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And........on his birthday, too!

 

John Doucette b. 1/21/21 d. 8/16/94

 

John Doucette, Lucille Ball co-star, Columbia’s, The Fuller Brush Girl, 1950; co-star, William Frawley (Lucy's Fred Mertz), Lemon Drop Kid, 1951; and Rancho Notorious, 1952; guest, Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse “Chain of Command”, 1959; Lucille's guest (“Here’s Lucy”) “Lucy and Mannix are Held Hostage”, 1971, is born this date in 1921.

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Jimmy Durante b. 2/10/1893 d. 1/29/80

 

Jimmy Durante, Lucille Ball early-film career co-star, Columbia’s, Carnival, 1935; long-time friend of Desi Arnaz, who, (when Durante was honored by the Hollywood Press Club, hosted the Salute, as Emcee; greatly praising his friend;) co-best man at Desi’s second marriage; Durante was a staunch verbal supporter of Lucille during the ‘commie scare’; guest Desilu Productions', The Walter Winchell File, 1956; appears with Lucille, Toast of the Town, 1961; with Lucille, The Big Parade of Comedy, 1964; Desi Arnaz' Productions’, The Mothers-In-Law “Every In-Law Wants to Get Into the Act”, 1969; archivally, with Lucille, Bob Hope's Overseas Christmas Tours: Around the World with the Troops - 1941-1972, 1980, archivally, with Lucille, Showbiz Goes to War, 1982, Lucille and Jimmy, archivally, Legends of Comedy, 1992, both archivally, Entertaining the Troops, and That's Entertainment! III, 1994, both archivally, Judy Garland's Hollywood, 1997; archivally, Bob Hope: Hollywood's Brightest Star, Video Entertainment, 1996; as well as both archivally, with friend, Desi, The Nightclub Years, 2001, is born this date in 1893.

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On HIS 105th birthday:

 

Dan Duryea b. 1/23/07 d. 6/7/68

 

 

Dan Duryea, co-star, William Frawley (Lucy's Fred Mertz), Lady On A Train, 1945; guest, Desilu Productions', December Bride “High Sierras”, 1955; guest, Desilu Studios'-filmed, Cavalcade of America “The Frightened Witness”, 1957; with Frawley, Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse “The Comeback”, 1959; and “Happy Hill”, 1959; is born this date in 1907.

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