Get ready for... THE OCTOBER TIMELINE: October's birthstone is the opal (the eye stone)(CBS EYE?) October's flower is the calendula. October 1958: Desilu Playhouse began with "Bernadette" October 1996: Lucille Ball's autobiography came out in book form. October 2002: Hallmark Christmas ornament "Job Switching" went on sale (It was the candy factory and had wind-up movement!) October 2008: Macy's tv ad includes clips from i Love Lucy with Lucy & Orson Welles talking about Macy's from episode. October ties with November and January for the most new episodes of I Love Lucy aired for the first time. (25 each) October is National Pizza Month. Lucy finally got the hang of making pizzas, didn't she? Episode aired this month in 1956. October is Baking Month. Why not bake a giant loaf of bread? October is Hispanic Heritage Month. October 1939: Too Many Girls debuts on Broadway Fall 1946: Dr. Spock publishes his baby care book. (wonder how Little Ricky turned out? Wonder if he ever watched Mr. Spock...) October 1, 1956 - "Lucy and Bob Hope" airs for the first time Yankees versus Cleveland Indians Yankees didn't have their first message scoreboard until April 16, 1959. We could have seen "LOOK OUT FOR THE FLY BALL BOB!" 1, 1962 - `The Lucy Show' premieres 1, 1962 - `The Tonight Show' debuted (w/Johnny Carson) 1, 1971 - Walt Disney World opened in Florida 2, 1895 - Groucho Marx born (116 years ago) 2, 1948 - Lucy performs her first script written by Jess Oppenheimer 2, 1953 - "Person to Person" w/Edward R. Murrow premieres 2, 1955 - Lucy and Desi are the celebrity guests on "What's My Line?" 3, 1952 - Our Miss Brooks premieres w/Eve Arden 3, 1954 - An hour of "The Toast of the Town" is dedicated to Lucy and Desi. Vivian Vance and Wm. Frawley do a musical number. 3, 1955 - "Lucy Visits Grauman's" (56 years ago!) 3, 1957 - "The Real McCoys" debuts (starring a young Richard Crenna) Several "extras" from I Love Lucy appeared over the years including Charles Lane, Nancy Kulp, Madge Blake, Shirley Mitchell... 4, 1892 -Kathryn Card born (she portrayed Lucy Ricardo's mother) 4, 1954 - "The Business Manager" airs 4, - World Card-making day (make some Lucy cards for Lucy friends) 5, 1953 - "Ricky's Life Story" airs 5, 1959 - Lucille Ball plays Lucy Ricardo on The Ann Sothern Show 5, 1991 - Garfield & Friends "Cash & Carry" airs with Garfield doing a Ricky Ricardo imitation and doing Babaloo 6, 1952 - "The Handcuffs" airs for first time 6, 1958 - "Lucy Goes to Mexico" LDCH (Maurice Chevalier) 6, 2001 - Lucille Ball inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame, in Seneca Falls, NY 7, 1917 - June Allyson born (she did 3 movies with Lucy) 8, 1937 - `Stage Door' (movie) released. Lucy in the cast along with many other soon to be stars including K. Hepburn 8, 1956 - "Little Ricky Learns to Play the Drums" 8, 1959 - Wm. Frawley appears in "Oh Susanna" tv show. Ep: The Card Shark with Gale Storm 8, 1987 - Desi Jr. marries Amy (Amee) Bargiel (a ballerina) [They now operate a non-profit Ballet Company in Boulder City] 8, 1940 - Too Many Girls released 9, 1954 - Lucy on cover of TV Guide 9, 2005 - last digest version of original TV Guide, featuring 9 different covers, one includes Reba McIntyre portraying Lucy stomping grapes 10, 1918 - Mrs. Richard Carlson born in Texas (Mona Mayfield) 10, 1955 - "Lucy and John Wayne" airs for the first time 10, 1985 - Orson Welles dies (he was 70) 10, 2011 - Canadian Thanksgiving 11, 1954 - "Mertz & Kurtz" airs 11, 1998 - Richard Denning dies, age 84 (he was the husband on "My Favorite Husband") 12, 1939 - Vivian Vance in play "Skylark" 12, 1953 - "The Girls Go Into Business" airs 12, 2011 - the real Columbus Day 13, 1918 - Cornel Wilde born 13, 1952 - "The Operetta" airs (Lucy once told Jim Brochu this was her favorite episode) 14, 1890 - Dwight Eisenhower born (president during part of I Love Lucy years) 15, 1900 - Fritz Feld born *POP*!! 15, 1951 - I LOVE LUCY AIRS FOR THE FIRST TIME 59 YEARS AGO (one of the 19 comedies that premiered that fall, and one of the few to survive) (first sitcom filmed in front of a live audience--- did you see the film a fan secretly taped?) 15, 1956 - "Lucy Meets Orson Welles" 15, 1996 - Gregg Oppenheimer's book day! 15, 2008 - Edie Adams passes away at age 81 (appeared on the Lucy Desi Comedy Hour, with one of her most memorable performances when she sang "That's All"---it was the last ep of LDCH. Viv accompanied on the piano.) 20, 2007 - Sweetest day (buy some chocolates!)(or make some) (third Saturday in October) 15, 2005 - TV Guide switches to larger magazine format) 16, 1989 - Cornel Wilde dies ("The Star Upstairs") 16, 2011 - Boss's Day (16th each yr) Do you work for a Mr. Mooney or Mr. Barnsdahl??? What will you give them? 17, 1955 - "Lucy and the Dummy" 17, 1991 - Tennessee Ernie Ford dies (he was 72) (liver disease) 18, 1922 - British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) begins 18, 1954 - "Lucy Cries Wolf" airs 19, 1953 - "Lucy and Ethel Buy the Same Dress" and sing Friendship... (did you get the doll set this year?) 20, 1933 - Joel McCrea marries beautiful Frances Dee (she's the one that couldn't make it to "The Fashion Show") (I forgot---Frances can't make it...) 20, 1990 - Joel McCrea dies on his 57th wedding anniversary :( 20, 1951 - Ida Lupino and Howard Duff marry this week 20, 1951 - the CBS "eye" debuts 21, 1956 - The Bob Hope Chevy Show with the cast of ILL (other guests: James Cagney, Diana Dors) 21, 1958 - Lucy is on Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse "K.o. Kitty" 22, 1938 - First Xerox copy made!! 22, 1951 - "Be a Pal" airs 22, 1956 - "Little Ricky Gets Stage Fright" 22, 1995 - Mary Wickes dies (age 85); one of Lucy's best friends 23, 1925 - Johnny Carson born (Lucy on his show many times) 23, 2005 - Fred S. Fox dies; was writer for The Lucy Show, Here's Lucy, and The Mothers-in-Law. Age 90. 23, 2011 - Mother-in-law's day (fourth Sunday in October) 24, 1931 - The George Washington Bridge officially opened (So the bridge was only 24 years old when the Mertzes/Ricardos crossed it singing "California Here We Come") 24, 1945 - Gimbel's Department Store had the first mass demo of television (probably NOT in the basement where Lucy & Ethel shop) 24, 1955 - "Ricky Sells the Car" (56 years ago!) 24, 1962 - Lucy promotes "The Lucy Show" on Bob Hope special 24, 1966 - Lucille Ball in London tv special (airing in Lucy's regular timeslot) 25, 1939 - Nylon stockings go on sale for the first time in the U.S.A. (it would be 13 years later when Ricky starched Lucy's stockings) 25, 1954 - "The Matchmaker" airs for first time 25, 1965 - William Frawley's last video appearance (on The Lucy Show in COLOR) 26, 1953 - "Equal Rights" airs 27, 1858 - The first Macy's opens, on 6th Avenue, NYC 2006 - L.S. Ayres in Lafayette, Indiana becomes Macy's 27, 1904 - New York subway opened (Lucy and the loving cup...) (Cost: 5 cents) 27, 1947 - Groucho's show "You Bet Your Life" airs for first time 27, 1952 - "Vacation From Marriage" airs 28, 1902 - Elsa Lanchester born ("hatchet lady"). I just love the way Lucy & Ethel say "...HATCH-it!" 28, 2002 - Larry Dobkin (Paris at Last) dies at age 83 29, 1945 - The first ballpoint pens went on sale, at Gimbel's Department store in NY City. 10,000 sold at $12.50 each! (I'm sure Maurice wished he'd had one of these.) 29, 1951 - "The Diet" airs. Lucy needs to lose 12 pounds. So do I. I'll never look as good as Sally Sweet though 29, 1956 - "Visitor From Italy" (Lucy makes pizzas!) watch the show & make homemade pizzas today 30, 1907 - Sue Carol born (wife of Alan Ladd, mentioned in "The Fashion Show" by Don Loper as going to wear the "little-old-nothing dress" Lucy chose; she was a talent scout; silent movie actress; Alan's manager) 30, 1936 - Vivian Vance in play "Red, Hot & Blue" (with Bob Hope! So did Viv met Bob before LUCY?) 30, 1986 - Lucille Ball guest on "Late Show Starring Joan Rivers" (wonder if Lucy bought any of Joan's jewelry) 30, 1938 - Orson Welles does his famous "War of the Worlds" radio broadcast 31, 1955 - "The Great Train Robbery" airs 56 years ago! 31, 2011 - HALLOWEEN have FuN! Dress your Lucy-est! Enjoy! -Nancy S. Updated 09/08/2011