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File:William Frawley 1951.JPG

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Publicity photo of actor William Frawley. This photo was taken about six months before he became Fred Mertz in I Love Lucy.

Date There is a 31 March date written on the press release and a 11 April 1951 date stamp.
Source eBay item

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photo back
Author KTTV, Los Angeles. This was a publicity photo for a local KTTV program. In the 1950s and 1960s, television stations, networks, studios and program sponsors often used advertising or publicity agencies to distribute promotional material. In this case, KTTV used advertising agency Young & Rubicam to send out the photos and releases.
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  • Note that the marks on the back of the photo are not copyright marks, but either photographers' or collectors' marks. Have shown them right side up for clarification.
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current03:53, 20 September 2012Thumbnail for version as of 03:53, 20 September 2012719 × 908 (117 KB)We hope (talk | contribs)better tone
15:45, 6 November 2011Thumbnail for version as of 15:45, 6 November 2011719 × 908 (98 KB)We hope (talk | contribs)Photo has been cropped. Previous upload was to establish dating, source and that there are no copyright marks on it.
15:43, 6 November 2011Thumbnail for version as of 15:43, 6 November 20111,660 × 1,024 (114 KB)We hope (talk | contribs){{Information |Description=Publicity photo of actor William Frawley. |Source=[http://www.ebay.com/itm/1951-William-Frawley-American-Actor-Press-Photo-/250908398949?pt=Art_Photo_Images&hash=item3a6b4e5565#ht_2658wt_1164 eBay item] [http://i819.photobucket.
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