Tag: tv
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ETHEL MERMAN
January 16, 1908 Ethel Merman was born Ethel Agnes Zimmermann in Astoria, Queens. Known primarily for her distinctive, powerful voice and leading roles in musical theatre, she has been called “the undisputed First Lady of the musical comedy stage”. Merman began by appearing in nightclubs, first hired by Jimmy Durante’s partner Lou Clayton. At this time, she…
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LUCILLE BALL IS ON THE WARPATH
January 15, 1973 By ELAINE SHEPARD, HOLLYWOOD (WNS) Faint-hearted TV and film executives had better start circling the wagons. Lucille Ball is on the warpath. Lucy never does anything by halves, and is feisty enough to take on the whole show business establishment. She has become one of the television industry’s richest, most influential leaders,…
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LLOYD BRIDGES
January 15, 1913 Lloyd Vernet Bridges Jr. was born in San Leandro, California. His parents were both natives of Kansas, and of English ancestry. Bridges graduated from Petaluma High School in 1930. He then studied political science at UCLA. He starred in a number of television series and appeared in more than 150 feature films. He made his…
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ROBERT STACK
January 13, 1919 Robert Stack was born Charles Langford Modini Stack in Los Angeles, California, but his first name, selected by his mother, was changed to Robert by his father. He spent his early childhood in Adria and Rome, becoming fluent in French and Italian at an early age, and did not learn English until…
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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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SAM HARRIS
January 11, 1877 Sam Harris was born on January 11, 1877 in Sydney, Australia. From 1928 to 1966 he appeared in roughly 770 films and television episodes, nearly all in uncredited background appearances. If Bess Flowers is the Queen of the Extras, then Harris is the King! His film career started in 1928 with The…
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FERNANDO LAMAS
January 9, 1916 Fernando Álvaro Lamas y de Santos was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He studied drama at school in his native country and later enrolled in a law course at college. He abandoned his studies to take up horse riding, winning trophies fencing and boxing and becoming the South American Freestyle Swimming Champion of…
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THIS IS YOUR LIFE: WILLIAM FRAWLEY
January 8, 1961 “This Is Your Life” was a documentary series broadcast on NBC radio from 1948 to 1952, and on NBC television from 1952 to 1961. It was originally hosted by its creator and producer Ralph Edwards. In the program, the host surprised guests and then took them through a retrospective of their lives in front…
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JENNY LEWIS
January 8, 1976 Jenny Lewis was born on January 8, 1976, in Las Vegas, Nevada. During the mid-1980s, her parents divorced and she moved with her mom, Linda, to Los Angeles, California. Aside from a Jell-O commercial, her screen acting debut came at age 7 in the pilot of ABC’s “Baby Makes Five” on April…
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