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Although purchased primarily for use in the company's television productions, Desilu continued to rent space on the Forty Acres backlot for motion picture production, including the bombed-out town sets in the eastern wedge of the property, immediately beyond the huge silent era reform school set.
- Early Years
Tunis set for "Fighting Love" (1927) (scan courtesy Bison...
- Acknowledgements & Links
Much about the 40 Acres backlot remains to be discovered. If...
- Virtual Tour
November 2008 - the page 40 Acres - The Lost Studio Backlot...
- Final Years
In 1967, Desilu sold the Culver City studio facilities,...
- Later RKO Years
The Lost Studio Backlot of Movie & Television Fame a...
- Kipp Teague
Who is Kipp Teague? Kipp is a native of Lynchburg, Virginia,...
- Early Years
Desilu Productions, Inc. (/ ˈdɛsiluː /) was an American television production company founded and co-owned by husband and wife Desi Arnaz and Lucille Ball. The company is best known for shows such as I Love Lucy, The Lucy Show, Mannix, The Untouchables, Mission: Impossible and Star Trek.
- Today
- Palm Trees and Power Lines in 1940s Germany
- Slider: 40 Acres Lot 1960s vs. 2019
- Stalag 13 View of Baldwin Hills: 1960s vs. 2019
The top photo is of the Desilu 40 Acres Backlot from the mid- to late-1960s. The bottom photo is from Google Maps, 2017, relatively the same angle.
Often during Hogan’s Heroes you will see, in the background, some tell-tale palm trees that let you know that this is not Germany. The best shot I could find is actually from a Mission Impossibleepisode that used the Stalag 13 set. In the photo below, we are now in the distance and at ground level. Those palm trees are still there. Houses in Triang...
1960s: 2019: Above is a shot of the Baldwin Hills from the front of the Cuningham Group, summer 2019.
Founded and co-owned by Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz, Desilu Studios created pop cultural touchstones like I Love Lucy, Mission: Impossible, and Star Trek, and was the production hub for dozens of beloved television shows including The Andy Griffith Show and The Dick Van Dyke Show.
Running the Desilu empire, performing in television and film, and raising two children with that much time wasted traveling became too much. The distance between their home and the studio became a serious safety issue when their children’s lives were endangered by a kidnapping threat.
Nov 1, 2022 · In 1957, Desilu Productions acquired RKO Studios and in 1958 it became a publicly traded company. RKO was one of the five major studios of Hollywood’s Golden Age. Lucy and Desi both worked...
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