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ROCK HUDSON
November 17, 1925 Rock Hudson was born Roy Harold Scherer Jr. on November 17, 1925 in Winnetka, Illinois. One of the most popular movie stars of his time, Hudson’s screen career spanned four decades. A prominent heartthrob of the Golden Age of Hollywood, he achieved stardom with his role in Magnificent Obsession (1954), followed by All That Heaven…
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RAY KELLOGG
November 12, 1919 Ray Kellogg was born on November 12, 1919. He was a big, burly character actor who appeared in more than 130 TV and film projects from 1942 to 1972. From 1942 to 1954 he appeared uncredited in seven feature films. He made his television debut in a November 1954 episode of “I Love…
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NATALIE SCHAFER
November 5, 1900 Natalie Schafer was born in 1900 in Red Bank, New Jersey, although some sources say New York City. She is best remembered as Lovey Howell, the millionaire’s wife, on “Gilligan’s Island.” Schafer began her career as an actress on Broadway appearing in 17 plays between 1927 and 1959 including runs in Lady in the Dark…
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LUCY’S COURTSHIP BECOMES HER FIRST NEW TV SHOW
November 3, 1957 On November 3, 1957, syndicated columnist Margaret McManus wrote about Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz’s new venture, “The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour”, which began airing on November 6, 1957 with “Lucy Goes to Havana”, an origin story of the Ricardos first meeting. The 75-minute program featured Hedda Hopper, Cesar Romero, Rudy Vallee, as well as…
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SHEPARD MENKEN
November 2, 1921 Shepard Menken was born in New York City on November 2, 1921. He is sometimes billed as “Shep” Menken or Shepard Menkin. He made his film debut in 1949 with a supporting role in The Red Menace, in which he played Henry Solomon. The film dealt with the growing fear of communism, something…
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ELSA LANCHESTER
October 28, 1902 Elsa Sullivan Lanchester was born in Lewisham, London. She studied dance in Paris under Isadora Duncan, whom she disliked. When the school was discontinued due to the start of the World War I, she returned to the UK. “My parents were always a bit arty. They were ‘advanced’. They supported pacifism, vegetarianism,…
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SAFE DRIVING WEEK
October 21, 1950 “Safe Driving Week” (aka “Safety Drive”) is episode #102 [some sources say #101] of the radio series MY FAVORITE HUSBAND broadcast on October 21, 1950. This was the sixth episode of the third season of MY FAVORITE HUSBAND. There were 31 new episodes, with the season ending on March 31, 1951. …
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LIZ’S SUPERSTITIONS
October 21, 1949 “Liz’s Superstitions” (aka “Superstition”) is episode #59 of the radio series MY FAVORITE HUSBAND broadcast on October 21, 1949. This episode is sponsored by Jell-O. This was the seventh episode of the second season of MY FAVORITE HUSBAND. There were 43 new episodes, with the season ending on June 25, 1950. Synopsis…
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LIZ SELLS DRESSES
October 16, 1948 “Liz Sells Dresses” is episode #13 of the radio series MY FAVORITE HUSBAND broadcast on October 16, 1948. Synopsis ~ Liz accidentally returns a dress to a more expensive store than where she bought it, and makes money on the deal. She then decides to go into business buying dresses at one store…
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BENNETT GREEN
October 13, 1904 Bennett Green was born in Jersey City, New Jersey, on October 13, 1904. He is primarily remembered as Desi Arnaz’s camera and lighting stand-in on “I Love Lucy” but also frequently appeared on camera. His first screen appearance was uncredited, in the Universal serial Raiders of Ghost City (1944). His first appearance on TV…
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