Posted on 08/04/2011 2:57:15 AM PDT by iowamark
http://www.bizjournals.com/buffalo/blog/stay_tuned/2011/08/worldwide-attention-hits-jamestown.html
“”How many Lucys can fit in Jamestown?”
Plenty of people will be saying, “I Love Lucy” this weekend in Jamestown as they dress up like Lucille Ball. Jamestown is hoping to set a new Guinness World Record, on Lucille Ball’s birthday, for the most people dressed as television character Lucy Ricardo in one place, at one time.
It’s all part of the annual Lucille Ball Festival of Comedy, also known as Lucy Fest. The celebration has become a tradition in Jamestown, which is Ball’s hometown. But this year, organizers are taking it a step further since it marks her 100th birthday...””
TCM(Turner Classic Movies) will be showing Lucy’s films all day on August 6:
http://www.tcm.com/summer/#/day6
She was one tough lady!
RIP Lucy.
Wow. I’m too old to have ever seen Lucille Ball on TV because I never had a television set,but I remember her
well in movies before there was any TV. I loved her when
I was a kid, and I guess I learned a lot from watching her in those old movies. She was great. She was a great actress. She was so wholsome. May she rest in peace.
You cannot beat Lucy, Jack Benny and Jackie Gleason
They don't make shows like that today.
Wow, you have a lot to look forward to watching YouTube. Just type in her name and you can catch up.
Hey thank you I’ll watch for it on FR on Youtube. Also maybe there is one of those old movies of hers on DVD on Amazon. Got any suggestions of a good Lucille Ball movie?
Great looking couple. She was an amazing talent. Maybe one day Desi will get the attention he deserves as a entrepreneur, producer and studio owner (DesiLu).
I come from a family of MALE comedy writers in NYC and now Hollywood. Back in the ‘70s, you couldn’t get one male comedy writer to admit she was funny. Because they believe (and still believe) that women can’t be funny.
But lately, one family member in particular, is finally admitting that not only was she funny but she was a comic genuis. Which she surely was. I think this writer is now seeing what Sandra Berhard, Margaret Cho and Rosie O’Donnell have wrought.
The Long Trailer (approximate title) and Fancy Pants.
If you can get the I Love Lucy dvds, go for it. There are many famous episodes but one of my favorites comes from the season where she and Ricky go to Hollywood.
One episode features the great actor Bill Holden. For whatever reason, Lucy dons a disguise, including a long, fake nose. During the scene, she lights up a cigarette, accidentally setting that nose on fire. While Holden watches her in awe and fear, she quickly doses her nose in a cup of coffee and goes right on with the scene.
What a woman!
This was Desi's monumental bonehead move that cost them billions. After the series folded, Desi sold all the rights to CBS which was broadcasting the show.
Desi never figured on eternal reruns and that the show would remain in the public's heart for generations. I'm sure he spent many sleepless nights beating himself up for giving away billions of dollars with the stroke of a pen.
At the time they did receive a lot of money for the rights----about $4 million-----which enabled them to buy a studio and go into TV production.
But that was a drop in the bucket compared to the billions in reruns they could have earned.
Because it was shot on film, that's why we've been able to get really high-quality restorations of old episodes in recent years.
The complete series available at Amazon....
VITA-MEATA-VEGIMIN!
I guess you remember Ms.Ball in a Three Stooges short?
Chick Chandler---played the newspaper man in Ethel's hometown--was in an early movie with Lucy (she played his girlfriend in a non-speaking role) in "Blood Money" 1933.
Allen Jenkins---played the policeman who tells Lucy she might grow up to be a sofa---was in Lucy's "Five Came Back" 1939. Lucy complained co-star Chester Morris kept hitting on her.
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Frank Nelson (quiz show's Freddie Fillmore) married Veola Vonn (emcee when Ricky performs handcuffed to Lucy).
Locksmith Will Wright appeared in over 100 films and did much TV work, including a recurring role on "The Andy Griffith Show" (1960).
And he was hilarious in the show!
I just checked his Wiki entry and was again amazed at his multi-faceted career. Thanks to his innovations, I Love Lucy has stayed in the public eye while so many badly filmed situation comedies - that I loved as a kid - have faded into oblivion.
I am proud that I (and my son!) also have August 6 birthdays. I grew up on Lucy Shows and my son even became a real fan. August 6 has always been more than just another ‘Hiroshima Day’ to us.
DesiLu Productions included shows like Star Trek. Fascinating! At least, for sci-fi buffs like me.
Why not be impressed? Star Trek is one of the most beloved television shows of all time. Talk about standing the test of time!
By the way, Danny Thomas was also a great television producer. Helped to create the classic Dick Van Dyke Show. Lots of talent in those days.
Compared to TV shows from today, or even the 80s and 90s you still think I love Lucy had mindless over the top scripts? I'll have to disagree with you there. The I love Lucy Show was brilliant comedy. We were just watching one the other day and my wife commented, “they sure don't write TV shows like that anymore”. And they don't. Today's TV is mindless and over the top.
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