The TV studio Desilu was founded in 1950 by Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz, which you can probably tell by the name. The famous performing couple initially pitched a TV adaptation of the marriage-based radio sitcom "My Favorite Husband" to the execs at CBS, but that show eventually mutated into "I Love Lucy," more explicitly sold as a vehicle for Ball. To this day, "I Love Lucy" remains one of the most popular sitcoms of all time, and every modern comedy show contains traces of its DNA. The series ran for 180 episodes over six seasons, ending its run in 1957. Lucy and Desi divorced a few years later, and Ball became the sole owner of Desilu.
Desilu oversaw a wide spectrum of shows, from sitcoms like "Our Miss Brooks" and variety shows like "Shower of Stars," but also Westerns like "The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp" and adventure programs like "Whirlybirds.
Desilu oversaw a wide spectrum of shows, from sitcoms like "Our Miss Brooks" and variety shows like "Shower of Stars," but also Westerns like "The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp" and adventure programs like "Whirlybirds.
- 8/13/2023
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
Bonnie Franklin, best known for her role on the Norman Lear sitcom "One Day at a Time," has died at the age of 69.
In September, 2012, it was announced that Franklin had an aggressive form of pancreatic cancer with a low survival rate. The actress had indicated that she would seek treatment, but her death within six months indicates that this was not successful.
Franklin first appeared on television as a child actress -- her first credit was the part of Susan Cratchit in "Shower of Stars" in 1954. She worked steadily as a guest-starring actress on television shows over the following two decades before getting her big break in "One Day at a Time." From 1975 until 1984, Franklin played single mom Ann Romano for more than 200 episodes of this sitcom about Ann and her two daughters, Barbara and Julie (played by Valerie Bertinelli and Mackenzie Phillips, respectively).
She earned one Emmy and...
In September, 2012, it was announced that Franklin had an aggressive form of pancreatic cancer with a low survival rate. The actress had indicated that she would seek treatment, but her death within six months indicates that this was not successful.
Franklin first appeared on television as a child actress -- her first credit was the part of Susan Cratchit in "Shower of Stars" in 1954. She worked steadily as a guest-starring actress on television shows over the following two decades before getting her big break in "One Day at a Time." From 1975 until 1984, Franklin played single mom Ann Romano for more than 200 episodes of this sitcom about Ann and her two daughters, Barbara and Julie (played by Valerie Bertinelli and Mackenzie Phillips, respectively).
She earned one Emmy and...
- 3/1/2013
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
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