Tag: TV Guide
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TV GUIDE: 20 YEARS LATER
March 31, 1973 This issue not only marks twenty years since Lucille Ball and her son Desi Arnaz Jr. appeared on the first national edition of TV Guide, but it also marks Ball’s twenty third time appearing on the cover. She would eventually do 39 covers. The photographic portrait was done by Sherman Weisburd. Sherman…
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TV GUIDE: FOUR DAYS
March 30, 1968 This is the 19th of Lucille Ball’s 39 TV Guide covers. Ball (and her infant son) appeared on the very first national issue on April 3, 1953. Mario Anthony Casilli (cover photograph) is best known for his work for Playboy magazine between 1957 and 1996. He also did many celebrity portraits for…
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TV GUIDE: LUCY’S NEIGHBORS
March 20, 1953 William Frawley and Vivian Vance appeared on the cover of the pre-National TV Guide (volume VI, #f12) for March 20 to 26, 1953. This was the penultimate issue of the regional Guide before it went national. The inside article is titled “Lucy’s Neighbors” with the subtitled “Don’t Be So Sure The Mertzes are…
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TV GUIDE
March 12, 1988 On March 11, 1988 Lucille Ball and Desi Aranz were featured (among others) on the cover of TV Guide (volume 36, number 11, issue #1824). This would be the last time Lucille Ball appeared on the cover of TV Guide during her lifetime. She was on the cover of the very first…
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TV GUIDE: LUCY’S KIDS
March 1, 1969 For its March 1st, 1969 cover, TV Guide (volume 17, #9) ran a color photo of Lucy with her children, Desi Arnaz Jr. and Lucie Arnaz. The cover photo is by John Engstead. John Engstead (1909-1983) was an was born in California, and began his career in 1926 when he was hired…
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TONY RANDALL
February 26, 1920 Anthony “Tony” Randall was born Aryeh Leonard Rosenberg to a Jewish family in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He is best known for his role as Felix Unger in a television adaptation of the 1965 play The Odd Couple by Neil Simon. In a career spanning about six decades, Randall received six Golden Globe Award nominations and six…
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TV GUIDE
February 9, 1991 Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz appeared posthumously on the cover of the February 9, 1991 issue of TV Guide (issue #1976) in connection with the unauthorized bio-pic “Lucy and Desi: Before The Laughter” airing that week. Lucie and Desi Jr. felt the film was “biased” while the filmmakers contended it was “truthful”. The inside article was…
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WHY I LOVE LUCY
January 25, 1952 Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz appeared on the cover of TV Guide (pre-National edition, volume V, #4) on January 25, 1952. The inside article “Why I Love Lucy” was written by Desi Arnaz. This was Lucille’s second of five covers of the pre-national edition before she graced the cover of the very…
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EXECUTIVE SESSION
January 12, 1957 Lucille Ball was on the cover of TV Guide (volume 5; number 2) on January 12, 1957. This is Ball’s 7th (of 39) covers of the National TV Guide. Before 1957 is done, she will grace her 8th cover. The close-up photo is by John Engstead (1909-83). Engstead had photographed Lucille Ball…
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GOLD MEDAL AWARDS
December 19, 1952 The pre-national TV Guide (Volume V, #51) for December 19 to 25, 1952, was a special issue dedicated to their Annual Gold Medal Awards. Lucille Ball is at 12 o’clock in the circular collage of heads surrounding the medal. Best Actress: Maria Riva Best Actor: John Forsythe Best Comedienne – Lucille Ball.…