Tag: Richard Crenna
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RIP GLORIA MCMILLAN
1933-2022 Gloria McMillan is probably best known to the world as Harriet Conklin on the radio and television sitcom “Our Miss Brooks” (starring Eve Arden). She also played the role in a 1956 big screen version of the show from Warner Brothers. She began playing the role in 1948 on radio. The character was daughter…
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COUNTRY CLUB DANCE
February 3, 1950 “The Country Club Dance” is episode #74 of the radio series MY FAVORITE HUSBAND broadcast on February 3, 1950. Synopsis ~ Iris and Liz want to go to the country club dance, but George and Rudolph want to go to the fights. The girls decide to get dates and go anyway, until…
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RICHARD CRENNA
November 30, 1926 Richard Donald Crenna was born in Los Angeles, California, the only son of a pharmacist and a hotel manager. Following high school, Crenna served in the U.S. Army during World War II, where he saw combat in Belgium during the Battle of the Bulge. He also briefly served in the Pacific Theater of…
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DINNER FOR TWELVE
October 14, 1950 “Dinner for Twelve” (aka “Liz Cooks Dinner for Twelve”) is episode #101 [some sources say #100] of the radio series MY FAVORITE HUSBAND broadcast on October 14, 1950. This was the sixth episode of the third season of MY FAVORITE HUSBAND. There were 31 new episodes, with the season ending on March…
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YOU CAN’T DO THAT ON TELEVISION!
Lucille Ball always prided herself on providing good, wholesome family entertainment, but “I Love Lucy” sometimes pushed the boundaries of what was allowed on the new and ever-growing medium. Some of the below moments seem tame by comparison to today’s television, but in the early 1950s, they raised some eyebrows! 1. WATCH YOUR LANGUAGE! …
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LUCY AND THE LECHER aka LUCY, THE HOUSEGUEST
“Make Room for Granddaddy” (S1;E16) ~ January 21, 1971 Directed by John Rich ~ Written by Lee Erwin Synopsis Kathy’s old friend Lucy Carter comes to New York for a visit. When Danny comes home from a trip, there is a series of accidental flirtations between Lucy and Danny that make her believe he is…
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“The Young Fans”
(S1;E20 ~ February 25, 1952) Directed by Marc Daniels. Written by Jess Oppenheimer, Madelyn Pugh and Bob Carroll, Jr. Filmed January 18, 1952, at General Service Studios. It was the 20th episode filmed. Rating: 56.5/76 Synopsis ~ Two teenagers get crushes on Ricky and Lucy until the Ricardos help them see the grim realities of May…
Papermoon Loves Lucy 