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James Arthur Lovell Jr. ( / ˈlʌvəl / LUV-əl; born March 25, 1928) is an American retired astronaut, naval aviator, test pilot and mechanical engineer. In 1968, as command module pilot of Apollo 8, he became, with Frank Borman and William Anders, one of the first three astronauts to fly to and orbit the Moon.
May 25, 2023 · Jim Lovell’s mother Blanche Lovell saw him go to the moon. Mrs. Blanche Lovell, the mother of Navy Lt. Cmdr. James Lovell couldn’t hide her joy after hearing her son has been named as one of America’s newest astronauts. She was in her 60s when he was named an astronaut.
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Ron and Cheryl Howard were wed in 1975 and, even before their marriage, she appeared in every single one of the movie maker’s productions. Ron, as he told the Archive of American Televisionin 2006, considers his bride his good luck charm. “We met in high school and at a certain point, I became very superstitious about making sure that she appears, ...
Jean Speegle Howard was an actor herself until she put her career on hold to raise her sons. In Apollo 13, she memorably played Blanche Lovell, mother of astronaut Jim Lovell. One of her most quotable lines from the film was “If they could make a washing machine fly, my Jimmy could land it.” Ron explained that it was his father who suggested Jean f...
Still, Ron agreed to audition his mom, who by that point had returned to acting and had appeared in the film Matilda and on the small screen in Married with Children and Roseanne. Jean had to work for the part even though her son was the film’s director, as Ron toldBrian Williams in 2014 at the Tribeca Film Festival. “I didn’t want to do it at the ...
Blanche Lovell : Well don't you worry, honey. If they could get a washing machine to fly, my Jimmy could land it. Marilyn Lovell : Blanche, Blanche, these nice young men are going to watch the television with you. This is Neil Armstrong, and this is Buzz... Aldrin.
Feb 15, 2024 · Blanche Lovell: Are you scared? (Susan nods yes) Well, don't you worry, honey. If they could get a washing machine to fly, my Jimmy could land it.
Aug 15, 2018 · Jim Lovell wishes his mother, Blanche Lovell, a happy birthday on December 22, 1968 while soaring to the moon during his Apollo 8 mission. authorsuzanneslade.
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