From Out of the Past

310 Fixed in Time

It's all led this: Chapter 10, prepping the first ‘I Love Lucy’ episode.  And we begin with another perfect storm, this time of logistics.  Where will they shoot in L.A.,

309 "Give it a whirl!"

Chapter 9 sees Lucille and Desi get married.  Yep, again!  Lucille will re-sign with Columbia, reuniting her with dear friends Ed Sedgwick and Buster Keaton.  And she and

308 The gal who plays Liz Cooper on radio!

Chapter 8 is live and sees Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz get divorced (kinda).  While Desi’s still in the Army, Lucille makes ‘Easy to Wed,’ a hit, and ‘Two Smart People’ w

307 A Strange, Lonely, Unreal Kind of Life

Chapter 7 sees Lucille Ball arrive at MGM, 31 years old, acutely aware this is her last shot at stardom.  She’ll become the redhead we all think of including shining in T

306 The First Desilu

Chapter 6 begins the second half of our third season and we’re back with our glamorous clown as Lucille meets Desi, twice, as they make the RKO movie version of the hit B

305 La Conga

Chapter 5 has us going back in time to share Desi Arnaz’ road to Hollywood;  which, if you don’t know, is more than a little surprising.  And scary.  And sad.  And then m

304 The Queen of the Bs

Chapter 4 spotlights Lucille’s thriving in the wake of her split with RKO Chief Pandro Berman … including dipping her toes in a medium that would prove more than a little

303 A Clown with Glamour

Chapter 3 spotlights Ms. Ball’s arrival at RKO, and her family’s arrival in California.  Lucille will befriend Ginger Rogers and, as significantly, Ginger’s mother, Lela,

302 Four Studios in Two Years

Chapter 2 spotlights Lucille Ball’s arrival in Hollywood where she’ll make ‘Roman Scandals’ as well as about 20 more projects for Sam Goldwyn, Darryl Zanuck, and Harry Co

301 A Redhead Personality

Chapter 1 of ‘Lucille,’ our season celebrating Lucille Ball, begins the road to ‘I Love Lucy.’  (Spoiler!  We end the season with that hit show beginning!)  After all, th

Season 3 Prevue

‘I Love Lucy’ had to begin somewhere, and this is that story.  From a little girl growing up in west New York State, dreaming of being an actress, then making it happen …

210 Tempus Fugit

Episode 10 -- The Finale -- of The Year Before Disneyland wraps in July, 1955.  We begin at The Disneyland Hotel and why it NOT opening with The Park was a Blessing.  The

209 The Brand Branded

Episode 9 of our Season on The Year Before Disneyland continues with June, 1955 where we begin in Theatres with two Feature Releases and one Short including the Hit Now-C

208 Building a Cathedral

Episode 8 of our Season on The Year Before Disneyland continues with May, 1955 where we begin at the beginning … of the PARK, that is:  Main Street U.S.A.  Then we’ll tra

207 One Foot in the Past, One Foot in the Future

Episode 7 of our Season on The Year Before Disneyland continues with March & April, 1955 where we return to The Disneyland Hotel for its Groundbreaking and how Guests got

206 "Tomorrowland?" "Arrr."

Episode 6 spotlights January & February, 1955 where we begin with Disney’s Float in The Rose Parade.  Then it’s EIGHT ‘Disneyland’ TV Show Eps including where Pirate Spea

205 Leagues

Episode 5 of our Season on The Year Before Disneyland continues with December, 1954.  We begin with the FIVE ‘Disneyland’ TV Show episodes that month (including 3 biggies

204 Ubbe, Gurr, Sponsors, & a Motor Hotel

Episode 4 of our Season on The Year Before Disneyland continues with November, 1954.  We’ll chat Bios on Ub Iwerks & Bob Gurr;  look at ‘The Flying Squirrel’ in Theatres

203 Roy, Nancy Drew, Uncle Walt, & Joe's Ditch

Episode 3 of our Season on The Year Before Disneyland continues with September & October, 1954.  We’ll chat Bios on Roy Disney, Bonita Granville, and Jack Wrather; those

202 Hold for Laugh

Episode 2 officially begins our Year Before Disneyland with July & August, 1954.  We’ll look at 160 Acres of barren Anaheim land knowing half of it needs to become a Park