leenorman Posted August 19, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 19, 2013 On the day of HIS passing: Groucho Marx, b. 10/2/1890; Lucille Ball’s early film-career co-star, 1938; with William Frawley (Lucy's Fred Mertz), 1940; guest, Desilu Productions', Shower of Stars, 1954; with Lucille, archivally, Hollywood Without Make-up, 1963; guest, CBS' Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years, 1976; image appears in oil painting by George Bungarda, Hollywood Drive-In, 1995; as well as with Lucille, each archivally, Cavett Remembers the Comic Legends, 2006; dies this date, 8/19, in 1977. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brock Posted August 19, 2013 Report Share Posted August 19, 2013 Texas Ann Motel (location of Ricky Ricardo, Jr.'s first long-distance person-to-person call. What a conversationalist!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leenorman Posted August 20, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 20, 2013 On August 20: LA Evening Herald Express, Most Eligible Film Bachelor Girl: “Broderick Crawford says: ‘Lucille Ball – yes, sir!’” published this date in 1936. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leenorman Posted August 23, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 23, 2013 August 23: LA Evening Herald Express, The Young-Man-About-Hollywood: “The ‘triple-threat girls’ who can sing, dance and turn in a bang-up dramatic performance, are the ones who are getting the breaks in Hollywood. Lucille Ball is one of these,” published this date, 8/23, in 1941. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leenorman Posted August 24, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 24, 2013 Gil Perkins, d. 3/28/99; actor, 190 titles; stuntman, 123 titles; Lucille Ball co-star, uncredited, The Big Street, 1942; William Frawley (Lucy's Fred Mertz) stuntman co-star, Whistling in Brooklyn, 1943; Miracle on 34th Street, 1947; stunt double, Eddie Albert, Lucille film, The Fuller Brush Girl, 1950; guest, Desilu Productions', Sheriff of Cochise “Massacre 1883”, 1957; The Californians “The Marshal”, 1958; The Untouchables “The St. Louis Story”; “The Otto Frick Story”, 1960; stunts, Vivian Vance (Lucy's Ethel Merz), The Great Race, 1965; as well as Lucille's guest, (“Here's Lucy”) “Lucy and Wally Cox”, 1970, is born this date, 8/24, in 1907. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leenorman Posted August 25, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 25, 2013 On the day of HIS birth: Tom Skerritt, actor, 154 titles; appears with William Frawley (Lucy's Fred Mertz), My Three Sons, “The Proposals”, as Young Steve, 1963; guest, Desilu Productions', Mannix, “Warning: Live Blueberries”, as Morgan Carpenter, 1967; as well as with Lucie Arnaz, CBS at 75, 2003; is born this date in 1933. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leenorman Posted August 31, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 31, 2013 Milton Berle, a many-year friend of Lucille Ball, has his thirty-year NBC contract expiration on this date, August 31, in 1987. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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