Tag: Lucy Meets the Mustache
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ERNIE KOVACS
January 23, 1919 Ernest Edward Kovacs was an American comedian, actor, and writer who was born in Trenton, New Jersey to Hungarian immigrants. Coincidentally, Lucille Ball also briefly lived in Trenton, several years before Kovacs was born. Though a poor student, Kovacs received an acting scholarship to the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in 1937. …
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HELLO BROADWAY – GOODBYE, TV! / DESILU REVUE
December 20, 1959 [On December 20, 1959, many US newspapers carried stories about Lucille Ball’s plans to do Broadway, as well as her upcoming “Desilu Revue” and the end of the “Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour”. Italics indicate quotes from Lucille Ball. The indented text and footnotes offers historical context on the articles, which are otherwise reproduced verbatim.] Lucille…
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“Lucy Meets the Mustache”
(LDCH S3;E3 ~ April 1, 1960) Directed by Desi Arnaz. Written by Bob Schiller and Bob Weiskopf. Filmed March 2, 1960 at Desilu Studios, Hollywood. Synopsis ~ Ricky is depressed because he has not been getting any TV offers lately, so Lucy, Fred, and Ethel try to get him a job on Ernie Kovacs’ show. Originally,…
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“That’s All”
June 19, 2015 – A few hours after Hallmark Channel USA re-ran the very first episode of I Love Lucy, “The Girls Want to Go to a Nightclub” (1951), Decades TV Network showed “Lucy Meets the Mustache” (1960), the very last time the Ricardos and the Mertzes would be together. Guest star Edie Adams sang…
Papermoon Loves Lucy 