “Orson Welles Almanac” aka “The Orson Welles Wonder Show” (1944) is a CBS Radio series directed and hosted by Orson Welles. Broadcast live in California and Arizona via CBS West Coast studios, the 30-minute program was heard Wednesdays at 9:30pm beginning January 26, 1944. Its last broadcast was July 19, 1944. Orson Welles…
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