I Love Lucy
American Icons
Move over American Idol. Presenting: Studio 360’s American Icons. Sure, Abraham Lincoln isn’t most people’s idea of a triple threat (though his voice was said to be a reedy tenor). But his memorial in Washington, DC, has staying power. History was made there, and continues to be made there. It was the backdrop for opera […]
Everybody Loves Lucy
Lucille Ballknew however big the star, TV was a writer’s medium. There was just no time for lots of takes to figure it out. Every gesture, every glance, and every step was written into the script — and that’s the way Lucy wanted it. Gregg Oppenheimer, the son of creator, producer, and head writer Jess […]
Studio 360’s I Love Lucy Quiz: The Answers
On Monday, we started our Week of Lucy with apop quiz. Here are the answers: Which was not in the contract for the cast members? A. Desi Arnaz could only perform a song when it was deemed by the writers to be essential to the plot. B. Bill Frawley was allowed to miss performances if […]
Choose Your American Icon
What do Lucille Ball and Malcolm X have in common?They’re both part of Studio 360American Iconsseries. This fall, we’ve traced the impact ofThe Autobiography of Malcolm Xon race relations and glimpsed the dawn of the American sitcom withI Love Lucy. Last week we visitedMonticello– Thomas Jefferson’s home in Virginia — and in wandering the building […]
Quiz: How Well Do You Know Lucy?
You and everyone on the planet (and perhaps even in outer space) know all about Lucy, right? Are you sure? Which was not in the contract for the cast members? A. Desi Arnaz could only perform a song when it was deemed by the writers to be essential to the plot. B. […]