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Meet the Mertzes: the life stories of I love Lucy's other couple

By Frawley , William;Vance , Vivian;Edelman , Rob;Kupferberg , Audrey E

Book information

Publisher
Renaissance Books, Distributed by St. Martin's Press
Year
1999
ISBN
1580630952, 9781466850460, 9781580630955
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
398 kB (407327 bytes)
Edition
1st ed
Pages
301 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm\0
Time added
2020-07-26 19:24:52
-- 1887-1966;VanceBiography;FrawleyVivianWilliam

Description

Meet the Mertzes is an expansive dual biography chronicling the lives of two of America's most popular situation-comedy actors, William Frawley and Vivian Vance, who portrayed Fred and Ethel Mertz on I Love Lucy. This meticulously researched book contains interviews with Frawley's and Vance's colleagues, friends, and relatives, and explores their personal and professional lives before, during, and after I Love Lucy. With a complete filmography and videography of each, Meet the Mertzes finally sets the record straight on the lives and legacies of these compelling stars who detested one another. You'll learn about: -Vance's successful Broadway career prior to I Love Lucy -Frawley's vaudevillian roots and his passion for baseball -Vance's nervous breakdown after the collapse of her first marriage -Frawley's drinking and carousing -Lucille Ball's caustic relationship with both of her costars -Vance's hatred of...

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