Tag: The Lucy Show
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FLIP MARK
December 22, 1948 Flip Mark was born Philip Mark Goldberg on December 22, 1948 in New York City. “This agent was on the phone with a photographer offering some modeling for a red-haired, freckle-faced boy. I filled the bill exactly. The agent covered the phone receiver and asked my mother, ‘what’s his name’? Phillip Goldberg…
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IS SHE A NATIONAL HABIT? and OTHER PRESS
December 19, 1965 On Sunday, December 19, 1965, the TV Tab supplement to the Rochester (NY) Democrat and Chronicle, published an article by UPI’s Vernon Scott about the staying power of Lucille Ball. The article is reprinted verbatim below, with direct quotes from Lucille Ball in bold and italics. By VERNON SCOTT, HOLLYWOOD (UPI) “Institution”…
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LIZ’S NEW DRESS
December 18, 1948 “Liz’s New Dress” is episode #23 of the radio series MY FAVORITE HUSBAND broadcast on December 18, 1948. Synopsis ~ Liz is determined to have a new dress to wear to he Atterburys’ party, even if she has to make it herself! Note: This episode was aired before the characters names were changed from…
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WILDCAT
December 17, 1960 Wildcat is a musical comedy about Wildcat Jackson and her sister who come to oil country in 1912 to strike it rich. She runs into the prowess of Joe Dynamite, and a battle of the sexes and the oil tycoons ensues. Wildcat wasn’t written with the 48 year-old queen of comedy in…
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GEORGE’S CHRISTMAS PRESENT
December 16, 1949 “George’s Christmas Present” (aka “The Christmas Present Switch”) is episode #67 of the radio series MY FAVORITE HUSBAND broadcast on December 16, 1949. Synopsis ~ Liz vows to finish knitting George a sweater by Christmas. She finds George’s Christmas presents for her and exchanges it too early. This was the 16th episode of…
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GAIL BONNEY
December 15, 1901 Gail Bonney was born Goldie Bonowitz in Columbus, Ohio. She has a twin sister. Her screen career began in the late 1940s and continued for three decades. Her first screen credit came in January 1948 playing a gossipy woman (uncredited) in Slippy McGee. Bonney was seen in two 1950 films featuring Lucille Ball. …
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RIP ‘THE 21 CLUB’
1930 – 2021 The 21 Club, Manhattan’s iconic nightspot and restaurant, will close for good by March 2021. The former prohibition-era speakeasy is located at 21 West 52nd Street (hence the name) in New York City. Perhaps the most famous feature of 21 is the collection lawn jockeys adorning the balcony above the entrance. In…
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BESS FLOWERS
November 23, 1898 Bess Flowers was known as “The Queen of the Hollywood Extras," appearing in more than 950 films and television shows in her 41-year career. Born in Sherman, Texas, Flowers’ film debut came in 1923, when she appeared in Hollywood. She made three films that year, and then began working extensively. Many of her appearances…
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ALLAN RAY
November 23, 1909 Allan Ray was born Andrew Marinko in Swoyerville, Pennsylvania. His careen in Hollywood lasted thirty years, mostly playing background roles and smaller parts. He made his uncredited screen debut in Dixie starring Bing Crosby and Dorothy Lamour. He also had an uncredited role in 1950′s A Woman of Distinction in which Lucille…
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