The Comic Dna Of Lucille Ball

Author : Michael Karol
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 88 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2005-12-15
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0595823203

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The Comic Dna of Lucille Ball by Michael Karol Pdf

Fifty-five years ago, a sitcom called I Love Lucy transformed the television landscape and made its leading lady, Lucille Ball, a superstar. No one could have known that Ball, formerly a showgirl, B-movie queen, and radio actress, would become one of the world's most beloved performers, and take her place in a rare pantheon reserved for the likes of Elvis, Marilyn, and Chaplin. This book, by acclaimed Lucy author Michael Karol-Lucy A to Z: The Lucille Ball Encyclopedia, The Lucille Ball Quiz Book, Lucy in Print-examines Ball's impact and dissects what it was, and is, that makes Lucy not only an icon of laughter, but a powerful tonic in a troubled world.

Author : Stefan Kanfer
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 386 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2007-12-18
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780307424914

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Ball of Fire by Stefan Kanfer Pdf

As a movie actress Lucille Ball was, in her own words, “queen of the B-pluses.” But on the small screen she was a superstar–arguably the funniest and most enduring in the history of TV. In this exemplary biography, Stefan Kanfer explores the roots of Lucy’s genius and places it in the context of her conflicted and sometimes bitter personal life. Ball of Fire gives us Lucy in all her contradictions. Here is the beauty who became a master of knock-down slapstick; the control freak whose comic alter ego thrived on chaos, the worshipful TV housewife whose real marriage ended in public disaster. Here, too, is an intimate view of the dawn of television and of the America that embraced it. Charming, informative, touching. and laugh-out-loud funny, this is the book Lucy’s fans have been waiting for.

Author : Michael Karol
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 478 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780595297610

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Lucy A to Z by Michael Karol Pdf

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

Author : Michael Karol
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2010-12-28
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781450274166

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The Lucy Book of Lists by Michael Karol Pdf

Best-selling author Michael Karol (Lucy A to Z: The Lucille Ball Encyclopedia) is at it again, with a book of lists honoring Lucy’s 100th birthday and the 60th anniversary of I Love Lucy — both of which occur in 2011! Chapter titles include Headline News, Lucy by the Numbers, The Lucy Show Mystery, Mam’selle Mame, and many more...with an exclusive list by Lucille Ball’s and Desi Arnaz’s good friend, comedian Kaye Ballard (The Mothers-In-Law). You’ll laugh, learn and love this unique peek into the Lucyverse.

Author : Michael Karol
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 173 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2006-07
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780595402519

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Sitcom Queens by Michael Karol Pdf

Whether it was Lucy and Ethel (Lucille Ball and Vivian Vance) or Eve Arden as Miss Brooks, Gale Storm as her dad's "little" Margie, always interfering but with the best of intentions, or the more modern Bea Arthur as Maude, flaunting the conventions of how a woman was supposed to behave, we all have our favorite funny ladies who brought us laughter every week, and, for a half-hour at least, took us away from our daily problems. Classic TV expert Michael Karol, in a series of original essays, examines the roles these Sitcom Queens played on TV, and how they became the beloved TV icons of generation after generation of TV fans. With a sitcom timeline and a Top 10!

Author : LIFE Magazine
Publisher : Time Home Entertainment
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2021-05-21
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781547854998

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LIFE Lucille Ball by LIFE Magazine Pdf

She was capricious, outspoken, madcap, and never embarrassed. And we loved her for it. Thirty years after the death of one of TV's legends, LIFE remembers the life and career of Lucille Ball, the hilarious comic actress whose iconic sitcom, I Love Lucy (which she created and starred in with her real-life husband, Desi Arnaz) was so popular that the episode featuring the birth of their characters' son, Little Ricky, attracted more viewers than the inauguration of President Dwight Eisenhower. A Hollywood giant who blazed a trail for women in front of and behind the camera, Ball was the first female to run a major television production studio, and she green-lighted such classic broadcasts as Star Trek and Mission Impossible. A former showgirl on Broadway stage, Ball was known as one of the hardest-working actresses in Tinseltown before conquering radio and then TV. With her unique brand of fearless, physical comedy, she paved the way for funny folks like Mary Tyler Moore, Penny Marshall, and Robin Williams. As Will and Grace's Debra Messing writes in the heartfelt foreword to this LIFE Special Edition, “It's fair to say that I have my career because Lucy paved the way. She and Desi in

Author : Michael Karol
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 213 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781605280233

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The ABC Movie of the Week Companion by Michael Karol Pdf

Movies made for television were in their infancy when ABC came up with a novel idea: a weekly series of films made exclusively for the small screen. The ABC Movie of the Week became a great success and a cultural touchstone for a generation of Americans. In this loving tribute to the classic series of TV films, more than two hundred films in the series are reviewed, including well-remembered titles such as Duel, Tribes, The Six Million Dollar Man, Go Ask Alice, Brian's Song, The Night Stalker, Bad Ronald, Starsky and Hutch, Trilogy of Terror, That Certain Summer, and Killdozer. In addition, choice bits of trivia about the actors and films and exclusive pictures are sprinkled throughout the book. So bit back, relax, and return to a time when the counterculture was in full swing and you could tune in every week for one or more original films made just for you.

Author : Michael Karol
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2009-11
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781440184185

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Kiss Kill by Michael Karol Pdf

Ray Abreu just met his forever guy: a handsome New York detective who's a cool, hot piece of man candy. But someone - or something - else is after Ray, and he's not used to losing. He's killer. And he'll redefine the meaning of forever.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1480692034

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Who Was Lucille Ball? by Anonim Pdf

Author : J. Reed
Publisher : Tidalwave Productions
Page : 26 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2017-10-31
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 1948216442

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Tribute by J. Reed Pdf

To celebrate Lucy's life, TidalWave Productions takes a look at her amazing life, from her humble beginnings in Jamestown, NY, to her reign as the undisputed Queen of Comedy. This special edition is a tribute to all she has given the world! A comic book biography of the life of Lucille Ball! The Tribute comic book series has been seen in Rolling Stone, TIME Magazine and more!

Author : Gerald Nachman
Publisher : Pantheon
Page : 693 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2012-10-17
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780307828941

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Raised on Radio by Gerald Nachman Pdf

For everybody "raised on radio"—and that's everybody brought up in the thirties, forties, and early fifties—this is the ultimate book, combining nostalgia, history, judgment, and fun, as it reminds us of just how wonderful (and sometimes just how silly) this vanished medium was. Of course, radio still exists—but not the radio of The Lone Ranger and One Man's Family, of Our Gal Sunday and Life Can Be Beautiful, of The Goldbergs and Amos 'n' Andy, of Easy Aces, Vic and Sade, and Bob and Ray, of The Shadow and The Green Hornet, of Bing Crosby, Kate Smith, and Baby Snooks, of the great comics, announcers, sound-effects men, sponsors, and tycoons. In the late 1920s radio exploded almost overnight into being America's dominant entertainment, just as television would do twenty-five years later. Gerald Nachman, himself a product of the radio years—as a boy he did his homework to the sound of Jack Benny and Our Miss Brooks—takes us back to the heyday of radio, bringing to life the great performers and shows, as well as the not-so-great and not-great-at-all. Nachman analyzes the many genres that radio deployed or invented, from the soap opera to the sitcom to the quiz show, zooming in to study closely key performers like Benny, Bob Hope, and Fred Allen, while pulling back to an overview that manages to be both comprehensive and seductively specific. Here is a book that is generous, instructive, and sinfully readable—and that brings an era alive as it salutes an extraordinary American phenomenon.

Author : DeAnn Herringshaw
Publisher : ABDO Publishing Company
Page : 114 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2011-09-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781617878602

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Lucille Ball: Actress & Comedienne by DeAnn Herringshaw Pdf

This title examines the remarkable life of Lucille Ball. Readers will learn about Ball's family background, childhood, education, and work as the beloved comic actress on the groundbreaking television show I Love Lucy. Color and black & white photos and informative sidebars accompany easy-to-read, compelling text. Features include a table of contents, timeline, facts, additional resources, Web sites, a glossary, a bibliography, and an index. Essential Lives is a series in Essential Library, an imprint of ABDO Publishing Company.

Author : Eleanor Harris
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2012-10-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1258503093

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The Real Story of Lucille Ball by Eleanor Harris Pdf

Author : Chris Dicker
Publisher : Chris Dicker
Page : 28 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2024-06-29
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Lucille Ball Biography: The Tumultuous Life of The Legendary Comedian From ‘I Love Lucy,’ Relationships, Rumors and More by Chris Dicker Pdf

Lucille Ball has inspired and paved the way for many women in the modern comedy; including Ellen DeGeneres, Tina Fey, Amy Poehler and others. Lucille was one of the first women to run her own production company (Lucille Ball Productions - it came from Desilu Productions). Back in the days interracial dating was still taboo, yet Lucille Ball dated and married the Cuban-born actor, musician, and television producer Desi Arnaz. Lucille Ball was one of the first actresses to work on TV productions while being pregnant. Lucy's pregnancy would imply that sexual intercourse took place between husband and wife. During this era, it would have been offensive to have husband and wife even sleep in the same bed. It's insane. She went even further where Lucy gave birth to her son, Desi Jr. in the episode, “Lucy Goes to The Hospital” - this became a significant part of the American culture, and the episodes concerning Lucy's pregnancy reflected this. More people watched “I Love Lucy” that night than saw Eisenhower’s inauguration as President of the United States. Lucille Ball was not a typical housewife as you probably guessed. Historically speaking, she is the first woman in comedy, in every sense of the word. There were no other women in comedy before her. Lucille created this emerging trend to help other women get involved with comedy. At least the perception of it was still taboo. In this short biography, you are going to gain more insights of who Lucille Ball really was. The woman behind the legendary love story of television's most famous couple: Lucy and Desi. You'll also learn more about her personal life with Desi Arnaz, Gary Morton and her children. Lucille Ball was a very gifted performer and comedian. Nothing she did could ever match the enormity of "I Love Lucy." She left a legacy in a time when there was still so much laughter yet to come. If you want to learn more about Lucille Ball and her tumultuous life, grab your copy now!

Author : Kathleen Brady
Publisher : Random House Digital, Inc.
Page : 436 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0823089134

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Lucille by Kathleen Brady Pdf

Published to mark the 50th anniversary of the debut of the "I Love Lucy" show, this is an entertaining, informative biography of the funniest actress in TV history. Brady creates a rounded portrait of Lucille Ball, the actress, wife, woman and mother behind Lucy Ricardo. 55 illustrations.