Tag: Lucille Ball
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THEATRE CONCEPT
August 10, 1954 The concept of treating “I Love Lucy” as a theater play, with the camera representing the audience, was Desi Arnaz’s, according to Bill Asher, the program’s director. “Nothing is supposed to be done you could not do in a theater,“ he said. (1) “There is no fourth wall,” Asher added. ‘‘Something is…
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MODELING INTO THE MOVIES
August 8, 1936 By Jeannette Meehan, HOLLYWOOD From the women’s angle, there are simply too many gorgeous newcomers in Hollywood. That fact is plain. From the gentlemen’s angle, Hollywood is pleasantly crowded with the most alluring bits of femininity ever to delight the bald-headed row. This fact is even plainer. Oh, say it isn’t so, but…
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GOING STRONG AT 50
August 8, 1961 Lucille Ball, who scrapped her way out of a wheelchair to become a towering star of American show business, turns the half-century mark tomorrow. (1) She is still scrapping as she celebrates her 50th birthday. Although health problems forced her to quit the tough grind of the Broadway musical “Wildcat,” she’s looking…
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TV GUIDE: MAIDEN NAME GAME?
August 7, 2005 On August 7, 2005, Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz appeared on the cover of TV Guide, (volume 32, issue #27320 although they were not the ‘cover story’ – that honor went to “CSI: Miami” featuring Emily Proctor and David Caruso. Lucy and Desi were on the top of the cover to promote a TV…
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PASSAGE TO BORDEAUX
August 7, 1941 HOLLYWOOD. Aug 7— If you have read “Berlin Diary” — and it seems as if the whole world has read William Shirer’s day to day accounts of the events that led up to the war – you will interested to hear he is coming to Hollywood. (1) He will fly her weekends…
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IN THE BEGINNING…
August 6, 1933 Lucille Ball’s 22rd birthday coincided with her getting her name in the national newspapers! She was selected to travel to Hollywood with some other models to fill out the cast of Sam Goldwyn’s new Eddie Cantor film, “Roman Scandals”. She stayed and became one of the legendary figures of our time. Little did…
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I FEEL GREAT!
August 4, 1957 HOLLYWOOD – “I feel great. Everybody’s asking me how feel, and I have to tell ‘em I feel great because I do,“ says the world’s highest paid comedienne. Lucille Ball is probably the only TV comic who can make that statement today and mean it. She and husband Desi Arnaz have consistently grabbed…
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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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CHATTING WITH SWERTLOW
August 2, 1973 BY FRANK SWERTLOW Lucille Ball, the biggest star in the history of television, sits in her spacious Beverly Hills home chatting about her career. Suddenly, almost in mid-sentence, she is interrupted by a loud knock at her front door. Then another. And another. “That’s just a fan,” said Miss Ball calmly. “Just…
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