Tag: Vivian Vance
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TV GUIDE: LUCY’S NEIGHBORS
March 20, 1953 William Frawley and Vivian Vance appeared on the cover of the pre-National TV Guide (volume VI, #f12) for March 20 to 26, 1953. This was the penultimate issue of the regional Guide before it went national. The inside article is titled “Lucy’s Neighbors” with the subtitled “Don’t Be So Sure The Mertzes are…
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ROBERT ALDA
February 26, 1914 Robert Alda was born Alfonso Giuseppe Giovanni Roberto D’Abruzzo in New York City to Italian-American immigrants. He began his performing career as a singer and dancer in vaudeville after winning a talent contest, and moved on to burlesque. His professional surname derives from the first two letters of each of his first name and…
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LUCY & DESI / BILL & VIV
February 27, 1955 I was having dinner with William Frawley at Chasen’s restaurant in Hollywood not long ago when a bunch of enthusiastic tourists from Texas swarmed around us. They were holding out their menus for Frawley to autograph and all yelling at once about how they thought he was just divine as Desi Arnaz’…
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THE MISUNDERSTANDING OF THE BLACK EYE
February 10, 1951 “The Misunderstanding of the Black Eye” (aka “Liz’s Black Eye”) is episode #118 of the radio series MY FAVORITE HUSBAND broadcast on February 10, 1951. This was the 20th episode of the third season of MY FAVORITE HUSBAND. There were 31 new episodes, with the season (and series) ending on March 31,…
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OLIN HOWLAND
February 10, 1886 Olin Ross Howland was born in Denver, Colorado. His father was one of the youngest enlisted participants in the Civil War. His older sister was the famous stage actress Jobyna Howland. As a young man, he learned to fly airplanes from the Wright Brothers! From 1909 to 1928, Howland appeared on Broadway…
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FOREVER GIMBELS!
February 8, 1956 Gimbel Brothers was founded by Adam Gimbel opened in 1887 and went out of business in 1987. It’s New York City store opened in 1910. Their flagship store in Herald Square held a long-standing rivalry with neighbor Macy’s. Gimbels NYC store had three basement levels where customers could find deep discounts thereby…
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LIZ’S INFERIORITY COMPLEX
February 3, 1951 “Liz’s Inferiority Complex” (aka “Liz Develops an Inferiority Complex”) is episode #117 of the radio series MY FAVORITE HUSBAND broadcast on February 3, 1951. This was the 19th episode of the third season of MY FAVORITE HUSBAND. There were 31 new episodes, with the season (and series) ending on March 31, 1951.…
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DICK MARTIN
January 30, 1922 Dick Martin was born in Battle Creek Michigan as Thomas Richard Martin. He was best known for his role as the co-host of the sketch comedy program “Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In” from 1968 to 1973. The series won him a 1969 Emmy Award. His screen debut came as a background performer in the MGM…
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FUNNY FACE LUCILLE BALL
January 30, 1952 On January 30, 1952, Lucille Ball appeared on the cover of People Today, volume 3, number 4. People Today was an adult magazine founded in 1950. The first issue was published on June 20, 1950 and featured Faye Emerson on the cover. It was a bi-weekly pocket digest originally published by Weekly Publications, publisher…
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DONALD BRIGGS
January 28, 1911 Donald Preston Briggs was born in Chicago, Illinois. On radio, he was a regular in “Death Valley Days”, “FBI in Peace and War”, "Perry Mason”, “Welcome Valley” and the title role in “Frank Merriwell”, which led to his first film, playing Frank Merriwell in the 1936 Universal serial “The Adventures of Frank Merriwell.”…
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