Tag: Lucille Ball
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THE SURPRISE PARTY
March 10, 1951 “The Surprise Party” is episode #122 of the radio series MY FAVORITE HUSBAND broadcast on March 10, 1951. Synopsis ~ Iris lets slip that one of Liz’s friends is throwing a party Saturday night, and Liz and George aren’t invited. But which friend is it? “My Favorite Husband” was based on the novels Mr.…
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FASHION FILLER
March 9, 1936-1945 ~MARCH 9, 1939~ ~MARCH 9, 1939~ ~MARCH 9, 1941~ ~MARCH 9, 1941~ ~MARCH 9, 1945~
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ORSON WELLES RADIO ALMANAC
March 9, 1944 “Orson Welles Almanac” (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 Almanac presented readings from classic…
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ALAN HALE JR.
March 8, 1921 Alan Hale Jr. was born Alan Hale MacKahan in Los Angeles to character actor Rufus Edward MacKahan, who used the stage name Alan Hale, and silent film actress Gretchen Hartman. His television career spanned four decades, but he was best known for his co-starring role as Captain Jonas Grumby (The Skipper) on the 1960s series…
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BACHELOR MOTHER
March 8, 1951 Screen Directors Playhouse was a radio anthology series which brought leading Hollywood actors to the NBC microphones beginning in 1949. The radio program broadcast adaptations of films, and original directors of the films were sometimes involved, although their participation was usually limited to introducing the radio adaptations, and a brief “curtain call”…
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ROBERTA
March 8, 1935 Directed by William A. SeiterProduced by Pandro S. Berman Screenplay by Jane Murfin, Sam Mintz, and Allan Scott, based on the play Roberta by Jerome Kern and Otto A. Harbach, from the novel Gown’s by Roberta by Alice Duer Miller Filmed at RKO Studios World Premiere March 7, 1935 in New York City Released wide on March 8, 1935 PRINCIPAL CAST Irene…
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CHICAGO SUNDAY TRIBUNE
March 8, 1953 This full page photo is from the Picture Section of the Sunday Chicago Tribune on March 8, 1953. Interestingly, there is no story within, just the photo. The description misspells the named Riccardo. This is understandable since most viewers would not have seen the name in print, just heard it spoken on television. …
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THE MARINES FLY HIGH
March 7, 1940 Directed by George Nichols, Jr. and Benjamin Stoloff Produced by Robert Sisk for RKO Radio Pictures Screenplay by Jerry Cady and A.J. Boulton, story by A.C. Edington Filmed October 1939 World Premiere on March 4, 1940 Wide Release on March 7, 1940 CAST Lucille Ball (Joan Grant) marks her 48th feature film since coming to…
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SCRAPBOOK CLIPPINGS!
March 7th, 1934-1954 ~March 7, 1934~ Ralph Forbes (1904-51) was an English actor who was married three times, first to actress Ruth Chatterton (1924-32); Heather Angel (1934-41); and Dora Sayers (1946-51). Forbes dated Lucille Ball shortly before he married Angel. He would appear with her in three films. Ball turned down his marriage proposal. ~March…
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EAGLE-RKO PERSONALITY POLL
March 6 & 7, 1937 The Personality Poll Editor’s office was considerably atwitter the other day when a real movie celebrity, in the person of Lucille Ball, RKO Radio Picture star, was ushered in. Miss Ball had gladly consented to come over the Brooklyn Bridge to examine some of the pictures of recent entrants In…
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