I Love Lucy
CBS (ended 1957)
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Lucille Ball
Lucy McGillicuddy Ricardo
Lucille Desiree Ball was born in Jamestown, New York on August 6, 1911. As a teenager Lucy left home for New York City with dreams of becoming an actress. But, with acting jobs scarce, she settled got becoming a model and later an Earl Carroll showgirl.
In New York, after returning to Jamestown for two years because of illness, Lucy was spotted by an agent for Samuel Goldwyn... The year was 1933, Lucy had been chosen as a Goldwyn girl and left for Hollywood to appear in her first movie ("Roman Scandals" with Eddie Cantor).
Lucy appeared in a score of Goldwyn films including "Kid Millions" in 1934, she soon moved on to Columbia and RKO Studios. She had bit roles in many movies including "Top Hat" and in 1936 appeared in the comedy short "So & Sew".
Radio and more movies followed, including "Stage Door" in 1937, Lucy considered it her big break. She co-starred with Katharine Hepburn and Ginger Rogers. The next year, Lucy appeared in the Marx Brothers farce, "Room Service". While filming "Room Service" Lucy tested unsuccessfully for the role of Scarlett O'Hara in "Gone with the Wind".
As 1940 rolled in, a newcomer was signed to RKO Studios that would eventually change Lucy's life around. Desi Arnaz, a Cuban conga player and singer, had just joined the cast of Lucy's latest film, "Too Many Girls". One night when the cast went out dancing at a club, Desi asked Lucy to join him. It was love at first sight.
After a whirlwind courtship, Lucy, 29, wed Desi, 23, in a civil ceremony on November 30, 1940. The newlyweds lived apart most of the time, with Desi touring with his band, and Lucy starring in movies. Finally, during the war, in 1942, they appeared together in a Vaudeville style stage revue in New York. The show that would later inspire "I Love Lucy".
In early 1943, with Desi now in the army, and Lucy just recently signed with MGM, she appeared on Armed Forces Radio with Mel Blanc among others.
Lucy became a redhead for the Technicolor cameras at MGM... it became her permanent trademark.
In 1944, after scoring big with her first few MGM movies, Lucy appeared in "Ziegfeld Follies," it was released in 1946.
It was also in 1944, that Lucy had filed for divorce. Constantly apart because of their careers, combined with consistent rumors of Desi's womanizing, caused the decision. However, the night before the court date, Desi met Lucy and worked things out, Lucy dropped the suit, and for future fans as well as the Arnazes, the best was yet to come!
In 1945, she appeared in a small role as herself in "Abbott & Costello in Hollywood". In 1947 while continuing in movies, Lucy began a successful radio comedy with Richard Denning called "My Favorite Husband".
On June 19, 1949, the marriage going strong, Lucy and Desi married again in a Catholic ceremony. The same year saw the release of "Fancy Pants," her second film co-starred with Bob Hope.
By 1950, TV was getting more and more popular. CBS wanted to transfer "My Favorite Husband" to television. Lucy wanted Desi to co-star, but the network refused, saying "The public won't go for an All-American girl like Lucy married to a Latin." Lucy set out to prove them wrong. She started by successfully touring with Desi in theaters all over the country. The couple also appeared together on TV for the first time ever, on "The Ed Wynn Show".
By 1951, a pilot had been shot starring the couple as man and wife. Two days after receiving it CBS got Philip Morris Co. to act as sponsor and "I Love Lucy" was born. "I Love Lucy" won 5 Emmy Awards with over 20 nominations during its original run.
Lucy had given birth to a daughter, Lucie, in 1951. On January 19, 1953, she had Desi Jr. Born to her the same day little Ricky was on TV! "Lucy Goes to the Hospital" was the most watched show in TV history at the time.
Early 1956 found the release of another movie starring Lucy & Desi (following "The Long, Long Trailer" in 1954), "Forever Darling".
At the end of the 1957 season, "I Love Lucy" stopped production. Lucy and Desi tired of a weekly series, and were getting more involved with other productions through their company Desilu. In fact, by 1958, Desilu had bought RKO Studios and now owned the very lot where they once worked.
The "I Love Lucy" cast continued now in occasional "Lucy-Desi Comedy Hours" as part of "Desilu Playhouse," a weekly anthology series. Thirteen of them were produced by 1960. However, the intense friction grew between the couple. By now, with personal problems and business pressures plaguing the couple, Lucy files for divorce, this time for keeps. The divorce was filed after the final show wrapped.
Following divorce proceedings, Lucy decided to continue her career. She filmed "Facts of Life" with Bob Hope, and then by late 1960, did "Wildcat" on Broadway. While in New York, Lucy was introduced to nightclub comedian Gary Morton. The two fell in love and were married on November 19, 1961. She then appeared in a segment of the "Victor Borge Comedy Theater" with Gale Gordon. The segment was directed by Desi Arnaz.
In 1962, she came back with Vivian Vance in a new TV series on CBS, "The Lucy Show". By the mid-60s she was continuing the series as well as finding time for numerous guest appearances. By 1968 the show became "Here's Lucy" and her children Lucie and Desi Jr. were regular cast members.
In 1974, Lucy starred in her last movie, "Mame". With her weekly series now ended, Lucy had logged 23 years on TV.
From 1974 through 1985, Lucy kept herself busy with occasional guest appearances and TV specials. After appearing in the TV movie "Stone Pillow" in 1985, Lucy made her return to a weekly sitcom in 1986. The show co-starred Gale Gordon. However, with surprisingly low ratings, "Life with Lucy" had only run several weeks before being pulled from the network schedule.
Lucy had been honored dozens of time through the years. She was the first woman inducted into the Television Hall of Fame, an honoree of the Museum of Broadcasting and an Emmy Award winner.
In March 1989, Lucy appeared on the annual Academy Awards telecast to a standing ovation. It turned out to be her last public performance. Lucy passed away the next month after undergoing heart surgery at Cedars-Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles. She was 77 years young.
After her death the sign next to CBS Studios at Television City in California read: "They needed a laugh in Heaven. Goodbye Lucy".
Aside from numerous guest spots and TV specials, Lucy appeared in over 80 movies, 180 "I Love Lucy"'s, 13 "Lucy-Desi Hours", 156 "Lucy Show"'s and 144 "Here's Lucy"'s in a career that spanned over 50 years.moreless -
Desi Arnaz
Ricky Ricardo
Desi ArnazBorn into a wealthy family, Desi Arnaz lives a privileged childhood in Cuba. His family includes many politicians as well as the founder of the Bacardi Rum company. After the Batista revolution in 1933, the Arnaz' flee to Miami, living in impoverished conditions. Desi Arnaz' first job in America includes cleaning bird cages, but eventually he is discovered by famous bandleader Xavier Cugat. His charm and good looks are an added attraction to his musical abilities. Within two years as Cugat's protoge, Arnaz moves to New York City as a solo artist. He becomes an overnight sensation and provides much "tabloid" coverage as the playboy partner of numerous famous women. By the late 1930's, he is starring in the Broadway musical, Too Many Girls. Sent to Hollywood in 1940 to star in the movie version, he meets his co-star for the first time, Lucille Ball. Marriage follows their whirlwind courtship. Like many other Hollywood newcomers in the early 1940's, his film career is put on hold for service in the army during WWII. Afterwards, he begins a sucessful recording career and nightclub tour, as well as a season as Bob Hope's radio show band leader. He also gives a critically acclaimed performance in the classic war film, "Bataan". In 1950, Lucy and Desi are committed to saving their marriage and starting a family. Television, it is decided, is a way for Lucille and Desi to stay close together. Desi becomes the head of Desilu Productions (Studios), where he changes the way television shows are produced. It is under Desi Arnaz' guidance that television production moves to Hollywood from New York, and situation comedies are filmed live before an audience. A three camera filming technique and top production values change the very face of television to sharp, crystal clear images. He also is responsible for initiating the rerun on network TV, eventually allowing I Love Lucy episodes to be rerun under various titles. He is responsible for many television classics, including I Love Lucy, December Bride, Our Miss Brooks, Desilu Playhouse, Make Room for Daddy, the Untouchables, and the Twilight Zone. He and Lucy end the run of I Love Lucy in 1957, still the nation's #1 show. They create 13 hour long specials featuring the I Love Lucy characters before divorcing in 1960. He brings Lucille Ball back to television in 1962 in the classic Lucy Show, but leaves after 8 episodes. Lucy buys out his part of Desilu the following season. Desi Arnaz works seldomly from then on. A late 1960's hit with the Mothers-in-Law runs a couple of seasons, and he makes appearances on Laugh-In, The Andy Williams Show, Ironside, Alice, and Saturday Night Live. Unfortunately, Hollywood during the 1950's and 1960's never offers Desi the respect he deserves. Besides the overwhelming success of Desilu studios, Desi is a first rate comedian that is an integral part of the success of I Love Lucy. His performances rank with the all time greats in comedy, yet he never receives an Emmy nomination.moreless -
Vivian Vance
Ethel Mertz
She was born Vivian Roberta Jones, with a brother and four sisters. After the family moved from Cherryvale to Independence, Kansas, she studied drama under Anna Ingleman and William Inge. Their next move, to Albequerque NM brought her to the Albuquerque Little Theatre, which provided her the money she needed to study under Eva Le Gallienne in New York. After arriving in 1932 she had trouble finding work until she began a two-year stint in Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein's "Music in the Air." She next understudied Ethel Merman in "Anything Goes." Her first starring role was as Kay Thompson's last minute replacement in "Hooray for What!" starring Ed Wynn. Other Broadway costars included Danny Kaye, Eve Arden and Nanette Fabray. In 1945 while starring in a touring company of "Voice of the Turtle" she had a nervous breakdown. After undergoing psychotherapy and limited movie work, she returned to "Voice of the Turtle" at the La Jolla Playhouse, where she was seen by Desi Arnaz who decided she was perfect for the role of Ethel Mertz in the "I Love Lucy" television series. At first she didn't want the part (too frumpy), and she always hated being cast as the wife of William Frawley (she was 42, he was 64; the two never got along). After Lucy ended she divorced her third husband, married again, and moved to Stamford Connecticut. In 1962 she began work on a new Lucy show, but the pressures of long-distance comuting didn't suit her, so after three years she limited her performances to guest appearances. In 1974 she and her husband moved to Belvedere (just north of Francisco Bay) so she could be near her sister. Five years later she died there, of cancer.moreless -
William Frawley
Fred Hobart Mertz
Born in Burlington, Iowa, William Frawley began singing at a young age at Burlington's St. Paul Catholic Church. He was soon performing at the Burlington Opera House. By the age of 21 he was in Chicago appearing in a musical comedy. His mother forced him to leave that job, but by then he had fallen in love with theater and would soon be performing again. He and his brother Paul formed a vaudeville act, and Bill would continue in vaudeville for several years, with many different partners, including his wife. Paramount Pictures signed Frawley to a long-term contract, and he began a long career as a character actor. By 1951, when producer Desi Arnaz hired him for I Love Lucy he had made over 100 films and had a reputation for drunkenness. He agreed not to appear on the set drunk, and kept his word through the duration of the series. Following a successful run on I Love Lucy, Frawley spent five seasons playing "Bub" O'Casey on My Three Sons. Poor health forced him to retire in 1965. William Frawley died in 1966, after collapsing from a heart attack while walking along Hollywood Boulevard on his way home from seeing a movie.moreless -
Richard Keith (I)
Little Ricky
Birth name: Keith Thibodeaux Spouse: 'Kathy Denton Thibadoux' One daughter: Tara Where are they now: Presently manages a Christian dance group' "Ballet Magnificat" in Jackson, Mississippi Dancer When Desi and Lucy saw Keith on T.V. they asked him to try out/ play the role of Little Ricky on the show I Love Lucy. By the age of 9 he was making $500 a week usually only making $300. He never really wanted to act, but when producers saw his drumming abilities they wanted him to play the role. When his father got a job working at Desilu studios his family immediately moved to California. At the age of 15 his hollywood career ended. He was relieved when I Love Lucy ended. It had been a lot of pressure and a lot of memorizing. Even now he keeps in touch with Desi Arnaz Jr. and with Lucie Arnaz, when Desi and Lucy were living they made him a part of their family even off the screen, making him a frequent house guest. He wrote an autobiography called "Life After Lucy" about his life experiences.moreless -
Bob Jellison
Bobby, the Bellboy
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Jerry Hausner
Jerry
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Doris Singleton
Caroline Appleby
Doris has been active in show business since the 1940s. Her distinctive speaking voice made her a radio favorite. Her association with Lucille Ball began on radio in July of 1948, when she made many appearances with Lucille Ball on radio's My Favorite Husband. Before getting into radio acting, Ms. Singleton was a dancer in New York's Ballet Theatre Company for three seasons, and had her own singing radio show on WNEW, also playing theatres as a singer with Art Jarrett's big band orchestra. Doris' pretty face and trim figure made her an asset to television. She was a regular on three series' (I Love Lucy, The Great Gildersleeve, and Angel), but Doris is also remembered for classics such as The Jack Benny Show, Perry Mason, The Adventures of Superman, Mr. Lucky, The Dick Van Dyke Show, The Jimmy Durante Show, The Lucy Show, My Three Sons, Hogan's Heroes, Here's Lucy, and many others. She will always be remembered as Lucy Ricardo's friend and nemesis Caroline Appleby on I Love Lucy. She now lives in Los Angeles and occasionally accepts a guest role assignment on TV.moreless -
Elizabeth Patterson
Mrs. Trumbull
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Kathryn Card
Mrs. McGillicuddy
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Herb Vigran
Al Sparks
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Herb Vigran
Joe
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Herb Vigran
Jules
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Robert Williams
Bailiff
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Jack Albertson
Helicopter Man
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Barbara Eden
Diana Jordan
Barbara Eden, most known for her role in the popular 60's show "I Dream of Jeannie," was born on August 23rd, 1934 in Tuscon, Arizona. When Barbara was 3, her family moved to San Francisco. Around the same time her mother Alice divorced her father, later re-marrying to Harrison Connor Huffman. Barbara went to high school at Abraham Lincoln High School, where she was a cheerleader. She graduated in 1949. Barbara joined the Actor's Equity at her school when she was 16.
After graduating, Barbara studied acting at the Elizabeth Holloway School of Theatre and singing at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. Her movie debut was in 1956, when she had an uncredited role in the movie "Back from Eternity." She was "discovered" by Fox Film Director Mark Robson who saw her in a play she was in. Barbara's first leading television role was in the comedy "How to Marry a Millionaire." She met actor Michael Ansara in October, 1957 and went on to marry him on January 17th, 1958.
Barbara was in several movies in the early 60's, including "The Yellow Canary," "Five Weeks in a Balloon," and "The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm." On August 29th, 1965, she had her only son, Matthew Ansara, with Michael Ansara. Also in 1965, she attained her most famous role of her career to date, playing Jeannie in the well-known comedy "I Dream of Jeannie," which ran for five seasons, ending in 1970.
After "I Dream of Jeannie" ended, Barbara started to star in several made-for-TV movies. She divorced her first husband in 1972, going on to meet Charles Donald Fegert, her second husband, in 1974. She married him on September 3rd, 1977. In 1981, she starred in another comedy titled "Harper Valley P.T.A.," which only lasted for two seasons. In 1983, Barbara divorced her second husband. She met Jon Trusdale Eicholtz, her current husband, in 1989 and married him on January 5th, 1991. Also in the early 90's, she had several guest appearances on the long-running TV series "Dallas."
Barbara has reprised her famous role of "Jeannie" several times since the show ended, and still makes television appearances, along with occasional appearances at award shows and other events.moreless -
Parley Baer
Mr. Perry
PARLEY was a radio star in the 40's and 50's. During the years 1955-61, he was the radio voice for Dodge City Deputy, CHESTER PROUDFOOT. He married circus performer ERNESTINE CLARK in 1946. She died August 5, 2000. They had two children. He has appeared in over 150 TV shows, most notably as MAYOR STONER in THE ANDY GRIFFITH SHOW.
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Parley Baer
Walter Reilly
PARLEY was a radio star in the 40's and 50's. During the years 1955-61, he was the radio voice for Dodge City Deputy, CHESTER PROUDFOOT. He married circus performer ERNESTINE CLARK in 1946. She died August 5, 2000. They had two children. He has appeared in over 150 TV shows, most notably as MAYOR STONER in THE ANDY GRIFFITH SHOW.
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Florence Halop
Woman on party line
On radio from age 4, Florence found TV comedy to be her medium, drawing laughs alone with her short stature, feisty demeanor and unmistakable rasp. In 1985, she replaced Selma Diamond as the deadpan bailiff on the hit sitcom "Night Court." Diamond, who also had a crackling nasal voice that induced chuckles, had died of lung cancer. Ironically, Florence, also a heavy smoker, died less than a year later of the same disease, after only season on the show.
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Aaron Spelling
Gas Station Man
Aaron Spelling was born in Dallas, Texas, to Polish Jewish immigrant parents, and attended Forest Avenue High School. After serving with the United States Army Air Forces, he attended Southern Methodist University, graduating in 1949. He married actress Carolyn Jones in 1953, and they moved to California. Spelling sold his first script to Jane Wyman Theater in 1954. He went on to write for Dick Powell, Playhouse 90, and Last Man, amongst others. Later, he found work as an actor additionally. In total he played screen parts in 22 programs (in several shows a few episodes; none of his flagships, perhaps the best known being Gunsmoke) between 1956 and 1997. During the 1950s, Spelling joined Powell's Four Star Productions. After Powell's death he formed Thomas-Spelling Productions with Danny Thomas. Their first success was with the television show The Mod Squad. In total he wrote for 14 television productions between 1957 and 1974, including several series with multiple episodes on his credit. He also began a collaboration at this time with associate producer Shelley Hull, who, aside from "The Mod Squad", had worked with Spelling on "The Rookies" and "Charlie's Angels." Hull also worked with Spelling in 1976 on the hit ABC movie "The Boy in the Plastic Bubble", starring a young John Travolta. Spelling directed only once, on "The Conchita Vasquez Story", a 1959 TV Episode of "Wagon Train". Spelling divorced Jones in 1965 and in 1968 he married Carol Jean Marer, who took his name as Candy Spelling. He was father of Victoria Davey Spelling and Randall Gene Spelling, both of whom became actors as teenagers, as Tori Spelling and Randy Spelling. They mainly appeared in several of their father's productions, most notably in "Beverly Hills, 90210". The family's 123-room home in Los Angeles, built by Spelling for the cost of USD $47,000,000, and named "The Manor", occupies 46,500 square feet (slightly over one acre) and is the largest single-family dwelling in Hollywood. It is larger than the Taj Mahal but smaller than the Pentagon. In 1972, he created Aaron Spelling Productions, and another co-production company with Leonard Goldberg. His company went public in 1986 as Spelling Entertainment. Spelling also produced the NBC daytime soap opera Sunset Beach from 1997 to 1999, and in one of his few acting roles since the 1960s, played one of Bette's (Kathleen Noone) ex-husbands for one day in 1997. He also appeared as himself on 27 programs between 1992 and 2005. After 2000, Spelling rarely gave serious interviews, and control of the Spelling Television company has been directed by his business partner E. Duke Vincent and the company's president, Jonathan Levin. In 2001, Spelling was diagnosed with oral cancer. On January 28, 2006, Spelling was sued by his former nurse who seeks unspecified damages for ten claims, including sexual harassment, discrimination, retaliation, sexual battery, assault, wrongful termination and intentional infliction of emotional distress. On June 18, 2006, Spelling suffered a severe stroke at his estate in Holmby Hills, Los Angeles, California. He died there five days later on June 23, 2006, from complications of the stroke, at the age of 83. The public was not allowed to attend Spelling's funeral held several days after his death. Aaron Spelling was interred in a mausoleum crypt in Hillside Memorial Park in Culver City, California.moreless -
June Foray
Voice of Fred, the Dog
Though rarely credited, June Foray was the voice of several female characters in many Warner Bros. Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies cartoons. Her most famous voice characterization is Bullwinkle's Rocky the Squirrel. The last living member of "The Great Ones", the voice actors of animation's Golden Era. ASIFA-Hollywood (the USA chapter of Le Association Internationale du Film D'Animation) has named an award in her honor. "The June Foray Award" is given each year to "an individual who has made a significant and benevolent impact on the art and industry of animation". She also did half of the Vocal Effects in the Sib Tower 12 Inc. Episodes of Tom & Jerry. She voiced Granny in Merrie Melodies and Looney Tunes, and was on all of the Chuck Jones Cartoons.moreless -
Bob Hope
Himself
Legendary entertainer Bob Hope was born in Eltham, London, England the fifth of seven sons. His father William Henry Hope was a stonemason and his mother Avis Townes a singer. Emmigrating to the United States on March 30, 1908 aboard the SS Philadelphia the family settled in Cleveland, Ohio. As a youth Bob sold two-cent newspapers on the streets of Cleveland to supplement his family's income. On one occasion a gentleman in a limousine waited while Hope, who didn't have change for a dime, rushed into a nearby store to get change. When he returned he received a lecture about the importance of keeping change in order to take advantage of all business opportunities. The man was oil magnate John D. Rockefeller, founder of Standard Oil Company. Bob and his gift for mimic entered many dancing and amateur contests, winning an award for his Charlie Chaplin impersonation. He briefly boxed under the name Packy East. It was silent film comedian Fatty Arbuckle who saw his performance and got Bob steady work with the Hurley Jolly Follies. Bob spent five years on the vaudeville circuit and received bit parts in the films "The Sidewalks of New York" (1927) and "Smiles" (1928). Returning to New York he appeared in several musicals. Bob appeared in a number of short comedies during the 30's and was finally signed by Paramount for the 1938 film "The Big Broadcast of 1938". It was in this picture that his signature song was performed by him, "Thanks For the Memory". Bob was a hit and he continued to work for Paramount until the 1950's. Bob Hope's first regular radio series for NBC was the Woodbury Soap Hour, a year later Bob starred in The Pepsodent Radio Show starring Bob Hope it continued until 1953. Very busy Bob Hope was doing radio, film and television as well as his USO Tours overseas. After The Bob Hope Show began on NBC and lasted an outstanding 35 years. Ever the humanitarian, Bob loved to golf and was a huge supporter of sports. In 1960, the Bob Hope Desert Classic was founded sponsored by Chrysler. In 2000, Bob's health was declining, his struggles with pneumonia and gastrointestinal problems plagued him and on July 27, 2003, Bob Hope died at his home in Toluca Lake. His legend will always live on. Thanks for the Memory!moreless -
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Helen Kleeb
Miss Klein
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Desi Arnaz, Jr.
Extra at Unveiling [uncredited]
Desi Arnaz, Junior is the son of Desi Arnaz and Lucille Ball and the brother of Lucie Arnaz. His birth garnered much media attention because Lucille Ball gave birth to him the same night her character, Lucy Ricardo, gave birth to Little Ricky on I Love Lucy. Being the son of such famous parents, Desi was exposed to the media and the entertainment industry from an early age. He even appeared on the first cover of TV Guide with Lucy in April 1953. At age 12, he was the drummer for the hit rock act Dino, Desi, & Billy. Dino was Dean Martin's son and Billy was Billy Hinsche. They had a top 40 hit in 1965 with "I'm A Fool." Desi dated Patty Duke and Victoria Principal. He was married to Linda Purl from 1980-1981. He married Amy Barghell in 1989 and they are still married. It was believed that Desi was the biological father of Patty Duke's oldest son, Sean Astin, until the two men developed a friendship and agreed to blood testing in the 1990s. Since his performance as Desi Arnaz, Senior in The Mambo Kings, he's managed to avoid the spotlight and lead a fairly quiet life. He and his wife live in Boulder City, Nevada where they own The Boulder Theatre, which is home to the Boulder City Ballet Company.moreless -
Sandra Gould
Nancy Johnson
Short, with a character actress's face and a familiar New Yorker's abrasive, nasal tone of voice, Sandra Gould was made for radio. She capped a long, successful radio career with a 15-year stint on Jack Benny's legendary, award-winning show. By the late-1940's, She had moved into bit character roles in movies - often as a stereotypical, rude New Yorker. By the early i950's, Sandra became a regular on I Married Joan, while also appearing in many other television series. In 1966, she caught the break of her life, replacing Alice Pearce (who passed away) as Gladys Kravitz, the neighborhood snoop, in the c sitcom Bewitched (1964). Her last appearance on television, on her 48th different show, came in 1999 on Veronica's Closet - only six months before she passed away, three days shy of her 83rd birthday.moreless -
Sandra Gould
Woman on Platform
Short, with a character actress's face and a familiar New Yorker's abrasive, nasal tone of voice, Sandra Gould was made for radio. She capped a long, successful radio career with a 15-year stint on Jack Benny's legendary, award-winning show. By the late-1940's, She had moved into bit character roles in movies - often as a stereotypical, rude New Yorker. By the early i950's, Sandra became a regular on I Married Joan, while also appearing in many other television series. In 1966, she caught the break of her life, replacing Alice Pearce (who passed away) as Gladys Kravitz, the neighborhood snoop, in the c sitcom Bewitched (1964). Her last appearance on television, on her 48th different show, came in 1999 on Veronica's Closet - only six months before she passed away, three days shy of her 83rd birthday.moreless -
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