#SS Lurline

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El viaje del Delgado Duque Blanco

El viaje del Delgado Duque Blanco

El día 21 de septiembre de 1975 mientras algunos esperaban el inminente otoño en el puerto de Barcelona aguardaban la llegada de cuatro cruceros con turistas, dos de ellos era italianos: el Enrico C de Costa Line y el Irpinia de Grimaldi-Siosa Lines; y otros dos eran griegos, el Argonaut de Epirotiki Lines y el Ellinis de Chandris Lines. A estos se les añadiría el Cristoforo Colombo de la naviera…

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1960 Matson Lines. ss Lurline, ss Matsonia To And From Hawaii

Source: Sports Illustrated Magazine

Published at: https://propadv.com/shipping-ad-and-poster-collection/matson-lines-poster-and-ad-collection/

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LUCY GOES HAWAIIAN: PART ONE

S3;E23 ~ February 15, 1971

Directed by Jack Donohue ~ Written by Milt Josefsberg, Ray Singer, and Al Schwartz

Synopsis

Harry takes an usual job as a cruise director and recruits Lucy to be his unpaid assistant. Also on board are her kids and her old friend Vivian Jones (Vivian Vance). A shipboard rivalry erupts when Lucy and Vivian are both attracted to the handsome Captain (Robert Alda).

Regular Cast

Lucille Ball (Lucy Carter), Gale Gordon (Harrison Otis Carter), Lucie Arnaz (Kim Carter), Desi Arnaz Jr. (Craig Carter)

Guest Cast

Vivian Vance (Vivian Jones) was born Vivian Roberta Jones in Cherryvale, Kansas in 1909, although her family quickly moved to Albuquerque, New Mexico where she was raised. She had extensive theatre experience, co-starring on Broadway with Ethel Merman in Anything Goes. She was acting in a play in Southern California when she was spotted by Desi Arnaz and hired to play Ethel Mertz, Lucy Ricardo’s neighbor and best friend. The pairing is credited with much of the success of “I Love Lucy.”  Vance was convinced to join the cast of “The Lucy Show” in 1962, but stayed with the series only through season three, making occasional guest appearances afterwards. This is the fourth of her half a dozen appearances on “Here’s Lucy.” She also joined Lucy for a TV special “Lucy Calls the President” in 1977. Vance died two years later.

This is Vivian’s sixth cruise. She is unmarried. 

Robert Alda (Captain MacClay) originated the role of Sky Masterson in Broadway’s Guys and Dolls, winning the 1951 Tony Award. He is the father of Alan Alda of “M*A*S*H” fame. He made one appearance on the “The Lucy Show,” and this is his final appearance on “Here's Lucy.” Alda died in 1986.

Jean Byron (Mrs. MacCLay) is probably best remembered as Natalie Lane, mother of Patty Duke on “The Patty Duke Show” (1963-66) as well as well as Imogene Burkhart on “The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis” (1959-63). This is her only appearance with Lucille Ball.

The surname MacClay is a tribute to Lucille Ball's long-time publicist Howard McClay, who also loaned his name to characters on “The Lucy Show.” The end credits, however, spell 'McClay' as 'MacClay.'  

Anita Mann (Wendy) was assistant to the series' choreographer Jack Baker. This (and Part Two) are her only appearances of record on the show. She later choreographed for the Solid Gold Dancers and the Muppets. Mann won an Emmy Award for her work in 1996.  

Mann plays a bikini-clad blonde that Craig befriends aboard ship. Although credited as 'Wendy,' she is not identified by name in the dialogue.

Maurice Kelly (Sailor) was an English-born actor who played a student in “Lucy and Viv Take Up Chemistry” (TLS S1;E26). This is the second of his three appearances on “Here’s Lucy.” He died at the young age of 46 in 1974.

The ship's passengers and crew are played by uncredited background performers:

Nick Borgani appeared with Lucille Ball in the 1937 film Stage Door and in one episode of “The Lucy Show.”  

Paul Bradley made his six appearances on “The Lucy Show” in various roles. This is the second of his two episodes of “Here’s Lucy.”

George DeNormand appeared in three films with Lucille Ball from 1937 to 1963. This is just one of his many appearances on “The Lucy Show” and “Here’s Lucy.”  

James Gonzales was a popular Hollywood extra who first acted with Lucille Ball in the 1953 The Long, Long Trailer. He was previously seen on “The Lucy Show” as Stan Williams in “Lucy Digs Up a Date” (TLS S1;E2). He was seen in more than 20 episodes of “The Lucy Show” and 3 episodes of “Here’s Lucy.”

Chester Jones makes the last of his four background appearances on “Here’s Lucy.”  

Paul King makes the third of his five background appearances on the series.  

Victor Romito was seen as the Bartender in “Lucy Meets John Wayne” (TLS S5;E10). He also appeared in four episodes of “Here’s Lucy.”  Romito was an extra in the 1960 Lucille Ball / Bob Hope film Critic’s Choice.

Bernard Sell was an English-born background player who made three appearance on the “The Lucy Show.” He was also an extra with Lucille Ball and Bob Hope in their films The Facts of Life (1960) and Critic’s Choice (1963).

This episode was first aired on February 15, 1971, which was Mary Jane Croft's 55th birthday. Although not in this episode, Croft will make her tenth of thirty appearances when the program resumes production for season four.

The final draft of this script is date March 30, 1970. A copy was donated by the estate of writer Milt Josefsberg to the Thousand Oaks Library’s American Radio Archives. 

Coincidentally, March 30, 1970 also saw the first broadcast of an episode of “Mayberry RFD” titled “Aloha, Goober”! In it, Goober’s Mayberry service station is competing to win a trip to Hawaii.  

The title of the episode(s) was doubtless inspired by the 1961 feature film Gidget Goes Hawaiian starring Deborah Walley. Walley would later be a regular on Desi Arnaz series “The Mothers-in-Law” (1967-69). The film also features a character named Lucy (played by Vivian Marshall). 

Originally, the two episodes were to be filmed aboard the actual SS Lurline and on location in Hawaii. When costs proved prohibitive, Lucille Ball Productions had a three-quarter scale model of the ship built on the Paramount lot. At the time, it was the second largest ship ever built at the studio. The sets occupied three sound stages. It even included a real swimming pool! 

These two episodes were a single-camera shoot and filmed without a live studio audience. Establishing shots of the ship and some dockside location shots were also used. 

Hawaii was a favorite getaway destination of the Arnaz family. The Season 3 “Here’s Lucy” DVD contains home movie footage of the family (and friends like Mary Wickes) vacationing together in Hawaii. 

In 2007, Lucie Arnaz remembered their trips to Hawaii fondly: 

"It was before my parents were divorced and the time when they were at their happiest. No arguing, no work to take them away, and they just loved being there and with each other.”

The SS Lurline was a real ship sailing from California to Hawaii for the Matson Steamship line from 1932 to 1963, when it was sold to the Chandris Lines and re-christened the RHMS Ellinis. The Matson Line then brought the Matsonia (first known as the Monterey) out of retirement and re-christened it the Lurline, keeping the historic name alive in their fleet. The Lurline sailed her last voyage under this name in June 1970, before being sold to Chandris and re-christened Britanis. During the 1980s it was briefly the oldest cruise ship in service. The vessel underwent one more name and ownership change before being deliberately sunk in 2000 after nearly 68 years at sea.

The episode incorporates some establishing locations shots of the Lurline departing from San Francisco with the Golden Gate Bridge in the distance. 

There is also a location shot of Lucy standing on the dock taking photographs, although this is probably a double for Lucille Ball. With the distance, the streamers, and the camera in front of her face, it is difficult to tell for certain. 

The final draft of the script for this episode was dated March 30, 1970, ten months before it was aired in mid-February 1971. Because the Lurline sailed for the last time on June 25, 1970, the establishing shots had to have been filmed during April, May or June 1970.  

Harry pronounces Hawaii as 'Havaii' (with a 'v' sound instead of a 'w'). He also pronounces Los Angeles with a hard 'g.' Harry was a linguistic eccentric!  

Lucy says the ideal candidate for the cruise director position will be a combination of Cary Grant, Albert Einstein, Joe Namath, and Bob Hope. Lucille Ball did four films with Bob Hope and he appeared on both “I Love Lucy” and “The Lucy Show.” Football player turned entertainer Joe Namath will guest star in a season 5 episode of “Here's Lucy.” Cary Grant has been mentioned on all of Ball's sitcoms, including the previous episode “Lucy and Carol Burnett” (S3;E22).  

When Vivian burst through the crowd, the production anticipates the home viewers reaction by inserting canned applause!  In previous episodes filmed in front of a live studio audience, this was their natural reaction, so one is used here as well. Even the background actors seem happy to see Viv, a character not seen on the series since “Lucy and Viv Visit Tijuana” (S2;E19) a year earlier. 

Among the many games and sports items that Assistant Cruise Director Lucy carries is Hasbro’s Automatic Bingo, first manufactured in 1969. Bingo is a mainstay of cruise ship pastimes. 

Lucy asks Viv if she is still looking to get married:

VIV: “I dream about orange blossoms so often I sleep with a smudge pot at the foot of my bed.”

Dreams about orange blossoms are said to indicate the search for true love. In orange groves, a smudge pot warms the trees to prevent the fruit from being spoiled by frost and cold weather. 

Lucy convinces Harry to disguise himself as rich southerner Colonel Hamilton Hart to woo Vivian away from the Captain MacClay. Harry's make up and wardrobe are identical to Colonel Harlan Sanders of Kentucky Fried Chicken fame!  

A montage of Lucy being kept busy shows her jogging, shooting skeet, playing tennis, and playing ping-pong.  

Jumping overboard may be the most extreme example ever of ‘getting Harry wet��� at the end of an episode.

VIVIAN: “Let me through! Let me through! There's only one person in the whole world who would board ship that way!  It's gotta be... Lucy!”

Boarding ship via the cargo net was a stunt Lucille Ball also did in “Lucy Takes A Cruise To Havana” (LDCH S1;E1) with Ann Sothern at her side - instead of Gale Gordon under her feet!

Another unconventional boarding was in "Bon Voyage" (ILL S5;E13), where Lucy Ricardo missed her sailing for Europe on the S.S. Constitution and was lowered by helicopter to the deck.

Assistant Cruise Director Lucy briefly plays ping-pong with a young boy, just as Lucy Ricardo did on the SS Constitution with Kenneth Hamilton. She first looked for a ping-pong partner by asking an idle bloodhound!

In 1955, Desilu recreated the SS Constitution on their Hollywood sound stage the same way LBP does the SS Lurline in 1971. Both episodes were filmed with the cooperation of the shipping lines, American Export Lines (1955) and Matson Steamship Lines (1970). Both were the most expensive episodes filmed to that date due to construction costs. 

In “Ricky's Hawaiian Vacation” (ILL S3;E22), Lucy Ricardo pulled out all the stops, including recreating island life in the living room in order to get Ricky to take her along on his booking at the Royal Hawaiian Hotel in Honolulu. When Ricky says no, Lucy schemes to go along by winning a TV quiz show with the Mertzes, but in the end they don’t win the trip. We never learn if Ricky actually went to Hawaii or not. 

ETHEL (about the idea of going on a quiz show): “I’d get a pie in my face. She’d get an all-expense cruise.”

It took nearly 16 years, but Lucy and Viv finally got that all-expense paid cruise to Hawaii. But she also did get a pie in the face at the end of the show!  

If being Viv being heroically rescued from a swimming pool while pretending she can’t swim sounds familiar, Lucy Ricardo also did it in “The Hedda Hopper Story” (ILL S4;E21). 

In the 1955 episode, Freddie Fillmore mentioned a former contestant named Cleo Morgan, which was the name of Lucille Ball’s cousin. She was later the producer of these two episodes of “Here’s Lucy” under her married name of Cleo Smith.

On February 18, 1965, the Douglas family on “My Three Sons” planned a "Hawaiian Cruise” (S5;E23), but illness forced the trip to be canceled. Uncle Charley decides if they cannot go to Hawaii, then Hawaii would come to them and he plans a luau in the backyard.  

FAST FORWARD!

In the 1970s and 1980s sitcoms took their cue from Lucy and also traveled to Hawaii. 

Probably the most famous of the shows was “The Brady Bunch”, which aired on ABC in 1972, just a year after Lucy’s trip. It, too, was a two-parter. Coincidentally, Eve Plumb (Jan Brady) also played Lucy Carter’s niece Patricia Carter later on in 1972!  

In 1980, also on CBS, “The Jeffersons” traveled to the 50th state. Instead of two parts, the show increased their stay to four half-hours!  The cast featured an actor named Fred Ball (no relation to Lucille Ball’s brother)! 

Hawaii was mention several times on the short lived “Life With Lucy” (1987). In the first episode, Curtis had just returned from vacationing there and in the second episode guest star John Ritter says that his wife is in Hawaii with the kids. In an un-aired episode, Leonard plans to use his vacation from M&B Hardward to go to Hawaii and lie on the beach. 

“Mama Goes Hawaiian” (1988) was also a two-part episode about a Hawaiian vacation. It starred Lucy’s protege Ken Berry and her pal Carol Burnett’s protege, Vicki Lawrence, as Mama. 

Props! When setting down a large stack of games so she can sit down for a minute, Lucille Ball is so worried that the stack will fall off the deck chair that she keeps her hand nearby to catch them if they do.

Doff Your Hat! When ‘the Colonel’ sits down next to Vivian, he removes his hat and places it on the table. Realizing that this is improper (and that the hat might be in the camera shot) he uses his walking stick to smoothly sweep the hat off the table onto the chair below it. Quick thinking! 

“Lucy Goes Hawaiian: Part One” rates 3 Paper Hearts out of 5

This episode is full of Easter eggs for “Lucy” fans with references to four different episodes of “I Love Lucy.” This feels like a cross between “The Love Boat” and “The Golden Girls.”  The ending with Harry and Viv both jumping overboard into the Pacific Ocean - at night - is a bit far-fetched, even for Lucy!

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S.S. Lurline, 1950s Harold Reeder

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Matson Line SS Lurline Postcard

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Vintage Eugene Savage Hawaiian Art Historic Matson SS Lurline Cruise Ship Menu Covers Set of 5 Mid Century Art Collectibles Tiki Home Decor

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REVIEW

The Lieutenant’s Nurse by Sara Ackerman

Truly enjoyed this book and once I started could not put it down reading into the wee hours of the morning! Why?

* I was reminded of a trip to Hawaii when I was sixteen. There were so many men in uniform on the beaches.

* I remember stories my father told of being there ready to deploy during WWII only to have the war end before he was sent off to fight.

* I am a nurse and considered being a nurse anesthetist.

* There are two anesthesiologists in the family. Both my father and brother respected nurses and listened to what they had to advise even though they had more “book learning” they were willing to listen to someone with hands-on experience.

* I have been through wars myself.

* I believed in the romantic element of the story

* The writing was superb

* It made me think

* I liked the characters I was meant to and disliked the ones that deserved it.

* It took me back in time...I could almost see my parents in this book for some reason

Would I read another book by this author? I definitely would!

Thank you to NetGalley and HQN-MIRA for the ARC – This is my honest review.

5 Stars

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40164503-the-lieutenant-s-nurse

BLURB

November, 1941. She's never even seen the ocean before, but Eva Cassidy has her reasons for making the crossing to Hawaii, and they run a lot deeper than escaping a harsh Michigan winter. Newly enlisted as an Army Corps nurse, Eva is stunned by the splendor she experiences aboard the steamship SS Lurline; even more so by Lt. Clark Spencer, a man to whom she is drawn but who clearly has secrets of his own. Eva's past--and the future she's trying to create--means that she's not free to follow her heart. Clark is a navy intelligence officer, and he warns her that the United States won't be able to hold off joining the war for long, but nothing can prepare them for the surprise attack that will change the world they know.In the wake of the bombing of Pearl Harbor, Eva and her fellow nurses band together for the immense duty of keeping the American wounded alive. And the danger that finds her threatens everything she holds dear. Amid the chaos and heartbreak, Eva will have to decide whom to trust and how far she will go to protect those she loves.Set in the vibrant tropical surroundings of the Pacific, The Lieutenant's Nurse is an evocative, emotional WWII story of love, friendship and the resilient spirit of the heroic nurses of Pearl Harbor.

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Brooke Hart part 2 At 9:30 that night, Aleese Hart, the older of Hart's two younger sisters, answered the telephone at the family home and was informed by a "soft-spoken man" that Hart had been kidnapped and that instructions for his return would be provided later. At 10:30, what sounded like the same man called and informed the other sister, Miriam, that her brother would be returned upon payment of US$40,000 (equivalent to $774,000 in 2018). Delivery instructions would be provided the next day. The San Jose Police, the Santa Clara County Sheriffs office, and the U.S. Division of Investigation (the forerunner of the FBI) were quickly brought into the case. The phone calls were traced to locations in San Francisco. Hart's wallet had already been discovered in San Francisco on the guard rail of a tanker which had been refueling the Matson Line spassenger liner SS Lurline, and it was assumed the wallet had been tossed from a porthole on the liner. Lurline was stopped and searched in Los Angeles upon arrival on November 11, but nothing was found. Police then advanced an alternative theory: since Pier 32, from which Lurline had departed, was close to the sewer outfall, the heavily laden tanker might have dipped below the surface and picked up the wallet from where it had been discharged from the sewer, lifting it from the bay once a sufficient amount of fuel had been offloaded. One of the passengers detained during the three-hour search was Babe Ruth, traveling to Los Angeles to watch a football game between Southern California and Stanford. A "compromise ransom" telegram from Sacramento arrived on November 12, suggesting that US$20,000 (equivalent to $387,000 in 2018) would be sufficient. However, the family was not contacted again until Monday, November 13, when a letter, postmarked in Sacramento, arrived in the mail at the family department store. It instructed Hart's father, A.J. Hart, to have a radio installed in the Studebaker (which already had a radio), because the ransom instructions would be broadcast over NBC radio station KPO. #destroytheday https://www.instagram.com/p/Bti_tY8hha1/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=y83ltxofkypo

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The Matson Lines passenger liner SS Lurline approaching Pier 10 at Honolulu in the 1930s. Note Aloha Tower in the background.

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Saturday 7 September 2019 from Wardenburg to Nijmegen (Netherlands)

A long post today as we moved from Germany to the Netherlands.

We left Wardenburg at 8.15am and drove 250 km south west towards the Rhine valley.  We had some rain along the way but by the time we arrived at the Rheinberg War Cemetery, is was cloudy but fine.  The cemetery is only a few hundred metres from the Rhine; it was established in 1946 as a cemetery for graves from a wide area. Of its 3,300 graves, 240 are Australian aircrew and one of them is Flying Officer Frederick Keck (OW1929) RAAF 400623 No. 455 Squadron. Age 27 died 11 April 1942. This was the last raid of 455 Sqn under Bomber Command, as it then transferred to coastal duty in Scotland.

Frederick was one of six brothers who attended Wesley. Born June 1914 Launceston, Tasmania, the son of the Rev Harry and Ethel Keck.  Frederick was a bank official before he enlisted in the RAAF. FO Keck was the navigator of Hampden AT 221 which took off from RAF Wigsley to bomb the main square of Essen, Germany. Nothing was heard from the aircraft after take-off and it failed to return to base.  After the war it was established that the aircraft crashed at Sturzelberg [south of Dusseldorf] and all the crew were killed.  http://www.tasmanianwarcasualties.com/War%20Casualties/WW11/Men/extra%20notes/K/Keck_Frederick_Abbey.htm

Keck’s older brother, Harry, was killed 12 days earlier over Libya on 30 March 1942 with 14 Sqn. Rod and I saw his name on the Alamein Memorial, Egypt last May. The following notice appeared in The ArgusMelbourne 29 September 1942:  KECK.-On March 30, over Libya, Flight-Lieut. Harry Kingwell and on April 10 over Germany, P.O. Frederick Abbey, eldest and second eldest sons of the Rev. H. A. G. and Mrs. Keck, and brothers of Lieut. W. D. (A.I.F.), Lieut. J. C. (A.I.F.), Captain J. W. (A.I.F.), Dvr T.M. (A.I.F.), Lurline, and Bruce, aged 30 years and 28 years. - "Thou shalt love with all thy strength".

It was then a short drive west, almost to the Netherlands border to visit the largest CWGC cemetery in Germany.  The Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, has 7,600 graves, of which 327 are Australian aircrew. The dimensions of the cemetery are huge with a large open space at the entrance and of course beautifully maintained.

One of the Australian aircrew is Sergeant Ambrose Henry (OW1933) RAAF 401819 No. 10 Sqn (RAF). Age 23, died 7 September 1942 flying Halifax bombers.  I don’t yet have details of his death.  He was the son of Colonel Ambrose Henry, of the Salvation Army, and nephew of Commissioner Robert Henry, former territorial leader of the Salvation Army. Before enlistment he was on the staff of the Board of Works.

In respect of our trip, at this cemetery, is the only OW Army serviceman to have die in Europe in WWII; and his is a remarkable story. Corporal Kenneth Bruce Dowding (OW1929) is buried as a member of the British Army number S/131722; although his headstone notes that he was ‘(of Australia)’.  Bruce, as he was known, was a Prep languages teacher at his old School.  In 1938 he went to France to continue his studies of modern languages. When war was declared, he joined the BEF as an interpreter with the Royal Army Service Corps. He was captured at Dunkirk, with his unit when the Germans broke through to the Channel ports in May 1940.  He escaped later that year and joined the Resistance but was ultimate captured, and appears to have been treated as a PoW.  Although he sent a message to his parents saying he was safe, he was executed on 30 June 1943 at Dortmund, age 29.  An article written by a family member is well worth reading – although it does leave a number of unanswered questions as to both his life and death: http://www.christopherlong.co.uk/pub/dowding.html

We then left Germany and crossed into the Netherlands.  Our overnight stay is Nijmegen on the Waal, and just south of Arnhem (on the Nederrijn).  This area is well-known for Operation Market Garden, the failed Allied attempt to capture strategic bridgeheads over the Rhine waterways in September 1944.

Our hotel, which overlooks the Nijmegen bridge and the Waal, was the centre for the end of a bike event we had no idea was happening, so we decided to go to the Airborne Museum Hartstein in Oosterbeek which is just to the west of Arnhem.

Another thing we didn’t know was that the first Saturday in September is ‘Airborne March’ day where members of the local community pay tribute to the allied soldiers of September 1944 by a mass walk which covers some of the battle areas and attending the Arnhem Oosterbeek War Cemetery. The organisers claim that with over 35,000 participants this is the largest commemorative walk in the world. So due to related road closures we abandoned going to the museum but found we could get to the cemetery by a back road as we wanted to visit the grave of Flight Sergeant Bruce Williams (OW1934) RAAF 428538. No. 98 Squadron (RAF), died 25 September 1944, age 21.

When we walk into the cemetery it was one of the marvellous sights I have seen.  Not only were the plants at the headstones in bloom, but from the morning activities, locals had placed sunflowers and roses at many of the graves. Both the CWGC Cross and the Stone were also covered in floral tributes. There were still local folk and visitors wondering around the graves – the place was alive and colourful, in a beautiful sun bathed rural setting.

Bruce was a furniture salesman and enlisted 6 November 1942. He was in the UK by the end of January 1944 and joined the 98 Sqn on 7 July 1944, flying North American B-25 Mitchell Bombers. At the beginning of Operation Market Garden, Williams’ crew flew bombing operations in support of the landings. Over the next week the situation deteriorated for the Allies, and more missions were flown in an attempt to slow the German counter-attacks. On 25 September No 98 Squadron was tasked with bombing German positions in Arnhem, covering the withdrawal of British airborne troops. The crew took off for Arnhem that afternoon as part of a 12-bomber formation. The bombing completed, they turned for home, but were attacked by German Focke Wulf F-190 fighters. One beset Williams’ aircraft from below and astern, giving the gunners no chance to properly respond.

With the aircraft fatally damaged, Williams ordered the crew to bail out. Williams parachuted towards the bridge across the Lower Rhine, which was back under control of the SS after being briefly captured by British paratroopers. Troops stationed on the bridge fired at Williams as he descended, and he was killed.

A local Dutch man, witnessed Williams’ death and later recovered his body and buried him in his parachute nearby. After the war, Williams was reinterred to this cemetery https://www.facebook.com/AWMemorial/posts/10152607202017525/

It is interesting to note that his headstone has no religious symbol and no family supplied quote at its base.

We then walked to the centre of Oosterbeek where there were thousands of people still completing their walks, and others enjoying food, drinks and a local band. It was a bit like Anzac Day and Moomba combined – quite a street festival.

We returned to our hotel for rest and dinner by the Waal.  We are spending tomorrow here as well.

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Illustrated 1969 Travel Ad, Hotel SS Lurline Hotel, Matson Lines

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The classic cruise liner Britanis was built as the Monterey for Matson Navigation .

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LUCY GOES HAWAIIAN: PART TWO

S3;E24 ~ February 22, 1971

Directed by Jack Donohue ~ Written by Milt Josefsberg, Ray Singer, and Al Schwartz

Synopsis

Lucy and Harry have to put a 'Farewell Show' for the final night of their cruise. It's a good thing that Viv, Harry, Kim and Craig are along to help her to produce a Hawaiian extravaganza.

Regular Cast

Lucille Ball (Lucy Carter), Gale Gordon (Harrison Otis Carter), Lucie Arnaz (Kim Carter), Desi Arnaz Jr. (Craig Carter)

Guest Cast

Vivian Vance (Vivian Jones) was born Vivian Roberta Jones in Cherryvale, Kansas in 1909, although her family quickly moved to Albuquerque, New Mexico where she was raised. She had extensive theatre experience, co-starring on Broadway with Ethel Merman in Anything Goes. She was acting in a play in Southern California when she was spotted by Desi Arnaz and hired to play Ethel Mertz, Lucy Ricardo’s neighbor and best friend. The pairing is credited with much of the success of “I Love Lucy.” Vance was convinced to join the cast of “The Lucy Show” in 1962, but stayed with the series only through season three, making occasional guest appearances afterwards. This is the fourth of her half a dozen appearances on “Here’s Lucy.” She also joined Lucy for a TV special “Lucy Calls the President” in 1977. Vance died two years later.

Robert Alda (Captain MacClay) originated the role of Sky Masterson in Broadway’s Guys and Dolls, winning the 1951 Tony Award. He is the father of Alan Alda of “M*A*S*H” fame. He made one appearance on the “The Lucy Show,” and this is his final appearance on “Here's Lucy.” Alda died in 1986.

The surname MacClay is a tribute to Lucille Ball's long-time publicist Howard McClay, who also loaned his name to characters on “The Lucy Show.”  The end credits, however, spell 'McClay' as 'MacClay.'  

Anita Mann (Wendy) was assistant to the series' choreographer Jack Baker. This (and Part One) are her only appearances of record on the show.  She later choreographed for the Solid Gold Dancers and the Muppets. Mann won an Emmy Award for her work in 1996.  

Although credited as 'Wendy,' she is not identified by name and has no dialogue. She does, however, get a kiss on the lips by Craig! 

Johnny Ukulele (Himself) was born John Ka'aihue in Kalani, Hawaii in 1901, the son of Prince Koeheo Ka'aihue. He eventually settled in St. Louis to begin a family, playing local clubs and operating an instructional school teaching Hawaiian music. Shortly after World War II ended he joined up with bandleader Harry Owens, remaining with his Royal Hawaiian Orchestra for 15 years, including a nine-year stint on CBS television's “The Harry Owens Show.” He returned to Hawaii headlining a triumphant homecoming gig. When his children became mainstays on the Las Vegas Strip, Ukulele migrated to Sin City himself, playing casino nightclubs throughout the 1960s. He died in Hollywood in November 1971, just nine months after this episode first aired.

“The Boys” go unbilled and uncredited. Johnny Ukulele has no speaking lines.

Jack Donohue (Dancer with Cigar) was the director of this episode and 34 others. He also directed 107 episodes of “The Lucy Show” where he was seen on screen as Man in the Bank in “Lucy and the Bank Scandal” (TLS S2;E7) and “Lucy Conducts the Symphony” (TLS S2;E13). He will be seen on camera in one future episode, which he also directed.

Donohue is cast as a typical American tourist, smoking a big cigar and wearing a Hawaiian shirt unbuttoned to his navel.

The ship's passengers and crew are played by uncredited background performers:

Nick Borgani appeared with Lucille Ball in the 1937 film Stage Door and in one episode of “The Lucy Show.”  

George DeNormand appeared in three films with Lucille Ball from 1937 to 1963. This is just one of his many appearances on “The Lucy Show” and “Here’s Lucy.”  

Chester Jones makes the last of his four background appearances on “Here’s Lucy.”  

Paul King makes the third of his five background appearances on the series.  

Bernard Sell was an English-born background player who made three appearance on the “The Lucy Show.” He was also an extra with Lucille Ball and Bob Hope in their films The Facts of Life (1960) and Critic’s Choice (1963).

Joan Carey was one of the only actors to appear in “I Love Lucy,” “The Lucy Show,” and “Here’s Lucy.” She also served as one of Ball’s camera and lighting stand-ins. 

Lisa Pharren ("Tiny Bubbles” Back-up Singer with Red Hair) gave up performing after only four appearances on screen and became a Hollywood make-up artist eventually earning three Emmy nominations for her work. She was also seen in “Lucy the Co-Ed” (S3;E6) in 1970. 

The final draft of the script was dated April 1, 1970. This episode, and the preceding one, are sometimes referred to as “Lucy’s Hawaiian Vacation.” 

This is Desi Arnaz Junior's final appearance as a regular cast member. He will make a guest appearance on “Lucy Meets Joe Namath” (S5;E5). He never intended to be on the show more than three seasons, regardless of how successful it was. He was also being offered jobs that he couldn't turn down, including the filming of Red Sky at Morning (1970).

This is the final episode of season 3, which ends as the #3 show of the year with a 25.9 share, the highest of all six seasons.

Originally, the two episodes were to be filmed aboard the SS Lurline and on location in Hawaii. When costs proved prohibitive, Lucille Ball productions had a three-quarter scale model of the ship built on the Paramount lot. At the time it was the second largest ship ever built at the studio. The sets occupied three sound stages. It even included a real swimming pool.

These two episodes were a single-camera shoot and filmed without a live studio audience.

Hawaii was a favorite getaway destination of the Arnaz family. The Season 3 DVD contains home movie footage of the family (and friends) vacationing together in Hawaii. In 2007, Lucie Arnaz remembered their trips to Hawaii fondly: 

"It was before my parents were divorced and the time when they were at their happiest. No arguing, no work to take them away, and they just loved being there and with each other.”

The SS Lurline was a real ship sailing from California to Hawaii for the Matson Steamship line from 1932 to 1963, when it was sold to the Chandris Lines and re-christened the RHMS Ellinis. The Matson Line then brought the Matsonia (first known as the Monterey) out of retirement and re-christened it the Lurline, keeping the historic name alive in their fleet. She sailed her last voyage under this name in June 1970, before being sold to Chandris and re-christened Britanis. During the 1980s it was briefly the oldest cruise ship in service. The vessel underwent one more name and ownership change before being deliberately sunk in 2000 after nearly 68 years at sea.

THE FAREWELL SHOW

Captain MacClay acts as the host, introducing the acts:

Vivian sings "Yellow Bird" (aka “Choucoune”) a 19th-century Haitian song composed by Michel Mauleart Monton with lyrics from a poem by Oswald Durand. It was rewritten with English lyrics in the 20th century as “Yellow Bird.” Vance sang it in a high falsetto, with a calypso beat, dressed in yellow with feathers like a canary (including a long tail feather) and perched on a swing decorated as a nest. This is the last full musical solo Vivian Vance sings on a Lucy program.

Kim and Lucy sing “Ukulele Talk.” Lucille Ball learned to play the ukulele for “I Love Lucy,” although the only full song she knew was “Has Anybody Seen My Gal?”  

Craig does an impression of Don Ho (inset), singing "Tiny Bubbles" by Martin Denny and Leon Pober. It was released in 1966 by Don Ho (inset) and became his signature song.

Lucy and Viv sing the 1957 novelty song “Mama's Mumu” by Gene Burdette. Harry makes a special appearances as 'Mama', wearing a wig and a padded mumu.   

The Captain (Robert Alda) sings “Just Keep Your Eyes on the Hands” while Kim dances a seductive hula. The song was written by Tony Todaro and Liko Johnston and was interpolated into the 1956 film The Revolt of Mamie Stover.

The Carters perform “A Hawaiian War Chant,” written by Johnny Noble, a composer who was a native Hawaiian. The song was previously performed on “I Love Lucy” and “The Lucy Show” making it one of the few songs to be performed on all three of Lucille Ball's major sitcoms.  The finale is filled out with several of the female extras who previously appeared in the Hula lesson scene. 

In 1955 Desilu recreated the SS Constitution on their Hollywood sound stage the same way LBP does the SS Lurline in 1971.  Both episodes were filmed with the cooperation of the shipping lines, American Export Lines (1955) and Matson Steamship Lines (1970).

Hawaiian music was featured on “RIcky’s Hawaiian Vacation” (ILL S3;E22)... 

...and “Lucy and Carol in Palm Springs” (TLS S5;E8). 

Playing his Hawaiian-style conga drum, Desi Jr. bears more than a passing resemblance to his famous father.

Oops!  There is a transistor radio next to Harry while he is lounging poolside. There would be no radio reception if the ship was in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.

Wha’ Happen'?  Despite the title, just as on “RIcky’s Hawaiian Vacation” we never see the characters in Hawaii - or even learn later if they got there or what they did. Did the Lurline spend any time in Hawaii or did it immediately return to California?  Was Lucy aboard, or did she stay on for a vacation and fly back later?  We never find out!  

“Lucy Goes Hawaiian: Part Two” rates 3 Paper Hearts out of 5

This is one of those cases where one 45-minute episode would be better than two 30-minute installments. The fist 15 minutes of this show are basically filler for the Hawaiian-themed musical revue that ends the show (and the season). Gale Gordon and Desi Arnaz Jr. are completely bare-chested for the first time in three seasons!  Ratings soared!

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SS Lurline, circa 1960

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Bon Voyage!

Matson Line -1934 Published in the November, 1934 issue of GOOD HOUSEKEEPING. Sail to Hawaii via Matson Line, in a lanai, or veranda suite, on the S. S. Lurline. Very modern feel to the ad, considering it was done in 1934; but looks like a colorized black and white photo. Artist: Photograph by Steichen

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LUCY: 40 YEARS OF TELEVISION

1971 Part One ~ JANUARY to JULY

It’s 1971 and the third season of “Here’s Lucy” concludes with stars like Carol Burnett and Vivian Vance.  Lucille also makes many guest star and talk show appearances, including portraying the Statue of Liberty! 

"Lucy's Vacation" (HL S3;E17) ~ January 4, 1971

Lucy goes to great lengths to get Harry to fire her so she can go on vacation.  Parley Baer plays Harry’s therapist.  

“Super Comedy Bowl I” ~ January 10, 1971

Lucille Ball appears in a sketch with Joe Namath on a TV special aired the night before the January 1971 Super Bowl game, although the segment was taped on November 23, 1970. In the sketch, Lucille Ball played an ER nurse who ‘manhandles’ football player Joe Namath after an accident.

"Lucy and the 20-20 Vision" (HL S3;E18) ~ January 11, 1971

Lucy thinks the cause of Harry’s moodiness is due to vision problems and goes to outrageous lengths to get him to go see an eye doctor.  

"Lucy and the Raffle" (HL S3;E19) ~ January 18, 1971

To pay the taxes on a sports car she’s won, Lucy and Kim hold a raffle unaware that it is illegal. The Carters are arrested and hauled in to court where the judge is played by Hayden Rorke (”I Dream of Jeannie”).  

“Make Room for Granddaddy: Lucy and the Lecher” (S1;E16) ~ January 21, 1971

Danny Thomas returns as Danny Williams, now a grandfather. Lucille Ball plays Lucy Carter from “Here’s Lucy.” The title of this episode has been variously listed as “Lucy Visits” and “Lucy Carter, Houseguest,” possibly to avoid the use of the word “lecher.”

"Lucy's House Guest, Harry" (HL S3;E20) ~ January 25, 1971

Charles Walters makes his series directing debut with this episode. This episode was filmed on September 17, 1970. The cast includes a goat, two parakeets, and a marching band!  

"Lucy and Aladdin's Lamp" (HL S3;E21) ~ February 1, 1971

When Lucy holds a garage sale, she discovers an old lamp. When wishes start to become reality Lucy believes the lamp may posses magic. One of the items in Lucy Carter’s garage sale is Lucy Ricardo’s blue polka-dot dress! 

"Lucy and Carol Burnett” aka “The Hollywood Unemployment Follies”  (HL S3;E22) ~ February 8, 1971

Lucy and Carol Krausmeyer (Carol Burnett) create a musical revue to showcase unemployed entertainers. Jack Benny has a cameo appearance.  Lots of movie references for film buffs!

"Lucy Goes Hawaiian: Part 1" (HL S3;E23) ~ February 15, 1971

Vivian Vance returns and Robert Alda plays the ship’s captain. Specially shot footage of the SS Lurline are merged with a studio recreation of the ship. Lucy is recruited as the Cruise Director. 

"Lucy Goes Hawaiian: Part 2" (HL S3;E24) ~ February 22, 1971

Cruise Director Lucy stages a Hawaiian revue on board. Lucy, Harry, Kim, Craig, and Viv participate. This is Desi Arnaz Jr.’s final appearance as a regular cast member, although he will re-appear once more in a future episode. Director Jack Donohue makes a cameo appearance. Final new episode of season 3. The season ends with its highest ratings of the series: #3 in the ratings with a 26.1 share. 

“The Dick Cavett Show” ~ March 9, 1971

Dick Cavett welcomes Lucille Ball, Carol Burnett, and Lucie Arnaz. The day after a historic boxing match, Cavett interviews Muhammad Ali’s doctor, Ferdie Pacheco. 

“Everything You Wanted to Know About Jack Benny But Were Afraid to Ask” ~  March 10, 1971

A themed Jack Benny special with Lucille Ball, George Burns, Dionne Warwick, Phil Harris, John Wayne, Bob Hope, and Dr. David Reuben, who wrote the book being satirized in the title. In a sketch, Lucy plays a young starlet who climbs to the top of the show business food chain. 

“The David Frost Show” ~ April 29, 1971

David Frost’s guests are  Lucille Ball, Arte Johnson, Jim Nabors, and Donald Sutherland. Johnson would guest star on “Here’s Lucy” in 1974.  Nabors did a cameo on a 1966 episode of “The Lucy Show.”

“The 23rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards” ~ May 9, 1971

Broadcast on NBC from the Pantages Theatre, hosted by Johnny Carson.  Lucille Ball is not nominated, despite the fact that there were only three nominees in her category. Gale Gordon lost to Edward Asner (”The Mary Tyler Moore Show”) and the writers were nominated for “Lucy Meets the Burtons” but lost to “The Mary Tyler Moore Show.” Lucy attended the Awards with her husband Gary, her daughter Lucie, and her son-in-law Phil Vandervoort. 

“The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson” ~ May 21, 1971

Johnny welcomes Lucille Ball, Debbie Reynolds, and Johnny Brown. Lucille was then preparing a fourth season of “Here’s Lucy.”