Doris Singleton
Actress
About This Interview
Doris Singleton was interviewed for nearly three hours in Los Angeles, CA. Singleton talked about her early career as a ballet dancer in New York. She described her work as a singer and actress in network radio, where she appeared on many of the medium’s now-classic shows. She spoke in great detail about her recurring role as “Caroline Appleby,” one of Lucy’s friends, on the classic television sitcom I Love Lucy. She talked about the production of the series, Lucille Ball’s working style, and the shows frequent famous guest stars, including Harpo Marx. She also talked about several of her other memorable guest appearances on television through the years, including her appearance as “Magda” on Hogan’s Heroes. During the interview she spoke frequently about her late husband, comedy writer Charlie Isaacs, to whom she was married for 60 years. The interview was conducted by Jennifer Howard on April 21, 2005.
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Highlights
Doris Singleton on her character "Carolyn Appleby" on I Love Lucy (02m 01s)
On her feel for comedy (00m 19s)
Doris Singleton on how Mary Tyler Moore stole her hairdresser for The Dick Van Dyke Show (00m 54s)
On advice for actors (00m 38s)Chapters
- Chapter 1
- On her childhood and early influences
- On working in radio
- Chapter 2
- On working in radio
- On her early experiences in television - including commercials
- Chapter 3
- On working on I Love Lucy
- On working on The Lucy Show, Here's Lucy
- Chapter 4
- On I Love Lucy fans, fandom, and the popularity of the show
- On television shows she worked on in the 1950s and 1960s
- Chapter 5
- On working as a guest performer on 1960's television shows
- On working on a TV movie, The Boy Who Stole the Elephant
- On working on 1970's television, including All in the Family
- Chapter 6
- On her role in soap operas
- On her acting style
- On McCarthyism and the Hollywood Blacklist
- On her husband, the late television writer Charlie Isaacs
- On her career and her legacy
- On photo memorabilia
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Does she still act??
I've always loved Doris - God bless her!
En qué año fue hecha esta entrevista?
Doris you were great with Annie Farge on The Angel show from 1960 , I'm a big fan of that show I could watch it all the time !
Loved her on Angel with Annie Farge and the rest of the cast . Where are they today ?
I wish Doris Would have talked more about being on The Angel Show . i love that show it's so funny , Doris and Annie Farge were great together along with the rest of the cast.
Caroline Appleby really aged beautifully.
sexy is always sexy
I always thought she was one of the sexiest women on TV.
i was hot for her on lucy
@ChandlerandMonica83
Ain't it the truth? I wish older folks would publish, somewhere, their lifelong health habits, if any. In other words, what does this lady eat?! George Burns claimed to take a few walking laps around his pool every day, along with his Martinis and cigars!
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