Lucy in Print

ISBN: 0595293212

Author: Michael A. Karol

Condition: New

From the Publisher Do you know why Lucille Ball registered for the Communist Party in the late 1930s? Why Vivian Vances New Mexico hideaway was a potential killer? What Desi Arnaz was doing shooting off a gun in the middle of the night near his beach home? What William Frawley was addicted to? Did you know there was a three-act play written called I Love Lucy in 1953? Or whether or not the play was ever performed? That there was another "Lucy"-related play, written about Vivian Vance? Or that you can see where Lucy was born and grew up on a bus tour? The answers to these and many more questions are in this little bottle?.oops, we mean, the new book by Lucy A to Z author Michael Karol, called Lucy in Print. Lucy in Print offers the reader and fan hundreds of tidbits about Americas best-loved comedian Lucille Ball, her landmark sitcom I Love Lucy, and her co-stars Desi Arnaz, Vivian Vance, William Frawley, all as seen through the eyes of the press covereage garnered by the Fab Foursome over the past 70 years. Tramp with starlet Lucille Ball through a ritzy New York hotel on a PR jag. See whether or not Vivian Vance was really required to gain weight for her role as Ethel Mertz. Discover if Desi really loved Lucy, or loved loosely. Author Michael Karol takes you back to the days of Hedda, Louella Walter and Rona, and adds his insightful commentary wherever applicable. He also takes you on a tour of Jamestown, Lucys birthplace and the home of the Lucy-Desi Museum, currently enjoying a renaissance thanks to the watchful input of Lucie Arnaz and Desi Arnaz Jr. Youll be hard pressed to find another book that offers so much fun and insight into the world of Lucille Ball, as she lived it, in the public eye. Product Description Michael Karol, the author of Lucy A to Z, has done it again! Lucy in Print digs deep to give Lucy fans (and who isn't one?) a unique look at Lucille Ball, her TV shows, and her co-stars, as reported by the press over the past 60 years. With commentary and analysis by the author, and visit to Lucy's birthplace in Jamestown, NY, and two lost plays about I Love Lucy! About the Author Classic TV expert Michael Karol is an award-winning New York-based author whose other books include Lucy A to Z: The Lucille Ball Encyclopedia; the just-published TVTidbits book, Funny Ladies; the vampire novel Kiss Me, Kill Me; and the upcoming Lucille Ball Quiz Book. He is the Webmaster at Sitcomboy.com and co-author of the website TVTidbits.com.