Tag: Mission Impossible
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RIP NEHEMIAH PERSOFF
1919-2022 Nehemiah Persoff was born in Jerusalem, Palestine, in 1919. When he was 10, his family immigrated to America and settled in New York City. During World War II he was drafted and served in a worldwide entertainment unit. After the war, he trained as an actor and began his career in 1947. Between 1947…
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RIP MICHAEL CONSTANTINE
1927 – 2021 Michael Constantine was born Constantine Joanides in Reading, Pennsylvania, to Greek parents. He made his Broadway debut in the hit play “Inherit the Wind” on April 21, 1955. On October 19, 1959, Constantine was part of the opening-night cast of the hit play “The Miracle Worker,” appearing in the role of Dr. Anagnos.…
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JOHN WILLIAMS
April 15, 1903 John Williams was born in Chalfont St. Giles in Buckinghamshire, England, in 1903. Williams was educated at Lancing College and began his acting career on the English stage in 1916. He won Broadway’s 1953 Tony Award as Best Supporting Actor for Dial M for Murder, a role that he recreated in Alfred Hitchcock’s 1954 film…
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JOE RUSKIN
April 14, 1924 Joseph Ruskin was born Joseph Richard Schlafman in Haverhill, Massachusetts. After graduating high school in Cleveland, he served in the US Navy and studied drama at Carnegie Mellon University and began acting at the Pittsburgh Playhouse. He continued his theatre work on the west coast, and served as officers in the acting…
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PETER GRAVES
March 18, 1926 Peter Graves was born Peter Duesler Aurness on March 18, 1926, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. His elder brother was actor James Arness. After high school, he served in the US Air Force. Afterwards, he enrolled at the University of Minnesota. His screen debut came while he was in the Air Force, as part…
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Herbert F. Solow, A Founding Father Of Star Trek, Dies At 89
Herbert F. Solow, A Founding Father Of Star Trek, Dies At 89
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SHEPARD MENKEN
November 2, 1921 Shepard Menken was born in New York City on November 2, 1921. He is sometimes billed as “Shep” Menken or Shepard Menkin. He made his film debut in 1949 with a supporting role in The Red Menace, in which he played Henry Solomon. The film dealt with the growing fear of communism, something…
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Ball & Bell: Lucy and the Telephone
In 1891, Lucille’s paternal grandfather Jasper becamem excited by the idea of a new discovery known as the telephone. With new found zeal he operated a primitive telephone switchboard in Busti, New York, a small community south of Buffalo. His second son, Henry (Lucille’s father) seemed to share his father’s enthusiasm for the telephone and…
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LUCY AND LIBERACE
S2;E16 ~ January 5, 1970 Directed by Jack Baker ~ Written by Fred S. Fox and Seaman Jacobs Synopsis For a high school initiation, Craig goes on a scavenger hunt to retrieve one of Liberace’s candelabras. Liberace loans it to him but Lucy thinks he stole it so she recruits Harry to sneak into the…
Papermoon Loves Lucy 