The Facts of Life (1960) |
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| Director(s) | Melvin Frank |
| Producer(s) | Norman Panama |
| Top Genres | Comedy, Drama, Romance |
| Top Topics | Romance (Comic) |
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Bob Hope(as Larry Gilbert)
The Facts of Life
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1960
The Facts of Life
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1960
Bob Hope
(as Larry Gilbert)
Lucille Ball(as Kitty Weaver)
The Facts of Life
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1960
The Facts of Life
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1960
Lucille Ball
(as Kitty Weaver)
Ruth Hussey(as Mary Gilbert)
The Facts of Life
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1960
The Facts of Life
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1960
Ruth Hussey
(as Mary Gilbert)
Don DeFore(as Jack Weaver)
The Facts of Life
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1960
The Facts of Life
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1960
Don DeFore
(as Jack Weaver)
Louis Nye(as Hamilton Busbee)
The Facts of Life
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1960
The Facts of Life
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1960
Louis Nye
(as Hamilton Busbee)
Philip Ober(as Doc Mason)
The Facts of Life
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1960
The Facts of Life
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1960
Philip Ober
(as Doc Mason)
Louise Beavers(as Gussie)
The Facts of Life
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1960
The Facts of Life
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1960
Louise Beavers
(as Gussie)
Mike Mazurki(as First Husband in Motel Room)
The Facts of Life
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1960
The Facts of Life
Released
1960
Mike Mazurki
(as First Husband in Motel...)
The Facts of Life Overview:
The Facts of Life (1960) was a Drama - Romance Film directed by Melvin Frank and produced by Norman Panama.
Academy Awards 1960 --- Ceremony Number 33 (source: AMPAS)
| Award | Recipient | Result |
| Best Art Direction | Art Direction: Joseph McMillan Johnson, Kenneth A. Reid; Set Decoration: Ross Dowd | Nominated |
| Best Cinematography | Charles B. Lang, Jr. | Nominated |
| Best Costume Design | Edith Head, Edward Stevenson | Won |
| Best Music - Song | Music and Lyrics by Johnny Mercer | Nominated |
| Best Writing | Norman Panama, Melvin Frank | Nominated |
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Lucille Ball and Bob Hope star in "Brief Encounter with Laughs". Directed by Melvin Frank and written by Frank with Norman Panama, The Facts of Life is an adult love story that will surprise you. Frank & Panama are Bob Hope experts, multiple Oscar nominees and the creators of such classic comedi... Read full article
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The Facts of Life Quotes:
Larry Gilbert:
[Kitty yawns during Larry's routine] Madam, your Vodka gimlets are showing. Vodka, that's an alcohol rub from the inside.
Kitty Weaver:
Am I really doing this? Me, Kitty Weaver? Secretary to the PTA? Den mother to the Cub Scouts? Am I really going to San Francisco to spend the weekend... with the husband of my best friend?
Kitty Weaver:
Can't sleep.
Larry Gilbert: Me either.
Kitty Weaver: I'm starved.
Larry Gilbert: Me too.
Kitty Weaver: What's your opinion of eating late at night?
Larry Gilbert: Suicide.
Kitty Weaver: Ever do it?
Larry Gilbert: Only late at night.
Larry Gilbert: Me either.
Kitty Weaver: I'm starved.
Larry Gilbert: Me too.
Kitty Weaver: What's your opinion of eating late at night?
Larry Gilbert: Suicide.
Kitty Weaver: Ever do it?
Larry Gilbert: Only late at night.
Kitty Weaver:
[after Larry criticizes her for buying a rabbit instead of a chicken at the grocery store] IT WAS LYING DOWN!
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This was Louise Beaver's last film appearance, she died two years later.
Hope and Ball unsuccessfully tried to talk Desi Arnaz into making a guest appearance in the film.
'Don Defore''s final feature film performance.
The Facts of Life was indeed a problematic picture. The injury to Lucy was not the films only mishap. Don DeFore injured his back requiring hospitalization, director Melvin Frank broke his ankle playing golf and had to hobble around on crutches, the film's publicist came down with a two week case of the mumps, Bob Hope smashed his finger, and even the delivery man from Lucy's pharmacy fell into the same tank that the star had. To top things off, a few days after Lucy referred to her Desilu soundstage as a "firetrap," it partially burned down.