Author: Frank Castelluccio
Publisher: Berkley Publishing Group
ISBN: 9780425176092
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A revealing biography of Lucy's famous female foil Vivian Vance takes readers behind the scenes of the popular show for an intimate look at one of television's most underexposed funny ladies. Reprint.
Language: en
Pages: 313
Pages: 313
A revealing biography of Lucy's famous female foil Vivian Vance takes readers behind the scenes of the popular show for an intimate look at one of television's most underexposed funny ladies. Reprint.
Language: en
Pages: 451
Pages: 451
Praise for the updated 2012 Kindle edition of Lucy A to Z: The Lucille Ball Encyclopedia"Very important. Fresh insights. The most detailed-and most enjoyable-book available on Lucille Ball. A must-have." -Laura Wagner, Classic Images"As we are producing the I Love Lucy 50th Anniversary Special, [Lucy A to Z] has been a godsend." -Lucie Arnaz, 2001 letter to author"[Lucy A to Z is a] compound of insight, fact, and trivia." -Stefan Kanfer, author, Ball of Fire"This new Fourth Edition of Lucy A to Z is a wonderful read and I'm very pleased to recommend it to everyone." -Wanda Clark, Lucille Ball's personal secretary"If you need any 'splainin' about Lucy' life and career, you'll find it here!" -Craig Hamrick, author, The TV Tidbits Classic Television Trivia Quiz Book
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Language: en
Pages: 393
Pages: 393
Although some scholars credit Shakespeare with creating in Henry IV’s Falstaff the first “second banana” character (reviving him for Henry IV Part Two), most television historians agree that the popular co-star was born in 1955 when Art Carney, as Ed Norton, first addressed Jackie Gleason with a “Hey, Ralphie-boy,” on The Honeymooners. The phenomenon has proved to be one of the most enduring achievements of the American sitcom, and oftentimes so popular that the co-star becomes the star. Twenty-nine of those popular co-stars get all of the attention in this work. Each chapter focuses on one television character and the actor or actress who brought him or her to life, and provides critical analysis, biographical information and, in several instances, interviews with the actors and actresses themselves. It includes people like Art Carney of The Honeymooners, Don Knotts of The Andy Griffith Show, Ted Knight of The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Max Baer of The Beverly Hillbillies, Vivian Vance and William Frawley of I Love Lucy, Ann B. Davis of The Brady Bunch, Jamie Farr of M*A*S*H, Ron Palillo of Welcome Back, Kotter, Jimmie Walker of Good Times, Tom Poston of Newhart and Michael Richards of Seinfeld, to name just
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Pages: 194
Pages: 194
A revealing examination of the meaning of and causes behind the television rumors that circulate in our culture today
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Pages: 2572
Pages: 2572
Contains more than 20,000 brief biographical entries on women, including thousands of entries on non-U.S. figures.
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Language: en
Pages: 212
Pages: 212
Covers many famous and not-so-famous feuds between celebrities such as Sonny and Cher, Olivia De Havilland and Joan Fontaine, Boris Karloff and Bela Lugosi, and Eric and Julia Roberts