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Encarta 98 Encyclopedia Back To Jamestown Lucille
1,146 words... in the entertainment world. She even tried using stage names, she encouraged people to call her Montana. No matter what she called herself, Lucille could get no further than auditions. She supported herself by getting part-time jobs selling theatrical cosmetics at Greys drugstore and clerking at Woolworths. Lucille even considered becoming a beautician, but she didnt have the money to take the course required to get a license. During this time she lived with a family in Washington Heights wh...
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Love Lucy Movie Stars
915 wordsWhat do you think of when you hear the words, 1950 s fashion? I am sure each and everyone in this room has an image that comes to mind. For me, I visualize the traditional poodle skirt, white crew socks and black and white saddle shoes. In the 50 s, times were changing. This was the era when television was exploding onto the scene. Television brought the fashion world into our living rooms, with show like, Leave it to Beaver, Ossie and Harriet, and the infamous I love Lucy. The television moms o...
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Lucille Ball Gave Birth
627 wordsLucille Ball was the most loved television comedienne of her time. She was an American icon and is considered the first lady of television. With her strong work ethic and her determination, Lucille not only changed the face of television, she also paved the way for a lot of other female actresses. In 1940, Lucille Balled married her Cuban born husband Desi Area. Together they developed the I Love Lucy show, which became one of the most popular sitcoms of all time. Although Lucille and Desi were ...
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Gave Birth Love Lucy
1,107 wordsTelevision comedienne, actress, producer... these words all describe her. Lucille Desiree Ball was born on August 6, 1911, in the small town of Celeron, just outside of Jamestown, New York. At age 15, Ball enrolled in the John Murray Anderson Drama School in New York City. However, after only twelve months of going there (with Bette Davis as a classmate) the acting coach informed Lucy that she was not talented and should go into a different field, because she'd never make it in acting! She then ...
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Pulitzer Prize Cuban American
764 wordsComparison Between Life On The Hyphen And Next Year In Cuba by Gustavo Perez Firmat The fact that I am writing to you in English already falsifies what I wanted to tell you. My subject: how to explain to you that I don't belong to English though I belong nowhere else, if not here in English. Gustavo Perez Firmat, The Pulitzer Prize nominee was born in Havana, Cuba, and raised in Miami, Florida. A poet, fiction writer, and scholar is the author of ten books and over seventy essays and reviews. Th...
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Lucille Ball Love Lucy
756 wordsCuban bandleader and singer-turned savvy TV mogul who, after his marriage to comedienne Lucille Ball in 1940, parlayed their successful I Love Lucy series into the Desi TV production empire, which in its heyday also produced the successful and highly lucrative The Untouchables and Star Trek series. p Desiderio Alberto Arnaz y de Area III was born in 1917 to wealthy Cuban landowners. His father was also the mayor of the town they lived in, but that soon changed. At the age of 16, Desi and his mot...
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Typical Teenager Love Lucy
2,364 wordsLucille Desiree Ball. The first thought that comes into many people? s minds when this name is said would be? Lucy? the well known funny character she played on her popular TV series? I Love Lucy? (1951 - 57). How did she become a legend? With dreams of being on stage in musicals to being the? star? in the big screen. Just like? Lucy? , Lucille yearned to be a famous performer. Looking back now, anyone could say that her childhood dream came true. Who would have thought that a Jamestown farm gir...
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Natural Born Killers Black And White
1,324 wordsOliver Stone s Portrayal of the Effects of Violent Media When I was young the only time I willingly woke up early was on Sunday mornings. I would throw on a robe over my pajamas and run down stairs with my brother to the living room and sit myself in the middle of the couch, which was directly in front of our television. To me the best part of the week was watching the morning cartoons with the family while eating breakfast. We always enjoyed good laughs watching the Coyote try to catch the Road...
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