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At Fred MacMurray's insistence, all episodes were filmed out of sequence during the show's entire run using a technique now known as the MacMurray method. MacMurray would do all of his scenes in 65 nonconsecutive days. The cast regulars got haircuts once a week in order to maintain continuity. Guest stars would have to return months later to complete an episode. All kitchen scenes would be done together, then all scenes in the upstairs hallway would be filmed together, etc. This fact was well concealed until Dawn Lyn joined the cast as Dodie. Her upper front teeth grew in irregularly during the entire 1969-70 season, from being barely visible in scenes with MacMurray to being plainly visible in scenes without him. William Frawley never felt comfortable with this method of filming, having grown accustomed to filming "I Love Lucy" in sequence during its entire run.
Don Grady almost left the show when Tina Cole was cast as Katie. In an interview, Cole revealed that Grady felt she wasn't his type. As it turned out, they eventually fell in love in real life and almost got married not once, but twice.
William Frawley really enjoyed working on the show and did not want to leave. To make matters worse, he was replaced by William Demarest, wh
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William Frawley
American actor (1887–1966)
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| Born | William Clement Frawley (1887-02-26)February 26, 1887 Burlington, Iowa, U.S. |
| Died | March 3, 1966(1966-03-03) (aged 79) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Resting place | San Fernando Mission Cemetery |
| Other names | Bill Frawley |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1914–1965 |
| Spouse | Edna Louise Broedt (m. 1914; div. 1927) |
William Clement Frawley (February 26, 1887 – March 3, 1966) was an American vaudevillian and actor best known for playing landlord Fred Mertz in the sitcom I Love Lucy. Frawley also played "Bub" O'Casey during the first five seasons of the sitcom My Three Sons and the political advisor to the Hon. Henry X. Harper (Gene Lockhart) in the film Miracle on 34th Street.
Frawley began his career in Vaudeville in 1914 with his wife, Edna Louise Broedt. Their comedy act, "Frawley and Louise", continued until their divorce in 1927. He performed on Broadway multiple times. In 1916, he signed with Paramount Studios and appeared in more than 100 films over the next 35 years.[1]
Early life
[edit]Frawley was born in Burlington, Iowa, the second son in a family of four
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