Tag: tv
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LAWRENCE WELK
March 11, 1903 Lawrence Welk was born in the German-speaking community of Strasburg, North Dakota. He was sixth of the eight children of Ludwig and Christiana Welk, Roman Catholic Germans who emigrated from Odessa, Russian Empire (now Ukraine). He was a musician, bandleader, and television impresario, who hosted the television program “The Lawrence Welk Show” from 1951 to…
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ALAN HALE JR.
March 8, 1921 Alan Hale Jr. was born Alan Hale MacKahan in Los Angeles to character actor Rufus Edward MacKahan, who used the stage name Alan Hale, and silent film actress Gretchen Hartman. His television career spanned four decades, but he was best known for his co-starring role as Captain Jonas Grumby (The Skipper) on the 1960s series…
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CHICAGO SUNDAY TRIBUNE
March 8, 1953 This full page photo is from the Picture Section of the Sunday Chicago Tribune on March 8, 1953. Interestingly, there is no story within, just the photo. The description misspells the named Riccardo. This is understandable since most viewers would not have seen the name in print, just heard it spoken on television. …
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JACK CASSIDY
March 5, 1927 John Joseph Edward Cassidy, known as “Jack” was born in Richmond Hill, Queens, and became an actor and singer known for his work in the theatre, television and films. He received multiple Tony Award nominations and a win as well as a Grammy Award for his work on the Broadway production of the 1964…
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MARGIE LISZT
March 2, 1909 Margie Liszt was born on March 2, 1909 in New York City, New York. She was sometimes billed as Marjorie Liszt. She made her screen debut as an uncredited background performer in Life With Blondie (1945). She followed up with Blondie’s Lucky Day in 1946. She made 37 television and movie appearances…
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ELIZABETH TAYLOR
February 27, 1932 Elizabeth Rosemond Taylor was born on February 27, 1932, in Hampstead Garden Suburb, London. She received dual British-American citizenship at birth, as her parents were United States citizens. The family lived in London during Taylor’s childhood. In early 1939, the Taylors returned to the United States due to fear of impending war in Europe. In California, Taylor’s…
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ROBERT ALDA
February 26, 1914 Robert Alda was born Alfonso Giuseppe Giovanni Roberto D’Abruzzo in New York City to Italian-American immigrants. He began his performing career as a singer and dancer in vaudeville after winning a talent contest, and moved on to burlesque. His professional surname derives from the first two letters of each of his first name and…
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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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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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LUCY & DESI / BILL & VIV
February 27, 1955 I was having dinner with William Frawley at Chasen’s restaurant in Hollywood not long ago when a bunch of enthusiastic tourists from Texas swarmed around us. They were holding out their menus for Frawley to autograph and all yelling at once about how they thought he was just divine as Desi Arnaz’…
Papermoon Loves Lucy 