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Parke Levy b. 04/19/08 d. 03/08/93

 

 

Parke Levy, Writer/Producer; Writer, Desilu Productions', December Bride, 15 episodes, 1954-59; Producer, 8 episodes, 1956-59; as well as Writer, William Frawley (Lucy's Fred Mertz) film, Hit Parade of 1947, 1947; is born this date in 1908.

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On the occasion of HIS birthday:

 

Peter Lawford b. 9/7/23 d. 12/24/84

 

 

Peter Lawford, actor, 117 films; long-time friend of the Arnazes; Lucille and William Frawley (Lucy's Fred Mertz) co-star, MGM’s Ziegfeld Follies, 1946; appears with Vivian Vance (Lucy's Ethel Mertz) Password All-Stars, 1964; guest, Desilu Productions', You Don't Say, “Episode dated 15 February 1965”; with the Arnazes, American Masters: About Judy Garland: By Myself, 1983; as well as with Desi, archivally, The Nightclub Years, 2001; is born this date in 1923.

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Jay Livingston, b. 03/28/15 d. 10/17/01

 

 

Jay Livingston, nominated 1958 Tony Award; inducted into the Songwriter's Hall of Fame, 1977; Academy-Award-winning partnership with Ray Evans, western NY native and major supporter, Lucille Ball-Desi Arnaz Museum, Jamestown NY, composer of many songs for the movies; i.e. “To Each His Own” 1946; “Buttons and Bows” 1948, “Mona Lisa” 1950, “Que Sera Sera” 1956; wrote lyrics for Lucille Ball/Bob Hope film, Sorrowful Jones, 1949, “Havin’ a Wonderful Wish (Time You Were Here)”, and Fancy Pants “(Hey) Fancy Pants!”, “Home Cookin”, 1950; composer, William Frawley (Lucy's Fred Mertz)/Bob Hope film, The Lemon Drop Kid, “It Doesn't Cost A Dime to Dream”, “They Obviously Want Me to Sing”, and “Silver Bells”, 1951; “Tammy and the Bachelor”, 1957; and, the partners collaborated on several TV themes for such as Bonanza, 1959, and Mister Ed, 1961; composer, Desilu Studios'-filmed, The Jack Benny Program “Ghost Town Western Sketch”, 1962, is born this date in 1915.

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Jay Livingston, b. 03/28/15 d. 10/17/01

 

 

Jay Livingston, nominated 1958 Tony Award; inducted into the Songwriter's Hall of Fame, 1977; Academy-Award-winning partnership with Ray Evans, western NY native and major supporter, Lucille Ball-Desi Arnaz Museum, Jamestown NY, composer of many songs for the movies; i.e. “To Each His Own” 1946; “Buttons and Bows” 1948, “Mona Lisa” 1950, “Que Sera Sera” 1956; wrote lyrics for Lucille Ball/Bob Hope film, Sorrowful Jones, 1949, “Havin’ a Wonderful Wish (Time You Were Here)”, and Fancy Pants “(Hey) Fancy Pants!”, “Home Cookin”, 1950; composer, William Frawley (Lucy's Fred Mertz)/Bob Hope film, The Lemon Drop Kid, “It Doesn't Cost A Dime to Dream”, “They Obviously Want Me to Sing”, and “Silver Bells”, 1951; “Tammy and the Bachelor”, 1957; and, the partners collaborated on several TV themes for such as Bonanza, 1959, and Mister Ed, 1961; composer, Desilu Studios'-filmed, The Jack Benny Program “Ghost Town Western Sketch”, 1962, is born this date in 1915.

 

Don't forget Jay was Shirley Mitchell's husband in the last decade of his life. :)

 

Louse (something you did not want to be after a round of "How To Rate Your Marriage (Or: Is Your Spouse a Louse)")

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Don't forget Jay was Shirley Mitchell's husband in the last decade of his life. :)

 

Louse (something you did not want to be after a round of "How To Rate Your Marriage (Or: Is Your Spouse a Louse)")

 

 

Thanks for the tidbit, Brock; I'd forgotten to add that to each of their bios.... Loving you, JK

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Harold Lloyd b. 4/20/1893 d. 3/8/71

 

 

Harold Lloyd, William Frawley (Lucy's Fred Mertz) co-star, Professor Beware, 1938; Lucille Ball producer, long-time friend and mentor; Lucille film, A Girl, A Guy and a Gob producer, 1941; with Lucille, Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood, 1960, guest, Desilu Productions’, Here’s Hollywood, as himself, 1962; with Lucille, archivally, Legends of Comedy, 1992; as well as Bob Monkhouse's Comedy Heroes, 2004, is born this date in 1893.

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Mary Loos b. 05/06/10 d. 10/11/04

 

 

 

Mary Loos, Writer, screenplay, William Frawley (Lucy's Fred Mertz) films, Rendezvous with Annie, 1946; Hit Parade of 1947, 1947; Writer, 29 of 34 episodes, Producer, 31 episodes, Desilu Productions', Desilu Studios'-filmed, Yancy Derringer, 1958-59; is born this date in 1910.

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Ira Levin b. 08/27/29 d. 11/12/07

 

 

Ira Levin, best-selling playwright, whose first produced play, No Time for Sergeants, launching Andy Griffith's career, and later developed into the popular, Gomer Pyle, USMC, which Desilu Studios''-filmed in 1964; American author, dramatist; songwriter; writes stage play, Critic’s Choice, in which film version, Lucille Ball co-stars, with Bob Hope, 1963, is born this date in 1929.

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On the occasion of HER birthday:

 

Claudette Colbert

b. 9/13/03 d. 7/30/96

 

 

Claudette Colbert,

Lucille Ball long-time early-career friend; starred in film version of Skylark (a Vivian Vance-starred play, 1939) same time as Desi Arnaz was on stage with Too Many Girls; Vivian Vance (Lucy’s Ethel Mertz) co-star, The Secret Fury, 1950 - the first of two Vance films before her television fame, is born this date in 1903.

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