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Article: We love Lucy. (actress Lucille Ball) (obituary)
- Article from:
- U.S. News & World Report
- Article date:
- May 8, 1989
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How much like Charlie Chaplin she was, our loved Lucy. She had that same sweet innocence, that same guileless zeal that landed her in one improbable misadventure after another. She had a face that spoke more touchingly than words, of disappointment, tenderness, mischief and wonder, and the remarkable timing and loose-limbed grace of a master clown. Most of all, Lucy showed irrepressible spunk as she dealt with life's conundrums, spunk that made Lucille Ball America's bestloved TV star ever. And today, the show's theme song-"Da, da, daa, da, da, DA, da, daa"-echoes in the more than 80 countries where "I Love Lucy" is still in reruns after 38 years. When Lucille Ball ...
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Article: CBS plans movie about Lucille Ball
Chicago Sun-Times;
January 30, 1990 ;
257 words
...CBS said Monday it has commissioned a TV movie about the late Lucille Ball, whose "I Love Lucy" series in the '50s helped boost the network to high ratings. No one has been chosen to play Ball, a spokesman said. The film ...
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