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Gary Morton (born Morton Gary Goldaper; December 19, 1924 – March 30, 1999) was an American stand-up comedian whose primary venues were hotels and resorts of the Borscht Belt in upstate New York. He was born in New York City, the son of Morris Goldaper and Rose Greenfeder Goldaper, and had a sister, Helen. [ 1 ]
Ball married comedian Gary Morton in 1961, while Arnaz married Edith Mack Hirsch in 1963. Despite their new marriages, Ball and Arnaz remained connected through their children, Lucie and Desi Jr ...
They divorced in March 1960, and she married comedian Gary Morton in 1961. [ 9 ] Ball produced [ 10 ] and starred in the Broadway musical Wildcat from 1960 to 1961.
The original Desilu company continued long after Arnaz's divorce from Ball and her subsequent marriage to Gary Morton. Desilu continued to produce its own programs in addition to providing facilities to other producers. In 1962, Arnaz sold his share of Desilu to Ball and formed his own production company after their divorce.
So said the eternal queen of comedy, Lucille Ball. In a way, she was right: She surrounded herself with the best writers, co-stars and producers, and through her brilliance, boldness and
During the 1967–68 season, Ball's second husband, Gary Morton, became executive producer of The Lucy Show. Lucille Ball sold Desilu Productions to Gulf+Western Industries, abandoning ownership of the series.
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From 1968 to 1974, Desi Arnaz and his sister Lucie co-starred opposite their mother in Here's Lucy as her children. In 1968, he had a guest-starring role as Jerry and Suzie's drum-playing friend Tommy in the episode, "The Hombre Who Came to Dinner: Part 2", from the show The Mothers-in-Law, executive-produced and directed by his father.