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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 791.45028092
EAN: 9780375727719
ISBN: 037572771X
Label: Alfred a Knopf Inc
Manufacturer: Alfred a Knopf Inc
Number Of Pages: 384
Publication Date: 2004
Publisher: Alfred a Knopf Inc
Sales Rank: 505926
Studio: Alfred a Knopf Inc
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He states that her height was 5'7" in one section of the book, then a few chapters later states she was 5'9". Am I the only one who noticed this, or am I not reading it correctly? I read the Kathleen Brady book just prior to reading this one (she states she was 5'7", but another website said she was 5'6.5") and while it portrayed a Lucy that you really pity toward the end (so consumed with aging), I think it was the more complete and better researched overall. Just thought if he couldn't get her ... Read More
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Overall I thought the book was very good. I really didn't "know" who Lucy was and I feel I know the person now. What was very interesting to me was the fact that Lucy was a control freak who people hated to work with. She would also have temper tantrums like a little girl and would later apologize.
The sections (and there are a lot of them) on Desi were very good. I never knew how smart he was. The talent he had for choosing the right actors and projects. Not just for the Lucy show ... Read More
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If you've watched all the "I Love Lucy" episodes, yet never read a book on Lucille Ball, then this is the place to start. Although this book may be seen as a tell-all, there's a strong undercurrent of admiration the author obviously has for his subject.
Ball, as seen by Kanfer, knew she was a star but never seemed to enjoy the priviledges and the adulation that came with the role. Instead, Ball was insecure during all her adult life and showed it by being tactless on the set, overly authoritative ... Read More
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You know how some biographies are dreadful to read, filled with mundane details or too much author opinion? This is definately not one of those! After rediscovering I Love Lucy on DVD I became more and more curious as to the woman behind the myth. This book didn't disappoint.
It was very sad in that it completely shattered the persona Lucy and Desi portrayed in I Love Lucy. Desi was an alcoholic and a womanizer while Lucy was a workaholic. Their children readily admit that a nanny raised them and ... Read More
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I will never read this book again, nor recommend it to anyone. This book downplays the positive things in Lucy's life, and concentrates on the bad things she did to people and people did to her. Stefan makes it sound as though everything she did in life was for her career, which was not true at all. I think Kanfer needs to take a good hard look at how he portrays his subjects if and when he writes another book.
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