Tag: The Carol Burnett Show
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CAROL BURNETT
April 26, 1933 Carol Creighton Burnett was born in San Antonio, Texas. As a child of alcoholic parents, she was left in the care of her grandmother, who moved them to Hollywood, where they lived in a boarding house and shared a great passion for the movies. During her six decade career she conquered Broadway,…
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HARVEY KORMAN
February 15, 1927 Harvey Korman was born in Chicago, Illinois. He served in the United States Navy during World War II. After being discharged, he studied at the Goodman School of Drama and at HB Studio. Korman is best known as a cast member of “The Carol Burnett Show” (1967-77), four episodes of which featured Lucille Ball. But…
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RIP Lyle Waggoner
1935-2020 Lyle Wesley Waggoner was born in Kansas City, Kansas. A former model, he was best known for his work on “The Carol Burnett Show” from 1967 to 1974, and for playing the role of Steve Trevor on “Wonder Woman” from 1975 to 1979. Waggoner worked with Lucille Ball for all four of Ball’s appearances on “The Carol Burnett…
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RIP Tim Conway
1933-2019 Thomas Daniel “Tim” Conway is perhaps best known for his portrayed of bumbling Ensign Parker in the 1960s World War II situation comedy “McHale’s Navy,” as well as his wide array of comic characters created on the “The Carol Burnett Show". Before he became a series regular, he guest-starred on the same show as Lucille Ball…
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RIP Nancy Wilson ~ Jazz singer and performer. She co-starred with Lucille Ball on “The Carol Burnett Show” (S2;E6) in 1968. She performed with Carol and Lucy in “As The Stomach Turns” (their soap opera satire) as the new (and only) negro in Canoga Falls. She also joined (with Vickie Lawrence) in the musical finale, playing Cleopatra.…
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LUCY: 40 YEARS OF TELEVISION
1970 Part Two ~ JULY to DECEMBER “Here’s Lucy” begins its third season with guest stars Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, Sammy Davis Jr., Buddy Rich, Wally Cox, and Vincent Price. On November 16, 1970, Lucille Ball appeared on four different television shows on one night! “Lucy Meets the Burtons” (HL S3;E1) ~ September 14, 1970…
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LUCY: 40 YEARS OF TELEVISION
1968 Part Two ~ JULY to DECEMBER During the summer of 1968, Lucille Ball re-invents “The Lucy Show” as “Here’s Lucy,” a new sitcom co-starring Gale Gordon and her real-life children, Lucie and Desi Arnaz Jr. “Mod, Mod Lucy” (HL S1;E1) ~ September 23, 1968 This is the first and only appearance of Doris Singleton as Harry’s…
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LUCY: 40 YEARS OF TELEVISION
1967 Part Two ~ AUGUST to DECEMBER The sixth (and final) season of “The Lucy Show” kicks off with Milton Berle, Jack Benny, Frankie Avalon, Robert Goulet, and Dennis Day! In a mutual admiration society Lucy appears on “The Carol Burnett Show” and Carol appears on “The Lucy Show.” “Lucy Meets the Berles” (TLS S6;E1) ~ September 11,…
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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,…