Tag: Rosalind Russell
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THE GRASS WIDOW(S)
August 1, 1948 In July and August during the summer of 1948, Columbia newbie Lucille Ball was playing musical chairs with film roles, swapping a part in the comedy “The Grass Widow” with Rosalind Russell’s next assignment, “Miss Grant Takes Richmond.” Both pix were to be directed by S. Simon Sylvan. Lucille seems ideal for the role…
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MY NEXT HUSBAND at COLUMBIA
July 7, 1948 What My Next Husband Will Be was announced in June 1948 as a vehicle for Lucille Ball. By October the lead had gone to Rosalind Russell and Ball was assigned to Miss Grant Takes Richmond, a film by the same creative team. It was Ball’s 72nd film. In November, Buddy Adler was attached…
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LUCY IS RUTH-LESS!
May 18, 1946 On May 18, 1946, radio’s “Academy Award Theatre” presented a 30-minute version of My Sister Eileen, a 1942 film based on the 1940 play of the same title, which in turn was based on a series of autobiographical short stories by Ruth McKenney originally published in The New Yorker. The film was directed…
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A WOMAN OF DISTINCTION
March 16, 1950 Directed by Edward N. Buzzell Produced by Buddy Adler for Columbia Pictures Written by Charles Hoffman; additional dialogue by Frank Tashlin; story by Ian McLellan Hunt and Hugo Butler Synopsis ~ College dean Susan Middlecott thinks there’s no room in her life for romance until she meets Professor Alec Stevenson, British lecturer on astronomy,…
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“Be a Pal”
(S1;E2 ~ October 22, 1951) Directed by Marc Daniels. Written by Jess Oppenheimer, Madelyn Pugh and Bob Carroll, Jr. Filmed September 21, 1951 at General Service Studios. Rating: 40.3/60 Synopsis ~ When Lucy thinks Ricky is losing interest in her, she takes desperate measures prescribed in the Book of the Month Club selection “How to…