Tag: William Frawley
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PAPERMOON’S GUIDE TO MOVING!
August 17, 2021 I’m moving! After nearly nine years in a mobile home, I’ve decided it’s time to move on! Of course, I couldn’t do it without Lucy, so here’s my move – Lucy style! Goodbye mobile home living – hello condo by the sea! My real estate broker was a regular Rosie Hannigan (aka…
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THEATRE CONCEPT
August 10, 1954 The concept of treating “I Love Lucy” as a theater play, with the camera representing the audience, was Desi Arnaz’s, according to Bill Asher, the program’s director. “Nothing is supposed to be done you could not do in a theater,“ he said. (1) “There is no fourth wall,” Asher added. ‘‘Something is…
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JOHN EMERY
May 20, 1905 John Emery was born in New York City to stage actors Edward Emery and Isabel Waldron. He was educated at Long Island’s La Salle Military Academy. Emery was in 22 Broadway shows between 1934 and 1960, including playing Benvolio to Basil Rathbone’s Romeo, Leartes to John Gielgud’s Hamlet, Caesar in Antony and Cleopatra…
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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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LUCY
May 4, 2003 Directed by Glenn JacksonExecutive Producer Neil Meron, Craig ZadanWritten by Katie Ford, T.S. CookAired on CBS TV (USA) on May 4, 2003 The film was shot entirely on location in Auckland, New Zealand Synopsis ~ “Lucy” covers 35 years of the comedienne’s life, from her time as a free-spirited teenager through to…
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TV GUIDE: HOW HOLLYWOOD CHANGED LUCILLE BALL
April 23, 1954 On April 24, 1954, Lucille Ball (and her shadow) appeared on the cover of TV Guide, volume 2, no. 17. This was one of two covers in 1954. Lucy has been seen on a total of 39 TV Guide covers, more than any other person. The inside article was titled “How TV…
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LUCY + DESI = BIG BUSINESS
April 8, 1956 Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz appeared on the cover of the New York Herald Tribune’s TV and Radio Magazine on April 8, 1956. (The remainder of the article was not available.) In this week’s listing is “Lucy Gets Homesick in Italy” (ILL S5;E22) first aired on Monday, April 9, 1956. In reality, the cast…
Papermoon Loves Lucy 