Tag: Three For Two
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JACKIE GLEASON
February 26, 1916 Jackie Gleason was born as Herbert Walton Gleason Jr. but baptized as John Herbert Gleason. He was born at 364 Chauncey Street in Brooklyn, an address he later used for Ralph and Alice Kramden on his iconic series “The Honeymooners.” For most of the 1940s Gleason appeared on Broadway, featured in Keep…
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The Lucille Ball Specials
1974-1977 A handy dandy guide to helping you find your favorite blogs here at Papermoon Loves Lucy. Click on the hyperlinks to be taken directly to that program’s trivia, background, and bloopers! “Happy Anniversary and Goodbye” ~ November 19, 1974 Featuring Art Carney, Nanette Fabray, Peter Marshall, and Arnold Schwarzenegger. “Lucy Gets Lucky” ~…
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LUCY: 40 YEARS OF TELEVISION
1975 Lucille Ball’s first calendar year without a regular series since 1961. She produces two network specials and appears on game, variety, and talk shows. “The Dean Martin Celebrity Roast: Lucille Ball” ~ February 7, 1975 The first of many celebrations of Lucille Ball’s career. On the dais, Dean Martin presents Lucille’s friends and colleagues…
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LUCY on MIKE DOUGLAS
1968-1989 “The Mike Douglas Show” was a daytime television talk show that was hosted by Mike Douglas. Initially, it aired only in Cleveland during much of its first two years, followed by expansion to Philadelphia and nationwide. It went into syndication in 1963 and remained on television until 1981. For much of its run, it originated from TV stations in Cleveland and Philadelphia. The show helped…
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LUCY on DINAH!
1972-1978 Dinah Shore was born Fannye Rose Shore in 1916. She was a singer, actress, and television personality, and the top-charting female vocalist of the 1940s. She rose to prominence as a recording artist during the Big Band era, but achieved even greater success a decade later, in television, mainly as hostess of a series of…
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