Tag: Lucille Ball
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THE SMITHS OF HOLLYWOOD
“The Burglar” ~ April 25, 1947 “The Smiths of Hollywood” was a radio sitcom, set in Hollywood, California. It aired from September 28, 1946 to July 4, 1947 (27 episodes). This cast starred Harry Von Zell as attorney Bill Smith, Brenda Marshall as his wife Nancy, and British star Arthur Treacher as Sir Cecil Smythe, their…
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LARRY J. BLAKE
April 24, 1914 Larry J. Blake was born Lawrence Joseph Lumberg in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn. He started his career in vaudeville. After appearing at the Roxy Theatre and the Rainbow Room, he was offered a screen test with Universal studios. He made his screen debut in 1937′s Secret Agent X-9, a serial. He made his television…
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R.G. BROWN
April 24, 1933 R.G. Brown was born in Flint, Michigan, on April 24, 1933. He made his screen debut on a January 1960 episode of “The Buick-Electra Playhouse” titled “The Fifth Column” starring Richard Burton. He appeared on several variety shows from 1962 to 1972: “The Andy Williams Show” (1962-63) 8 episodes “The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour”…
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JOHN J. ‘RED’ FOX
April 24, 1924 John Joseph Fox was born in Boston, Massachusetts. Throughout his career he was known by several names: J. Red Fox, John ‘Red’ Fox, John F. Fox, John Red Fox, John S. Fox, John Fox, and Red Fox. He made his screen debut on a March 1965 episode of “The Addams Family” titled “Morticia the…
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TV GUIDE: HOW HOLLYWOOD CHANGED LUCILLE BALL
April 23, 1954 On April 24, 1954, Lucille Ball (and her shadow) appeared on the cover of TV Guide, volume 2, no. 17. This was one of two covers in 1954. Lucy has been seen on a total of 39 TV Guide covers, more than any other person. The inside article was titled “How TV…
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IVA SHEPARD
April 23, 1886 Iva Shepard was born in Cincinnati, Ohio. She became a silent film actress making her screen debut in the silent short The Wife of Marcius (1910). Her most notable film roles were in The Romance of an Actor (1914), as Zoe Trevor in The Haunted Manor (1916), and as Nettie Lea in The Isle of Love (1916). …
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HARVEY PARRY
April 23, 1900 Harvey Parry was born in San Francisco, California, in 1900. He became a stuntman and actor whose career spanned the silent era and the disaster movie genre of the 1970s. Parry worked as a circus aerialist in his youth and was working as a property man at the studios prior to discovering that…
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LIZ APPEARS ON TELEVISION
April 23, 1950 “Liz Appears on Television” (aka “Friendship Week”) is episode #85 of the radio series MY FAVORITE HUSBAND broadcast on April 23, 1950. Synopsis ~ Liz and Iris make an appearance on a television show celebrating Friendship Week. Their friendship is tested, though, when they discover they’ve bought the same dress for the occasion.…
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HAL MARCH
April 22, 1920 Hal March was born Harold Mendelson in San Francisco, California. In 1944, March first came to note as part of a comedy team with Bob Sweeney. The duo had their own radio show in the early 1950s as Sweeney & March. arch also worked with Lucille Ball as a regular character on…
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EDDIE ALBERT
April 22, 1906 Eddie Albert was born Edward Albert Heimberger in Rock Island, Illinois, the oldest of the five children. When he was one year old, his family moved to Minneapolis, Minnesota. He studied at Central High School in Minneapolis and joined the drama club. His schoolmate Harriet Lake (later known as Ann Sothern) graduated in…
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