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Lucille Ball & Desi Arnaz - Friar's Club Presents Lucy And Desi Testimonial Dinner 1958

On: Monday, October 10, 2011


Lucille Ball
Lucille Désirée Ball
Aug 06 1911 - Apr 26 1989 age 77(1989-04-26)

Desi Arnaz
Desiderio Alberto Arnaz y de Acha III
Mar 02 1917 - Dec 02 1986 age 69(1986-12-02)
  • Very rare 1958 private label gatefold 2 LP “The Friars Club Presents The Lucille Ball And Desi Arnaz Testimonial Dinner” (No cat #).
  • This event for the stars of I Love Lucy took place at the Beverly Hilton Hotel November 23, 1958 in celebration of the Friars Club 10th Anniversary. These testimonial dinners eventually were called “roasts”.
  • Making an appearance at this “roast” was Dean Martin who spoke at length and also sang a parody of “Volare” about Lucy & Desi accompanied by Ken Lane.
  • The LPs also featured appearances by George Burns, Art Linkletter, George Murphy, Tony Martin, Milton Berle and several others.



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