Tag: The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour
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HEDDA HOPPER
May 2, 1885 Hedda Hopper was born Elda Furry in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania. She became one of Hollywood’s most powerful and influential columnists. She appeared on “I Love Lucy” and “The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour.” Among her hundreds of films as an actress, she did two with Lucille Ball: Bunker Bean (1936) and That’s Right – You’re Wrong…
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The NAB Honors Lucy & Miltie
April 10, 1988 On April 10, 1988, the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) initiated Lucille Ball and Milton Berle into their Broadcasting Hall of Fame. The awards were announced at the Annual NAB Convention. Ironically, the ceremony was not broadcast or recorded. Although the Award had been bestowed since 1977, Lucy and Uncle Miltie were…
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The 2020 Best Picture Oscar Nominees from Desilu Studios
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THE KING AND I LOVE LUCY
Did you hear about the time Lucille Ball met the King of Siam? Vivian Vance was at Lucy’s Beverly Hills home on a Saturday in the early 1960s with Lucy putting blonde dye on Vivian’s hair and henna on her own. The pair would be lounging around in comfortable clothing talking for hours. On this…
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DESILU, TOO!
6 Forgotten Television Shows produced by Desilu Studios In October 1958, LIFE magazine ran a massive eight-page article on Desi Arnaz and Lucille Ball. “Arnaz and Ball Take Over as Tycoons – $30 Million Desilu Gamble,” the headline declared. The I Love Lucy stars and power couple had entered the production business, with a splash.…
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LIGHTS! CAMERA! LUCY!
A glimpse behind the camera during Lucille Ball’s 40 years on television. The Studio The Audience Welcome & Warm-Up “The Lucy Show” The Scenery “First Stop” (ILL S4;E14) 1955 Design for “Here’s Lucy” Hair, Make-Up & Wardrobe! Hal King designing frozen Lucy for “The Freezer” (ILL S1;E29), 1952 “Hollywood at Last!” (ILL S4;E16), 1955 Lucille Ball’s hairstylist…
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Summer of ‘59
In the summer of 1959, two fictional families and their friends escaped to the great outdoors: The Maisels and the Weissmans from New York City; and the Ricardos and the Mertzes from Westport. Midge and Lucy constantly try to break into show business, despite obligations to their husbands and children. Here’s “what they did on…
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Lucille Ball is mentioned on “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” (set in 1959). Season 2, episode 6 “Let’s Face the Music and Dance.” During the summer of 1959, Lucille Ball was busy shooting “Milton Berle Hides Out at the Ricardos” (LDCH #11). Coincidentally, Milton Berle is also mentioned in the same episode of “Mrs. Maisel”. Earlier in the summer…
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THE STEVE LAWRENCE SHOW
September 13, 1965 ~ S1;E1 Directed by Stan Harris Written by Gary Belkin, Mel Diamond, Saul Turteltaub, Tony Webster, Sydney Zelinka Steve Lawrence (Himself / Host) was born Sidney Leibowitz in 1935. Between 1958 and 1960 he served in the US Army and was a vocalist with the US Army Band and Orchestra. After he…
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LUCY: 40 YEARS OF TELEVISION
1959 As the decade ends, and the “Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour” winds down, Lucy and Desi do other projects, many to pay back stars who appeared on their own show. “Make Room for Daddy: Lucy Upsets the Williams Household” (S6;E14) ~ January 5, 1959 A reciprocal appearance by the Arnazes in return for the cast of “Make Room for…
Papermoon Loves Lucy 