Tag: Superman
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GEORGE REEVES
January 5, 1914 George Reeves was born George Keefer Brewer in Woolstock, Iowa. He is best known for his role as Superman in the television program “Adventures of Superman” (1952-58). His birth date is often listed as April 5, 1914, but that was born only five months after his parents’ wedding and it was not until adulthood that…
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MADGE BLAKE
May 31, 1899 – February 19, 1969 Madge Blake (née Cummings) was best remembered for her roles as Margaret Mondello on “Leave It to Beaver”, Flora MacMichael on “The Real McCoys,” and Aunt Harriet Cooper on “Batman”. Born in Kansas just before the turn of the last century, her father discouraged her from becoming an actress, so…
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Lucy, the Superwoman
S4;E26 ~ March 21, 1966 Synopsis When a heavy computer falls on Mr. Mooney’s foot, Lucy has a rush of adrenaline to lift it up. From then on, she has super-strength and wreaks havoc with her new-found power. Lucy the superwoman is then brought into a lab to be examined by scientists. Directed by…
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“Lucy and Superman”
(S6;E13 ~ January 14, 1957) Directed by James V. Kern. Written by Madelyn Martin, Bob Carroll, Jr., Bob Schiller and Bob Weiskopf. Filmed November 15, 1956 at Ren-Mar Studios. Rating: 48.1/65 Synopsis ~ In order not to disappoint her son, Lucy pretends to be the Man of Steel at Little Ricky’s birthday party when the ‘real’…