Tag: Thousands Cheer

• MOVIE LIFE

  March 28, 1944 Lucille Ball appeared on the cover of Movie Life magazine’s March 1944 issue.  At the time of publication, Ball had just released her 59th film, Thousands Cheer, in which she played herself.  In June 1944, her 60th film, Meet The People, was released.  During March 1944, her 64th film, Ziegfeld Follies, was…

  Michael T. Mooney

  March 28, 2021

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  1944, Best Foot Forward, Big Song Magazine, DuBarry Was A Lady, Lucille Ball, March 1944, Meet the People, Movie Life, Orson Welles Almanac, Thousands Cheer, Ziegfeld Follies

• OLD GOLD COMEDY THEATRE

  “A GIRL, A GUY, AND A GOB” ~ February 11, 1945 The Old Gold Comedy Theatre (aka Harold Lloyd Comedy Theatre) was NBC Radio’s attempt to replicate the success of CBS’ Lux Radio Theatre. It debuted on October 29th, 1944. Silent film star and producer (and Lucille Ball’s mentor) Harold Lloyd introduced condensations of movie comedies.…

  Michael T. Mooney

  February 11, 2021

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  1945, A Girl A Guy and a Gob, George Murphy, Harold Lloyd, Lucille Ball, Old Gold Cigarettes, Radio, RKO, The Lone Ranger, Thousands Cheer, Will Wright

• EVE WHITNEY

  February 6, 1923 Eve Whitney was born Eva Whitney on February 6, 1923 in Lincoln, Nebraska. She worked as a model in New York, later modelling for illustrators Alberto Vargas and George Petty. She appeared on the cover of Yank magazine in January 1945. She made her screen debut with Lucille Ball in Du Barry…

  Michael T. Mooney

  February 6, 2021

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  Du Barry Was A Lady, Eddie Maxwell, Eve Whitney, I love lucy, Lucille Ball, Meet the People, The Charm School, Thousands Cheer, Ziegfeld Follies

• ANN SOTHERN

  January 22, 1911 Ann Sothern was born Harriette Arlene Lake in Valley City, North Dakota, but was raised in Minneapolis, Minnesota. When her parents divorced in 1927, Sothern moved with her father to Seattle, where she attended the University of Washington, dropping out after one year. While visiting her mother in California, she won a role in…

  Michael T. Mooney

  January 22, 2021

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  Ann Sothern, Lucille Ball, Private Secretary, Susie, The Ann Sothern Show, The Lucy Show, Thousands Cheer, tv, Vivian Vance, Whales of August, William Frawley

• RED SKELTON

  JULY 18, 1913 Red Skelton was born Richard Bernard Skelton in Vincennes, Indiana. He left school after the third grade to join a traveling medicine show and from there entered vaudeville. He was best known for his national radio and television shows between 1937 and 1971, especially as host of the television program “The Red…

  Michael T. Mooney

  July 18, 2020

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  Bob Hope, Dean Martin, DuBarry Was A Lady, Ed Sullivan, Frank Sinatra, Having Wonderful Time, Jackie Gleason, Lucille Ball, Milton Berle, NBC, Red Skelton, Redheads, The Fuller Brush Girl, The Red Skelton Show, Thousands Cheer, tv, TV Guide, Ziegfeld Follies