Tag: Pepito Perez
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PEPITO PÉREZ
February 16, 1898 Pepito Pérez was born as José Escobar Pérez in Barcelona, Spain. He was primarily known as “Pepito the Spanish Clown” and was a screen, stage, vaudeville, and television actor. Pepito was the one time court jester to the Spanish Royal Court of King Alfonso. He was also good friends with Desi Arnaz,…
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JERRY HAUSNER
May 20, 1909 James Bernard Hausner, known professionally as Jerry Hausner, was a radio and television actor, best known as Ricky Ricardo’s agent in “I Love Lucy” and as the voice of Waldo in “Mr. Magoo” and several characters such as Hemlock Holmes, The Mole, Broodles and Itchy in “The Dick Tracy Show.” He also…
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LUCY & THE TIGER KING
Whether you like it or not, Netflix’s series THE TIGER KING has become the most popular documentary of all time. Here’s a somewhat skewed look at THE TIGER KING filtered through a few of the most popular sitcoms of all time! Imagine falling asleep after binging “I Love Lucy” and “Tiger King” and the below images might…
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LUCY: 40 YEARS OF TELEVISION
1956 Part Two – JULY to DECEMBER The sixth and final season of “I Love Lucy” starts and includes a quick trip to Florida. “The Ed Sullivan Show” (S9;E2) ~ September 30, 1956 Lucy and Desi are in New York to promote the sixth season of “I Love Lucy”. In a comedy sketch Lucy mistakenly believes that she…
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The “I Love Lucy” Pilot
(recorded March 2, 1951 ~ broadcast April 30, 1990) In the early 1980s, the Museum of Broadcasting (now the Paley Center for Media) began actively searching for the long-lost “I Love Lucy” pilot. During the 1970s all traces of the pilot had disappeared; not even Desi Arnaz or Lucille Ball owned or knew where to find a…
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“Deep-Sea Fishing”
(S6;E7 ~ November 19, 1956) Directed by James V. Kern. Written by Madelyn Martin, Bob Carroll, Jr., Bob Schiller and Bob Weiskopf. Filmed September 27, 1956 at Ren-Mar Studios. Rating: 47.1/65 Synopsis ~ While visiting Miami Beach, Lucy and Ethel over-spend in the shops. In order to cover their losses they make a bet with…