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Coming soon to TV CONFIDENTIAL: Star Trek biographer Marc Cushman on how Perry Mason creator Erle Stanley Gardner mentored a young Gene Roddenberry; how the Great Bird’s ambition and desire for excellence both helped and hurt him throughout his career; how Roddenberry was a visionary in television, long before Star Trek; and the vital role that Lucille Ball played in getting Star Trek off the ground. Volume One of THESE ARE THE VOYAGES, Marc’s comprehensive three-volume biography of the making of Star Trek: The Original Series, is now available as an expanded edition through Jacobs Brown Media Group with more than eighty pages of new information, including the final thoughts and observations of Leonard Nimoy before his passing in 2015. Volume One of THESE ARE THE VOYAGES is also now available as an audiobook
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Tagged Adam Nimoy, Alex Cord, Angie Dickinson, Bill Cosby, Bjo Trimble, Brave New World, Captain Kirk, Chris Doohan, D.C. Fontana, DeForest Kelley, Desilu, Desilu Studios, Dorothy C. Fontana, Dorothy Fontana, Dylan Hunt, Earle Hagen, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Erle Stanley Gardner, Gene L. Coon, Gene Roddenberry, Gene Roddenberry and Star Trek, Genesis II, George Takei, Great Bird, Great Bird of the Galaxy, Great Bird of the Galazy, Herb Solow, I Spy, I Spy canceled, I Spy TV show, James Doohan, James Goldstone, Jerry Finnerman, Joe D'Agosta, John D.F. Black, Leonard Nimoy, Lincoln Enterprises, Lucille Ball, Majel Barrett, Marc Cushman, Mariette Hartley, Mike Farrell, Mission: Impossible, Mr. Spock, National General Corporation, Nichelle Nichols, Paramount, Perry Mason, Phase II, Phase II Trek series, Planet Earth, Pretty Maids All in a Row, Ralph Senensky, Robert Butler, Robert Culp, Robert Foxworth, Robert H. Justman, Rock Hudson, Roddenberry projects, Roger Vadim, Sheldon Leonard, Spectre, Star Trek, Star Trek conventions, Star Trek: The Animated Series, Star Trek: The Motion Picture, Strange New World, Tarzan, The Questor Tapes, These Are The Voyages, These are the Voyages Books, Vic Mignogna, Walter Koenig, why was I Spy canceled, William Shatner
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Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 450 with guests Susan Olsen, Frank Sheftel and Geoffrey Mark live from The Hollywood Museum is now available online for listening on demand
Lucille Ball historian Geoffrey Mark on what made Lucy a great radio host Original Airdates: May 10-12, 2019 TVC 450.3: From the floor of The Hollywood Museum: Geoffrey Mark, author of The Lucy Book and other books on film and … Continue reading →
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Tagged Barbara van Orden, Barry Livingston, Bob Bergen, comedienne Judy Tenuta, Desi Arnaz, Desilu Productions, Desilu Studios, Donelle Dadigan, Family Affair, first female executive television executive, Frank Sheftel, Geoffrey Mark, Here's Lucy, Hollywood Museum, I Had a Ball: My Friendship with Lucy, I Love Lucy, KABC Radio, Kate Linder, Kate Luckinbill-Connor, Kathy Garver, LA's Next Big Stage Show, Lawrence Luckinbill, Lucie Arnaz, Lucie Arnaz Luckinbill, Lucille Ball, Lucille Ball exhibit, Lucille Ball tribute, Max Factor Building, Melody Thomas-Scott, Michael Stern, My Three Sons, public Thank You Lucille Ball, Queen of Comedy, Redheads Only Room, Remembering Lucy, Remembering Lucy exhibit, Sunday Night Live with Susan Olsen and Frank Sheftel, Susan Olsen, Susan Olsen Brady Bunch, Susan Olsen Cindy, Susan Olsen Howard Stern, Susan Olsen Ken Ober, Susan Olsen radio, The Brady Bunch, The Brady Bunch Variety Hour, The Lucy Book, The Lucy Legacy, The Lucy Show, the voice of Porky Pig, The Young and the Restless, Tom Watson
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Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 449: Inside The Hollywood Museum’s New Tribute to Lucille Ball is now available online for listening on demand
Inside The Hollywood Museum’s New Tribute to Lucille Ball Original Airdates: May 3-5, 2019 TVC 449.4: TV Confidential takes its listeners to the Hollywood Museum for the opening night unveiling of Remembering Lucy, a new lobby exhibit that features props, … Continue reading →
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Tagged Amy Schumer, Barbara van Orden, Barry Livingston, Bob Bergen, Bob Newhart, Carl Reiner, comedienne Judy Tenuta, Desi Arnaz, Desilu Productions, Desilu Studios, Dick Van Dyke Show, Donelle Dadigan, Ellen DeGeneres, Family Affair, First Couple of Comedy, first female executive television executive, first female television executive, Geoffrey Mark, Here's Lucy, Hollywood Museum, I Had a Ball: My Friendship with Lucy, I Love Lucy, Jamestown, Jay Leno, Jerry Seinfeld, Jim Gaffigan, Joan Rivers, Journey Gunderson, Kate Linder, Kate Luckinbill-Connor, Kathy Garver, LA's Next Big Stage Show, largest independent television production company in the United States, Lawrence Luckinbill, Lewis Black, Lily Tomlin, Lucie Arnaz, Lucie Arnaz Luckinbill, Lucille Ball, Lucille Ball Comedy Festival, Lucille Ball Desi Arnaz, Lucille Ball exhibit, Lucille Ball tribute, Max Factor Building, Melody Thomas-Scott, Michael Stern, Mission: Impossible, My Three Sons, National Comedy Center, New York, Paula Poundstone, public Thank You Lucille Ball, Queen of Comedy, Ray Romano, Redheads Only Room, Remembering Lucy, Remembering Lucy exhibit, Star Trek, Susan Olsen, The Andy Griffith Show, The Brady Bunch, The Danny Thomas Show, The Dick Van Dyke Show, the first female head of a major Hollywood production studio, The Jack Benny Program, The Lucy Book, The Lucy Legacy, The Lucy Show, The Smothers Brothers, The Untouchables, the voice of Porky Pig, The Young and the Restless, Tom Watson, Trevor Noah
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Kate Luckinbill-Conner, granddaughter of Lucille Ball, announces the launch of The Lucy Legacy, a new effort to reignite the legacy of the woman behind Television’s Queen of Comedy
HOLLYWOOD — Apr. 25, 2019 — Lucille Ball “did not set out to become anyone’s icon or influencer,” said Kate Luckinbill-Conner, daughter of singer/actress Lucie Arnaz, granddaughter of Lucille Ball, and head of Creative Direction for new business, new products, and … Continue reading →
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Tagged Barbara van Orden, Barry Livingston, Bob Bergen, comedienne Judy Tenuta, Desi Arnaz, Desilu Productions, Desilu Studios, Donelle Dadigan, Family Affair, first female executive television executive, Geoffrey Mark, Here's Lucy, Hollywood Museum, I Had a Ball: My Friendship with Lucy, I Love Lucy, Kate Linder, Kate Luckinbill-Connor, Kathy Garver, LA's Next Big Stage Show, Lawrence Luckinbill, Lucie Arnaz, Lucie Arnaz Luckinbill, Lucille Ball, Lucille Ball exhibit, Lucille Ball tribute, Max Factor Building, Melody Thomas-Scott, Michael Stern, My Three Sons, public Thank You Lucille Ball, Queen of Comedy, Redheads Only Room, Remembering Lucy, Remembering Lucy exhibit, Susan Olsen, The Brady Bunch, The Lucy Book, The Lucy Legacy, The Lucy Show, the voice of Porky Pig, The Young and the Restless, Tom Watson
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The Hollywood Museum commemorates the 30th anniversary of the passing of Lucille Ball with a new lobby exhibit, Remembering Lucy, featuring amazing costumes, gowns, jewelry, props and other items from the life and career of Television’s First Queen of Comedy
HOLLYWOOD — Apr. 25, 2019 — The Hollywood Museum celebrated the legacy of Lucille Ball last night with a gala event that unveiled a new lobby exhibit, Remembering Lucy, featuring costumes, gowns, jewelry, props and other memorabilia from the life … Continue reading →
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Tagged Desi Arnaz, Desilu Productions, Desilu Studios, Donelle Dadigan, first female executive television executive, Here's Lucy, Hollywood Museum, I Love Lucy, Kate Luckinbill-Connor, Lawrence Luckinbill, Lucie Arnaz, Lucie Arnaz Luckinbill, Lucille Ball, Lucille Ball exhibit, Lucille Ball tribute, Max Factor Building, public Thank You Lucille Ball, Queen of Comedy, Redheads Only Room, Remembering Lucy, Remembering Lucy exhibit, The Lucy Show
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via Harlan Boll: Actor, producer, director and composer Roger Perry dies at age 85
Celebrated actor, producer, director and composer Roger Perry passed away Thursday, July 12 of prostrate cancer at home with his loving wife, Joyce Bulifant, holding his hand. He was 85. Born in Davenport, Iowa, Perry was discovered by Lucille Ball, … Continue reading →
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Tagged A Kid Again, American Style, Annie, Anything Goes, Arrest & Trial, Asphalt And Concrete, Barbra Streisand, Barnaby Jones, Ben Gazzara, C.H.I.Ps, Captain John Christopher, Cat, Chuck Connors, Connie Francis, Count Yorga, Craig T. Nelson, Desilu Studios, Doolittle Theater, Falcon Crest, Follow The Boys, George Bernard Shaw, Goodbye Charlie, Gypsy, Hanging By A Thread, Harrigan and Sons, Hawaii Five-O, Ironside, Jo Anne Worley, John Aniston, John Forsythe, Joyce Bulifant, Linda Blair, Love, Love Letters, Lovers And Other Strangers, Lucille Ball, Make A Promise Keep A Promise, Mariette Harley, Mariette Hartley, Mr. Roberts, MyName is Barbra, Once Upon A Mattress, Pat O'Brien, Patty Duke, Quincy, Quinn Martin, Ray Milland, River Bridge Regional Center for Abused Children, Roger Perry, Roller Boogie, Rosie Greer, Star Trek, The Bob Newhart Show, The F.B.I., The Facts of Life, The Fall Guy, The First Hundred Years, The Happiness Bench, The Royal Hunt of the Sun, The Thing with Two Heads, Theatre East, They're Playing Our Song, Tomorrow is Yesterday, Universal Studios, You Never Can Tell
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via THR: The Estate of Rose Marie donates rare television footage of the actress/comedienne to the Paley Center for Media, inluding a game show she hosted and a pilot she filmed at Desilu Studios, while her music archive will be donated to the Special Collections Library at Georgia State University
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Tagged Al Capone, baby Rose Marie, Bobby Guy, Carl Reiner, Dean Martin, Desilu Studios, Dick Van Dyke, Doris Day, Georgia State University, Georgiana Noopy Rodrigues, Georgiana Rodrigues, Jason Wise, Jerry Lewis, Johnny Carson, Just Off Broadway, Morey Amsterdam, Noopy, Paley Center for Media, Peter Marshall, Phil Silvers, Rose Marie, Rosemary Clooney, Sally Rogers, Scoop the Writers, The Dick Van Dyke Show, The Monkees, Top Banana, Wait for Your Laugh
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