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My late mother-in-law, Rosemarie, loved Lucille Ball. Especially the "I Love Lucy" shows. We would laugh at every episode.
My acquisition of the "Lucy and Superman" episode sketch cover by Jay Fife
Desi Arnaz and Lucille Ball in 1958 at the former RKO studio lot where they met when they co-starred in the 1940 musical TOO MANY GIRLS, now it’s their joint venture, Desilu Studios. (Photos by Leonard McCombe for Life)
Desi and Lucy at Desilu Studios
(Leonard McCombe. 1958?)
Today in the Department of Before They Were Star Trek Stars: George Takei guest stars in "The Carriers," episode 10 of the first season of Mission: Impossible (original air date November 19, 1966). Although this episode aired two months after the premiere of Star Trek, it's hard to say which was filmed first, and even though it's an edge case I'm including it because I liked it and I had a nice, clear Blu-Ray copy to screencap. So there.
Takei plays Roger Lee, a scientist and IMF agent who joins the team in infiltrating a training program for Communist spies behind the Iron Curtain and foiling a planned biowarfare attack on the United States.
Other Trek connections: Herbert F. Solow developed and produced both Star Trek and Mission: Impossible for Desilu. The framing device of the Captain's Log was his idea, and has been used in most Star Trek projects to date.
Random Photo Tuesday
Leonard Nimoy (dressed as Mr. Spock) taking a break at Desilu Studios beside his '63 Buick Riviera.
PEOPLE: LUCY 1911-1989
May 8, 1989
On May 8, 1989, People Weekly (vol. 31, no. 18) dedicated its cover to the late Lucille Ball (1911-1989). The cover photograph is by Neal Peters.
QUIZ: Name the above episodes! Which is not from “I Love Lucy”? Which classic “Lucy” moment is missing from this collage?
In the beginning...
The movie years....
Broadway at last!
After “I Love Lucy”...
Family and Home Life....
More Family and Home Life...
This is Desilu and Paramount Studios. See the notes as to the Star Trek sound stages and production office. Note that #6 is the auto entrance, so this is where De and everyone else drove into the lot each day; they probably parked near Stages 9 and 10 (where De once backed his new Thunderbird into Leonard’s new car and dented it).
This map is from an excellent book called Inside Star Trek by Herb Solow, below with Leonard (I dig Leonard’s scarf).