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Author:	Alvin Walker, Frank Castelluccio	Edition:	1
Publisher:	Knowledge Ideas & Trends	Edition Description:	Illustrated
ISBN-10:	1879198266	Subject:	Biography & Autobiography
ISBN-13:	9781879198265	Topic:	Movie & Television
Format:	Hardcover	Language:	English
Publication Year:	1998	Condition:	Very Good
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Synopsis
A portrait of Vivian Vance, known for her portrayal of Lucy's next-door neighbor Ethel Mertz on I LOVE LUCY. The authors claim that, in reality, Vance despised William Frawley, who played her grouchy husband Fred on the show, and they describe how Desi Arnaz discovered Vance in California and cajoled her into entering 1951's unpopular television industry.
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Length:	319 pages
Height:	9.8 in.
Width:	6.3 in.
Thickness:	1.5 in.
Weight:	25.6 oz.

Publisher's Note
Best known for her role as Lucille Ball's feisty sidekick, Vivian Vance had an exciting life and career long before her role as Ethel Mertz. This book features little known facts and stories about the stormy relationship between Lucy and Ethel as well as wonderful vignettes about Vance's early days. 50 photos.
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"When I die, there will be people who send Ethel Mertz flowers," remarked Vivian Vance (1909-1979), Lucille Ball's neighbor and sidekick on the TV series I Love Lucy. Though the role of Ethel on the classic sitcom brought Vance fame if not fortune (she and stage hubby William "Fred Mertz" Frawley were not in on the deals that enriched others attached to the show), it also robbed her of her identity. In this candid, revealing first bio about Vance, fans will meet a vibrant woman who little resembled the frump she made famous. Long before her television career, Vance was well known as a sparkling comedic actress who worked with major stars including Jimmy Durante, Ethel Merman, Bob Hope, Ed Wynn and Gypsy Rose Lee and who carried on passionate love affairs, some during her first three marriages. When she married for the fourth time, it was to a man 12 years her junior who had been involved in a 20-year relationship with another man. The marriage was, by all accounts, a happy one. Plagued by crippling bouts of depression, Vance was one of the first celebrities to speak openly about mental illness. Fans of I Love Lucy will be taken with the behind-the-scenes stories of the show and its feuds and friendships; one of the most surprising nuggets is that Lucy and Ethel didn't get along offstage. Those who wish to meet the woman who created Ethel Mertz are unlikely ever again to mistake Vance for her alter ego. (Oct.) Bukey Vivian Vance pioneered the role of female sidekick as Lucille Ball's feisty neighbor Ethel on I Love Lucy. Yet little has been written about the beloved actress and her varied career before and after Lucy. Actors as well as authors, Castelluccio and Walker remedy this oversight with the first in-depth look at the woman born Vivian Roberta Jones. Before assuming the part of frowsy Ethel Mertz, Vance was known as a Broadway beauty whose singing roles included understudy to Ethel Merman. This candid retelling of her life reveals an ambitious woman who struggled with many problems, from her fear of being cast in an unflattering role to repeated bouts of mental illness. Verbal battles with Ball and stories of enmity between Vance and William Frawley (Fred Mertz) pepper this readable tale of a woman dedicated to the theater and willing to take the role of "second banana" to new heights. Recommended where star bios are popular. Kelli N. Perkins, Herrick P.L., Holland, MI Kolchin

1998 hardcover book with 318 pages and photos.Book is in beautiful cond., no rips, tears, writing and binding is tight, jacket has minor wear.Winning bidder pays 3.25 for media mail shipping and handling anywhere in the USA. Payments can be made with paypal

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