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RKO Forty Acres was a film studio backlot in the United States, owned by RKO Pictures (and later Desilu Productions), located in Culver City, California.Best known as Forty Acres [1] and "the back forty," [2] it was also called "Desilu Culver," [3] the "RKO backlot," and "Pathé 40 Acre Ranch," depending on which studio owned the property at the time.
Desilu Productions, Inc. (/ ˈ d ɛ s i l uː /) 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.
The Hal Roach Studios were demolished in 1963. In the late 1960s, much of the MGM backlot acreage (lot 3 and other property on Jefferson Boulevard), and the nearby 28.5 acres (11.5 ha) known as RKO Forty Acres, once owned by RKO Pictures and later Desilu Productions, were sold by their owners. In 1976 the sets were razed to make way for ...
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Gray devoted time to many charitable groups, organizing and producing events for them over the years. Following an extended separation, the De Nicholas' were divorced in 1967 [citation needed]. While working on the initial episode of The Greatest Show on Earth |date=Desilu's new TV series, Gray officially met actor Jack Palance. [22]
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Also in 1967, Gulf and Western purchased Lucille Ball's Desilu Productions library, which included most of her television product, as well as such properties as Star Trek and Mission: Impossible, both of which would rank amongst its most profitable commodities over the years. The three Desilu lots – the original RKO Studios and two Culver ...