“I Love Lucy” writers Madelyn Pugh Davis and Bob Carroll Jr. thought the seminal CBS comedy series starring Lucille Ball, her husband Desi Arnaz, William Frawley and Vivian Vance would last three months. When I chatted with the duo, who wrote 181 episodes of the classic, in 2001 for the L.A. Times, Davis recalled watching the premiere Oct. 15, 1951 at the home of series director Marc Daniels. “Emily, his wife, was the camera coordinator. She was a good cook. She had dinner and watched the show.” Ball, Davis noted, “was terribly funny and wonderful. We had hopes for the show. We hoped it would be on for 13 weeks.
How about 71 years and counting?
The series ended in 1957 never below No. 3 in the ratings. It was followed by “The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour” specials from 1957-60, “I Love Lucy” continued in reruns on CBS on primetime for two more years and ran on the...
How about 71 years and counting?
The series ended in 1957 never below No. 3 in the ratings. It was followed by “The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour” specials from 1957-60, “I Love Lucy” continued in reruns on CBS on primetime for two more years and ran on the...
- 1/5/2022
- by Susan King
- Gold Derby
The Actors Fund — the national human services organization that fosters stability and resiliency, and provides a safety net for performing arts and entertainment professionals over their lifespan — announced today that television favorites Sarah Drew (Grey’s Anatomy) and Oscar Nuñez (The Office) will portray Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz in I Love Lucy: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Sitcom by Gregg Oppenheimer, on Saturday, March 2 (7pm) at the Writers Guild Theater in Beverly Hills.
Sarah Drew and Oscar Nunez to star in The Actors Fund's I Love Lucy... benefit performance
Credit/Copyright: Mike Petit
All proceeds from this one-night-only live radio theater performance will benefit The Actors Fund’s programs and services. Tickets are now on sale at actorsfund.org/Lucy or via phone by calling 212-221-7300 ext. 134.
The performance will be directed by playwright Gregg Oppenheimer. Rounding out the cast are Seamus Dever (Castle...
Sarah Drew and Oscar Nunez to star in The Actors Fund's I Love Lucy... benefit performance
Credit/Copyright: Mike Petit
All proceeds from this one-night-only live radio theater performance will benefit The Actors Fund’s programs and services. Tickets are now on sale at actorsfund.org/Lucy or via phone by calling 212-221-7300 ext. 134.
The performance will be directed by playwright Gregg Oppenheimer. Rounding out the cast are Seamus Dever (Castle...
- 1/29/2019
- Look to the Stars
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