On The Set Of ‘I Love Lucy’
This is a close to “being there” as we’ll ever get. This clip from an ‘I Love Lucy’ movie takes us inside the Desilu Playhouse and gives us an ultra rare glimpse of what it was like on the set of one of television’s most famous shows.
As we have confirmed with other sources, this was pretty much the same warm up that Desi used for the entire six years, including the camera push in. Enjoy!
Picture Parade #4…A Tribute To Ernie Kovacs: The Dovetonsil Lens Today in 1962, comedian Ernie Kovacs died in a car crash in west Los Angeles, 10 days before his 43rd birthday. In remembrance of his pioneering comedy which often involved technical innovation, here is the rare lens he helped create for his most famous character, […]
July 17, 1955…Behind The Scenes With ABC At Disneyland Opening This is the only place you can see this rare 14 minute video of ABC’s preparations for the 29 camera live remote, of the 90 minute opening ceremony show at Disneyland. 61 years ago today, what was then television’s largest remote took place at the Disneyland […]
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CBS debut ad in the NY Times