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When it came to casting roles for Mame, Lucy had someone in particular in mind to play the part of Beauregard Jackson Pickett Burnside. 'Lucy signed for it (Mame) and now she wants Gary to get Rock Hudson to play opposite her. "Beauregard, I've always thought was slighted. He should be— for the women of today—like Rhett Butler. He should be THAT wonderful. It's a dream—a fantasy that very few women indulge these days—they won't even think about it anymore. But they would like to. I know that. I know they would! A lot of women have put away a lot of dreams I think they should have back. Whoever plays Beauregard will be that great southern gentleman everyone would like to have fall in love with them. Very galant and very handsome." That does sound like Rock Hudson, doesn't it?' —article, 1972. (As we now know, the part went to the wonderful and very capable, Robert Preston. Rock's commitment to 'McMillan & Wife' (1971-1977) may have prevented him from taking the role, if in fact, he was ever approached.) #lucilleball #rockhudson #robertpreston #leadingman #mame #lucymame #southerngentleman #rhettbutler #loveinterest #handsomemen https://www.instagram.com/p/CJCP3K4l5tv/?igshid=1sytbrl0zkofr

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Lucy showing she's still got it on 'Dinah's Place', March 26, 1974. The quilted outfit she is wearing is patchworked from the 37 costumes that she wore on 'Mame'. #lucilleball #dinahshore #dinahsplace #quiltedjacket #balletbarre #shesgotlegs #mame #lucymame #patchworked #1970sfashion #1970s https://www.instagram.com/p/CHvaIJUnqA7/?igshid=7eb8m63910nl

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‘The climax of the entire promotion came the night of the glittering opening at the Cinerama Dome in Hollywood, when she drove down Sunset Boulevard in an open antique Packard; her slim formed enveloped in a white ‘Mame’ costume, she was standing up and blowing kisses to the crowd.’—article, Modern Screen, 1974. #lucilleball #lucymame #mame #cineramadome #moviepremier #parade #packard #blowingkisses #openingnight #publicity #arriveinstyle @lucymamefanatics https://www.instagram.com/p/CDCILxXHwun/?igshid=g76936ciu0qj

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Happy Birthday Bea Arthur!(1922-2009) 'The importance of Miss Arthur to the movie was so keenly felt that the shooting schedule was re-arranged to allow her to join the company two and a half months after production started so that she could finish her current crop of CBS "Maude" shows.'—from the 'Mame' press book. #lucilleball #lucyball #mame #beaarthur #cbs #jointhecast #pressbook #maude #hollywoodicons #happybirthday #goldengirlsforever #lucymame https://www.instagram.com/p/CAIiD8mHBZa/?igshid=1fgxb5477jni9

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'The location shooting at the Disney Ranch proved an arduous as well as a potentially hazardous locale–especially for Lucy and the dancers. Onna White (choreographer) recalls that there were a lot of rattlesnakes in the area and that the crew would arrive at the location early in the morning just to look for and remove rattlers. In addition to snakes, gopher holes were everywhere. White remembers that "in the middle of one scene, Lucy screamed, 'Stop! Stop everything! There's a gopher hole! I want it filled! I want all the gopher holes on this property filled before tomorrow. Is that clear!' She didn't want the dancers to hurt themselves," White says in defense of the star's tantrum.'—But Darling, I'm Your Auntie Mame! by Richard Tyler Jordon #lucilleball #mame #rattlesnakes #snakewrangler #gopher #gopherhole #lucymame #dancers #disneyranch #hazardous @lucymamefanatics https://www.instagram.com/p/CNlKwlBntGb/?igshid=19q6orsx2yhy