Doris Singleton

Actress


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About this interview

In her nearly three-hour interview, Doris Singleton (1919-2012) talks about her early career as a ballet dancer in New York. She describes her work as a singer and actress in network radio, where she appeared on many of the medium's now-classic shows. She speaks in great detail about her recurring role as "Carolyn Appleby" on I Love Lucy. She talks about the production of the series, Lucille Ball's working style, and the show's frequent famous guest stars, including Harpo Marx, Van Johnson, and George Reeves. Singleton discusses several of her other memorable guest roles on television through the years, including her appearances on My Three Sons, The Twilight Zone, Hazel, and Hogan's Heroes. She also speaks frequently about her late husband, comedy writer Charlie Isaacs, to whom she was married for 60 years. Jennifer Howard conducted the interview on April 21, 2005 in Los Angeles, CA.

All views expressed by interviewees are theirs alone and not necessarily those of the Television Academy.

"Learn as you go along, listen to and watch people. Watch performers who are good performers. And don't rely on idiot cards and teleprompters and so forth. Have it in your head."

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Highlights
Doris Singleton on working on Lucille Ball's radio show My Favorite Husband
01:54
Doris Singleton on her character "Carolyn Appleby" on I Love Lucy
02:01
Doris Singleton on working with Lucille Ball and on a typical work week on I Love Lucy
04:59
Doris Singleton on the invention of the three camera technique on I Love Lucy
03:26
Doris Singleton on appearing on Hogan's Heroes
02:26
Doris Singleton on advice to actors just starting out
00:39
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Chapter 1

On her childhood and early influences; on finishing high school at age sixteen; on her first professional role in a theater production; on being a singer for WNEW; on joining the American Ballet Theatre (ABT)
On why she left ABT; on singing with Art Jarrett; on returning to California; on meeting her future husband, Charlie Isaacs; on becoming active in radio, being introduced to writer Sanford Barnett, and auditioning for Lever Brothers commercials for Lux Radio Theatre

Chapter 2

On working in radio programs with Alan Young, Jack Benny, Frank Sinatra, and others; on performing in front of an audience on radio shows; on the first time she saw television and her early impressions of television
On doing early television commercials; on working on Lucille Ball's radio show, My Favorite Husband and on I Love Lucy, its television successor; on the importance of the audience feedback on I Love Lucy and the challenges of performing for three cameras; on the basic premise of I Love Lucy

Chapter 3

On playing "Carolyn Appleby" on I Love Lucy; on working with the cast; on a typical work week on I Love Lucy; on the I Love Lucy episode with Harpo Marx and other favorite episodes
On working on The Lucy Show and Here's Lucy; on still being recognized as "Carolyn Appleby" from I Love Lucy

Chapter 4

On I Love Lucy fans, fandom, and the popularity of the show; on working on Adventures of Superman, The Great Gildersleeve, The Bob Cummings Show, The People's Choice, and NBC Matinee Theater
On working on Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Perry Mason, Frontier Doctor, Angel, The Ann Sothern Show, and The Loretta Young Show

Chapter 5

On working as a guest performer on 1960's television shows -- Gunsmoke, The Real McCoys, Hazel, The Twilight Zone, The Dick Van Dyke Show, The Colgate Comedy Hour, The Munsters, and The Fugitive
On appearing on The F.B.I., The Red Skelton Show, Hogan's Heroes, and My Three Sons; on working on the TV movie The Boy Who Stole the Elephant
On working on 1970's television, including All in the Family and Phyllis

Chapter 6

On her role on Days of Our Lives; on how acting for soap operas differed from acting for sitcoms; on her role on Dynasty; on wearing her own clothes on a lot of the shows she worked on
On her acting style, advice to aspiring actors, and acting for television, stage, and radio; on McCarthyism and the Hollywood Blacklist; on her retirement; on her husband, the late television writer Charlie Isaacs; on career highlights and how she'd like to be remembered
On B-roll photos from her career: performing with Art Jarrett's band; as a pin-up girl during her radio days; with I Love Lucy cast members in the episode "Lucy Tells the Truth"; with Harpo Marx on I Love Lucy; with Norm Alden on My Three Sons; with Shirley Booth on Hazel; with John Banner on Hogan's Heroes; with Walter Brennan on The Tycoon; on Gunsmoke; with Betty Lynn on The Boy Who Stole the Elephant; and with her late husband, Charlie Isaacs
Shows

Adventures of Superman

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Doris Singleton on working on Adventures of Superman
01:56

Alan Young Show, The

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Doris Singleton on working on Alan Young's radio show, The Alan Young Show, and transitioning with the show from radio to television
01:07

Alfred Hitchcock Presents aka The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

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Doris Singleton on working on Alfred Hitchcock Presents
01:31

All in the Family

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Doris Singleton on working on All in the Family
01:54

Angel (1960-61)

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Doris Singleton on working on the Jess Oppenheimer sitcom Angel
04:38

Ann Sothern Show, The

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Doris Singleton on working on The Ann Sothern Show
00:57

Bob Cummings Show, The aka Love That Bob

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Doris Singleton on working on The Bob Cummings Show
00:50

Boy Who Stole the Elephant, The

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Doris Singleton on working on a TV movie The Boy Who Stole the Elephant
02:24
Doris Singleton on a photo of her with Betty Lynn on The Boy Who Stole the Elephant
00:32

Colgate Comedy Hour, The

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Doris Singleton on her husband, Charlie Isaacs, being the head writer of Colgate Comedy Hour and working with Jimmy Durante and many others
02:52

Days of Our Lives

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Doris Singleton on her role on the soap opera Days of Our Lives
03:05

December Bride

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Doris Singleton on working on the radio program, December Bride, but not working on the television version
01:50

Dick Van Dyke Show, The

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Doris Singleton on The Dick Van Dyke Show
01:15
Doris Singleton on coming into an established ensemble cast on The Dick Van Dyke Show
02:05

Duffy's Tavern

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Doris Singleton on working on the radio and TV versions of Duffy's Tavern
02:34

Dynasty

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Doris Singleton on her role on Dynasty
02:33

FBI, The

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Doris Singleton on working on The F.B.I. with Charles Bronson
00:43

Frank Sinatra Show, The (1957-58)

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Doris Singleton on her role in The Frank Sinatra Show on radio
00:50

Frontier Doctor

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Doris Singleton on working on Frontier Doctor with Rex Allen
00:47

Fugitive, The

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Doris Singleton on working on The Fugitive
00:58

Great Gildersleeve, The

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Doris Singleton on working on The Great Gildersleeve
00:37

Gunsmoke

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Doris Singleton on working on Gunsmoke
01:18
Doris Singleton on a photo of her on Gunsmoke
00:13

Hazel

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Doris Singleton on working on Hazel with Shirley Booth
01:18
Doris Singleton on a photo of her with Shirley Booth on Hazel
00:11

Here's Lucy

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Doris Singleton on working on Here's Lucy
01:26

Hogan's Heroes

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Doris Singleton on appearing on Hogan's Heroes
02:26
Doris Singleton on a photo of her with John Banner on Hogan's Heroes
00:12

I Love Lucy

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Doris Singleton on her salary for her role in I Love Lucy
01:11
Doris Singleton on her role in I Love Lucy and the start of the three-camera technique
01:51
Doris Singleton on the importance of the audience feedback on I Love Lucy and the challenges of performing for three cameras
02:07
Doris Singleton on the basic premise of I Love Lucy
01:18
Doris Singleton on her character "Carolyn Appleby" on I Love Lucy
02:01
Doris Singleton on working with Lucille Ball and on the process of filming an episode of I Love Lucy
02:14
Doris Singleton on working with the cast, writers, and guest stars on I Love Lucy
07:10
Doris Singleton on memorable episodes and her favorite episodes of I Love Lucy
12:40
Doris Singleton on still being recognized as "Carolyn Appleby" from I Love Lucy
01:47
Doris Singleton on the popularity of I Love Lucy and Lucille Ball
05:43
Doris Singleton on a photo of her with I Love Lucy cast members in the episode "Lucy Tells the Truth"
00:18
Doris Singleton on a photo of her with Harpo Marx on I Love Lucy
00:18

Jack Benny Program, The

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Doris Singleton on working on the radio program, The Jack Benny Program
00:25

Loretta Young Show, The

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Doris Singleton on working on The Loretta Young Show
01:30

Lucy Show, The

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Doris Singleton on working on The Lucy Show and Here's Lucy
01:21

Lux Video Theatre

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Doris Singleton on becoming active in radio, being introduced to writer Sanford Barnett, and auditioning for Lever Brothers commercials for Lux Radio Theatre
02:02
Doris Singleton on working on Lux Radio Theatre (pre-Lux Video Theatre) with host Cecil B. DeMille
02:07
Doris Singleton on doing early radio and television commercials on Lux Radio Theatre and Lux Video Theatre
02:03

Munsters, The

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Doris Singleton on working on The Munsters
00:50

My Favorite Husband

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Doris Singleton on working on Lucille Ball's radio show My Favorite Husband
01:54

My Three Sons

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Doris Singleton on appearing on My Three Sons
02:48
Doris Singleton on a photo of her with Norm Alden on My Three Sons
00:17

NBC Matinee Theater

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Doris Singleton on working on three episodes of NBC Matinee Theater
03:16

Our Miss Brooks

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Doris Singleton on working on Our Miss Brooks
02:02

People's Choice, The

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Doris Singleton on playing a glamorous character on The People's Choice with Jackie Cooper and on the part getting her a movie role
04:21

Perry Mason

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Doris Singleton on working on Perry Mason
00:39

Phyllis

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Doris Singleton on working on Phyllis with Cloris Leachman
01:11

Real McCoys, The

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Doris Singleton on working on The Real McCoys
01:06

Red Skelton Show, The

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Doris Singleton on hitting Red Skelton on The Red Skelton Show
00:45

Twilight Zone, The

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Doris Singleton on working on The Twilight Zone episode, "A Kind of Stopwatch"
01:22

Twilight Zone, The: "A Kind of Stopwatch"

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Doris Singleton on working on The Twilight Zone episode, "A Kind of Stopwatch"
01:22

Tycoon, The

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Doris Singleton on a photo of her with Walter Brennan on The Tycoon
00:18
Topics

Advertising and Sponsorship

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Doris Singleton on becoming active in radio, being introduced to writer Sanford Barnett, and auditioning for Lever Brothers commercials for Lux Radio Theatre
02:02
Doris Singleton on her role in The Frank Sinatra Show on radio
00:50
Doris Singleton on sponsor spots on several of Dinah Shore's shows
01:45

Advice

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Doris Singleton on the most important advice anyone ever gave her about acting
01:02
Doris Singleton on advice to actors just starting out
00:39

Censorship / Standards & Practices

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Doris Singleton on censorship on I Love Lucy
00:30

Characters & Catchphrases

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Doris Singleton on her character "Carolyn Appleby" on I Love Lucy
02:01

Classic TV series episodes

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Doris Singleton on the Harpo Marx episode of I Love Lucy
01:26
Doris Singleton on the I Love Lucy "Baby Pictures" episode
03:44
Doris Singleton on the I Love Lucy "Lucy Tells the Truth" episode
02:15
Doris Singleton on the I Love Lucy episode "The Dancing Star" with Van Johnson 
02:09
Doris Singleton on the I Love Lucy episode, "Lucy and Superman"
02:31
Doris Singleton on the "Edith Has Jury Duty" episode of All in the Family
01:54

Comedy

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Doris Singleton on the Harpo Marx episode of I Love Lucy
01:26
Doris Singleton on the I Love Lucy "Baby Pictures" episode
03:44
Doris Singleton on the I Love Lucy "Lucy Tells the Truth" episode
02:15
Doris Singleton on the I Love Lucy episode "The Dancing Star" with Van Johnson 
02:09
Doris Singleton on the I Love Lucy episode, "Lucy and Superman"
02:31
Doris Singleton on the "Edith Has Jury Duty" episode of All in the Family
01:54

Fame and Celebrity

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Doris Singleton on still being recognized as "Carolyn Appleby" from I Love Lucy
01:47
Doris Singleton on the popularity of I Love Lucy and Lucille Ball
05:43

Historic Events and Social Change

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Doris Singleton on her husband, Charlie Isaacs, volunteering for service in World War II
00:39

Hollywood Blacklist

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Doris Singleton on the Hollywood Blacklist and Red Channels
02:00

Industry Crossroads

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Doris Singleton on the Hollywood Blacklist and Red Channels
02:00

Pop Culture

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Doris Singleton on her character "Carolyn Appleby" on I Love Lucy
02:01
Doris Singleton on the Harpo Marx episode of I Love Lucy
01:26
Doris Singleton on the I Love Lucy "Baby Pictures" episode
03:44
Doris Singleton on the I Love Lucy "Lucy Tells the Truth" episode
02:15
Doris Singleton on the I Love Lucy episode "The Dancing Star" with Van Johnson 
02:09
Doris Singleton on the I Love Lucy episode, "Lucy and Superman"
02:31
Doris Singleton on still being recognized as "Carolyn Appleby" from I Love Lucy
01:47
Doris Singleton on the popularity of I Love Lucy and Lucille Ball
05:43
Doris Singleton on the "Edith Has Jury Duty" episode of All in the Family
01:54

Technological Innovation

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Doris Singleton on the differences between working in radio and television
01:35
Doris Singleton on the invention of the three camera technique on I Love Lucy
03:26

Television Industry

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Doris Singleton on becoming active in radio, being introduced to writer Sanford Barnett, and auditioning for Lever Brothers commercials for Lux Radio Theatre
02:02
Doris Singleton on her role in The Frank Sinatra Show on radio
00:50
Doris Singleton on censorship on I Love Lucy
00:30
Doris Singleton on sponsor spots on several of Dinah Shore's shows
01:45
Doris Singleton on the most important advice anyone ever gave her about acting
01:02
Doris Singleton on advice to actors just starting out
00:39
Doris Singleton on the Hollywood Blacklist and Red Channels
02:00

War

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Doris Singleton on her husband, Charlie Isaacs, volunteering for service in World War II
00:39

World War II

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Doris Singleton on her husband, Charlie Isaacs, volunteering for service in World War II
00:39
Professions

Actor

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Doris Singleton on advice to actors just starting out
00:39

Actress

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Doris Singleton on honing her acting skills in radio
01:23
Doris Singleton on learning comedic timing from her work in radio
00:17
Doris Singleton on performing in front of an audience on radio shows
00:49
Doris Singleton on how acting for soap operas differed from acting for sitcoms
01:31
Doris Singleton on her acting style
00:39
Doris Singleton on the most important advice anyone ever gave her about acting
01:02
Doris Singleton on acting for television, stage, radio
01:10

Performers

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Doris Singleton on honing her acting skills in radio
01:23
Doris Singleton on learning comedic timing from her work in radio
00:17
Doris Singleton on performing in front of an audience on radio shows
00:49
Doris Singleton on how acting for soap operas differed from acting for sitcoms
01:31
Doris Singleton on her acting style
00:39
Doris Singleton on the most important advice anyone ever gave her about acting
01:02
Doris Singleton on advice to actors just starting out
00:39
Doris Singleton on acting for television, stage, radio
01:10
Genres

Comedy Series

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Doris Singleton on working on Lucille Ball's radio show, My Favorite Husband and on I Love Lucy, its television successor
07:15
Doris Singleton on playing "Carolyn Appleby" on I Love Lucy
24:18
Doris Singleton on working on The Lucy Show and Here's Lucy
02:47
Doris Singleton on working on dramas and comedies
00:26
Doris Singleton on the popularity of I Love Lucy and Lucille Ball
05:43
Doris Singleton on working on Adventures of Superman, The Great Gildersleeve, The Bob Cummings Show, and The People's Choice
07:53
Doris Singleton on working on the Jess Oppenheimer sitcom Angel
07:38
Doris Singleton on working on The Ann Sothern Show
00:57
Doris Singleton on working on The Real McCoys
01:07
Doris Singleton on working on Hazel with Shirley Booth
01:18
Doris Singleton on working on The Dick Van Dyke Show
01:15
Doris Singleton on coming into an established ensemble cast on The Dick Van Dyke Show
02:05
Doris Singleton on working on The Munsters
00:50
Doris Singleton on appearing on Hogan's Heroes
01:56
Doris Singleton on appearing on My Three Sons
02:48
Doris Singleton on working on All in the Family
01:54
Doris Singleton on working on Phyllis with Cloris Leachman
01:11

Commercials

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Doris Singleton on becoming active in radio, being introduced to writer Sanford Barnett, and auditioning for Lever Brothers commercials for Lux Radio Theatre
02:02
Doris Singleton on doing early television commercials
00:46

Daytime/Primetime Serials

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Doris Singleton on her role on the soap opera Days of Our Lives
03:05
Doris Singleton on her role on Dynasty
02:32

Drama Series

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Doris Singleton on working on dramas and comedies
00:26
Doris Singleton on working on NBC Matinee Theater, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, and Perry Mason
06:05
Doris Singleton on working on The Loretta Young Show
01:30
Doris Singleton on working on The Fugitive
00:52
Doris Singleton on working on The F.B.I. with Charles Bronson
00:43

Music Shows & Variety Shows/Specials

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Doris Singleton on her husband, Charlie Isaacs, being the head writer of Colgate Comedy Hour and working with Jimmy Durante and many others
02:52
Doris Singleton on hitting Red Skelton on The Red Skelton Show
00:45

Sci-Fi/Supernatural Series

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Doris Singleton on working on The Twilight Zone episode, "A Kind of Stopwatch"
01:21

TV Movies/Miniseries/Dramatic Specials

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Doris Singleton on working on a TV movie The Boy Who Stole the Elephant
02:24

Western Series

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Doris Singleton on working on Frontier Doctor with Rex Allen
00:47
Doris Singleton on working on Gunsmoke
01:18
People

Alan Young

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Doris Singleton on working on Alan Young's radio show, The Alan Young Show, and transitioning with the show from radio to television
01:07

Betty Lynn

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Doris Singleton on working with Betty Lynn in the TV movie The Boy Who Stole the Elephant
02:24
Doris Singleton on a photo of her with Betty Lynn on The Boy Who Stole the Elephant
00:32

Bob Crane

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Doris Singleton on working with the cast of Hogan's Heroes
00:08

Bob Hope

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Doris Singleton on working with Bob Hope on radio and television
01:01
Doris Singleton on working with Bob Hope on his radio show
00:22

Bob Sweeney

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Doris Singleton on her role on Dynasty, working with director Bob Sweeney, and bringing her own clothes for her role
02:33

Butterfly McQueen

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Doris Singleton on working on the radio program, The Jack Benny Program
00:25

Cara Williams

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Doris Singleton on not enjoying working with Cara Williams
00:17

Carl Reiner

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Doris Singleton on her husband, Charlie Isaacs, knowing Carl Reiner from Dinah Shore's shows
00:30
Doris Singleton on coming into an established ensemble cast on The Dick Van Dyke Show
01:19

Cary Grant

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Doris Singleton on adoring Cary Grant and playing his girlfriend on The Burns & Allen Show (radio)
01:57

Cecil B. DeMille

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Doris Singleton on working on Lux Radio Theatre (pre-Lux Video Theatre) with host Cecil B. DeMille
00:39

Charles Bronson

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Doris Singleton on working on The F.B.I. with Charles Bronson
00:43

Charles Isaacs

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Doris Singleton on meeting her future husband, Charlie Isaacs
03:33
Doris Singleton on her husband, Charlie Isaacs
02:02
Doris Singleton on her husband, Charlie Isaacs, playing a joke on her about Cary Grant
01:09
Doris Singleton on a scene that her husband, Charlie Isaacs, wrote for NBC that was similar to an I Love Lucy episode
01:56
Doris Singleton on her husband, Charlie Isaacs, knowing Carl Reiner from Dinah Shore's shows
00:30
Doris Singleton on her husband, Charlie Isaacs, being the head writer of Colgate Comedy Hour and working with Jimmy Durante
02:52
Doris Singleton on being told that her husband, Charlie Isaacs, was listed in Red Channels
01:43
Doris Singleton on her late husband, television writer Charlie Isaacs
06:06
Doris Singleton on a photo of her with her late husband, Charlie Isaacs
00:50

Cloris Leachman

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Doris Singleton on working on Phyllis with Cloris Leachman 
00:52

David Janssen

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Doris Singleton on working on The Fugitive
00:58

Desi Arnaz

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Doris Singleton on Desi Arnaz's involvement with the production of I Love Lucy
00:19
Doris Singleton on working with Desi Arnaz on I Love Lucy
01:07

Dinah Shore

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Doris Singleton on sponsor spots on several of Dinah Shore's shows
01:15

Don Keefer

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Doris Singleton on working with her Angel co-star, Don Keefer
01:07

Eddie Cantor

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Doris Singleton on working with Eddie Cantor
00:57

Everett Sloane

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Doris Singleton on working with Everett Sloane on Alfred Hitchcock Presents and on him having an allergic reaction to pancake makeup
01:31

Fred Allen

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Doris Singleton on her late husband, writer Charlie Isaacs, and Fred Allen
01:31

Fred MacMurray

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Doris Singleton on the unconventional shooting style on My Three Sons
01:57

Gale Gordon

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Doris Singleton on working with actor Gale Gordon on Here's Lucy
00:24

George Reeves

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Doris Singleton on the I Love Lucy episode, "Lucy and Superman" with guest star George Reeves
02:31

Harpo Marx

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Doris Singleton on the I Love Lucy episode with Harpo Marx 
01:26
Doris Singleton on a photo of her with Harpo Marx on I Love Lucy
00:17

Jackie Cooper

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Doris Singleton on playing a glamorous character on The People's Choice with Jackie Cooper and the part getting her a movie role
04:21

Jess Oppenheimer

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Doris Singleton on I Love Lucy's writer, Jess Oppenheimer
01:13
Doris Singleton on working on the Jess Oppenheimer sitcom Angel
01:08

Jimmy Durante

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Doris Singleton on her husband, Charlie Isaacs, being the head writer of Colgate Comedy Hour and working with Jimmy Durante
02:52

Johnny Carson

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Doris Singleton on her late husband, television writer Charlie Isaacs, working for Johnny Carson
00:30

Kate Drain Lawson

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Doris Singleton on working with NBC costume designer Kate Drain Lawson
01:27

Loretta Young

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Doris Singleton on working on The Loretta Young Show
01:30
Doris Singleton on Loretta Young not allowing swearing on her set
00:14

Lucille Ball

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Doris Singleton on her working relationship with Lucille Ball when December Bride transitioned to television
02:16
Doris Singleton on working on Lucille Ball's radio show, My Favorite Husband and on I Love Lucy, its television successor
07:15
Doris Singleton on working with Lucille Ball and on a typical work week on I Love Lucy
04:59
Doris Singleton on the "Baby Pictures" episode of I Love Lucy
03:45
Doris Singleton on working with Lucille Ball in The Lucy Show and Here's Lucy
02:23
Doris Singleton on the popularity of I Love Lucy and Lucille Ball
05:43
Doris Singleton on Lucille Ball being affected by the Hollywood Blacklist
00:17
Doris Singleton on a photo of her with I Love Lucy cast members in the episode "Lucy Tells the Truth"
00:17

Mary Tyler Moore

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Doris Singleton on how The Dick Van Dyke Show got its hairdresser 
01:15
Doris Singleton on coming into an established ensemble cast on The Dick Van Dyke Show
01:19

Norman Lear

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Doris Singleton on working on All in the Family and getting direction from Norman Lear
00:42

Parke Levy

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Doris Singleton on working on the radio program December Bride, but not working on the television version
01:15

Red Skelton

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Doris Singleton on hitting Red Skelton on The Red Skelton Show
00:45

Rex Allen

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Doris Singleton on working on Frontier Doctor with Rex Allen
00:47

Sanford Barnett

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Doris Singleton on becoming active in radio, being introduced to writer Sanford Barnett, and auditioning for Lever Brothers commercials for Lux Radio Theatre
02:02

Seaman Jacobs

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Doris Singleton on attending a party at writer Seaman Jacob's house and on Lucille Ball's love of backgammon
01:01

Shirley Booth

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Doris Singleton on working on Hazel with Shirley Booth 
01:18
Doris Singleton on a photo of her with Shirley Booth on Hazel
00:11

Van Johnson

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Doris Singleton on the I Love Lucy episode, "The Dancing Star," with guest star Van Johnson 
02:10

Vivian Vance

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Doris Singleton on the working relationship between I Love Lucy's William Frawley and Vivian Vance
02:05
Doris Singleton on a photo of her with I Love Lucy cast members in the episode "Lucy Tells the Truth"
00:17

Walter Brennan

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Doris Singleton on working on The Real McCoys
01:06
Doris Singleton on a photo of her with Walter Brennan on The Tycoon
00:19

William Frawley

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Doris Singleton on the working relationship between I Love Lucy's William Frawley and Vivian Vance 
00:30

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