| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
xi, 361 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [321]-342) and index. |
| Contents |
Preface. Why Lucy? Why now? -- Introduction -- 1. A little world out of nothing -- 2. "This girl's fulla hell" -- 3. "Jesus, what energy!" -- 4. "I'll call you Dizzy" -- 5. "The hair is brown but the soul is on fire" -- 6. "How can you conceive on the telephone?" -- 7. "How can I possibly sell this?" -- 8. "Lucy is enceinte" -- 9. "The only thing red is the hair" -- 10. "Why can't I be happy?" -- 11. "From Cuban to Reuben" -- 12. "What are you trying to do, ruin my career?" -- 13. "Tough, very tough" -- 14. "You think it's funny getting old" -- 15. A Marx sister. |
| Summary |
A portrait of the comic icon discusses her lonely childhood, discovery of her comedic talents, marriage to and divorce from Desi Arnaz, runaway success on the "I Love Lucy" show, and her painful final years. |
| Subject |
Ball, Lucille, 1911-1989.
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Entertainers -- United States -- Biography.
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| ISBN |
0375413154 |
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037572771X |
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