Lucille: The Life of Lucille BallA biography of Lucille Ball, one of the most revered actresses in televisionistory. Moving beyond the typical celebrity biography, Kathleen Brady seekso separate the actress from Lucy Ricardo, the antic, enduring character shereated on "I Love Lucy". She reveals that Lucille's life was a rolleroaster, going from disaster to victory and triumph to tragedy. As a star,he felt she had to work hard to maintain her popularity, and was alsoonscious that what her fans wanted from her was not herself, but Lucyicardo.;New to this edition is an introductory essay focusing on the placef the character of Lucy Ricardo in the history of comedy, going back to theraditions of the Italian commedia dell'arte and forward to the end of the0th century. In this essay, Lucille Ball is compared to other key femaleigures in comedy like Mabel Normand, Mae West, Frannie Brice, Gilda Radnernd Fran Drescher. The new edition also includes some photographs fromarious sources. |
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