Tag: The Great Caruso
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SHEPARD MENKEN
November 2, 1921 Shepard Menken was born in New York City on November 2, 1921. He is sometimes billed as “Shep” Menken or Shepard Menkin. He made his film debut in 1949 with a supporting role in The Red Menace, in which he played Henry Solomon. The film dealt with the growing fear of communism, something…
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Lucy and The Great Caruso
The episode “Lucy’s Bicycle Trip” (1956) and other “I Love Lucy” episodes provide many connections to the 1951 MGM bio-flick The Great Caruso (1951) starring Mario Lanza. When cycling through Italy, the gang takes shelter in the barn of a farmer played by Mario Siletti who played Papa Caruso. Later, Lucy bumps heads with an…
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