Hang onto your red wigs, here's the.... JULY TIMELINE Birthstone: Ruby (king of precious stones) Flower: Larkspur (fickleness) Around year 505: Lemonade is invented in Egypt. Lucy & gang enjoyed it after Lucy&Ethel put the BBQ back together! 2005: Frances Langford dies (was in Too Many Girls) Cobb Salad month and for dessert... July is National Ice Cream Month. Celebrate with some pistachio ice cream drenched with hot fudge and topped with sardines! July 1951 - "Jezebel" by Frankie Laine is #2 on the music charts (Ricky would sing his version in December 1951) July 1915 - Fred Ball born mid-July 1933 - Lucy goes to Hollywood July 1926 - Bob Cobb, owner of the Brown Derby restaurant in Los Angeles, created the Cobb Salad eat one in Lucy's honor this month Do you need the Brown Derby recipe? http://www.physics. purdue.edu/ ~schneppn/ cobb July 1957 - Jack Paar takes over the Tonight Show July 1, 1997 - Ghana issues a stamp depicting Lucille Ball 2, 1894 - Walter Brennan born (The Real McCoys) He also hung around with John Wayne 2, 1776 - 9000 British troops land on Staten Island (180 years later Lucy and Fred would arrive by ferry... again & again...) 3, 1986 - Rudy Vallee dies (was in "Cruise to Havana" on LDCH) 4, 1949 - "Sorrowful Jones" released (Lucy with Bob Hope) 4, 2005 - June Haver dies at age 79 (in Lucy Hunts Uranium) (Fred MacMurray's wife) 4, 2009 - Independence Day in the USA 5, 1948 - My Favorite Husband went on the air as a special (CBS Radio show) 5, 2006 - Amzie Strickland (Behrens) passes away (sales clerk in The Fashion Show) 6, 1974 - Drawing of Lucille Ball on cover of TV Guide 6, 1989 - Lucille Ball is awarded the Medal of Freedom posthumously. Gary Morton accepted. 6, 2006 - Kasey Rogers 2nd "Louise Tate" on Bewitched, and also appeared on The Lucy Show, passes away 7, 1958 - President Eisenhower signed a bill approving Alaskan statehood 8, 1907 - First Ziegfeld Follies opened in NY (Lucy was in the movie "Ziegfeld Follies") 8, 1996 - Gregg Oppenheimer writes to the Lucylist and informs us that his Dad's memoirs will be published. 9, 1955 - "Spin and Marty" is born at Disney studios [featuring David Stollery as Marty. David was "Timmy Hudson" on the ILL ep "Amateur Hour"---one of those evil twins!] 9, 2007 - Charles Lane passes away at the age of 102 1/2. At his home in Brentwood section of Los Angeles. Have fun in heaven, Charlie! Give 'em heck! Maybe they'll have you working the Golden Gate... 10-12, 1998 - Lucy convention at Burbank Airport Hilton (I got to attend and will always treasure this experience.) 11, 1922 - The Hollywood Bowl begins its first season (without it's famous band shell---that came in 1929) (Lucy performed there in years to come) 11, 1953 - Lucy appears in Phillip Morris ad in Saturday Evening Post 12, 1908 - Milton Berle born (dress appropriately today) 12, 1957 - Eisenhower is 1st president to fly in a helicopter (Lucy did this 1 l/2 yrs. before the prez did, in "Bon Voyage") 12, 1958 - Lucy on cover of TV Guide 12, 1962 - Rehearsals start for The Lucy Show 12, 1973 - Michael Stern meets Lucy for the 1st time at the taping of Here's Lucy (guests Eydie Gorme & Steve Lawrence) 13, 1940 - Patrick Stewart born in England. He might not have reached the rank of Captain Picard if Lucy hadn't supported Star Tr ek (though she thought the "stars" were people!) 14, 1946 - Dr. Benjamin Spock's "Common Sense book of Baby & Child Car e" published. Lucy used it to raise Little Ricky! 15, 1952 - Milk was 96 cents a gallon; gas was 20 cents a gallon---can you imagine!? Bread was 16 cents a loaf! All Pet was??? 15, 1965 - Joan Rivers marries Edgar Rosenberg. Joan was a Lucy fan, and did a special about her when she had her show. 16, 1960 - Lucy on cover of TV Guide 17, 1951 - Lucie Desiree Arnaz born in Hollywood. Lucie was 7 pounds, 6 ounces at birth 17, 1951 - Desi Arnaz writes "There's a Brand New Baby at Our House" 17, 1954 - TV Guide changes its listings from Friday through Thursday, to Saturday through Friday. 17/18, 1955 - Disneyland opens in California. The Ricardos and Mertzes had arrived in California in February. Wonder if they went to the opening? :) 17, 1971 - Lucie Arnaz marries Phil Vandervort in her Mother's backyard 18, 1969 - Barbara Pepper dies 18, 1913 - Red Skelton born in Vincennes, Indiana (a Hoosier!) http://redskelton. vinu.edu/ http://www.redskelt onfestival. com/info. htm 19, 1933 - Lucille Ball arrives in California 19, 1950 - "Fancy Pants" released (Lucy with Bob Hope) 19, 2004 - Eve "Evie" Johnson dies at age 90 (former Mrs. Van Johnson) of complications from a broken hip 20, 1890 - Verna Felton born (Lucy tries to sell her a Handy Dandy vacuum cleaner) 20, 1974 - Allen Jenkins (Sgt. Morton) dies 20, 1977 - Lucy's mom dies (Desiree Eveline Hunt Ball), age 84 21, 1921 - Arthur Marx born, son of Groucho, wrote for Lucy, nephew of Harpo 21-23, 2000 - Lucy Convention in Burbank, California 21, 1951 - This week the real Dore Schary named head of production and studio operations at MGM. 21, 2009 - The Lucy Show complete 1st season out on DVD FINALLY! 22, 1944 - Last Ziegfeld Follies (after doing 533 performances) 22, 2002 - A&E presents "Laugh Out Loud: Top 15 Greatest Comedians" (Lucy was #1) 22, 2003 - VH1 chooses Lucy as the 4th top pop icon of all time (should have been #1) 23, 1829 - Patent issued for typewriter (Lucy couldn't have written her novel without one) (maybe that would have been a good thing!) 23, 1948 - My Favorite Husband premieres, goes on to do 125 shows 24, 1963 - Gary Morton plays "The Sands Hotel" (now a victim of the wrecking ball) 25, 1941 - "The Bride Came C.O.D." premieres (with Wm. Frawley) A good one with Bette Davis & James Cagney. Chick Chandler plays a reporter! 25, 2007 - I'm in the show! I'm in the show! declares Suzanne LaRausch portraying Lucille Ball on The Next Best Thing (she made 4th runner up!) 26, 1788 - New York becomes the 11th state 26, 1909 - Vivian (Roberta Jones) Vance born (Cherryvale, KS) She would be 100 in 2009. (Anyone have the scoop on celebration plans?) 27, 1991 - TV Guide publishes it's 2000th edition 28, 1901 - Rudy Vallee born; he received the 1st singing telegram on this day in 1933. How appropriate. 28, 1951 - Vivian Vance "discovered" while performing "Voice of the Turtle" 29, 1938 - "Professor Beware" (w/Wm. Frawley) released 29, 1958 - Eisenhower signs a bill creating NASA (Astronauts would be featured in a Here's Lucy episode in 1971) 30, 1992 - Brenda ("Mrs. William Holden" in 'The Fashion Show') Marshall dies. Real name: Ardis Ankerson Gaine Holden Married to Mr. Holden from 1941-1971, divorced. 31, 1955 - 'Seven Year Itch" released, with Marilyn Monroe (Lucy did a great Marilyn Monroe, didn't she??? I'm sure the Ricardos and Mertzes saw this on one of their movie nights.) ENJOY! ** ** -Nancy ******* ***** *** * CHIC98 updating 6/25/09