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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 791.45028092
EAN: 9781580630511
Edition: 1st
ISBN: 1580630510
Label: Renaissance Books
Manufacturer: Renaissance Books
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 387
Publication Date: June 12, 1999
Publisher: Renaissance Books
Studio: Renaissance Books
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Written with the cooperation of Lucie Arnaz and Desi Arnaz Jr., who both consented to rare interviews, The Lucy Book is an amazing retrospective of the five-decade television career of America's favorite redhead. Containing hundreds of original interviews with cast members, guest stars, production people, contemporaries, family, and friends, this book will tell you for the first time what it was really like to work with Lucy. Year by year, episode by episode, television appearance by television appearance, you can follow the meteoric careers of this comedy legend. Her five series--I love Lucy (1951-57), The Lucille Ball-Dezi Arnaz Show (1957-1960), The Lucy Show (1962-68), Here's Lucy (1968-74), and Life with Lucy (1986)--are thoroughly covered, as are her myriad guest appearances on other situation comedies, dramas, games shows, talks hows, variety shows, commercials, and specials. All told, more than 1,000 television appearances are extensively chronicles in this book. The Lucy Book contains: --cast and crew information, along with background anecdotes and current interview quotes for each entry. --particulars about several Lucy TV scripts that were never produced. --a critical analysis of Lucy's enormous effect on the television industry.
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This is an amazing book, both because of the incredible amount of material and the way in which it is presented. Every television appearance every made by Miss Ball is painstakingly detailed and the text is rich with invaluable trivia. Lucy, Desi, Vivian, William etc. are all depicted as human beings--flaws and all. It's a one of a kind oral history of Lucy's career in TV. I bought it 7 or 8 years ago and still regard it as one of my favorite books. It is irreplaceable for Lucy/classic TV fans. ... Read More
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This is an excellent book for Lucille Ball fans & fans of "I Love Lucy". Excellent information on all her starring roles and appearances on TV.
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This is one of the best books available on the "Lucy" phenomenon. The author exhaustively details her television appearances from the late 1940s until her death in 1989. Many original interviews were conducted with supporting actors, writers, directors, etc.
Not necessarily the *first* book for someone who doesn't know much about Lucy, but a prize for those who enjoy delving into the details.
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Better, perhaps, than any biography ever written about the one and only Lucille Ball, this work details - and I mean DETAILS - every known possible TV moment America spent with the woman called "The First Lady of Comedy". Its author, Geoffery Mark Fidelman, has done a TREMENDOUS service to all of Lucy's fans, capturing every TV appearance in printed remembrance, and the exhaustive research he's done is apparent immediately. At times, it seems downright impossible to believe one man did it all! Unlike ... Read More
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I've enjoyed reading and re-reading Geoffrey's comments on every "I Love Lucy" episode each time I watch one of the reruns. He has certainly written the most complete book on Ms. Ball's TV career. I was fascinated by the remarks made by Lucy's co-stars, both living and deceased. Geoffrey's dedication to providing a wealth of information which is available here for the very first time is phenomenal. This book is a must read for anyone who loves and admires Lucille Ball and her multi-talents. I can't wait ... Read More
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