Tag: Ross Elliott
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ROSS ELLIOTT
June 18, 1917 Ross Elliott was born Elliott Blum in the Bronx, New York. While at City College of New York, he participated in the college’s dramatic society, causing him to abandon his original plan to become a lawyer. He did four Broadway shows between 1938 and 1946. After serving in World War II (where he…
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LUCY BUYS WESTINGHOUSE
Summer 1958 Cast Lucille Ball (Herself) was born on August 6, 1911 in Jamestown, New York. She began her screen career in 1933 and was known in Hollywood as ‘Queen of the B’s’ due to her many appearances in ‘B’ movies. With Richard Denning, she starred in a radio program titled “My Favorite Husband” which…
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LUCY, THE SHERIFF
S6;E18 ~ January 28, 1974 Directed by Coby Ruskin and Lucille Ball ~ Written by Seaman Jacobs and Fred S. Fox Synopsis Lucy finds out that her grandmother was the first woman sheriff of a Montana town that is celebrating its centennial. She is asked to play her grandmother at the celebrations, which include the recreation…
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Lucy and the Return of Iron Man
S4;E11~ November 29, 1965 Synopsis Lucy and Mary Jane spend a day at the track. When they place a bet for Mr. Mooney, they mistakenly rip up his bet slip, so Lucy must go back to work doing stunts as Iron Man Carmichael in order to pay Mr. Mooney his winnings. Regular Cast Lucille Ball…
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“Hollywood Anniversary”
(S4;E24 ~ April 4, 1955) Directed by William Asher. Written by Jess Oppenheimer, Madelyn Pugh, and Bob Carroll, Jr. Filmed on February 24, 1955 at Ren-Mar Studios. Rating: 51.1/72 Synopsis ~ Ricky has forgotten the date of their anniversary, but he has a scheme to convince Lucy that he knew it all along. The idea for this episode…
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“Bullfight Dance”
(S4;E23 ~ March 28, 1955) Directed by William Asher. Written by Jess Oppenheimer, Madelyn Pugh, and Bob Carroll, Jr. Filmed on February 17, 1955 at Ren Mar Studios. Rating: 51.2/68 Synopsis ~ When Lucy is asked to write an article for Photoplay about what it’s like being married to Ricky, she uses it to blackmail him to…
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“Don Juan and the Starlets”
(S4;E17 ~ February 14, 1955) Directed by William Asher. Written by Jess Oppenheimer, Madelyn Pugh and Bob Carroll, Jr. Filmed on December 9, 1954 at Ren-Mar Studios. Rating: 51.3/67 Synopsis ~ When Ricky takes publicity photos with four glamorous starlets, Lucy gets jealous. Her jealousy turns to anger when it looks like Ricky stayed out all night…
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“Lucy Does a TV Commercial”
(S1;E30 ~ May 5,1952) Directed by Marc Daniels. Written by Jess Oppenheimer, Madelyn Pugh and Bob Carroll, Jr. Filmed March 28, 1952 at General Service Studios. Rating: 61.1/88 Synopsis ~ Lucy gets hired to do a TV commercial on Ricky’s new show, not realizing the health tonic she has to consume is full of alcohol! This is…