Tag: tv
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RIP LESLIE BRICUSSE
1931-2021 Leslie Bricusse was a British composer, lyricist, and playwright, most prominently working in musicals and movie music. He was best known for writing the music and lyrics for the films Doctor Dolittle, Goodbye, Mr. Chips, Scrooge, Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory, and the songs “Goldfinger”, “You Only Live Twice”, “Can You Read My Mind”…
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RIP BETTY LYNN
1926-2021 Betty Lynn was born as Elizabeth Ann Theresa Lynn in Kansas City, MO. She was best known for her role as Thelma Lou, Deputy Barney Fife’s girlfriend, on “The Andy Griffith Show”. Although the series was filmed at Desilu Studios, she never appeared on screen with Lucille Ball. However, her co-stars (Andy Griffith, Fred…
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RIP JAY SANDRICH
1932-2021 Jay Sandrich was born in Los Angeles, California. Sandrich was a television director who won two Emmy Awards for Directing of “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” and “The Cosby Show”. He started his career as Assistant Director of season six of “I Love Lucy”. After “I Love Lucy” ended, he moved with the cast and crew to become…
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RIP JANE POWELL
1929-2021 Jane Powell was born in Portland, Oregon, as Suzanne Lorraine Burce. Through the 1940s and 1950s, she had a successful career in movie musicals. However, in 1957, her career in films ended, as she had outgrown her innocent girl-next-door image. She has made brief returns to acting in front of the camera – on…
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A RED-HAIRED SQUIRREL
August 15, 1965 By PAUL MOLLOY, Chicago Sun-Times Special Hollywood — She paced about with jerky, nervous movements and a furrowed brow, evoking the picture of a squirrel — if you can imagine a squirrel with red hair, tight slacks and a constant cigarette between its lips. Now she left her place on the stage…
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NEW TV SHOW
August 14, 1962 HOLLYWOOD (UPI) – There is something ludicrous in the sight of a man trying to do a woman’s work. A man looks about as silly wielding a dust mop as a woman does trying to throw a baseball overhand. But even funnier, I think is a woman trying to do a man’s…
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MOM SETS HARD RULES
August 13, 1968 By HAROLD HEFFERNAN, North American Newspaper Alliance HOLLYWOOD – “You kids are getting on-the-job training and I hope you realize bow lucky you are.” It was Lucille Ball talking. Her remark was addressed to a pair of young performers who will be featured on her new program next season. “And the first…
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MEET THE PRESS
August 3, 1969 You are clued into the frank and tough talk to come by the way Lucille Ball swipes away with her handkerchief at the flies threatening the hors d’oeuvres The kerchief almost snaps like a wet towel. The scene is the pool patio of her home on Beverly Hills’ Roxbury Drive and a…
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GALE on LUCY: REAL PRO
July 28, 1966 By GALE GORDON (For Cynthia Lowry) EDITOR’S NOTE – Gale Gordon is a familiar television face – usually apoplectic – that goes back to the old “Our Miss Brooks” and “Dennis the Menace” days. (1) Here he writes, with vast affection, of the joys of playing straight man for Lucille Ball. HOLLYWOOD…
Papermoon Loves Lucy 