Tag: tv
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TV WEEK: THE INDESTRUCTIBLES
May 16, 1964 Lucille Ball, Andy Griffith, and Danny Thomas were depicted as the three musketeers on the cover of the May 16, 1964 Chicago Tribune’s TV Week supplement. The caricature was done by Tribune artist William Sajovic. Interestingly, both Thomas and Griffith had hit shows that were filmed at or by Desilu Studios: “The Andy…
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TOP OF MY HEAD: WAX OF BALL
May 16, 1964 Last summer I was engaged to write a one-hour special comedy program starring this glamorous bouquet of names: Jack Benny, Danny Thomas, Garry Moore, Lucille Ball, Andy Griffith, and Phil Silvers. (1) I am not going to single out any certain name, but one of these stars gave me plenty of trouble.…
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JACK RICE
May 14, 1893 Jack Rice was born as Earl Clifford Rice in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He became a comic actor with thin a pencil-thin moustache and was the best-known of Edgar Kennedy’s brother-in-laws in his short comedy series. He was also a regular on the ‘Blondie’ series of films in the 1940s. After a brief…
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FRED SHERMAN
May 14, 1905 Fred Sherman was born as Clarence E. Kolegraff in South Dakota. He began his career in tent shows and vaudeville. He made his screen debut in 1942′s Too May Women (not to be confused with Too Many Girls), playing Charlie Blakewell. That same year he appeared with William Frawley (aka Fred Mertz) in…
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JAMES FLAVIN
May 14, 1906 James William Flavin Jr. was born in Portland, Maine. Flavin was a graduate of the United States Military Academy, where he played football. Flavin worked his way across the country in stock productions and tours, arriving in Los Angeles around 1932. He made his screen debut in a leading role in 1932′s The…
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RICHARD DEACON
May 14, 1921 Richard Deacon was born in Philadelphia, although he and his family later moved to Binghamton, New York. He attended West Junior High and Binghamton Central High School, where he met fellow Binghamton resident Rod Serling. During World War II, Deacon served in the Army medical corps. In 1946, upon completion of his…
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BEA ARTHUR
May 13, 1922 Bea Arthur was born Bernice Frankel in Brooklyn, New York, to an Austrian mother and a Polish father. She was raised in a Jewish home with older sister Gertrude and younger sister Marian. In 1933, the Frankel family relocated to Cambridge, Maryland. During World War II, Arthur enlisted as one of the first…
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BYRON KANE
May 9, 1923 Byron Kane was born as Byron Harold Kaplan in St. Albans, Vermont. He served in the US Special Services during World War II. On radio, he was the droll announcer for “The Story Lady” series as well as “Tales of the Texas Rangers.” He made his film debut as a reporter (uncredited) in Orson…
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EDITH MEISER
May 9, 1898 Edith Meiser was born on May 9, 1898 in Detroit, Michigan. She was an actress and an author who wrote mystery novels, stage plays, and numerous radio dramas. She is perhaps best known for bringing adaptations of Sherlock Holmes stories to radio in the 1930s. Lucy fans will remember her as Phoebe Littlefield…
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