Tag: Merv Griffin
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RIP SALLY KELLERMAN
1937-2022 Sally Kellerman was an actress and singer born in Long Beach, California. Kellerman’s acting career spanned over 60 years. Her role as Major Margaret “Hot Lips” Houlihan in Robert Altman’s film M*A*S*H (1970) earned her an Oscar nomination. “I always wanted to be an actress. My mother told me to get a job as an…
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MEET THE PRESS
August 3, 1969 You are clued into the frank and tough talk to come by the way Lucille Ball swipes away with her handkerchief at the flies threatening the hors d’oeuvres The kerchief almost snaps like a wet towel. The scene is the pool patio of her home on Beverly Hills’ Roxbury Drive and a…
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RIP ALEX TREBEK
1940 – 2020 According to The New York Times, Alex Trebek got his job hosting “Jeopardy!” with a little help from Lucille Ball. The actress was friends with famed TV producer Merv Griffin, and encouraged him to hire Trebek. When Trebek was hosting “High Rollers” in the 1970s, Ball was a fan of the show.…
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LUCY CLOWNS AGAIN!
September 29, 1962 On September 29, 1962, Lucille Ball again graced the cover of TV Guide. This was just one of her 39 TV Guide covers, having appeared on the very first national edition in 1952. The unique and memorable cover photo – which seems to capture the 51 year-old Ball leaping in mid air…
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DESIREE ‘DEDE’ BALL
September 21, 1892 Desiree Evelyn Hunt was born on September 21, 1892 in Jamestown, New York. Her ancestors were mostly English, but a few were Scottish, French, and Irish. Some were among the earliest settlers in the original thirteen colonies, including Elder John Crandall of Westerly, Rhode Island, and Edmund Rice, an early emigrant from England…
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LUCY: 40 YEARS OF TELEVISION
1980 As she begins what would be the last decade of her life, Lucille Ball makes a momentous decision – to leave CBS for NBC. “Sinatra: The First 40 Years” ~ January 30, 1980 Lucille Ball is one of many guests of Frank Sinatra celebrating his 64th birthday and 40th year in show business. Taped…
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LUCY: 40 YEARS OF TELEVISION
1973 Part Two ~ AUGUST to DECEMBER The sixth and final season of “Here’s Lucy” begins with guest stars Danny Thomas, Steve & Eydie, O.J. Simpson, Ed McMahon, Eddie Albert, Jackie Coogan, Andy Griffith, Joan Rivers, Foster Brooks, and Chuck Connors! “Lucy and Danny Thomas” (HL S6;E1) ~ September 10, 1973 “Here’s Lucy” opens its 6th…
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LUCY on MERV
1971-1986 Mervyn Edward Griffin Jr. (1925 – 2007) was an American television host and media mogul. He began his career as a radio and big band singer who went on to appear in film and on Broadway. From 1965 to 1986, Griffin hosted his own talk show, “The Merv Griffin Show.” He also created the…
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