Tag: Sid Caesar
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A GUIDE FOR THE MARRIED MAN
May 25, 1967 Gene Kelly (Director) Frank McCarthy (Producer for 20th Century Fox) Frank Tarloff (Writer, Based on His Book) Synopsis ~ Paul Manning discovers that his friend and neighbor Ed Stander has been cheating on his wife. Curious, he asks Ed about it, and is given the history and tactics of men who have…
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TV GUIDE: TOTEM POLE
April 17, 1953 On April 17, 1953, just two weeks after the first edition of TV Guide featuring Lucy and Desi Jr. on the cover was published, Lucy and Little Ricky were on the cover of TV Guide in a drawing by Jack Weaver. Lucy is depicted as the top of a TV totem pole…
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BALL and BERLE are BACK!
September 12, 1952 TV GUIDE ~ Volume 5, #37 This pre-national TV Guide for the New York region chose to colorize the photograph on the cover, which is a composite shot of Lucille Ball and Milton Berle, not one posed together. New York being the most important of the television markets, an attractive color cover…
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TV DIGEST
August 9, 1952 On August 9, 1952 Lucy and Desi were featured on the cover of TV Digest, a competitor of TV Guide as part of their inside story “Visiting The Stars on Vacation”. The Digest was eventually absorbed by TV Guide when it went national in March 1953. The Atlanta edition of TV Digest used…
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CARL REINER
March 20, 1922 – June 29, 2020 Carl Reiner was a legend of American comedy, having achieved success as an actor, director, producer, and recording artist. He won nine Emmy Awards, three as an actor, four as a writer, and two as a producer. He also won a Grammy Award for his “2,000 Year Old…
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ZENITH PRESENTS: A SALUTE TO TELEVISION’S 25TH ANNIVERSARY
September 10, 1972 Produced & Directed by Marty Pasetta Written by John Bradford, Lenny Weinrib, Bob Wells Cast (in alphabetical order) Judith Anderson, honoree accepting for “Hallmark Hall of Fame” Russell Arms, performer “Hit Parade” James Arness, honoree accepting for “Gunsmoke” Lucille Ball, honoree Milton Berle, honoree Sid Caesar, honoree George Chakiris, performer “Westerns” /…
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LUCY: 40 YEARS OF TELEVISION
1968 Part One ~ JANUARY to JUNE A tumultuous year. Lucille Ball sells Desilu Studios to Paramount, ends “The Lucy Show,” and creates Lucille Ball Productions (LBP) to produce “Here’s Lucy,” starring her real-life children! “Lucy and Viv Reminisce” (TLS S6;E16) ~ January 1, 1968 This is the first and only clips show on “The Lucy Show.”…
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Lucy and Sid Caesar
S6;E23 ~ March 4, 1968 Synopsis A forger who looks like Sid Caesar is passing bad checks at the bank. Lucy and Mr. Mooney try to figure out how to tell the real Sid Caesar from the forger. Regular Cast Lucille Ball (Lucy Carmichael), Gale Gordon (Theodore J. Mooney) Roy Roberts (Harrison Winfield Cheever)…