Tag: Newspapers
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PASSAGE TO BORDEAUX
August 7, 1941 HOLLYWOOD. Aug 7— If you have read “Berlin Diary” — and it seems as if the whole world has read William Shirer’s day to day accounts of the events that led up to the war – you will interested to hear he is coming to Hollywood. (1) He will fly her weekends…
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BITS & BOBS
July 25, 1938 – 1949 Keeping Lucille Ball’s name in the paper while she climbed the ladder of success often meant that the items were about everything and anything but her film career! Here’s a collection of miscellaneous news items that all appeared on the date July 25th, from 1938 to 1949. 1938 ~ Smart…
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PRE-, EARLY-, AND LATE-LUCY
July 2, 1967 When the one great broadcaster in the sky someday chronicles the history of television, it will be divided in three parts pre-Lucy, early-Lucy and late-Lucy. There will never be a period known as post-Lucy because Lucy is without end. Wars have come and gone. Generations have been born, reared and procreated, but…
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GUM MACHINE
April 8, 1949 “Gum Machine” (aka “The Principal of the Thing” aka “Demand Your Rights”) is episode #38 of the radio series MY FAVORITE HUSBAND broadcast on April 9, 1949 on the CBS radio network. Synopsis ~ George tells Liz that she needs to stand up for her rights and stop letting people push her around.…
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LUCY LOVES EASTER HATS
March 26, 1961 On March 26, 1961, Lucille Ball appeared on the cover of Family Weekly, a Sunday supplement to newspapers. The inside article by Margaret Bell was titled “Lucy Loves Easter Hats” and featured Lucy and her daughter, Lucie Arnaz, trying on various Easter hats. The article not only references Lucille’s current film The Facts…
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WHEN IRISH EYES ARE LUCY’S
March 16, 1937 It must have been a slow news day in Somerset, PA, because leprechaun Lucy was front page news for the March 16, 1937 Somerset Daily American. ~March 16, 1937~ This brief item in Read Kendall’s March 16, 1937 column in the Los Angeles Times reports that Lucille was at the Trocadero with George…
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FASHION FILLER
March 9, 1936-1945 ~MARCH 9, 1939~ ~MARCH 9, 1939~ ~MARCH 9, 1941~ ~MARCH 9, 1941~ ~MARCH 9, 1945~
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SCRAPBOOK CLIPPINGS!
March 7th, 1934-1954 ~March 7, 1934~ Ralph Forbes (1904-51) was an English actor who was married three times, first to actress Ruth Chatterton (1924-32); Heather Angel (1934-41); and Dora Sayers (1946-51). Forbes dated Lucille Ball shortly before he married Angel. He would appear with her in three films. Ball turned down his marriage proposal. ~March…
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