Tag: Vivian Vance

• RED SCARE!

  July 22, 1940 Being the Ricardos (2021) is built around several real-life events in the lives of Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz. Perhaps the most critical is the accusation that Lucille Ball was a Communist.  Pointedly, the Los Angeles Herald Express used red (the color of communism and Ball’s famous locks) ink for a rare…

  Michael T. Mooney

  July 22, 2020

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• VIVIAN VANCE

  July 26, 1909 Vivian Vance was born Vivian Roberta Jones in Cherryvale, Kansas in 1909, although her family quickly moved to Albuquerque, New Mexico where she was raised. She had extensive theatre experience, co-starring on Broadway with Ethel Merman in Anything Goes. She was acting in a play in Southern California when she was spotted…

  Michael T. Mooney

  July 20, 2020

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  CBS, Here’s Lucy, I love lucy, Lucille Ball, The Lucy Show, tv, Vivian Vance

• SAX APPEAL

  On June 28, 1846, musician / inventor Adolphe Sax filed 14 patents for his new invention: the saxophone. Initially crafted from wood, Sax’s instrument flared at the tip to form a music-amplifying bell. Although the saxophone quickly became popular with French army bands, the Belgian-born Sax spent decades in court trying to fend off knockoffs…

  Michael T. Mooney

  June 28, 2020

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• DANCE LESSONS aka DANCING LESSONS

  June 25, 1950 “Dance Lessons” aka “Dancing Lessons” aka “George Takes Dancing Lessons” is episode #94 of the radio series MY FAVORITE HUSBAND broadcast on June 25, 1950 on the CBS Radio Network. This is the final episode of season two. The third and final season begins on September 2, 1950.  Lucille Ball had mentioned in…

  Michael T. Mooney

  June 25, 2020

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  1950, Arthur Murray, Barbara Eden, Bea Benadaret, Bob Hope, Bob LeMond, Boris Karloff, CBS TV, Dancing, Desi Arnaz, Fancy Pants, Frank Nelson, Gale Gordon, Hal March, I love lucy, Lucille Ball, My Favorite Husband, Najinsky, Peter Leeds, Radio, Richard Denning, Ruth Perrott, Veola Vonn, Vivian Vance, William Frawley

• LIZ CHANGES HER MIND

  June 24, 1949 “Liz Changes Her Mind” is episode #50 of the radio series MY FAVORITE HUSBAND broadcast on June 24, 1949 on the CBS Radio Network. This was the only “My Favorite Husband” episode to be repeated. It aired again on September 30, 1950. Synopsis ~ When Liz has trouble making up her mind, George…

  Michael T. Mooney

  June 24, 2020

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  1949, Alley Mills, Bea Benadaret, Bob LeMond, Desi Arnaz, Frank Nelson, Gale Gordon, Harold Gould, I love lucy, Jeff Conway, Jess Oppenheimer, Lucille Ball, Lucy, Marilu Henner, My Favorite Husband, Radio, Richard Denning, Ruth Perrott, tv, Vivian Vance, William McKinley

• BE A PAL aka BE A PAL TO YOUR HUSBAND

  June 18, 1950 “Be A Pal” aka “Be A Pal To Your Husband” is episode #93 of the radio series MY FAVORITE HUSBAND broadcast on June 18, 1950 on the CBS Radio Network. Synopsis ~ Liz feels thinks George would rather not spend time with her anymore, so she tries everything she can think of to be…

  Michael T. Mooney

  June 18, 2020

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  1950, Be A Pal, Bea Benadaret, Birdseye Company, Bob Hope, Bob LeMond, CBS Radio, CBS TV, Churchill Downs, Desi Arnaz, Fancy Pants, Gale Gordon, Grantland Rice, Hans Conried, I love lucy, Jell-O, Jello, Lucille Ball, My Favorite Husband, Red Barber, Richard Denning, Ruth Perrott, Tanforan, Ted Husing, The Andrews Sisters, The Camping Trip, Vivian Vance, William Frawley

• TELEVISION aka GEORGE RUINS A NEIGHBOR’S TV aka THE TELEVISION SUIT

  June 17, 1949 “Television” aka “George Ruins a Neighbor’s TV” aka “The Television Suit” is episode #49 of the CBS Radio series MY FAVORITE HUSBAND broadcast on June 17, 1949. It later served as the basis for the “I Love Lucy” episode “The Courtroom” (ILL S2;E7) first aired November 10, 1952.   Synopsis ~ Liz and George’s visit to their next-door…

  Michael T. Mooney

  June 17, 2020

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• LIZ LEARNS TO SWIM

  June 11, 1950 “Liz Learns To Swim” is episode #92 of the radio series MY FAVORITE HUSBAND broadcast on June 11, 1950 on the CBS Radio Network.  Synopsis ~ George makes a bargain with Liz: If she’ll learn to swim, they can go to the beach with the Atterburys for their vacation. “My Favorite Husband”…

  Michael T. Mooney

  June 11, 2020

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  1950, Anthony Newley, Bea Benadaret, Bob LeMond, Colorado River, Dennis James, Desi Arnaz, Desi Arnaz Jr., Dude Ranch, Gabby Hayes, Gale Gordon, Hans Conreid, Hazel Pierce, Herb Vigran, Here’s Lucy, I love lucy, Keith Thibodeaux, Little Ricky, Liz Learns To Swim, Lucie Arnaz, Lucille Ball, My Favorite Husband, Radio, Richard Denning, Richard Keith, Ruth Perrott, Thames River, The Lucy Show, Vivian Vance, Water WIngs

• BOB CUMMINGS

  June 9, 1910 – December 2, 1990 Robert “Bob” Cummings was born in Joplin, Missouri. His godfather was the aviation pioneer Wilbur Wright, so naturally he got his pilot’s license and studied aeronautical engineering. After the stock market crash of 1929, he gave up flying to study drama in New York City, making his Broadway…

  Michael T. Mooney

  June 10, 2020

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• The Marriage That Fooled Hollywood

  June 6, 1952 On June 6, 1952, Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz appeared on the cover of TV Guide. This was 14 months before Ball and newborn Desi Jr. appeared on the first National Edition of TV Guide. The cover story is “Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz: “The Marriage that Fooled Hollywood” which refers to Lucy…

  Michael T. Mooney

  June 6, 2020

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  1952, Arthur Godfrey, Boxing, CBS, Desi Arnaz, Ezzard Charles, Hollywood, I love lucy, Jersey Joe Walcott, Lucille Ball, Talent Scouts, tv, TV Guide, Vivian Vance, William Frawley