Lucille Ball FAQ

by Sheridan, James; Monush, Barry

• ISBN13: 9781617740824
• ISBN10: 1617740829
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-06-01
• Publisher: Applause Theatre & Cinema Books

Summary

Although countless books and articles have been written about Lucille Ball, most people know only the surface details of her personal life and some basic facts about her popular television series. Lucille Ball FAQ takes us beyond the "Lucy" character to give readers information that might not be common knowledge about one of the world's most beloved entertainers. It can be read straight through, but the FAQ format also invites readers to pick it up and dig in at any point. Background information and anecdotes are provided in such categories as * People found Lucille funny * Lucy at home: her various residences throughout the years * Movie/television/radio/theater projects that never materialized * Unproduced episodes of I Love Lucy * Lucy's off-camera romantic attachments James Sheridan and Barry Monush go beyond the well known facts, making his an indispenasible book for all Lucille Ball fans!

Author Biography

James Sheridan is a recent graduate of Fordham University at Lincoln Center, where he majored in communications and media studies. A lifelong Lucy fan, he could name every I love Lucy episode in order at the age of seven. He lives in Port Washington, New York. Barry Monush is the editor of the Screen World annuals. He is also the author of The Encyclopedia of Hollywood Film Actors; Everybody's Talkin': The Top Films of 1965-1969; and Music on Film: West Side Story, all from Applause books; and has recently updated Stanley; Green's Hollywood Musicals: Year by Year. He is a researcher at the Paley Center for Media. He lives in Metuchen, New Jersey.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. viii
Acknowledgments	p. ix
Introduction	p. xi
ôI Thought You Wanted to Know Something About HER.ö: Lucille Ball: A Timeline	p. 1
ôI'm from Jamestown!ö: Lucy's Family	p. 13
ôMr. and Mrs.ö: The Men Lucy Married	p. 22
ôLucille Ball Is Old Enough to Be Your Mother.ö: Lucy's Children	p. 35
ôFriendship. Just the Perfect Blendshipö: Lucy's Friends and Co-Stars	p. 49
ôIs She Still Entertaining in Her Beverly Hills Mansion?ö: Where Lucy Lived	p. 71
ôI Felt She Was Much Too Young for Henry Fonda.ö: The Other Men in Lucy's Life	p. 89
ôTwo People Who Live Together and Like Itö: Lucy on the Radio	p. 97
ôThe Lucy Ricardo Showö: I Love Lucy	p. 109
ôCook the Meals, Do the Dishes, Make the Beds, Dust the House.ö: The Lucille Ball-Desi Arnaz Comedy Hour	p. 122
ôImpersonating a Secretaryö: The Lucy Show	p. 126
ôUnusual Jobs for Unusual Peopleö: Here's Lucy	p. 136
ôWorld's Greatest Grandmaö: Life with Lucy	p. 146
ôHis, Hers, and Somebody Else'sö: Inside Jokes	p. 151
ôHello, Clark! Hello, Walter! Hello, Hedy!ö: Pop Culture References on Lucy's Series: People	p. 163
ôThat Story's Had More Performances Than South Pacific.ö: Pop Culture References on Lucy's Series: Entertainment	p. 215
ôUs Show Folk Who Eat There All the Time, We Just Call It 'the Derby.'ö: Pop Culture References on Lucy's Series: Places	p. 235
ôWe're Going to Be on the Stage with the Alabama Foghorn.ö: Notable Guest Stars	p. 242
ôThat's What They Say on Lineup.ö: Other Desilu Series and Pilots	p. 249
ôWhen Lucy Came to London Townö: Lucy on Location	p. 264
ôWho Are You, Catherine Curtis?ö The Seven Instances When Lucille Ball Acted on Television Not Playing Her Lucy Character	p. 277
ôRoll 'Em. Lights, Camera, Action. Quiet!ö: Studios Where Lucy Worked	p. 285
ôReal Gone with the Windö: Projects That Never Happened	p. 311
ôIt Took Years of Practice to Get My Voice Where It Is Today.ö: Lucy Sings and Lucy ôSingsö	p. 331
ôComedy Ain't No Joke.ö: Who Made Lucy Laugh	p. 385
ôWhat's that? Another Oscar?ö: Lucy's Awards	p. 402
Bibliography	p. 421
Index	p. 429
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