Tag: Private Secretary
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ANN SOTHERN
January 22, 1911 Ann Sothern was born Harriette Arlene Lake in Valley City, North Dakota, but was raised in Minneapolis, Minnesota. When her parents divorced in 1927, Sothern moved with her father to Seattle, where she attended the University of Washington, dropping out after one year. While visiting her mother in California, she won a role in…
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JOAN BANKS
October 30, 1918 Joan Elinor Banks was born in Petersburg, West Virginia. She studied Russian ballet as a girl and her talent earned her a scholarship to the American Academy of Dramatic Art. She attended Hunter College. Banks was a regular on the popular 1930s radio series “Gangbusters.” She married fellow “Gangbusters” actor Frank Lovejoy in 1940. …
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FALL PREVIEW ‘53
September 18, 1953 On September 18, 1953, TV Guide, now a national publication, published their first Fall Preview issue. This became an annual and much anticipated tradition with the magazine. Although TV Guide national edition was only 25 issues old, Lucille Ball had already been featured on three covers and would go on to be seen…
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MADGE BLAKE
May 31, 1899 – February 19, 1969 Madge Blake (née Cummings) was best remembered for her roles as Margaret Mondello on “Leave It to Beaver”, Flora MacMichael on “The Real McCoys,” and Aunt Harriet Cooper on “Batman”. Born in Kansas just before the turn of the last century, her father discouraged her from becoming an actress, so…
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FRANK NELSON
1911-1986 Frank Nelson was born on May 6, 1911 (three months before Lucille Ball) in Colorado Springs, Colorado. He started working as a radio announcer at the age of 15. He later appeared on such popular radio shows as “The Great Gildersleeve,” “Burns and Allen,” and “Fibber McGee & Molly”. Aside from Lucille Ball, Nelson is…
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LUCY TAKES OVER
S2;E23 ~ February 23, 1970 Directed by Jay Sandrich ~ Written by William Raynor and Myles Wilder Synopsis Lucy finds her great grandmother’s diary with an IOU from one of Harry’s relatives tucked inside. With interest, Lucy estimates Harry owes her thousands and soon she’s taken over his business! Regular Cast Lucille Ball (Lucy Carter),…