Tag: tv
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THAT NEVER HAPPENED!
February 20, 1948-1975 ~FEBRUARY 20, 1948~ Hedda would lose that bet! The role of Billie Dawn in the Los Angeles production of “Born Yesterday” went to Jean Parker. Lucille Ball did not do the Garsin Kanin comedy on Broadway or appear in the 1950 film. After the play was a hit, Holliday was insistent that she…
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JOHN BUBBLES
February 19, 1902 John William Sublett (known by his stage name John W. Bubbles) was a tap dancer, vaudevillian, and actor. He was born in Louisville, Kentucky but soon moved to Indianapolis. There he formed a partnership with Ford L. “Buck” Washington and they became known as “Buck and Bubbles.” Buck played piano and sang while Bubbles tapped…
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BEAUTY INTO BUFFOON
February 18, 1952 Queen Elizabeth is on the cover of the February 18, 1952 issue of LIFE magazine, with an inside article about Lucille Ball. HM Queen Elizabeth II ascended the throne on February 6, 1952, after the death of her father King George VI. Her official coronation was held on June 2, 1953. It was…
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KATHLEEN FREEMAN
February 17, 1919 Kathleen Freeman was born in Chicago. She began her career as a child, dancing in her parents’ vaudeville act. After studying music at UCLA she went into acting full-time, working on the stage, and finally entering films in 1948. In a career that spanned more than 50 years, she portrayed acerbic maids, secretaries, teachers,…
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CESAR ROMERO
February 15, 1907 Cesar Julio Romero Jr. was born in New York City to Cuban Parents. He grew up in Bradley Beach, New Jersey, and was educated at Bradley Beach Elementary School and Asbury Park High School. He appeared on Broadway in the 1929 to 1932, before moving to Hollywood. His first film role was in The…
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JACK BENNY
February 14, 1894 Jack Benny was born Benjamin Kublesky in Chicago, Illinois, on Valentine’s Day 1894. He had a successful vaudeville career, and an even greater career on radio with “The Jack Benny Program” which also became a successful television show. Benny was a Beverly Hills neighbor of Lucille Ball’s and the two were off-screen…
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JOSEPH KEARNS
February 12, 1907 Joseph Sherrard Kearns was born in Salt Lake City, Utah, but his family moved to California when he was very young. His mother was a concert pianist, from whom Kearns derived his love of music. He and his family were devout Mormons, whose ancestors were Mormon pioneers. In 1916 he joined The…
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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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AUDREY MEADOWS
February 8, 1922 Audrey Meadows was born as Audrey Cotter in New York City. She was the youngest of four children. After she was born, her family returned to China, where they worked as missionaries. Her family returned to the US and settled in New England when Audrey was age 6, and she and sister…
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