Tag: Totie Fields
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WOMEN COMICS: WHY THEY TRY HARDER
November 21, 1971 Lucille Ball was on the cover and profiled in the November 21, 1971 issue of Parade, the national Sunday Newspaper Magazine supplement. The inside article was titled “Women Comics: Why They Try Harder” by associate editor Linda Gutstein. The cover photo was taken from “Lucy and the Indian Chief” (HL S2;E3) in 1969. …
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LUCY: 40 YEARS OF TELEVISION
1972 Part Two ~ AUGUST to DECEMBER Season 5 of “Here’s Lucy” begins with Lucy in a cast due to Lucille Ball’s real-life broken leg! Guest stars include Eva Gabor, Lloyd Bridges, Joe Namath, Totie Fields, Petula Clark, Ricardo Montalban, Jim Bailey, Ruth Buzzi and Donny Osmond! “Zenith Presents: A Salute to Television’s 25th Anniversary” ~…
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THE DEAN MARTIN CELEBRITY ROAST: LUCILLE BALL
February 7, 1975 Directed by Greg Garrison Written by Harry Crane, George Bloom, Tom Tenowich, Milt Rosen, Don Hinkley, Peter Gallay, Stan Burns, and Mike Marmer Dean Martin (Roastmaster) was born Dino Paul Crocetti in Steubenville, Ohio, in 1917. He made his screen debut in a short playing a singer in Art Mooney’s band, but…
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LUCY THE STAR-GAZER! ~ Part Two
On “Here’s Lucy,” more than any other series, Lucille Ball used her vast network of Hollywood celebrities as guest stars! Here are some of the famous and near-famous who braved Lucy’s comedy Olympics! LUCY FACES THE MUSIC: THE MUSICIANS LAWRENCE WELK Welk was a musician, accordionist, bandleader, and television impresario, who hosted the television…
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LUCY, THE OTHER WOMAN
S5;E7 ~ October 23, 1972 Directed by Coby Ruskin ~ Written by Fred S. Fox and Seaman Jacobs Synopsis Lucy’s milkman has a crush on her but his angry wife (Totie Fields) thinks Lucy is having an affair with the dairy deliveryman. Regular Cast Lucille Ball (Lucy Carter), Gale Gordon (Harrison Otis Carter), Lucie Arnaz…