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b. 8/28/25 d. 9/27/03

 

Donald O’Connor, Golden Globe-winning actor, 84 titles; producer/director, 2 titles; William Frawley (Lucy's Fred Mertz) co-star, Night Work, as Butch Smiley, the Orphan, 1939; Give Out, Sisters, as Don, 1942; guest, Desilu Studios'-filmed, The Red Skelton Hour “Friends of Red Skelton Variety Show”, 1958; Desilu Productions’, Here’s Hollywood, 1961; Vacation Playhouse “The Hoofer”, as Donald Dugan, 1966; ABC Late Night “That's Entertainment! 50 Years of MGM”, 1974; Lucille Ball long-time friend and co-star, Lucy Moves to NBC, as himself, 1980, with the Arnazes, American Masters: Judy Garland: By Myself, 1983; with Lucille and Lucie Arnaz, Night of 100 Stars II, and with Lucille, archivally, That's Dancing, 1985; with Lucille, Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood, 1987; America's Tribute to Bob Hope, and NBC’s Happy Birthday, Bob (Hope’s 85th birthday and his 50th Anniversary with NBC), 1988; with Lucille, archivally, and Lucie Arnaz, Bob Hope: The First 90 Years, 1993; and with Lucille, archivally, That's Entertainment! III, 1994; as well as guest, The Desilu Story, 2003; is born this date in 1925.

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On the occasion of HIS birthday: b. 12/5/27 d. 3/3/00

 

 

Tommy Thompson, Producer, 11 titles; Director, many-years with Lucille Ball; Desilu Studios'-Desilu Productions', Sheriff of Cochise, assistant director, 2 episodes, 1957; Director, Desilu Studios'-filmed, Man With A Camera: “Two Strings of Pearls”, 1958; Assistant Director, Desilu Productions', The Texan, 1959; Whirlybirds, 1959; Assistant Director, Lucille-produced, Mr. and Mrs., 1964; as well as The Lucy Show: Director, 5 episodes, 1962-65, Associate Producer, 1 episode, 1965, and Producer, 72 episodes, 1965-68, is born this date in 1927.

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12/6/00 4/30/74

 

 

Agnes Moorehead, actress, 115 titles; of Bewitched fame, 152 episodes, as Endora, 1964-72; Lucille Ball's co-star, The Big Street, as Violette Shumberg, 1942, and friend for many years thereafter, as well as a neighbor on Roxbury Drive; Vivian Vance (Lucy's Ethel Mertz) co-star, The Blue Veil, as Mrs. Palfrey, 1951; guest, Desilu Productions', Harrigan & Son “There's No Fool Like An Old Fool”, 1960; You Don't Say, and The Greatest Show on Earth “This Train Don't Stop Till It Gets There”, as Millie, 1964, as well as with the Arnazes, archivally, Pioneers of Television, 2011; is born this date in 1900.

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b. 12/7/02 d. 4/5/68

 

 

Paul Power, actor, 70 titles; guest, (“I Love Lucy”) “Changing the Boys' Wardrobe”, as Award Presenter, 1953; as well as “Lucy's Night in Town”, as Theater Patron, 1957, is born this date in 1902.

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b. 12/8/11 d. 2/11/76

 

 

Lee J. Cobb, actor, 104 titles; of The Virginian fame, as Judge Henry Garth, 120 episodes, 1962-66; guest, Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse, “Trial At Devil's Canyon”, as El Jefe, 1959; as well as with Lucille Ball, archivally, uncredited, Henry Fonda: The Man and His Movies, 1982; is born this date in 1911.

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b. 12/9/1897 d. 5/24/87

 

Hermione Gingold, Golden Globe-winning actress, 46 titles; guest, Desilu Productions', Shower of Stars “Episode 4.6”, 1958; Here's Hollywood “Episode dated 26 June”, 1961; as well as appears with Lucie Arnaz, 2 guest appearances, The Virginia Graham Show, 1971; is born this date in 1897.

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b. 12/10/14 d. 9/22/96

 

Dorothy Lamour, actress, 69 titles; most famous, the popular Bob Hope/Bing Crosby "Road" pictures, combinations of adventure, slapstick, ad-libs and Hollywood inside jokes, 1940-1952; William Frawley (Lucy's Fred Mertz) co-star, High, Wide and Handsome, as Molly Fuller, 1937; Lucille Ball co-star, The Fleet's In, as The Countess of Swingland, 1942; with Lucille, Show Business at War, uncredited, 1943; appears with the Arnazes, A Star Is Born World Premiere, 1954; with Lucille, The Bob Hope Show, 1966; Happy Birthday, Bob, 1978, Women I Love: Beautiful But Funny, 1982, Happy Birthday, Hollywood, 1987, NBC’s Happy Birthday, Bob (Hope’s 85th birthday and his 50th Anniversary with NBC), 1988; The 61st Annual Academy Awards, 1989; with Lucille, archivally, and Lucie Arnaz, Bob Hope: The First 90 Years, 1993; archivally, Entertaining the Troops, 1994; with the Arnazes, archivally, Bob Hope: Hollywood's Brightest Star, 1996, as well as with Lucille, each archivally, Biography: Bob Hope - America's Entertainer, 1998, is born this date in 1914.

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