Tag: Lucille Ball

• DANNY THOMAS’ THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF BURLESQUE

  December 8, 1965 on NBC Directed by Alan Handley Written by Hugh Wedlock Jr., Allan Manings Flying by Peter Foy Comedy Consultant Herbie Faye Danny Thomas (Himself, Host / Dr. Vivian Throckmorton) and Lucille Ball’s careers are forever linked. “Make Room for Daddy” was filmed at Desilu Studios and when it moved to CBS the…

  Michael T. Mooney

  September 21, 2018

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  1965, Alan Handley, Allan Manings, Bob Mackie, Danny Thomas, Dutch Masters, frank devol, Herbie Fay, Hugh Wedlock Jr., hullabaloo, Jerry Lewis, Jimmy Durante, Lucille Ball, NBC, Peter Foy, Sheldon Leonard, Shirley Jones, Timex, Tondelayo, tv, White Cargo, Wonderful World of Burlesque

• SALUTE TO STAN LAUREL

  November 23, 1965 on CBS Directed by Seymour Berns Produced by Henry Jaffe, Seymour Berns Written by Hugh Wedlock Jr., Charles Isaacs, Alan Manings with Carl Reiner and Aaron Ruben Cast (in order of appearance) Dick Van Dyke (Host, Himself) was born Richard Wayne Van Dyke in West Plains, Missouri, in 1925. Although he’d had…

  Michael T. Mooney

  September 19, 2018

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  A Salute To Stan Laurel, Audrey Meadows, Bern Hoffman, Betty Grable, Bob Newhart, Buster Keaton, Carl Reiner, CBS, Cesar Romero, comedy, Danny Kaye, Dick Van Dyke, Dorothy Coburn, Edgar Kennedy, Gregory Peck, Hal Roach, Harvey Korman, Laurel and Hardy, Leonid Kinskey, Louis Nye, Lucille Ball, Mary Foran, Oliver Hardy, Phil Silvers, Seymour Berns, silent movies, slapstick, Stan Laurel, Tina Louise, tv

• LUCY & THE GARDEN STATE

  Lucille Ball’s various encounters with New Jersey! Save the “Lucille Ball” Pond! The famed “Lucille Ball house and pond”, located on the corner of Clive Street and Mason Drive in Edison, New Jersey, has been recently purchased by developers. Word has spread that the plans call to demolish the existing home and fill in the…

  Michael T. Mooney

  September 17, 2018

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  Atlantic City, CBS, Colonia, Desi Arnaz, Dream Girl, East Orange, Edison, Gale Gordon, Gary Morton, I love lucy, Laurence Luckinbill, Lucie Arnaz, Lucille Ball, McCarter Theatre, Metuchen, New Jersey, Paper Mill Playhouse, The Guardsman, The Lucille Ball House, The Lucille Ball Pond, The Lucy Show, Trenton, tv, Vivian Vance, William Frawley

• LUCY ON THE DAIS – Part Two

  “All-Star Party for Carol Burnett” December 12, 1982 on CBS Directed by Dick McDonogh Produced and Written by Paul Keyes Music by Nelson Riddle THE PARTY-GOERS Carol Burnett (Honoree) got her first big break on “The Paul Winchell Show” in 1955. A years later she was a regular on “The Garry Moore Show.” In 1959…

  Michael T. Mooney

  September 16, 2018

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  1982, All-Star Party for Carol Burnett, Bette Davis, Beverly Sills, Burt Reynolds, Carol Burnett, Carrie Hamilton, CBS, Fred Astaire, Glenda Jackson, Jack Paar, Jayne Meadows, Jim Nabors, Jimmy Stewart, Joe Hamilton, Lucille Ball, Monty Hall, Nelson Riddle, Ronald Reagan, Sammy Cahn, Sammy Davis Jr., Steve Allen, Steve Lawrence, Tim Conway, Tom Selleck, tv, Variety Clubs, Vicki Lawrence

• LUCY ON THE DAIS – Part One

  “The All-Star Party for Clint Eastwood” November 30, 1986 on CBS Directed by Dick McDonogh Written & Produced by Paul Keyes Music by Nelson Riddle THE PARTY-GOERS Clinton Eastwood Jr. (Honoree) is an actor, filmmaker, musician, and political figure. After achieving success in the Western TV series “Rawhide,” he rose to international fame with his…

  Michael T. Mooney

  September 14, 2018

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  Barbara Eden, Bernie Kopell, Bob Hope, Brian Keith, Cary Grant, Charles Bronson, Clint Eastwood, Don Rickles, Don Siegel, eydie gorme, Fred MacMurray, Gary Morton, Harvey Korman, Jill Hollier, Jimmy Stewart, Joan Collins, Lucille Ball, Marsha Mason, Merv Griffin, Monty Hall, Rawhide, Robert Flack, Sammy Davis Jr., Sondra Locke, Steve Lawrence, The All-Start Party, Tyne Daly, Unforgiven, Variety Clubs, Zsa Zsa Gabor

• Although the late Burt Reynolds and Lucille Ball never performed together, he attended AN ALL-STAR PARTY FOR LUCILLE BALL in 1984, sitting at the head table with Lucy, Gary Morton, and Frank Sinatra.  Burt did not speak, but attended as a previous Variety Club Honoree.  

  Michael T. Mooney

  September 9, 2018

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  1984, An All-Star Party for Lucille Ball, Burt Reynolds, Gary Morton, Lucille Ball

• K.O. KITTY

  “The Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse” ~ November 17, 1958 Produced by Bert Granet, Quinn Martin Directed by Jerry Thorpe Dances and Fights staged by Jack Baker Written by Bob Carroll, Madelyn Davis, Quinn Martin (story) Synopsis: Los Angeles dance teacher Kitty (Lucille Ball) is delighted when she learns that she has inherited a boxer from her…

  Michael T. Mooney

  August 31, 2018

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  1958, Aldo Ray, Bert Granet, Bob Carroll, Boxing, CBS, Desi Arnaz, Desilu, Don Rickles, Frankie Van, Freddie Beshore, Harry Cheshire, I love lucy, Jack Baker, Jerry Thorpe, Jesse White, K.O. Kitty, Life Magazine, Lucille Ball, Madelyn Davis, Norman Leavitt, Quinn Martin, Sid Melton, The Killer Instinct, The Lucy Show, The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour, The Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse, tv, Westinghouse, William Lundigan

• THE DESILU REVUE

  “The Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse” ~ December 25, 1959 Produced by Bert Granet & Lucille Ball Directed by Claudio Guzman Written by Bob Schiller & Bob Weiskopf Original Music by Walter Kent & Walton Farrar   Synopsis: The Desilu Playhouse is hosting a Christmas Party and the action flashes back to the group’s first opening night, at…

  Michael T. Mooney

  August 29, 2018

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  1959, Bert Granet, Bob Schiller, Bob Weiskopf, Carole Cook, christmas, Claudio Guzman, Desi Arnaz, Desilu, Hedda Hopper, Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood, John Bromfield, Lita Baron, Lucille Ball, Majel Barrett, Revue, RKO, Robert Osborne, Rory Calhoun, Spring Byington, The Desilu Playhouse, The Desilu Revue, The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour, Vivian Vance, Walter Kent, Walton Farrar, Westinghouse, Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse, William Demarest, willliam frawley

• RIP Neil Simon ~ 1927 to 2018  Lucille Ball consistently attributed her success to her writers at every opportunity, both in private and in public. Upon accepting the Emmy Award for best situation comedy in 1954 Lucy asked, “It wouldn’t be right to call our writers up here and give it to them, would it?…

  Michael T. Mooney

  August 27, 2018

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  Bob Hope, Broadway, Chapter Two, Garry Moore, Laurence Luckinbill, Lost in Yonkers, Lucie Arnaz, Lucille Ball, Neil Simon, They’re Playing Our Song

• ANN-MARGRET: FROM HOLLYWOOD WITH LOVE

  December 6, 1969 on CBS Produced by Alan Carr, Burt Rosen, David Winters, Roger Smith (husband of Ann-Margret) Directed & Choreographed by David Winters Written by Bill Angelos, Buz Kohan, Gail Parent, Kenny Solms CAST Ann-Margret (Herself / Autograph Annie) is one of Hollywood’s most enduring sex symbols, singers, and actors. Born in Sweden in…

  Michael T. Mooney

  August 22, 2018

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  1969, Alan Carr, Altamont Speedway Concert, Ann-Margret, Ann-Margret: From Hollywood With Love, Autographs, Buz Kohan, CBS, David Winters, Dean Martin, Gail Parent, Here’s Lucy, Hollywood, Ken Lane, Larry Storch, Long Branch Naval Base, Lucille Ball, Paramount Studios, Roger Smith, tv, USO, USS Hornet, Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band, Watts Towers