Tag: magazine
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VOGUE: $54,000,000 BONANZA
May 18, 1968 Lucille Ball was photographed by Alexis Waldeck for the May 1968 issue of Vogue (vol. 51, no. 9, whole no. 2199). The two-page spread (with unique upside-down orientation) also included text about Ball’s wealth. “Always the cause of catastrophe, Lucille Ball, the only 100-carat woman comedian, swings between disaster and destruction on…
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TOP OF MY HEAD: WAX OF BALL
May 16, 1964 Last summer I was engaged to write a one-hour special comedy program starring this glamorous bouquet of names: Jack Benny, Danny Thomas, Garry Moore, Lucille Ball, Andy Griffith, and Phil Silvers. (1) I am not going to single out any certain name, but one of these stars gave me plenty of trouble.…
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LIFE: TV’S FIRST FAMILY
April 6, 1953 The cover of the April 6, 1953 issue of LIFE depicted TV’s First Family: Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Lucie, and Desi Jr. Lucille Ball appeared on the cover of LIFE twice more: in 1962 and 1976. The photo magazine was a weekly from 1936 to 1972 and a monthly from 1978 to…
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TV GUIDE ~ 45th ANNIVERSARY
April 4, 1998 In the April 4, 1998 issue (vol. 46, no. 14, issue #2349), TV Guide celebrated their 45th Anniversary with a border of covers. At the top center is Lucille Ball’s cover from January 12, 1957. At the bottom right is Lucille Ball and Desi Jr. on the cover of the very first…
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FUNNY FACE LUCILLE BALL
January 30, 1952 On January 30, 1952, Lucille Ball appeared on the cover of People Today, volume 3, number 4. People Today was an adult magazine founded in 1950. The first issue was published on June 20, 1950 and featured Faye Emerson on the cover. It was a bi-weekly pocket digest originally published by Weekly Publications, publisher…
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LOOK! LUCY is UNTOUCHABLE!
September 27, 1960 Robert Stack and Lucille Ball appeared on the cover of Look Magazine (volume 24, number 26) on September 27, 1960 in connection with three entertainment articles. The photo of Lucille Ball is credited to Charlotte Brooks. Charlotte Finkelstein Brooks was a staff photographer for Look from 1951 to 1971 and the only woman…
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TV SHOW: LUCY & DESI
September 1952 The September 1952 edition of TV Show Magazine featured Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz on the cover in a romantic pose. The magazine was a publication of ANC (American News Company). ANC was founded in 1867. The company’s abrupt 1957 demise caused a huge shakeup in the publishing industry, forcing many magazine, comic book,…
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AMSEL on the BALL
July 6, 1974 Artist Richard Amsel’s first TV Guide cover was of the Duke and Duchess of Windsor in 1972, promoting an article about television’s tributes to the recently deceased Duke of Windsor, once King Edward VIII. His final cover was of newscasters Tom Brokaw, Peter Jennings and Dan Rather in October 1985, just before his…