Lucille Ball
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Lucille Désirée Ball
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Jamestown, New York, USA
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Aug 06 1911 - Apr 26 1989 age 77
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Desi Arnaz
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Desiderio Alberto Arnaz y de Acha III
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Mar 02 1917 - Dec 02 1986 age 69
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- 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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Stand-up
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Enjoy!
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