Tag: What’s My Line
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RIP CAROL CHANNING
1921 – 2019 Carol Channing and Lucille Ball were both known for playing leading roles in Jerry Herman musicals: Channing in Hello Dolly and Lucy in Mame (1974). Lucille came backstage to meet Carol Channing during her run as Dolly. There was probably a time that Lucy flirted with the idea of playing Dolly…
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LUCY: 40 YEARS OF TELEVISION
1965 Part One ~ JANUARY to JULY Season Three of “The Lucy Show” concludes, the last one aired in black and white and the last season to take place in Danfield, New York. “Password” ~ January 7, 1965 Lucille Ball is introduced as “the brilliant comedienne and fabulous star of motion pictures and television.” Lucy says…
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LUCY: 40 YEARS OF TELEVISION
1961 In her first year since 1951 without a series on television, Lucille Ball moves to Broadway to star in WILDCAT. While in New York City she makes a couple of appearances before returning to the West Coast. “What’s My Line?” (S11; E545) ~ January 1, 1961 Mystery Guest Lucille Ball uses a low, hushed voice to…
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LUCY: 40 YEARS OF TELEVISION
1955 Part Two – JULY to DECEMBER “I Love Lucy” enters its fifth season – in Hollywood! Classic episodes with memorable guest stars. “What’s My Line?” (S7;E5) ~ October 2, 1955 Lucy and Desi are the mystery guests. The panel has trouble identifying that it is a couple, not just one guest. Arlene Francis guesses…
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LUCY: 40 YEARS OF TELEVISION
1954 Part One ~ JANUARY to JUNE Season three of “I Love Lucy” concludes with another Emmy win for the series and for Vivian Vance. February would see the premiere of the film “The Long, Long Trailer.” “The Million-Dollar Idea” (ILL S3;E13) ~ January 11, 1954 Lucy takes a page from Jackie Gleason with this get-rich-quick scheme…
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LUCY on I’VE GOT A SECRET
1956 – 1966 “I’ve Got a Secret” is a panel game show derived from “What’s My Line?.” Instead of celebrity panelists trying to determine a contestant’s occupation, the panel tries to determine a contestant’s ‘secret’; something that is unusual, amazing, embarrassing, or humorous. The show premiered on June 19, 1952 on CBS and ran until…
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LUCY on WHAT’S MY LINE?
1954-1965 “What’s My Line?” was a panel game show that aired on television from 1950 to 1967 on CBS. The game requires celebrity panelists to question a contestant in order to determine his or her occupation with panelists being called on to identify a weekly celebrity mystery guest. Guests entered and signed-in on a chalk…
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RIP comedy legend SHELLEY BERMAN (1925-2017). Seen here shaking hands with Lucille Ball after her appearance on “What’s My Line” in 1961, the only time the two appeared together.
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