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Dame in the Game: We Love Lucy

May 26, 2017 Maureen Lenker 0

Though we’ll always remember Lucille Ball as Lucy Ricardo, the madcap housewife constantly getting herself into scrapes, the depth and reach of her career and influence extend far beyond I Love Lucy. The character of […]

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Good, Clean Fun: THE DANNY KAYE SHOW

Nov 12, 2015 The Retro Set 0

There are some people who believe that Danny Kaye is an acquired taste. I am not one of those people. He wasn’t an acquired taste to the countless millions who made him a top box […]

Opinion

Eddie Cantor: Mincing and Wincing

Jul 2, 2015 Wade Sheeler 1

It’s hard to believe that one of the biggest box-office draws of the early 1930s was a comic and entertainer rarely mentioned today. He was a skilled songwriter, comedian and singer who had the ability […]

Never Won an Oscar: The Actresses
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Never Won an Oscar: The Actresses

Feb 20, 2015 Jill Blake 1

With the Academy Awards ceremony coming up this Sunday, February 22, we decided to take a look at some of the best actors and actresses who never won an Oscar for their acting talents. In this gallery, […]

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Opinion

The Birth of I LOVE LUCY

Oct 22, 2014 The Retro Set 0

I Love Lucy was born on a hot Saturday afternoon in August, 1948. It would be three years until the title and faces would become familiar, but the genesis had its birth at that precise […]

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