Tag: Paula Stewart
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PAULA STEWART
April 9, 1933 Paula Stewart was born Dorothy Paula Zürndorfer in Chicago, Illinois. Her mother, Esther Morris, was an actress. She was signed as understudy to Anne Crowley in a production of Seventeen on Broadway in June 1, 1951. Her third Broadway show was The Most Happy Fella, a show produced partly by Desilu and featured…
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WILDCAT
December 17, 1960 Wildcat is a musical comedy about Wildcat Jackson and her sister who come to oil country in 1912 to strike it rich. She runs into the prowess of Joe Dynamite, and a battle of the sexes and the oil tycoons ensues. Wildcat wasn’t written with the 48 year-old queen of comedy in…
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LUCILLE BALL: A Life on TV
1949-1989 Lucille Ball performed in nearly every aspect of show business, but television was the medium on which she left her mark. From the late 1940s until her death on April 26, 1989, Lucille Ball lit up television screens worldwide with her talent. Below I’ve selected one program from each calendar year she was on…
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LUCY & THE MEDICAL PROFESSION
A Tribute to Our Heroes on the Front Lines of The War Against Corona Virus “Lucy Plays Florence Nightingale” (HL S2;E14). Inset photo (right) from Look Who’s Laughing (1941) Carnival (1935) Room Service (1938) The Big Street (1942) – Mimi Doyle as Hospital Nurse The Facts of Life (1960) Yours, Mine, and Ours (1968) “Bob Hope’s All-Star Comedy…
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Playbill Vault’s Today in Theatre History: December 16 | Playbill
Hey Look Me Over! This day (December 16th) in 1960 Lucy finally played Broadway! Playbill Vault’s Today in Theatre History: December 16 | Playbill
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LUCY, JOE & ALVIN, TOO!
Lucille Ball always wanted to be a star on Broadway – until the silver screen and the small screen claimed her for posterity. Using the stage name Diane Belmont, she was chosen to appear in Earl Carroll’s Vanities, for the third road company of Ziegfeld’s Rio Rita, and for Step Lively, but none of these…
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LUCY: 40 YEARS OF TELEVISION
1961 In her first year since 1951 without a series on television, Lucille Ball moves to Broadway to star in WILDCAT. While in New York City she makes a couple of appearances before returning to the West Coast. “What’s My Line?” (S11; E545) ~ January 1, 1961 Mystery Guest Lucille Ball uses a low, hushed voice to…
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LUCY AND HARRY’S TONSILS
S2;E5 ~ October 20, 1969 Directed by George Marshall ~ Written by Milt Josefsberg and Ray Singer Synopsis When Harry gets tonsillitis, he dreads going into the hospital and wants to recuperate at home. – until a sexy night nurse (Paula Stewart) comes on duty. Regular Cast Lucille Ball (Lucy Carter), Gale Gordon (Harrison Otis…
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Lucy’s Sister Pays a Visit
S1;E15 ~ January 7, 1963 Synopsis Lucy’s sister Marge shows up at her doorstep in the middle of the night after having an argument with her new husband Hughie. Lucy is convinced their marriage is rocky because they didn’t have a big wedding. So Lucy and Viv throw her the wedding she never had, getting…
Papermoon Loves Lucy 