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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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Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 438, Hour 1 with guest Geoffrey Mark is now available online for listening on demand
Show No. 438 with guest Geoffrey Mark Original Airdate: Feb. 15-17, 2019 Hour 1, Part 1: Emmy Award-winning and Grammy Award-nominated writer, producer, performer, author, Lucille Ball historian and Ella Fitzgerald biographer Geoffrey Mark pays tribute to Carol Channing and … Continue reading →
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Tagged Allan Manings, Always Remember and Never Forget, Ann Romano, Before the Parade Passes By, Bonnie Franklin, Carol Burnett, Carol Channing, Cecilia Sisson, Cuban-American, Desi Arnaz, Diamonds are a Girl's Best Friend, Dolly Levi, Dwayne Schneider, Ed Cooper, Fly Me to the Moon, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, Geoffrey Mark, Glenn Scarpelli, Gloria Calderón Kellett, Grammy Award-nominated, Great American Songbook, Hello Dolly, Howard Hesseman, Joseph Campanella, Justina Machado, Kaye Ballard, Larger Than Life, Lazy Afternoon, Lorelei, Lucille Ball, Mackenzie Phillips, Marilyn Monroe, Maybe this Time, Michael Lembeck, Mike Royce, Mothers-in-Law, Norman Lear, Pat Harrington, Richard Masur, Rita Moreno, Schneider, Stephen Tobolowsky, The Lucy Book, The Show Goes On, Valerie Bertinelli, Whitney Blake
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Remembering Julie Adams: Next on TVC
Emmy Award-winning writer, producer and author Geoffrey Mark will join us, plus we’ll replay our January 2012 conversation with actress Julie Adams, all this weekend on TV CONFIDENTIAL, airing Feb. 15-17 at the following times and venues: Share-a-Vision Radio San … Continue reading →
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Coming soon to TV CONFIDENTIAL: Emmy Award-winning and Grammy Award-nominated writer, producer, author and showbiz historian Geoffrey Mark shares a few thoughts and personal remembrances of Carol Channing and Kaye Ballard. Geoff’s book ELLA: A Biography of The Legendary Ella Fitzgerald is now available in paperback. The paperback edition includes the two-CD set featuring thirty-nine studio and/or live tracks of Ella Fitzgerald in her prime, all personally selected by Geoff himself
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Tagged A Biography of the Legendary Ella Fitzgerald, A Tisket A Tasket, Bertolt Brecht, Billie Holliday, Bobby Darin, Can't Buy Me Love, Capital Records, Carol Burnett, Carol Channing, Centennial Birthday Edition, Chick Webb, comprehensive biography, Count Basie, Decca, Desi Arnaz, Diamonds are a Girl's Best Friend, Diana Washington, Dolly Levi, Dr. Martin Luther King, Duke Ellington, Ella, Ella Fitzgerald, Ella Fitzgerald Charitable Foundation, First Lady of Song, Fly Me to the Moon, Flying High, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, Geoffrey Mark, Grammy Award-nominated, Great American Songbook, Hello Dolly, Hey Jude, High How the Moon, How High the Moon, Jazz at the Philharmonic, Karen Carpenter, Kaye Ballard, Larger Than Life, Lorelei, Louis Armstrong, Lucille Ball, Mack the Knife, Marilyn Monroe, Mel Torme, Mothers-in-Law, Nat King Cole, Nies Hora, Norman Granz, Pablo, radio host, rags to riches, Savoy Ballroom, show business raconteur, singer, Sweet Georgia Brown, The Lucy Book, The Show Goes On, Too Close for Comfort, Ultimate Symbol, Verve
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