#carolecook

[waynelvslcy]

Remembering Carole Cook on what would have been her 99th birthday. Carole passed away just a few days ago on January 11th. Toward the end of the 1950's, Lucy hand picked young talent to be part of her 'Workshop' where she trained and put together a company of players that she needed for various Desilu shows. An actress named Mildred Cook was recommended and so Lucy tracked her down and found her doing summer stock with the Kenley Players at the Packard Music Hall in Warren, Ohio, and in that moment, plucked Mildred from the stage. Lucy suggested she change her name to Carole and the rest is history. 'Mildred thought it was a joke when she heard herself paged over the loudspeaker: "Mildred Cook, Lucille Ball is calling from Los Angeles." ...Mildred packed her clothes in a box and flew out to California for an audition and an overnight stay in Lucy's guest house. "When a maid asked me for a key to my luggage, I said 'Just cut it with a butcher knife,'" she recalled. With that remark, Lucy decided this was the person she most wanted to help.'—Kathleen Brady, The Life of Lucille Ball. #lucilleball #carolecook #happybirthday #packardmusichall #humblebeginnings #discovered #namechange #desilu #tutelage #butcherknife #inmemoryof #warrenohio #waynelvslcy https://www.instagram.com/p/CnZ1DaeO1A_/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[waynelvslcy]

This brown dress with mink fur collar has certainly had a long life and is one of many outfits that Lucy gifted to Carole Cook. I've discussed this dress and others before, but now there seems to be a change of custody of this Hollywood artifact. Lucy wore this dress in 'The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour' episode, "The Celebrity Next Door" (1957); and again in 'A Milton Berle Special' (1959). After Carole Cook married Tom Troupe in 1964, Lucy loaned the dress to Carole as a "going away" dress to send her off on her honeymoon. Lucy subsequently gave the dress to Carole. Now Carole owns the dress. Carole would pull this out of her closet to wear on television in 1974 for an episode of 'Maude', (S3E13 "Walter's Ex"); and mothballs removed once again for Carole's appearance in 'American Gigolo' (1980). Back to Carole's closet it goes for the next 41 years. On August 24, 2021, Carole put the dress up for auction with Julien's. In her letter of authenticity to Julien's, Carole writes, "...the dress was a favorite of mine as well, and I'm now offering it to Julien's Auctions in the hope that someone else might cherish it as Lucy and I did." The auction estimate for this dress was $5,000-$7,000. The final fetch was $7,680. #lucilleball #ilovelucy #carolecook #maude #americangigolo #vintagedress #minkcollar #auctions #goingaway #mothballs #celebritycloset https://www.instagram.com/p/CeB1GolOX5u/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Happy 98th Birthday to Lucy's friend and protegé Carole Cook! Toward the end of the 1950's, Lucy hand picked young talent to be part of her 'Workshop' where she trained and put together a company of players that she needed for various Desilu shows. An actress named Mildred Cook was recommended and so Lucy tracked her down and found her doing summer stock with the Kenley Players at the Packard Music Hall in Warren, OH. 'Mildred thought it was a joke when she heard herself paged over the loudspeaker: "Mildred Cook, Lucille Ball is calling from Los Angeles." ...Mildred packed her clothes in a box and flew out to California for an audition and an overnight stay in Lucy's guest house. "When a maid asked me for a key to my luggage, I said 'Just cut it with a butcher knife,'" she recalled. With that remark, Lucy decided this was the person she most wanted to help.'—Kathleen Brady, The Life of Lucille Ball. #lucilleball #carolecook #desilu #workshop #protege #happybirthday https://www.instagram.com/p/CYt5K4sFECC/?utm_medium=tumblr

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It's National Barber Shop Quartet Day! The Danfield Volunteer Fire Department would like to present 'The Four Alarms', featuring Dorothy Konrad, Carole Cook, Vivian Vance and Lucy. From 'The Lucy Show' episode, "Lucy's Barber Shop Quartet" (1963). Lucy really does show an exercised control over her voice and tone and blends nicely with this four part harmony. #lucilleball #vivianvance #carolecook #dorothykonrad #barbershopquartet #barbershopquartetday #harmony #fourpartharmony #volunteerfirefighters #thelucyshow #goodtone https://www.instagram.com/p/CNiXSyWHELe/?igshid=10j58r35eb099

[waynelvslcy]

Happy 97th Birthday to Lucy's friend and protegé Carole Cook! Toward the end of the 1950's, Lucy handed picked young talent to be part of her 'Workshop' where she trained and put together a company of players that she needed for various Desilu shows. An actress named Mildred Cook was recommended and so she tracked her down doing summer stock with the Kenley Players at the Packard Music Hall in Warren, OH. 'Mildred thought it was a joke when she heard herself paged over the loudspeaker: "Mildred Cook, Lucille Ball is calling from Los Angeles." ...Mildred packed her clothes in a box and flew out to California for an audition and an overnight stay in Lucy's guest house. "When a maid asked me for a key to my luggage,I said 'Just cut it with a butcher knife,'" she recalled. With that remark, Lucy decided this was the person she most wanted to help.'—Kathleen Brady, The Life of Lucille Ball. (Special thanks to @peteyluvslucy for sending me this photo of the Packard Music Hall from his hometown.) #lucilleball #carolecook #happybirthday #protege #mentor #closefriends #warrenohio #packardmusichall https://www.instagram.com/p/CKA-xlblZdv/?igshid=1h9ptoldsgfou

[jasonbroccoli]

With the hilarious & glamorous Carole Cook last night. #carolecook #reaf #sf #broadway #tv (at Herbst Theatre)