Tag: tv
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LUCY: 40 YEARS OF TELEVISION
1953 Part Two ~ JULY to DECEMBER The launch of season three turns the Ricardos from a show-business couple to a struggling family. “Ricky’s ‘Life’ Story” (ILL S3;E1) ~ October 5, 1953 Life Magazine, that is. The Arnaz Family was featured in the magazine, so they returned the favor on “I Love Lucy.” This is the…
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RIP Jerry Thorpe (1926-2018)
One-time Head of Production at Desilu Studios. He did many projects with Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz before they parted ways in 1963. Assistant Director (33 episodes) – 1953-54 Assistant Director to Vincente Minnelli – 1954 Associate Producer – 1956 Director (10 episodes) – 1957-59 Producer & Director (9 episodes) – 1958-60 Director “K.O. Kitty”…
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LUCY: 40 YEARS OF TELEVISION
1953 Part One ~ JANUARY to JUNE The new year kicks off with a baby – two babies – Little Ricky and Desi Jr. “Ricky Has Labor Pains” (ILL S2;E14) ~ January 5, 1953 Filmed on Halloween 1952, the episode show’s a very pregnant Lucy reading McCall’s with the words “I Love Lucy” very clearly…
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LUCY: 40 YEARS OF TELEVISION
1952 Part Two ~ JULY to DECEMBER The second season of “I Love Lucy” begins, with both Lucille Ball and Lucy Ricardo pregnant! The decision to incorporate Ball’s pregnancy into the story arc changes the filming schedule in order to ‘bank’ episodes for Lucille’s pregnancy leave. “Job Switching” (ILL S2;E1) ~ September 15, 1952 In 1996,…
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LUCY: 40 YEARS OF TELEVISION
1951 1951 marked the premiere of “I Love Lucy.” Although a pilot episode had been filmed, it was only shown to prospective sponsors and network executives. It was not broadcast until 1990. This is the start of television history! “The Girls Want To Go To A Nightclub” (ILL S1;E1) ~ October 15, 1951 This was the…
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LUCY: 40 YEARS OF TELEVISION
1947-1950 Before the October 15, 1951 premiere of “I Love Lucy,” radio personality and movie star Lucille Ball made a select few appearances on the brand new medium of television. “Pantomime Quiz Time” ~ December 1947 Lucille Ball’s first time on the new medium of television was on “Pantomime Quiz Time” hosted by Mike Stokey. At the…
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GYPSY IN MY SOUL
January 10, 1976 on CBS Directed and Choreographed by Tony Charmoli Produced by William O. Harbach, Fred Ebb, Cy Coleman Written by Fred Ebb Music by Cy Coleman Shirley MacLaine was born Shirley MacLean Beaty in Richmond, Virginia, in 1934. Her younger brother is the actor Warren Beatty. Shirley was stand-by for Carol Haney in Broadway’s…
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DANNY THOMAS’ THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF BURLESQUE
December 8, 1965 on NBC Directed by Alan Handley Written by Hugh Wedlock Jr., Allan Manings Flying by Peter Foy Comedy Consultant Herbie Faye Danny Thomas (Himself, Host / Dr. Vivian Throckmorton) and Lucille Ball’s careers are forever linked. “Make Room for Daddy” was filmed at Desilu Studios and when it moved to CBS the…
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SALUTE TO STAN LAUREL
November 23, 1965 on CBS Directed by Seymour Berns Produced by Henry Jaffe, Seymour Berns Written by Hugh Wedlock Jr., Charles Isaacs, Alan Manings with Carl Reiner and Aaron Ruben Cast (in order of appearance) Dick Van Dyke (Host, Himself) was born Richard Wayne Van Dyke in West Plains, Missouri, in 1925. Although he’d had…
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