'I Love Lucy' Reunion, Exhibit at Hollywood Museum, and DVD Release

In celebration of Lucille Ball's 100th birthday and the 60th anniversary of I Love Lucy, The Hollywood Museum, CBS Home Entertainment and Paramount Home Entertainment pay tribute to Lucy - America's Queen of Comedy, with a reception and the largest "I Love Lucy" reunion in a decade on Thursday, August 4, 2011 6:00 -9:00 p.m.

The gala reception launches the Hollywood Museum's special Exhibit with a special guest appearance by Lucie Arnaz, daughter of Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz, and award-winning actress and singer. Other honored guests in the I Love Lucy reunion and tribute include:

Dann Cahn - the only living legend of the original Lucy Creative Team - best known as the head editor of the TV series, I Love Lucy and for his work as the head of post-production of Desilu
Tom Watson - Lucy's publicist for 20 years and creator of All About Lucy the Webzine for Lucy Fans & Collectors
Bernard Weitzman - Executive VP of Desilu Productions
Arthur Hamilton - Wrote the music for the Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour
Doris Singleton - Actress and co-star on Here's Lucy Show 1968-1974
Christina Carroll - Bob Carroll's daughter - Carroll helped develop and create a vaudeville act for Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz, which became the basis for the pilot episode of the I Love Lucy series

The gala reception launches a new exhibition at the Hollywood Museum, "Lucille Ball at 100 & ‘I Love Lucy' at 60," which will be on display from Aug. 3 to Nov. 30, showcasing memorabilia saluting the careers and romance of Hollywood's most famous lovebirds. 

"The Hollywood Museum in the Historic Max Factor Building is the perfect venue for this exhibit because it's where Max Factor gave Lucille Ball her famous red hair," says Museum President Donelle Dadigan. "The ‘RED HEADS ONLY' Room has been carefully preserved in her memory today. The museum's historic connection to Lucy is the reason the U.S. Postal Service chose to unveil its official Lucille Ball commemorative stamp here in 2001." The Hollywood Museum is located 1660 N. Highland Ave, Hollywood, CA.

The exhibit is presented in conjunction with CBS Home Entertainment and Paramount Home Entertainment's newly released DVD collection The Best of I Love Lucy now available exclusively at Target and Target.com. Including 14 of the funniest and most recognizable episodes starring the comedy legend Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz, I Love Lucy is the cornerstone of modern-day sitcoms and set the gold standard of family entertainment. Relive the most beloved episodes of the show including Lucy's hilarious attempt to pass herself off as a prima ballerina, her laugh-out-loud audition for Vitameatavegimen, her side-splitting time grape-stomping at an Italian vineyard, her famed shenanigans in a chocolate factory, and much more. Co-starring Emmy winner Vivian Vance and William Frawley, The Best Of I Love Lucy is a two-disc set of 14 magnificently restored episodes, a must-have for fans of all ages.

"Lucille Ball at 100 & ‘I Love Lucy' at 60" Exhibit includes:

"Redheads Only Room" where Max Factor worked on Lucy's famous look, featuring their original signed contract.
Awards, Certificates, Statuettes/Trophies, Plaques - including the special tribute to Lucy at the 33rd Annual Emmys (1981) and a congratulatory letter from President Ronald Reagan
Original Costume sketches - Halston, Elois Jennsen, Bob Mackie
The famous first national TV Guide (April 3, 1953) featuring Desi, Jr. on the cover as the $50 million baby
Items showcasing the genius of Desi - including original editing equipment which allowed for the technical advancement of TV production (3 cameras, live audience, on film)
A huge photography collection spanning Lucy's life including her childhood, modelling career, films, radio and TV with some never-before-seen candid personal shots
Lucy's autographed leg cast from her 1972 ski accident at Snowmass, CO
Personal annotated copies of Lucy's scripts from TV shows and films
Desi's original recordings + sheet music
Montage of original photos from Lucy and Desi's homes and apartments including Palm Springs, NYC and Beverly Hills

Costumes Include:

Elizabethan gown worn by Lucy opposite guest Tallulah Bankhead ("The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour," 1957).
Artist smock worn by Lucy opposite guest Danny Thomas ("The Lucy Show," 1965)
Flapper dance costume worn by Lucie Arnaz in duet with Lucy ("Here's Lucy," 1972)
Overalls worn by Lucy in co-star Gale Gordon's hardware store ("Life with Lucy," 1986).
Bold hound's-tooth wool pant suit worn by Lucy in her last film "Mame" (1974)
Ivory and lavender beaded gown worn by Lucy in her first MGM film "Dubarry Was a Lady" (1943) opposite co-stars Red Skelton and Gene Kelly
Iconic trench coat worn by Lucy and featured in ads for the classic film noir "Lured" (1947)
Other personal outfits from the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s.

Lucy's Scripts Include:

"I Love Lucy" - Season 6, Episode 6: "Off to Florida" (Nov. 12, 1956)
"The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour" - Episode 2: "The Celebrity Next Door" (Dec. 3, 1957)
"The Lucy Show" - Season 1, Episode 1: "Lucy Waits Up for Chris" (Oct. 1, 1962); Season 1, Episode 5: "Lucy Buys a Sheep" (Oct. 29, 1962)
"Here's Lucy" - Season 2, Episode 10: "Lucy the Cement Worker" (Nov. 24, 1969); Season 3, Episode 1: "Lucy Meets the Burtons" (Sept. 14,1970); Season 5, Episode 16: "Lucy Goes on Her Last Blind Date" (Jan. 8, 1973)
"Life with Lucy" - Season 1, Episode 1: "One Good Grandparent Deserves Another" (Sept. 20, 1986)
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WHERE: The Hollywood Museum, 1660 N. Highland Avenue, Hollywood, CA 90028
WHEN: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Wednesday through Sunday
EXHIBIT INFO: Aug. 4, 2011 to Dec. 31, 2011
PRICE: $15 for adults; $12 for seniors and children under 12.
INFO: (323) 464-7776 http://www.thehollywoodmuseum.com

 

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