Tag: Lucille Ball
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HANS LOVES LUCY
July 10, 1987 By CAROL HOWARD News-Review staff writer Hans Borger loves Lucy. Lucille Ball, that is. The 23-year-old Petoskey man, who wasn’t even around for Lucy’s golden era during the 1950s, collects books, record albums, videocassette tapes, photos, T-shirts and mugs, all dedicated to his beloved Lucy. For any cave dwellers out there who…
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VERTÈS / BALL
July 9, 1944 On July 9, 1944 it was reported that Lucille Ball was the first Hollywood star to pose for noted artist Marcel Vertès. His paintings of Ball were used for publicity surrounding MGM’s Meet The People. Marcel Vertès (born Marcell Vértes, August 10, 1895 – October 31, 1961) was a French costume designer…
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MY NEXT HUSBAND at COLUMBIA
July 7, 1948 What My Next Husband Will Be was announced in June 1948 as a vehicle for Lucille Ball. By October the lead had gone to Rosalind Russell and Ball was assigned to Miss Grant Takes Richmond, a film by the same creative team. It was Ball’s 72nd film. In November, Buddy Adler was attached…
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HAPPY IN HER NEW DOUBLE ROLE
July 7, 1963 HOLLYWOOD (AP) – The president of Desilu Productions Inc. had a special interest in inspecting the sumptuous new quarters for television’s Dr. Casey, Vincent Edwards. (1) It was the same building in which the president Lucille Ball had a tiny dressing room when she was an RKO starlet 25 years ago. Long the…
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LUCILLE BALL(S)
July 6, 1955 Binghamton (NY) Press, July 6, 1955 By Muriel Kappeler LUCILLE BALL washes dishes at 1009 Catherine Street, West Corners, and plays with a rattle at 328 Front Street, Vestal. No, the famous red-headed ball of fire, star of the “I Love Lucy” television program is not losing her mind, nor Is she…
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PILL-POPPING LUCY
July 5, 1973 BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. Lucille Ball has become a pill-popper, but not in the way you think. “It’s to grow bone marrow and build up the strength of my broken leg,” said the actress-tycoon in the course of a lawn party for the TV press. “I have to take all kinds of pills…
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MY FAVORITE HUSBAND ~ Season 1, Part 1 (Cugat)
July 5, 1948 – December 26, 1948 “My Favorite Husband” ~ Season one aired on CBS Radio from July 5, 1948 to July 1, 1949. There were 51 half hour episodes. Starting in 1949, the characters would have their last name changed to Cugat, the character of Cory Cartwright would was phased out, Gale Gordon…
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BY LUCILLE BALL
July 4, 1972 During Cynthia Lowry’s vacation, the column is being written by invited guests, each of whom was asked to respond to specific questions. Here is a report on bringing up show business kids by television’s, if not the entertainment world’s, most beloved comedienne. Q. With both your children making successes in your field,…
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ALL IN A DAY FOR LUCY
July 3, 1966 CAMERA ANGLES It’s all in a day for Lucy by Aleen MacMinn Lucille Ball, the television executive, looked around her spacious, handsome and newly refurbished office at Desilu Studios and commented: “This is a great office. I wish I could spend more time here." However, Lucille Ball, television executive, doesn’t put in…
Papermoon Loves Lucy 