Tag: RKO
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LUCY: 40 YEARS OF TELEVISION
1987 After the cancellation of “Life With Lucy” and the death of Desi Arnaz, Lucille Ball makes precious few appearances on television. “Super Password” ~ January 16, 1987 Lucille Ball plays with Betty White and Ann Dusenberry (”Life With Lucy”). This episode was taped on December 2, 1986, the same day Desi Arnaz passed away. “The…
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LUCY & HENRY FONDA ~ Part One
1935-1968 Lucille Ball and Henry Fonda were more than just co-workers. When Lucy first got to Hollywood, the two actually briefly dated. Lucy remembers, “We worked long and hard, Ginger [Rogers] and I, in front of our mirrors. We used eye shadow, plenty of mascara, pancake [make-up], deep red lipstick, rouge, everything we’d been taught…
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LUCY on AMERICA ALIVE!
November 10, 1978 “America Alive!” was an hour-long NBC daytime show which featured consumer tips, relationship advice, entertainment news and reviews, and comedy, from its home studio in New York City, which resembled a Manhattan loft apartment, as well as remotes from Los Angeles. In the planning phase, the show was titled “People to People.”…
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LUCY & GONE WITH THE WIND
In one of the biggest publicity stunts in Hollywood history, over 1,400 actresses were considered for the role of Scarlett O’Hara in MGM’s Gone With The Wind. Producer David O. Selznick had the rights to the book, but did not have the money to make it. To keep interest alive in the project during pre-production,…
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HOLLYWOOD THE GOLDEN YEARS: THE RKO STORY
“A Woman’s Lot”(S1;E3) ~ July 17, 1987 “Hollywood the Golden Years: The RKO Story” is a six-part series produced and aired on the BBC in 1987. Each episode is at least an hour long, and touches on a different aspect of the studio’s history (1928 to 1957) mixing comments, clips, and interviews. Interviews with Lucille…
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“Lucy and Harpo Marx”
(S4;E28 ~ May 9, 1955) Directed by William Asher. Written by Jess Oppenheimer, Madelyn Pugh and Bob Carroll, Jr. Filmed March 24, 1955 at Ren-Mar Studios. Rating: 42.9/63 Synopsis ~ Lucy promises Carolyn Appleby she will meet some real Hollywood celebrities. Now she’s got to deliver. Stealing her eyeglasses and dressing up as some famous stars,…