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papermoonloveslucy · 10 months

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“THE TEN GRAND”

June 22, 1944

“The Ten Grand” was an episode of radio’s Suspense broadcast on June 22, 1944. The script is by Virginia Radcliffe. It was her only Suspense script in a long radio writing career. She was best recognized for many years of writing for Cavalcade of America. This story was included in Suspense Magazine #3.

The program was produced and directed by William Spier.

Synopsis: A broke chorus girl inexplicably finds ten thousand dollars in her purse after it's been temporarily stolen on the subway. She's not sure what to do about it, and it soon leads to trouble. She has been set up.

Suspense was a radio drama series broadcast on CBS Radio from 1940 through 1962. One of the premier drama programs of the Golden Age of Radio, it was subtitled "radio's outstanding theater of thrills" and focused on suspense thriller-type scripts, usually featuring leading Hollywood actors of the era.

The program was sponsored by Roma Wines, a Cailfornia vintage. Schenley (the makers of Roma) sponsored Suspense from December 02, 1943 to November 20, 1947.

CAST

Lucille Ball (Gigi Lewis) had done a previous episode of Suspense in January 1944 titled “Dime a Dance”. In 1944, Ball was entering her second decade in Hollywood. Ball’s latest film, Meet The People, had been released three weeks before this radio broadcast. Playing a down-on-her-luck chorine was not so far afield for Ball, who was just that before being hired to be a Goldwyn Girl in Hollywood.

In the program, Gigi narrates her own story.

Harry Lang (Wino / Axis Agent) portrayed Pancho on Mutual Radio's "The Cisco Kid". He appeared in 87 films, mostly B pictures and shorts.

Patrick McGeehan (The Greek) was an actor and narrator who frequently was heard on radio, television, and in films.

In the story, Gigi calls him ‘Galahad’ till he reveals his true identity.

John McIntire (Fat Man on the Subway) is probably best remembered for playing the Sheriff in Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho (1960). From 1959 to 1965 he was a regular on TV’s “Wagon Train”.

Jeanette Nolan (Old Lady on the Subway / Waitress) was a television, radio and film actress whose career spans over seventy years, although she is most remembered for her performances on radio. She made her film debut as Lady Macbeth in the 1948 film Macbeth starring Orson Welles, who also directed. She provided the voice of ‘Mother’ in Psycho (1960).

Joseph Kearns (The Man in Black) briefly played banker Rudolph Atterbury on Lucille Ball’s radio show “My Favorite Husband,” until the role was assumed by Gale Gordon, an actor who would figure prominently in Kearns’ career. He did his first episode of “I Love Lucy” playing psychiatrist Tom Robinson in “The Kleptomaniac” (ILL S1;E27) in 1952. In his second “I Love Lucy” appearance, Kearns played the theatre manager in “Lucy’s Night in Town” (ILL S6;E22) in 1957. In the fall of 1959, he created the role he would be best known for - and would ultimately be his last. Mr. George Wilson on TV’s “Dennis the Menace” appearing in 96 episodes starting with the very first. When he passed away during the show’s final season, his “Our Miss Brooks” co-star Gale Gordon took over for him, playing his brother John.

THE EPISODE

As the program opens, Gigi is standing in front of Lindy’s, a coffee shop on Broadway, dreaming of “a big t-bone steak smothered in onions.” She only has five cents for the subway in her pocket.

Ten years later, Ricky Ricardo takes everyone to Lindy’s when he hears about getting the part of Don Juan during “Ricky’s Contract” (ILL S4;E10).

Gigi is about to reach into her purse for the nickle to board the subway, when she discovers her purse has been snatched. The thief runs away, and a handsome man pursues him, getting the purse back for her. He gallantly returns it to Gigi. The handsome man bids her goodnight, and Gigi opens her purse for the nickle only to find a wad of cash. On the subway, a fat man strikes up a conversation with Gigi, recognizing her from the purse snatching on the platform.

Gigi gazes up at the poster for Miss Subways 1944, dreaming of furs, an apartment downtown, and expensive perfumes. She then considers that the money in her purse might well be counterfiet.

From 1941 to 1976, the women on the Miss Subways posters that lined subway cars and represented the diversity of New York City women: they were of all ethnicities and backgrounds, college students, secretaries, aspiring actresses and singers, as well as wartime nurses.

The fat man warns her that plainclothes policemen are in the subway car, which makes Gigi nervous. When the fat man leaves the train, she takes another peek in her purse and finds a note.

Get off at 161st Street and follow Yankee Doodle.

Gigi realizes a man has been whistling “Yankee Doodle Dandy” somewhere in the background. A nervous little old lady sits next to Gigi. She passes out! A man gives her a swig from his bottle and she revives. The little old lady is headed for her sister’s house on 169th Street. She reveals that five years ago someone stole her life savings - about ten grand. She tells GIgi she’ll get the money back someday becuase “It takes a thief to catch a thief.”

Gigi is suspicious that the old lady may be the brains of the operation, and asks her to whistle “Yankee Doodle”. The lady whistles it with a florish, but Gigi realizes it doesn’t help. They hear someone else whistling “Yankee Doodle.” A man who Gigi thinks “may have a slight case of murder on his mind.”

End of Act One

On the subway platform, Gigi keeps an eye out for the handsome stranger, and an ear out for “Yankee Doodle”. A nervous Gigi realizes that someone is ahead of her and behind her.

GIGI: “I’m the ham behind two slices of rye.”

She then sees that a third man is following her from across the street.

GIGI: “I’m a triple-decker sandwich now!”

Gigi realizes the two men are following Yankee Doodle, not her. To make sure her clicking heels don’t give here away, she takes her shoes off. Gigi fantasizes that maybe famous columnist Walter Winchell will be cruising the streets with the cops, getting material for his column, and making her a star by writing about her.

Walter Winchell made his radio debut on May 12, 1930 with a 15-minute feature that provided business news about Broadway. That same year he made his screen debut (based on his column) in the Warner Brothers short film The Bard of Broadway, in which he played himself. In 1933, he appeared as himself in Broadway Thru A Keyhole (aka Walter Winchell’s Broadway Thru a Keyhole), also featuring Lucille Ball. His voice was heard in the 1949 Lucille Ball film Sorrowful Jones and on the Desilu crime series “The Untouchables” (1959-1964).

The handsome suddenly takes her aside into an alley to avoid the two men stalking them. He tells her he is a Greek working to fund his country’s resistance to the Nazis. Gigi decides to distract the two flatfoots with a flashlight. She conks the men on the head with her shoes.

GIGI: “I broke my heel on that heel!”

Fleeing, Gigi and the Greek take refuge in an all-night diner. They both order t-bone steaks - rare with plenty of onions. The man says the money was meant to support the Greek underground and that the two men are Axis agents. He tells Gigi she gets ten percent for her troubles but all Gigi can think about is her t-bone steak! When the waitress returns to their table, she tells them that she forgot it was "meatless Tuesday" so there’s no steaks!

Meatless Tuesdays was a wartime initiative to preserve meat supplies to ensure there would be enough for the armed forces.

End of Episode

After the final commercial, Lucille Ball reports that tonight she said more words per minute than any other actress on the series - but spares a few more words to give a pitch to buy War Bonds.

Lucille Ball appeared through the courtesy of Metro Goldwyn Meyer, producers of The White Cliffs of Dover.

The film featured future “I Love Lucy” guest star Van Johnson, Norma Varden (Mrs. Benson), and an uncredited ten-year-old Elizabeth Taylor, who later appeared as herself on “Here’s Lucy.”

Next week Suspense presents “The Walls Came Tumbling Down” starring Keenan Wynn.

Two years later, in 1946, the Jo Eisenger story was turned into a film by Columbia Pictures starring Lee Bowman, who played George Cugat (later renamed Cooper) in the pilot episode of Lucy’s radio sitcom “My Favorite Husband” (1948). The film also featured Moroni Olsen, who played the Judge in “The Courtroom” (1952). In 1938, Bowman was featured in Next Time I Marry with Lucille Ball.

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Our Miss Brooks [movie]

Our Miss Brooks (1956) starring Eve Arden, Robert Rockwell, Gale Gordon, Richard Crenna Our Miss Brooks encapsulates the first three seasons of the classic TV series. Snarky English teacher Eve Arden starts work at a new high school, pursues true love, and deals with her cantankerous principal. (more…)

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#1956 #Don Porter #Eve Arden #Gale Gordon #Joseph Kearns #Nick Adams #Philip Van Zandt #Richard Crenna

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Are there any historians who you make sure to get every book that they write no matter what the subject is and if so who?

Oh yeah, most definitely, there are a number of them. Just to name a few: Doris Kearns Goodwin; H.W. Brands; Jon Meacham; Rick Atkinson; Nathaniel Philbrick; Bob Woodward; Robert Caro; Robert Dallek; Rick Perlstein; Ron Chernow; Peter Baker; Fergus M. Bordewich; David I. Kertzer; David McCullough; Ben Macintyre; Edmund Morris; Erik Larson; David O. Stewart; James F. Simon; James Holland; Antony Beevor; Joseph J. Ellis; Christopher Hibbert; Douglas Brinkley; Lawrence Wright...the list goes on-and-on and I'm undoubtedly forgetting some important names, but I definitely have every book published by all of those authors (except for Beevor, who I'm missing a few titles from). Not only am I a book lover and book collector, but I'm kind of a completist, so it's often hard me to resist going out of my way to get everything by certain authors.

(And they aren't historians, but I also am a completist when it comes to Sam Shepard, John Steinbeck, Robert Greene, and Hunter S. Thompson.)

#Books #History #Historians #Favorite Historians #Book Collecting #Writers

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Eternal Love

Joseph Quinn x GN!Reader

A/N: The character the reader is uses they/them pronouns but has the body of a female. Also, I’ve seen this format of fanfiction done so many times. I just wanted to try it myself. Oh, and this gets saucy. So, people below 18…DO NOT READ! Also, this one is EXTREMELY long. But, hopefully it’s worth it. Lastly, a MASSIVE thank you to the writer @ceriseheaven! They helped out with my writers block and get this fic out sooner than I thought!

Warnings: RPF (if you don't like it, don't read it), semi naked dry humping, neck biting kink, mentions of blood, oral (receiving), p in v sex, unprotected sex (wrap it up!) If I missed any, let me know.

Word Count: 3,815

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

Y/N had travelled quite extensively in their life as an actor so far. But, they hadn’t been to the England countryside up until now. A film crew had set up in the heart of the woodland at night. The production Y/N was starring in is for a dark romantic film called “Searching For Eternity”. It’s about a vampire finding someone to love and be with forever. Y/N is playing said lover. But, the vampire? It was kept a secret from them. The director only told them that it was "a surprise". However…They were about to find out very soon.

They had arrived on the set of the production and stepped into their trailer to get into costume and makeup as their character Amara Kearne. This production was set in a modern era, but everyone does make an effort to take care of their appearance in this setting for the film. Y/N’s costume consisted of a dark grey V neck jumper, high waisted black jeans with a belt that had silver embellishments and slip-on shoes with a small heel. The makeup was simple. Natural eyeshadow, mascara and a bit of blush to give some life into their pale complexion. They were also wearing very bold red lipstick. Y/N never wore lipstick in that shade before, as they thought it didn’t suit them. But, after their hair was styled into a neat ponytail, they looked in the mirror. It was like they were looking at someone different at first, but when they realised that it was their reflection, all Y/N could do was gasp.

“Wow…I look…spectacular!”

A few minutes after the costume, makeup and hair team went away, there was a gentle knock on Y/N’s trailer door. They were fully dressed and waiting for the all clear from the production team to let them know that it was ready to start filming, so they gave them the permission to enter.

“Come in!”

Then, the door opened. They turned their head to greet whoever came in. Y/N’s eyes widened and their mouth slightly hung open.

It was Joseph Quinn.

He was already in costume. Black shirt with the top 2 buttons undone, silver chain around his neck that sits just above his collarbones, matte black suit with a subtle glossy floral print on the suit jacket and trousers. He also wore a glossy black belt and shiny black shoes. He had a little makeup on as well. His nails looked like small claws. He wore brown contact lenses that have a subtle dark red tint when in the light. There was also dark eyeshadow around his eyes to give that “sunken in” look. And, there were small fangs poking out from underneath his top lip. His hair was naturally curly and it was a shade of rich chocolate brown. He had a trimmed beard as well.

Joseph fully walked into the trailer and smiled gently at Y/N’s gobsmacked expression.

“You must be Y/N. It’s lovely to finally meet you. I’m a big fan of your work.”

He held out his hand to give them a formal handshake. Y/N smiled and accepted, holding his hand.

“It’s a pleasure to finally meet you too, Mr Quinn. Your performances have always been astonishing.”

He blushed gently at their compliment, the fangs adhered to his canines peeked through his adorable smile.

Then, Joseph brought the back of Y/N’s hand to his lips and gently kissed the surface. The hairs of his beard brushed against their skin as he kissed their hand. His naturally pink lips were soft like silk, causing Y/N to feel butterflies in their stomach.

“Please…call me Joseph. And, the pleasure is all mine, Y/N.”

The two of them were now locked in eye contact. His doe eyes gazed into Y/N’s eyes. It felt like forever. In those brown eyes of his was the warmth of an everlasting hearth, as if they were the wood that could burn with golden flame yet be forever perfectly entire. The way his eyes twinkled under the fluorescent light in the trailer was almost hypnotic. After a while, Joseph realised that he was still holding onto their hand. So, he gently let go and chuckled a little.

“I, uhh… I think they're ready for us. So, I…I better get to the location this scene is set in. Also, neither of us will know what our characters will do together. That knowledge is with the director, and he won’t tell me. So…let’s wish us both luck and…do this thing!”

Y/N chuckled before Joseph left the trailer to get started on filming. They followed moments after.

The setting of this scene was a lone house in the countryside, where lush woodland surrounded the garden. The house itself looked quite gothic. It suited Joseph’s character, Tristan Dagenheart, more. But, Y/N didn’t mind. They went upstairs and into the master bedroom, laying on top of the neat bed and closing their eyes.

Action.

Amara Kearne lay in peaceful slumber on the queen sized bed that was cushioning her body. She twisted and turned as she struggled to feel comfort. The sensation of trepidation crawled its way through Amara’s body like claws latching onto her delicate skin. As Amara slept, an icy mist slipped through the gap of the open window in the bedroom. The mist then started to take shape.

Amara’s unsettlement became worse. Her head was warning her about the presence of another in her room. Amara awoke with a gasp as she quickly sat up in her bed. She was now seeing who was in her room, sitting on her bed and watching her. It was Tristan Dagenheart, the man shrouded in mystery. She had become acquainted with him not too long ago. They were somewhat friends, but he had kept a lot of information about himself from Amara. She never wanted to pry, but she was intrigued by him. She caught her breath and looked at him.

“O-oh! Tristan! You…you startled me. What are you doing here? H-how did you get in? I-“

Tristan then raised his hand to her, which silenced Amara. He cleared his throat.

“That doesn’t matter right now. I will explain later. But, as of this moment, I need to speak to you. It is very important, so I advise that you listen to everything I have to say. Do you understand, Amara?”

His low yet gentle South London accent felt like satin softly sliding against her skin. She nodded gently. Tristan smiled a little.

“Thank you... Amara, I have had this feeling ever since our first encounter. A feeling that I have to pursue. I can’t hide it anymore. Amara… I am in love with you. I am consumed by the desire to be with you, to talk to you, and to feel you near me. It is like this…insatiable taste in my throat that I am somewhat addicted to. I…"

Tristan then closed his eyes, took a few deep breaths and straightened his suit jacket. Once his eyes were open, his dark irises gazed deep into hers.

"...I love you, Amara."

Her eyes widened.

But, then, the director shouted.

“CUT!"

Joseph and Y/N turned to the director, a look of confusion on both of their faces.

“What’s the problem?”

Y/N spoke. The director chuckled.

“Oh, there’s no problem. You’re both doing fantastic. I’m just stopping to tell you what’s about to happen with your characters.”

This was it. Their curiosity was about to pay off. Y/N and Joseph put their full attention onto the director.

“Okay. So, Amara tells Tristan that she loves him as well. They kiss. Then, a passionate moment ensues. After that, Tristan bites Amara, turning her into a vampire. I’m leaving the juicy details up to you, since I want to keep this as raw and genuine as possible.”

Joseph and Y/N were both flabbergasted. They were not expecting that. But, when Y/N looked at Joseph, he had a dark blush spread across the apples of his cheeks. That caused them to blush as well. Joseph then chirped in, his expression now determined.

“Okay! Let’s do this!”

Y/N was too stunned to speak, but they went along with it. Despite being nervous, they wanted to know how this would turn out. Both of them got back into position and the director set a timer on the camera before leaving the room. Since this was a passionate scene, he didn't want to make it awkward by watching them.

Action.

Amara’s eyes widened and her mouth hung open a little bit. Tristan…loved her? She then swallowed a lump in her throat and gazed into his rich chocolate irises.

“Tristan…I-I love you too”

He had hope in his eyes and a shy smile on his face. Tristan then gently placed his hand onto Amara’s cheek, his thumb lightly stroking the surface. He inched closer to her so their thighs were touching. He then tilted his head and leaned in, pressing his lips onto hers in a soft yet passionate kiss.

Unbeknownst to Joseph, this was Y/N’s first kiss. They hadn’t been in a romantic film up until this very moment, and no person wanted to pursue them outside of their career. Y/N’s eyes fluttered shut as they melted into the kiss Joseph was giving them. His lips tasted like Madagascar vanilla ice cream. But, the subtlest hint of smoke from a cigarette mixed with the taste of the rich vanilla flavour. The fusion created an unusual yet enticing symphony of passion.

Y/N kissed Joseph like they wanted to be kissed, like no one had ever kissed them. Soft and moist and hot and breathy, not trying to win a battle but seeking union and closeness and the sharing of one breath.

One sensation.

One passionate and timeless moment.

The heat rose in Y/N’s cheeks as their tongue touched Joseph’s tongue, quick and electric and delicious.

The kiss then became firmer, more determined, more curious about the heat that lay within, seeking to chase down that elusive liquid lightning that reached through both of them. Joseph then slowly and lightly pushed Y/N down onto the bed, their back pressed into the mattress and their head rested on the pillow.

Joseph then pulled the quilt up to their waist so their lower halves were covered up. He pulled away from the intense kiss and took off his suit jacket before he unbuttoned his shirt. Y/N began to see his smooth, detailed chest being revealed to them slowly, causing a deep pink blush to form on the apples of their cheeks. Once he took his shirt off, Joseph loosened his belt and pulled his trousers down so they were off. Y/N caught sight of his boxers and the blush on their cheeks became a darker shade. After he was undressed, he slid his hand underneath Y/N's back to lift them up and undo their bra. Once it was unclipped, Joseph pulled down the straps until the whole thing came off to reveal their breasts. To Y/N, they weren't anything special. But, seeing Joseph blush and turn his head away bashfully made them smile.

"It's okay…you can look. I trust you."

And with that spoken consent, Joseph turned his head to see their body being presented to him. He was lost for words.

"W-wow…you look…stunning. You have the body of a goddess, my love. You're…ethereal"

Y/N smiled gently. His words could bring tears to their eyes. Joseph spoke like a poet.

"I-I…I don't know what to say…"

He silenced them with a gentle kiss, laying them back down onto the bed and positioning his crotch in between their legs. Feeling the sensation of Joseph's concealed member gently rub against their clothed nether regions made Y/N quiver in anticipation. Under the incandescent light of the chandelier that hangs on the ceiling of the bedroom, Joseph's rich chocolate brown eyes gently sparkle as he stared at Y/N. He had a gentle expression on his face. It looks like he had broken character since Tristan was shrouded in mystery and had a cold yet subtly gentle gaze.

"Are you ready, my dear? We don't have to do this if you don't want to. I'll understand"

Y/N smiled softly. He sounded so genuine, even though this was a performance. They nodded.

"Yes…I-I'm ready"

Joseph smiled kindly and he let out a gentle exhale.

"Th-then…if its alright with you…would you…would you like to…spend eternity with me?"

Y/N had almost forgotten that they were in a production. They smiled through the pain in their chest. This love wasn't real. It was merely a facade. A performance. But, they had to go on.

"...oh Tristan…I would be delighted to"

Joseph smiled and exhaled heavily. His hands were steady on the bed as he began to press his clothed manhood against Y/N's concealed nether regions. This wasn't the full experience, yet both of them didn't mind. Joseph had kept a calm mindset up until this very moment. Now, his breathing was irregular and his chest was heaving harder than before.

He then began to slowly move his hips, gliding his cotton boxers against Y/N's lace panties. The unexpected sensation of Joseph's gradually hardening cock rub against Y/N's surprisingly damp altar of Venus sent a strange yet intoxicating symphony of shivers down their spine.

Maybe this performance was more real than they had thought.

His movements were slow yet full of a burning passion that felt right. Joseph's breathing was light yet quick and there were a few gentle moans sprinkled in between. Y/N's bare chest gracefully pressed into Joseph's pectoral muscles, their nipples lightly grazing each other occasionally. They wrapped their legs around his waist, pulling his hips closer and pressing his covered manhood further into their concealed genitalia. Y/N's breathing became heavier as the pleasure began to build up inside of them.

Joseph then snapped back into the character of Tristan. His gaze became intense and there was a subtle growl in his throat as he exhaled heavily.

"Now…let us seal this eternal bond…if you will allow me, I want to make sure you're with me forever. Amara…may I bite you?"

Y/N became a little nervous. One of their biggest turn ons is neck biting. The character of Amara is oblivious to vampires, since she'd never seen one. Y/N had always been intrigued by them. After a soft gulp, they slowly nodded.

"...y-you may"

Joseph as Tristan then slowly leaned down as Y/N tilted their head to the side, giving him more room. He then placed his hand on the back of their head and his lips onto their neck, kissing the surface of the skin before opening his mouth and wrapping his lips around their neck and pressing his teeth into the skin, gently biting them.

Y/N gasped loudly, pretending that this hurt. But, it was overwhelmingly pleasurable. It was hard for them to focus on acting as they felt his cock underneath his boxers grow harder since there was slight movement from his hips against their genitalia. The sensitivity of their nether regions only heightened the sensation of Joseph's hardening bulge rubbing against their soaked panties.

As Joseph had his teeth and fangs pressed into the surface of Y/N's neck, he moaned softly. Not only because he was acting like Tristan was enjoying the taste of Amara's blood, but because he could feel his cock rub against Y/N's dripping wet pussy that hid behind a thin wall of silky fabric.

Y/N gripped onto his back tightly and pressed their chest into his as they neared climax while Joseph bit their neck. They couldn't tell how he was feeling since, in all honesty, he was a more experienced actor than them. After a few more moments, the camera had finished recording.

It was over.

Joseph retracted his mouth from Y/N's neck and looked into their eyes. He nervously chuckled.

"Well, that was certainly an experience."

Much later…

After everything had wrapped up, Y/N was back in their classy hotel room that was paid for by the production. They were having a long soak in the luxury bathtub, letting the warm water envelope their entire body as they let out a long exhale. It had been a long day, so it was nice to have a break from the excitement.

But then, there was a gentle knock on their door.

They panicked. Y/N's heart began pounding in their chest as they got out of the bathtub and wrapped themselves in a towel and fluffy dressing gown that stopped at their ankles. Y/N then took deep breaths before opening the door.

It was Joseph Quinn.

This time, he was dressed in a burgundy jumper with slightly baggy dark blue jeans. The usual chain donned his neck as he looked into Y/N's eyes.

There were no contact lenses. Joseph was looking at them with his pure chocolate button eyes. He took some deep breaths before coming closer, gently placing his soft hands onto their covered shoulders and leaning in to press his silky smooth lips onto theirs.

This time, the kiss was hungry. Full of a burning passion that had been kept at bay for far too long. His lips were warm and soft. They had the familiar taste of Madagascar vanilla ice cream. This time, the deep passion created a rich, amoretto tainted fudge taste which only made Y/N want more. Joseph's subtly swollen lips parted slightly, allowing their tongue to slip inside and explore his mouth. Heavy breaths and guttural moans filled the hotel room as Joseph pinned Y/N to the wall. Their bodies pressed together heatedly, breathing heavily as their lips moved in sync, like they were created to kiss each other. Y/N could taste their shared breath, feel the thud of their combined heartbeat as they fumbled to take off each other's clothes. This was almost primal instinct.

They needed each other.

They wanted each other.

They craved each other.

Joseph only pulled away to get Y/N onto the bed, gently pushing them down onto the soft mattress and getting on top of them like a vicious animal finally catching its prey and preparing to feast.

No words were needed in this passionate interaction. They both knew that they wanted to feel the full experience since they weren't allowed to in the production of the film. Joseph and Y/N both stared into each other's eyes as their breaths calmed down. The pair only slowed down to remove the rest of their clothes. Once they were fully naked, Joseph drank their body in like it was a glass of water at the end of an exhausting journey.

He lowered himself until his face was level with their throbbing cunt. Joseph bit his lip before licking a thick stripe up the neat folds of Y/N's genitals. As soon as Y/N felt his warm tongue against their clitoris, they arched their back and firmly pressed the back of their head into the pillow underneath them. This was the all clear Joseph needed to start aggressively tasting his muse as they gently squirmed underneath him.

Y/N gripped the sheets underneath them with such force, their knuckles turned white. As Joseph tasted the juices that leaked from Y/N's nether regions, he noticed it was very fruity. A mixture between pineapple, orange and a hint of mango filled his mouth.Their legs gently clenched around Joseph's head, his curly brown locks tickling their thighs only slightly. That only made them squirm even more. He chuckled at their actions as he tasted the juices that dripped from their subtly aching cunt.

Y/N was getting close to release, but that was when Joseph stopped and looked up at them with a devilish smirk on their face.As Y/N looked at him, Joseph crawled on top of them. His legs spread theirs only slightly, leading Y/N to wrap their legs around his waist. His arms pinning their shoulders to the bed as he gazed into their eyes. At that moment, only two words were exchanged between them since every inch of Y/N's cunt was already dripping for his cock.

"Ready?"

"Yes"

The next 35 minutes for the pair was pure euphoria. Joseph, despite being eager to fuck them hard, went slow at first and making sure his cock was fully buried in their entrance before pulling almost all the way out and thrusting back inside them with just the right amount of force. The sounds of Joseph's balls gently slap against Y/N's bare ass and the wetness from their dripping cunt echoed through the luxurious hotel room.

Y/N's walls cage his cock perfectly, like the two last pieces of a jigsaw puzzle. Y/N's hands gripped onto Joseph's back, using their nails to make claw lines on his back. He growled seductively before leaning down and capturing the surface of their neck with his teeth, biting their neck like he was a vampire.

This time, Y/N could fully enjoy this moment instead of restricting themselves. They moaned loudly as they felt his teeth against their neck. Y/N used their arms and legs to pull Joseph closer to them and place their feet on his ass while their arms are around his shoulders and their hands still on his back.

Both of them were close to climax. Their sweat mixed together as Joseph's mouth was still on Y/N's neck, their bodies entwined together in euphoric harmony, their breaths heavy and their hearts racing. Joseph let go of Y/N's neck and looked into their eyes. He smiled softly, a gentle blush crawling onto the apples of his cheeks.

"Let us come undone…together"

Y/N nodded. Then, in the span of a minute, both Joseph and Y/N closed their eyes and moaned loudly as they reached the peak of their orgasm. Y/N could feel his seed enter them as their highs died down. After the vigorous experience was finished, Y/N let out a sigh of relief as Joseph got off of them and laid next to them. He then wrapped his arms around Y/N's waist and pulled them close to his body. He started to kiss their face and run his hand through their hair.

"We may not have been acquainted for very long, but I…I would love to call you mine"

Y/N's eyes widened as a smile slowly crept onto their face. They gave him a quick kiss on the lips before saying the word that they wanted to say, and he wanted to hear.

"...Yes."

The End

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alliluyevas · 7 months

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Mormon book recs thread: Part 2

Linking the OG thread but creating a new post because honestly it was getting a bit unwieldy.

Of the Mormon history books I've read so far in 2023, there were two that I thought were really standouts and easily up there in terms of the best Mormon history writing I've read so far. They're also such different books in terms of their subject that it feels a bit weird to put them together, frankly.

Sally in Three Worlds: An Indian Captive in the House of Brigham Young by Virginia Kearns.

Sally was a teenage Ute girl who was sold by slave traders to the brother of two of Brigham Young's plural wives shortly after they arrived in the Salt Lake valley. She lived with and worked for the Young family for the next three decades before marrying Ute chief Kanosh. This is an incredibly powerful and lyrically written book that tries to give voice to the story of a woman who was profoundly marginalized both in life and in history, and to the complex dynamics between peoples as Mormon settlers colonized Utah. It also gave me a completely new frame of reference for the history of women in Mormonism and for the dynamics of the Young household. A deeply upsetting book but also one I could not recommend enough.

Like a Fiery Meteor: The Life of Joseph F. Smith by Stephen Taysom.

I was really excited to read this book, as Joseph F. Smith is a fascinating and very influential figure in Mormon history, but has never previously been the subject of a long-form biography that is not hagiographical in nature. When this came out in June, I couldn't wait to get my hands on it, but I didn't expect to find it as emotionally compelling as I did. I think Taysom does a fantastic job of telling the story of not only Joseph F., who comes off as both deeply sympathetic and deeply unlikable, but also his expansive polygamist family and their environment. I think this is a very nuanced and compassionate portrait of someone who had deep unaddressed trauma and also was capable of cruel, controlling, and even violent behavior. (More on this in a great Salt Lake Tribune review here) It's also a really fascinating analysis of a huge swathe of Mormon history through one man's long life, from early childhood in Nauvoo through major cultural and ideological changes in the first two decades of the 20th century. My one critique of the book would be that I wish a bit more time was spent analyzing the Reed Smoot hearings and the Second Manifesto. I think this was a huge turning point for the church as a whole and also represented a major ideological compromise for Joseph F. and I wish Taysom had dug a bit more into that.

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Sally Field and Daniel Day-Lewis in Lincoln (Steven Spielberg, 2012)

Cast: Daniel Day-Lewis, Sally Field, David Strathairn, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, James Spader, Hal Holbrook, Tommy Lee Jones, John Hawkes, Jackie Earle Haley, Bruce McGill, Tim Blake Nelson, Joseph Cross, Jared Harris, Lee Pace, Peter McRobbie, Gloria Reuben, Michael Stuhlbarg, Walton Goggins, David Oyelowo, Lukas Haas, Dane DeHaan, Adam Driver, S. Epatha Merkerson. Screenplay: Tony Kushner, based on a book by Doris Kearns Goodwin. Cinematography: Janusz Kaminski. Production design: Rick Carter. Film editing: Michael Kahn. Music: John Williams.

The all-star patriotic historical pageant celebrating American democracy had long been a featured genre of Hollywood films until the disillusionments of Vietnam and Watergate put it pretty much out of favor. But during the brief resurgence of liberal optimism after the election of Barack Obama, Steven Spielberg decided to bring it out of mothballs with a film about Abraham Lincoln's struggles to pass the 13th amendment, banning slavery in the United States. He initially planned to star Liam Neeson in the title role, but when Neeson decided he was too old for the part, the choice fell on Daniel Day-Lewis, the most chameleonic of actors. Lincoln has been played on screen by actors as varied as Walter Huston, Henry Fonda, and Raymond Massey, but Day-Lewis covered himself with glory and encumbered himself with a third Oscar in the role. It is in fact a superb performance, emphasizing the humanity of the man with depictions of his marital problems, his earthy sense of humor (no previous movie Lincoln was ever heard to utter the word "shit"), and above all his willingness to play down-and-dirty politics. The bulk of the drama is in the maneuverings to get a two-thirds majority in the House of Representatives to ratify the amendment, which has substantial opposition even within the president's own party, the Republicans. This means maneuvering some of the holdouts with promises of government jobs and patronage, a task that falls to a team of lobbyists led by W.N. Bilbo, played beautifully by James Spader. It also involves persuading the most volatile of abolitionists, Thaddeus Stevens, to utter compromising language on the floor of the House, in which he asserts that all men are equal before the law, but not necessarily equal "in all things," creating a fiery, funny scene for Tommy Lee Jones as Stevens. Lincoln is also forced to conceal that he is engaged in peace negotiations with the Confederates, fearing that this would lead to postponement of the vote on the amendment. Tony Kushner's screenplay is more cerebral than most, focusing on points of law and political maneuverings, which is why some reviewers and audiences were not fully enthusiastic about it. Though it was nominated for 12 Oscars, it won only two, for Day-Lewis and for production design, losing best picture to Argo (Ben Affleck) and best director to Ang Lee for Life of Pi. Both losses, I think, are inexcusable, as was Sally Field's loss as the fragile Mary Todd Lincoln to Anne Hathaway's lachrymose Fantine in Les Misérables (Tom Hooper). I suspect Lincoln will grow in esteem over the years, thanks to its many finely detailed performances, the superb re-creation of a period in its sets and costumes, and a general lack of cinematic clichés: John Williams even manages to compose a score without quoting from "The Battle Hymn of the Republic," "The Star-Spangled Banner," or any number of other sure-fire, heart-tugging patriotic melodies.

#Lincoln #Steven Spielberg #Sally Field #Daniel Day-Lewis

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2022 in books! All in all my best year for reading in a while -- I beat last year by 22 books and ~6500 pages. Thank you, audiobooks!

Full list below the cut. Favorites are bolded and marked with an asterisk.

Conjure Women by Afia Atakora

The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway

King Richard by Michael Dobbs

When Women Invented Television by Jennifer Keishin Armstrong

Destiny of the Republic by Candice Millard *

Uncommon Sense Teaching by Barbara Oakley, Beth Rogowsky, and Terrence J. Sejnowski

The Lost Founding Father by William J. Cooper

The Fossil Hunter by Shelley Emling

Velvet Was the Night by Silvia Moreno Garcia

If I Understood You, Would I Have This Look On My Face? by Alan Alda *

Coolidge by Amity Shlaes

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen *

My Heart Is a Chainsaw by Stephen Graham Jones *

The Quartet by Joseph J. Ellis

The Woman They Could Not Silence by Kate Moore *

The Bully Pulpit by Doris Kearns Goodwin

The Man From the Train by Bill James

How the Multiverse Got Its Revenge by K. Eason

I'll Be Gone In the Dark by Michelle McNamara

The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson

How to Write a Lot by Paul J. Silvia

The Truffle Underground by Ryan Jacobs

The Awakening by Kate Chopin *

Lovecraft Country by Matt Ruff *

Entangled Life by Merlin Sheldrake

The Dark Descent of Elizabeth Frankenstein by Kiersten White

While Justice Sleeps by Stacey Abrams

What Lives in the Woods by Lindsay Currie

Time Is a Mother by Ocean Vuong *

Why Fish Don't Exist by Lulu Miller *

Arsenic and Adobo by Mia P. Manansala

The Chalk Man by C. J. Tudor

His Hideous Heart edited by Dahlia Adler

The Woman In the Library by Sulari Gentill

Persuasion by Jane Austen *

Misery by Stephen King *

The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek by Kim Michele Richardson

The Book Woman's Daughter by Kim Michele Richardson

Grant by Ron Chernow *

The Disappearing Spoon by Sam Kean

American Moonshot by Douglas Brinkley

The Axeman of New Orleans by Miriam C. Davis

Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson *

Sisters by Daisy Johnson *

A Woman Is No Man by Etaf Rum *

The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho

Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloane

Gilead by Marilynne Robinson

The Motion of Puppets by Keith Donohue

Sherlock Holmes (Audiobook collection: The Adventure of the Empty House/The Adventure of the Devil's Foot/The Adventure of the Abbey Grange) by Arthur Conan Doyle

The Chocolate War by Robert Cormier

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum *

Catch-22 by Joseph Heller *

The Marvelous Land of Oz by L. Frank Baum

Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel

Three Pianos by Andrew McMahon

Call Us What We Carry by Amanda Gorman

Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen

Ozma of Oz by L. Frank Baum

Dorothy and the Wizard In Oz by L. Frank Baum

I Hope This Finds You Well by Kate Baer

The Zealot and the Emancipator by H. W. Brands

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"R.C.M.P. NARCOTICS INFORMER ADMITS BEING ADDICT ONCE," Toronto Star. October 29, 1943. Page 12. ---- Betty Bell Testifies Against Pair in Morphine Case "to Help Others" ---- A self-confessed former drug addict and a principal witness for the R.M.C.P. in two other drug cases, Miss Betty Bell was cross- examined on her police record yesterday. She was testifying before Judge J. Ambrose Shea and a jury as Joseph Bennett and Pte. James A. Gould went on trial on a charge of selling, delivering and possessing morphine and diacetyl morphine.

To Norman Dunn, counsel for Bennett, she admitted that when 13 years old, in 1929, she was sentenced for incorrigibility. Three years ago she was sentenced for possessing drugs.

Names by which she was known included Betty Bell, Betty Fitch, Miss G. Kearns and Miss M. Currins. She said her parents were named Fitch, but people by the name of Bell had adopted her.

"Other people called me by Kearns and Currins," she said. "They were really the names of my boy friends. I never called myself that."

"Explanation For Everything" "You are also known as Mrs. Wong?" asked Mr. Dunn. "Yes, that's my husband's name." Judge Shea: "There's an explanation for everything."

With Mrs. Gwen Grigg, an R.C.M.P. investigator, said the witness, she met Bennett on Dundas St. between Mutual and Jarvis Sts., on the night of June 8. She asked Bennett if she could "score."

The witness said Bennett told them to go to a Church St. cafe. where he later joined them, saying he could get one "pill." but they would have to go to King St. and Strachan Ave. for that.

Leaving the restaurant, she added, she met Pte. Gould and told Mrs. Grigg that he was her cousin.

"Is that the only lie you told that night?" Mr. Dunn asked. "Yes; it was a necessary lie. I had a job to do and I tried to do it."

"You and Mrs. Grigg were looking for a place where narcotics could be purchased," Mr. Dunn continued. "You were a decoy?"

"That's a very double-barrelled question," interposed Crown Counsel N. L. Mathews. Miss Bell said: "I had my instructions."

"You were paid to lead these men into a circumstance where an offence could be committed?" Witness nodded in agreement.

#toronto #ex-convict #drug squad #war on drugs #narcotics #illegal narcotics #narcotics posssession #illegal possession of narcotics #drug trafficking #prescription drugs #opium and narcotic drugs act #police corruption #canada during world war 2 #crime and punishment in canada #history of crime and punishment in canada #police informant #criminal informant #substance abuse #woman in the toils

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Episode 353 - Joseph Kearns (Part 3)

Joseph Kearns - the longtime voice of "The Man in Black" - makes his final starring appearance on Suspense as a trigger-happy store owner who learns a tragic lesson in vigilante justice in "Hold-Up" (originally aired on CBS on August 29, 1956). Then, he stars in a pair of thrillers from The Whistler - "Final Returns" (originally aired on CBS on October 29, 1945) and "Murder in Haste" (originally aired on CBS on February 25, 1946).

Check out this episode!

#suspense #old time radio #golden age of radio

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Abraham Lincoln, Moe Bandy, Tex Beneke, Judy Blume, Josh Brolin, George Cohan’s 1906 musical GEORGE WASHINGTON, Charles Darwin, music curator Anthony Ferraro, Rick Frank (Elephant’s Memory), George Gershwin’s RHAPSODY IN BLUE (1924), Steve Hackett, Omar Hakim, Arsenio Hall, Michael Ironside, Joseph “Mr. Wilson” Kearns, Ray Kurzweil, Bill Laswell, Ray Manzerek, Cotton Mather, Christopher McCandless, Gene McDaniels, Michael McDonald, The McGuire Sisters’s 1955 single “Sincerely,” Gil Moore (Triumph), The NAACP, Chynna Phillips, Josef Reicha, Christina Ricci, Brian Robertson (Thin Lizzy), great rock bassist Joe Schermie (3 Dog Night), Bob Shad, former bandmate and one of my favorite drummers Jason Shuman, Forrest Tucker, and legendary actor-singer Lorne Greene. He’s imbedded in TV culture as Commander Adama in the original BATTLESTAR GALACTICA, and as Ben Cartwright in the long-running western BONANZA. Extending from that, Greene released a series of Old West-themed recordings—his 1964 cowboy story “Ringo” hit #1 (also dial up his appearances on the Johnny Cash TV show circa 1970). Greene started in radio, and his remarkable bass voice made him a perfect narrator.

One day in 1992, I was working in a recording studio and happened across boxes of this 1976 Bicentennial COLONIAL KEYSTONE LP featuring Lorne Greene. The studio was in Northumberland, Pennsylvania—an unlikely hub for a well-appointed facility built by “local genius” Bob Spangler. That studio was an intersection for acclaimed pop/rock acts (The Badlees, Hybrid Ice, Whitney Houston) and composers (William Duckworth), and it was where I began working with Davy Jones (Monkees). One of Bob’s early career moves was to record Greene for this spoken word project. When I asked Bob about the LP, he dug out a photo album that documented Greene’s appearance—a “big star” who cheerfully accommodated the small-town citizens of central PA. The COLONIAL KEYSTONE LP was reissued on CD on the Cherry Red label. Meanwhile, HB to LG. Thank you for your hours of giving people edification and quality entertainment.

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#LorneGreene #BattlestarGalactica #Bonanza #BenCartwright #ColonelAdama #TVstar #narrator #Pennsylvania #Bicentennial #Northumberland #Badlees #HybridIce #WhiteneyHouston #WilliamDuckworth #DavyJones #Monkees #ColonialKeystone #CherryRed #spokenword

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THE NAME IS FAMILIAR... BUT I CAN'T PLACE THE FACE!

Same Character / Different Actor

Sometimes circumstances require the recasting of a role on a long-running television show. Unlike soap operas - which often use a voice over to announce that a role has been recast - the change is hardly ever acknowledged on sitcoms. Did recasting happen in the Lucyverse? Yes - but not quite as prominently as on, say, "Bewitched". But more on that later.

Let's start with radio, where it was far easier to replace actors, often without the listener even noticing. On the pilot episode of Lucille Ball's radio sitcom "My Favorite Husband" (1948-1951) her spouse George was played by Lee Bowman. When the show was picked up as a weekly series, Bowman was not available, so the role went to Richard Denning.

George's boss Mr. Atterbury was famously played by Gale Gordon, but before the boss became a regular character, the recurring role was played by Hans Conried and Joseph Kearns. All three actors would later be seen on "I Love Lucy."

Liz's mother-in-law Mrs. Cooper was first played by Bea Benadaret, but when she assumed the regular role of Iris Atterbury, Mrs. Cooper was voiced by Eleanor Audley. Both women were featured on "I Love Lucy."

Minor characters Corey Cartwright and Marge Van Tassel were first played by Hal March and Frances Chaney. March was replaced by John Heistand, but the role was quickly written out. Elvia Allman turned up as Marge when the character re-surfaced in a second appearance. March and Allman were both seen on "I Love Lucy."

Viewers probably didn't realize it, but many different actors actually played the role of Ricky Ricardo Jr. aka Little Ricky. Even more surprising, considering that his birth date coincided with that of the Arnaz's real-life son, none of them were Desi Arnaz Jr. The practical and legal matters of having a child on a film set necessitated that the role be played by twins. There were also two 'dream' Little Rickys, bumping the total number of actors to eight!

JAMES JOHN GANZER (newborn) ~ insert shots of the baby were used in "Lucy Goes to the Hospital" (1953) and the flashback opening of “The Club Election” likely taken from this same shoot. He was five days old at the time. The above closeup was shot before the episode was filmed and pictures were projected for the studio audience to see.

THE SIMMONS TWINS (infants) ~ Richard and Ronald Lee Simmons played the role in just two episodes: "No Children Allowed" and "The Indian Show", both in 1953.

THE MAYER TWINS (toddlers) ~ Michael and Joseph Mayer alternated in 11 episodes from November 1953 to April 1956. Although they looked nearly identical, the pair reportedly had very different personalities.

DREAM LITTLE RICKYS ~ Two uncredited actors (one young and small, the other older and large) were featured during Lucy's dream about "Ricky's Old Girlfriend" (1953). Although the younger performer looks a great deal like Jerry Mathers ("Leave it to Beaver"), Mathers denies ever appearing on "I Love Lucy." Since the dream has no dialogue, a bunny-themed outfit is used to indicate to viewers that the three actors are the same character.

KEITH THIBODEAUX aka RICHARD KEITH (adolescent) ~ The character was quickly aged during season six, necessitating an actor capable of handling dialogue and with some musical ability. Louisiana-born Keith Thibodeaux was favored by Desi for his drum skills, but Lucy needed some convincing. Desi simplified Keith's professional name, although it was never seen on screen. He played the role for 15 episodes as well as in 12 out of 13 "Lucy-Desi Comedy Hours" (1957-1960).

For what it's worth - two more actors provided the off-screen crying of Little Ricky: Pepito Perez and Jerry Hausner, both of whom also appeared on screen as other characters. Which brings us to our first adult cast switch...

The role of Jerry, Ricky's agent, was the only character outside of Lucy and Ricky to be carried over from the unaired pilot. Jerry was played by Jerry Hausner (hence the name), who had been heard on "My Favorite Husband." He was intended to be a series regular on "I Love Lucy", but when landlords Fred and Ethel Mertz were added to the series, his role was scaled back. Jerry the Agent would appear in 8 episodes, all during the first 3 seasons of the series.

Inexplicably (perhaps due to illness) in “The Handcuffs” (1952), Jerry the Agent is not played by Hausner but by Paul Dubov. Two months later, Hausner returned to the role that he originated. During the filming of “Fan Magazine Interview” (1954), Hausner and Desi Arnaz got into a heated argument on the set. Hausner claimed that he was not able to hear his cues during a telephone scene where he was located across the soundstage from Desi. He quit the show and never appeared on the series again. But things were eventually patched up and he did appear on "The Lucy Show."

Charlie Appleby was originally played by Hy Averback (inset) in "Baby Pictures" (1953). The next time viewers saw him - in "Lucy and Superman" (1956) - he was played by George O'Hanlon. Averback returned to the show to play another Charlie, Charlie Pomerantz, in “The Hedda Hopper Story” (1955). Confused? Not half as much as poor Caroline (Doris Singleton)! Whichever actor played him, they were both proud of their son, Little Stevie. But which Stevie?

The first time we see Little Stevie (a name suspiciously sounding like Little Ricky) he is played by an uncredited infant in "Baby Pictures" (1953), the same episode where his dad is played by Hy Averback. The infant had just gotten over the measles. Ricky and Stevie are both said to be 13 months old.

The next time we see Stevie he is played by Steven Kay in "Lucy and Superman" (1956), the same episode that switched his dad to George O'Hanlon. Although Kaye’s first name was also Stevie (in a show where Lucy played Lucy), the character was created three years earlier. The question is - if Little Ricky has a father named Ricky - why does Little Stevie have a father named Charlie? The previous year Kaye had played Jordan Benedict III (age 4) in the film Giant. In the above screen shot with his screen mom Doris Singleton he is caught breaking the cardinal rule - looking into the camera! Didn’t he learn anything working with James Dean?

Marion Strong was one of Lucy and Ethel's friends and a member of the Wednesday Afternoon Fine Arts League. The character's name is the same as one of Lucille Ball's Jamestown friends. We meet Marion during "The Club Election" (1953) in the person of Margie Liszt. Liszt may also have been playing Marion in "No Children Allowed" (1952), although none of the bridge players are called by name. In her first appearance on the series ("Redecorating" in 1952), she played Agnes, a gossipy woman on a telephone party line.

The next time we see Marion she is played by Shirley Mitchell in 3 episodes from season three. Mitchell became friends with Lucille Ball in the late 1940s when she was featured in 4 episodes of “My Favorite Husband.”

In the same episode that we got Strong, we also got Grace! Grace Munson was yet another character that was named after one of Lucille Ball's hometown friends. In "The Club Election" Grace is embodied by Hazel Pierce, who was also Lucille Ball's camera and lighting stand-in. She was first pick when small roles and background assignments were doled out.

The next time we see Grace, she has moved to Westport with her husband Harry (Tristam Coffin), inspiring Lucy and Ricky to do the same. This time, nearly five years later, Grace is played by Ruth Brady. The Munsons have a son named Billy (who stays off-screen) and a cousin named Diana Jordan played by a pre-Jeannie Barbara Eden. Brady was featured as Laura in Lucy and Desi's 1956 film Forever, Darling and likely made such a positive impression that she was rewarded with Grace. Literally. At the Westport Country Club things get surreal when Hazel Pierce, who originated the role of Grace, also shows up!

On "The Lucy Show" there were far fewer examples of recasting. The role of Arnold Mooney, Mr. Mooney's youngest son, was first played by Barry Livingston in “Lucy Gets Locked in the Vault” (1963), the same episode that also introduced Gale Gordon as banker Theodore J. Mooney. Livingston returned to the role in “Lucy and the Scout Trip” (1964). Not even a year later, Arnold is being played by Ted Eccles in "Lucy's Contact Lenses." Apparently, Livingston's schedule playing Chip on "My Three Sons" (also filmed on the Desilu lot) became too much for him to do double duty. When the series location moved from Danfield to Los Angeles, Eccles appeared as two other characters, one of them in a scene with Gale Gordon, who formerly played his father! More surreal still, the new character's name was Barry.

Another early recast was the role of Dorothy Boyer, Danfield volunteer firefighter. The part was originally given to Ruth Crews. The character is never called by name, but she is one of the few firefighters to speak distinct dialogue.

The next time we hear about Dorothy she is played by Dorothy Konrad, probably because the character now needed to be able to sing four part harmony in "Lucy's Barbershop Quartet". Both performers were sturdily built women. Crews, meanwhile, turned up as an unnamed patron at Wilbur's Ice Cream Parlor when "Lucy is a Soda Jerk" (1963). Like Little Stevie, it is odd that Konrad's first name matches her character's, despite them being originated by other performers!

I SAW THAT FACE ON...

Probably the most famous example of recasting on a sitcom is the role of Darrin Stevens on ABC's long-running "Bewitched" (1964-1972). The part was originated by Dick York, but he became ill and was replaced by similar-looking Dick Sargent for the rest of the series.

On New Year’s Eve 1973, Dick Sargent was seen as a policeman on “Here’s Lucy”, his only time acting opposite Lucille Ball.

On the same series, Darrin's nosy neighbor Gladys Kravitz was originated by Alice Pearce. When she died in 1966, Sandra Gould took over the role. On "I Love Lucy" Gould played Texan Nancy Johnson in “Oil Wells (1957) and made a brief appearance as a subway strap-hanger in “Lucy and the Loving Cup” (1953). In 1962 she appeared on “The Lucy Show” as a bank secretary.

As if that wasn't confusing enough, Darrin's boss's wife Louise Tate was played by Irene Vernon, then Kasey Rogers. In 1967 Rogers was seen in a two-part airline-themed "Lucy Show" starring Carol Burnett. She also played a music publisher's secretary (above) in "Lucy and Phil Harris" (1968).

The character of Aunt Hagatha was only seen in eight episodes of "Bewitched," yet it was played by five different actors:

Nancy Andrews (1967)

Diana Chesney (1965)

Doreen McLean (1969)

Kay Elliot (1970)

Ysabel MacCloskey (1971)

and Reta Shaw (1966 & 1971)

Shaw is probably the most recognizable Hagatha as she originated the role and was the last to play it. She was a popular character actress from film (Mary Poppins), stage (The Pajama Game), and television ("The Ghost and Mrs. Muir"). Shaw was seen as 3 different characters on "The Lucy Show" and 3 more on "Here's Lucy."

When "The Munsters" premiered in 1964, the role of Marilyn Munster was played by Beverly Owen. After one season, Owen decided not to return to the series, and was replaced by Pat Priest. Few viewers could tell the difference as they both were intentionally made to look like Marilyn Monroe. In October 1966, Priest played a flight attendant on "The Lucy Show."

On Desi Arnaz's sitcom "The Mothers-in-Law" (1967-1969), Roger C. Carmel played Roger Buell during season one. But during a contract dispute Desi was dared to recast - and he did! Carmel was replaced with Richard Deacon for the show's second (and last) season. Deacon was no stranger to Desi, having played Tallulah Bankhead's chauffeur in "The Celebrity Next Door" (1957), an episode of "The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour", as well as many other Desilu shows. Deacon later went on to do two episodes of "Here's Lucy."

On CBS's "Petticoat Junction" (1963-1970) the recurring character of Selma Plout was originated by Susan Walther (aka Susan Johann). She played the role for 5 episodes until she was mysteriously replaced by Elvia Allman, who played Selma for the rest of the series. Allman started acting with Lucille Ball on radio, and was famously seen as the barking candy factory foreperson on "I Love Lucy." She returned to play Minnie Finch’s neighbor in “Fan Magazine Interview” and magazine reporter Nancy Graham in “The Homecoming.” She made 2 appearances on “The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour“ and 2 more on “The Lucy Show."

Doris Ziffel (mother of Arnold the Piggy) was a character that was seen on both "Petticoat Junction" and "Green Acres." The part was originated by Lucille Ball's friend Barbara Pepper. After doing films together at RKO, Pepper was on the short list to play Ethel Mertz on "I Love Lucy." When she didn't get the part, Lucy cast her in a variety of small roles on the series. When Pepper died in 1969, Fran Ryan assumed the role. Ryan had already been seen on the series as Minnie Holcombe in March 1969, just a few months earlier, so viewers could be excused for doing a double-take.

On Eve Arden's "Our Miss Brooks" (1952-1956), filmed at Desilu, the role of Mrs. Martha Conklin was first played by Virginia Gordon, Gale Gordon's real-life wife. She had originated the role on radio. Starting in season two, Paula Winslowe took over playing the part. In 1964, Winslowe appeared briefly on "The Lucy Show" as a hospital patient.

In Mayberry, "The Andy Griffith Show" (filmed on the Desilu backlot) had several casting swaps. Miser Ben Weaver was first played by Will Wright (top), but then by Tol Avery (bottom) and later Jason Johnson. Wright played two roles on "I Love Lucy" and Avery played characters on "The Lucy Show and "Here's Lucy".

Mayberry gas pumper Wally was first played by Norman Leavitt (left), then by Trevor Bardette and Cliff Norton (right). Coincidentally, Leavitt also played a filling station attendant in "Lucy Hunts Uranium" (1959), as well as being seen in several other Desilu projects. On "Here's Lucy" Cliff Norton played Sam the plumber when "Lucy Meets the Burtons" and also played "Mary Jane's Boyfriend" Walter. Speaking of which...

The TV pilot of "Gilligan's Island" featured John Gabriel as The Professor. When the sitcom went to series, he was replaced by Russell Johnson. Gabriel (above) later played Jack Thomas in "Mary Jane's Boyfriend" (1974).

On "Happy Days" (1974-1984), Ralph's father Dr. Mickey Malph was first played by Allen Oppenheimer, but after an extended absence, returned as Jack Dodson. Oppenheimer had a couple of roles on "Here's Lucy," most notably as Kim's Uncle Herb in an episode that was a back-door pilot for a spin-off that would have starred Lucie Arnaz.

Other noteworthy re-castings that did not touch the Lucyverse include the roles of Catwoman, the Riddler, and Mr. Freeze on "Batman", Billie Jo and Bobbie Jo Bradley on "Petticoat Junction", Lionel on "The Jeffersons", Becky Conner on "Roseann", Carol on "Friends", Chris on "The Partridge Family", Morty on "Seinfeld", and Chuck Cunningham on "Happy Days."

Recasting can also happen when a show changes form. For example the various iterations of "The Honeymooners" and "The Brady Bunch" both caused recasting.

By now you are probably wondering about the photo that began this blog entry. No, that is not Desi Arnaz, and the scene is not from "I Love Lucy," although Lucille Ball is playing Lucy Ricardo. It is from "The Bob Hope Chevy Show" of October 21, 1956.

The sketch featured the entire cast of "I Love Lucy" and was performed in what appeared to be the Ricardo living room. The premise: Hope wondered what "I Love Lucy" would have been like had he married Lucille instead of Desi. With Bob as Ricky, Desi is recast as Fred Mertz. Naturally, this case of multiple recasting is as hilarious as it is fascinating.

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