Tag: Lucille Ball
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DAVID FROST
April 7, 1939 Sir David Paradine Frost was born in Tenterden, Kent. Throughout his school years he was an avid football and cricket player, and was offered a contract with Nottingham Forest Football Club. Frost studied at Cambridge. He was secretary of the Footlights Drama Society, which included actors such as Peter Cook and John Bird.During this period Frost…
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LIFE: TV’S FIRST FAMILY
April 6, 1953 The cover of the April 6, 1953 issue of LIFE depicted TV’s First Family: Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Lucie, and Desi Jr. Lucille Ball appeared on the cover of LIFE twice more: in 1962 and 1976. The photo magazine was a weekly from 1936 to 1972 and a monthly from 1978 to…
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JOI LANSING
April 6, 1929 Joi Lansing was born Joy Rae Brown, in Salt Lake City, Utah. In 1940, her family moved to Los Angeles. She began modeling at the age of 14 was signed to a contract at MGM. She completed high school on the studio lot. She was noted for her pin-up photos and roles in B-movies, as well…
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SUSAN TOLSKY
April 6, 1943 Susan Gaye Tolsky was born on April 6, 1943, in Houston, Texas. She attended Bellaire High School, where she grew fond of acting. When her father advised her not to pursue a career in acting, she enrolled at the University of Texas in Austin to major in nursing. She switched to drama two years later. In her…
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GORDON JONES
April 5, 1911 Gordon Wynnivo Jones was born on April 5, 1911 in Alden, Iowa. He was best known for playing Lou Costello’s TV nemesis Mike the Cop and appearing as The Green Hornet in the first of two movie serials based on the radio program. He made his screen debut as an uncredited extra in…
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EASTER BUNNIES
Easter Sunday Lucille Ball kept large white Belgian Hares ~ 1938 In this newspaper photo, the rabbits have multiplied! The Rutland (VT) Herald ~ April 2, 1938 “The Abbott and Costello Show” on NBC Radio. Abbott and Costello meet Bugs Bunny, featuring Lucille Ball ~ November 18, 1943 Indoor TV antenna were called rabbit ears for obvious…
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BEA BENADERET
April 4, 1906 Beatrice Benaderet was born on April 4, 1906, in New York City. Her first acting performance came at 11 when she portrayed a bearded old man in a school play. Benaderet made her professional theatre debut at 16 in a production of The Prince of Pilsen, and after graduating from St. Rose Academy, she…
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TV GUIDE ~ 45th ANNIVERSARY
April 4, 1998 In the April 4, 1998 issue (vol. 46, no. 14, issue #2349), TV Guide celebrated their 45th Anniversary with a border of covers. At the top center is Lucille Ball’s cover from January 12, 1957. At the bottom right is Lucille Ball and Desi Jr. on the cover of the very first…
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GENE REYNOLDS
April 4, 1923 Eugene Reynolds Blumenthal was born on April 4, 1923 in Cleveland, Ohio. He was raised in Detroit, before the family relocated to Los Angeles in 1934. He is best known for directing, producing and/or writing two hugely successful TV shows: “Lou Grant” (1977) and “M*A*S*H” (1972) which, along with his work on “Room 222″, earned him six…
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WAYNE NEWTON
April 3, 1942 Carson Wayne Newton was born in Norfolk, Virginia. While he was a child, his family moved to near Newark, Ohio. He began singing in local clubs, theaters, and fairs with his older brother, Jerry. Because of Newton’s severe asthma, his family moved to Phoenix in 1952, where he left High School before finishing his junior year. As the Rascals in Rhythm,…
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