#fredmertz

[waynelvslcy]

Happy Birthday to actor, hoofer, trooper, singer and former vaudevillian, William Frawley! (1887-1966) 'By 1916 he was married and had his own act, Frawley & Louise, with his wife. They were divorced in 1927. "I never married again," he says philosophically. "Once was sufficient." He likes to tell of the time they opened at the Globe Theater in Kansas City, Missouri, to an audience that was quite hungry and had brought its own lunch boxes. "The bandleader looked up at me from the pit with an expression on his face that could only mean one thing–either Louise and I were pitiful or the audience was pitiful. We thought it was the audience until after the show when the manager wanted us to forget our week's contract and just leave quietly. This made me mad and I told him we'd not only stick out the week just to make him mad but that one day we'd be back in this lousy town and we'd be playing up the street in that swanky theater that had Orpheum splashed all over it."'—article TV Guide August, 1961. #happybirthday #williamfrawley #fredmertz #ilovelucy #vaudeville #vaudevillian #orpheumtheatre #tvguide #kansascitymo #waynelvslcy #coupleactivities #piceses https://www.instagram.com/p/CpInhJGJUbh/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[thesmithsrock]

#ILoveLucy #DragCon #BlackCraftCultFamily #BlackCraftCult #CosPlay #LucyRicardo #RickyRicardo #EthelMertz #FredMertz #Blackandwhite (at Los Angeles Convention Center)

[girlwerks]

#familyouting #fredmertz #girlsrule #beachparty

[minerocks1]

GOT THIS SEXY BADBOY TODAY 😍😍😍 #welovelucy #lucilleball #desiarnaz #thelucydesicomedyhour #ethelmertz #fredmertz #vivianvance #williamfrawley #vivianrobertajones #fredandethel #themertzes #classichollywood #vintage #rickyricardo #lucillemcgillicuddy #lucymcgillicuddy #lucymcgillicuddyricardo #littlericky #lucydesicomedyhour #ilovelucy (at South Central LA)

[dantabata]

Daily drawing - Fred Mertz (suggested by @popdude) #dailydrawing #drawing #pencil #FredMertz #WilliamFrawley #grumpy #misanthrope #nicepants

[instapicsil1]

Sights and sounds of the street. See images of street musicians, by those who were compelled to stop and capture. Link in bio. #VSCO | Photo by vsco.co/fredmertz http://ift.tt/2k918mC

[shellymartinezblog]

Using the #gsmx #greenscreen app for some fun #videos It's all about #lighting grrrr trying to make it work #doityourself #production #fredmertz #minpin #la #filmmaking (at Los Angeles, California)

[ellemoss458]

HappyBday #ilovelucy #lucysbday #lucymcgillicuddy aka #lucilleball #rickyricardo aka #desiarnaz #ethelmertz aka #vivianvance #fredmertz #williamfrawley #happybday #comedy #hollywood #oldhollywood #classic #blackandwhite 🎂💙🎬

[waynelvslcy]

Five years before William Frawley donned a Santa suit in ''The Christmas Show'' on 'I Love Lucy', our favorite curmudgeon dressed as a Santa with Bob Hope in the movie 'The Lemon Drop Kid' (1951). #lucilleball #williamfrawley #fredmertz #desiarnaz #vivianvance #bobhope #thelemondropkid #movies #classicmovies #classicmoviestars #santasuit #santaclaus #santa https://www.instagram.com/p/CJEHLbDlaJR/?igshid=1t04fimi8f06j

[ellemoss458]

HappyBday #ilovelucy #lucysbday #lucymcgillicuddy aka #lucilleball #rickyricardo aka #desiarnaz #ethelmertz aka #vivianvance #fredmertz #williamfrawley #happybday #comedy #hollywood #oldhollywood #classic #blackandwhite 🎂💙🎬

[waynelvslcy]

Who looks at a clock anymore these days? Does time seem to be standing still? How are you passing the time? #quarantineproblems #stayathome #passingthetime #time #boredom #whentimestandsstill #fredmertz #statenislandferry #ilovelucy #haventwornawatchinsolong #clocks https://www.instagram.com/p/CAF9QX-n9em/?igshid=cun6ju4u83cp

[waynelvslcy]

Remembering William Frawley (1887-1966) on the anniversary of his passing. “His services were held at the Good Samaritan Catholic Church on Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood. Fred MacMurray and I were paired as pallbearers at the front of the coffin. It was a very heavy coffin and a very hot day. Both of us were really sweating and struggling. I looked across at MacMurray and said, ‘I know Bill is up there, looking down at us struggling with this goddamn coffin, sweating, breaking our backs,'” Arnaz recalled. “‘And I’ll bet you he’s laughing like hell.'”—Desi Arnaz #williamfrawley #funeral #desiarnaz #ilovelucy #fredmertz #inrememberance #inmemoriam #coffin #sweating #backbreaking #funeralservices https://www.instagram.com/p/Cap25Q-PEJ0/?utm_medium=tumblr

[waynelvslcy]

Happy Birthday to actor, hoofer, trooper, singer and former vaudevillian, William Frawley! (1887-1966) 'By 1916 he was married and had his own act, Frawley & Louise, with his wife. They were divorced in 1927. "I never married again," he says philosophically. "Once was sufficient." He likes to tell of the time they opened at the Globe Theater in Kansas City, Missouri, to an audience that was quite hungry and had brought its own lunch boxes. "The bandleader looked up at me from the pit with an expression on his face that could only mean one thing–either Louise and I were pitiful or the audience was pitiful. We thought it was the audience until after the show when the manager wanted us to forget our week's contract and just leave quietly. This made me mad and I told him we'd not only stick out the week just to make him mad but that one day we'd be back in this lousy town and we'd be playing up the street in that swanky theater that had Orpheum splashed all over it."'—article TV Guide August, 1961. #happybirthday #williamfrawley #fredmertz #ilovelucy #vaudeville #vaudevillian #orpheumtheatre #tvguide #kansascitymo https://www.instagram.com/p/Cactcgtl7lM/?utm_medium=tumblr