Tag: Lucille Ball
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LUCILLE & DESI SOLVE A PARENT PROBLEM
November 22, 1952 Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz were on the cover of TV Digest for the week of November 22, 1952. The inside article was titled “Lucille and Desi Solve a Parent Problem.” “With a baby due in January, how does the show stay on the air?” The article reveals that the past summer hiatus…
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WOMEN COMICS: WHY THEY TRY HARDER
November 21, 1971 Lucille Ball was on the cover and profiled in the November 21, 1971 issue of Parade, the national Sunday Newspaper Magazine supplement. The inside article was titled “Women Comics: Why They Try Harder” by associate editor Linda Gutstein. The cover photo was taken from “Lucy and the Indian Chief” (HL S2;E3) in 1969. …
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ELEANOR AUDLEY
November 19, 1905 Eleanor Audley was born Eleanor Zellman in Newark, New Jersey. Audley was a New York born actress who performed in eight Broadway plays between 1926 and 1944. She began using the last name Audley before 1940. On radio, she appeared in several episodes of Lucille Ball’s “My Favorite Husband,” such as “The Mother-in-Law” (1949), “George is Messy”…
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LIZ THE MATCHMAKER
November 18, 1949 “Liz The Matchmaker” (aka “Katie and Mr. Negley”) is episode #63 of the radio series MY FAVORITE HUSBAND broadcast on November 18, 1949. Synopsis ~ After dating Mr. Negley the postman for three years, Katie feels that their relationship is not going anywhere, so she enlists Liz’s help! This was the 12th episode…
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LIZ GOES TO NIGHT SCHOOL
November 18, 1950 “Liz Goes to Night School” (aka “Balancing the Checkbook”) is episode #106 of the radio series MY FAVORITE HUSBAND broadcast on November 18, 1950. This was the eleventh episode of the third season of MY FAVORITE HUSBAND. There were 31 new episodes, with the season ending on March 31, 1951. Synopsis ~ Liz’s…
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ROCK HUDSON
November 17, 1925 Rock Hudson was born Roy Harold Scherer Jr. on November 17, 1925 in Winnetka, Illinois. One of the most popular movie stars of his time, Hudson’s screen career spanned four decades. A prominent heartthrob of the Golden Age of Hollywood, he achieved stardom with his role in Magnificent Obsession (1954), followed by All That Heaven…
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LIZ LEARNS TO DRIVE
November 13, 1948 “Liz Learns To Drive” (aka “Liz’s Driving License” and “Liz Learns to Drive”) is episode #16 of the radio series MY FAVORITE HUSBAND broadcast on November 13, 1948. Synopsis ~ George teaches Liz to drive and she immediately gets in an accident. Through a communications mix-up, George thinks Liz has intentionally run over…
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RAY KELLOGG
November 12, 1919 Ray Kellogg was born on November 12, 1919. He was a big, burly character actor who appeared in more than 130 TV and film projects from 1942 to 1972. From 1942 to 1954 he appeared uncredited in seven feature films. He made his television debut in a November 1954 episode of “I Love…
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