Publication

2001 - Billboard Books, New York, New York (State)

Language

English

Word Count

99,250 words, Guess

Page Count

397 pages

Identifiers

  • ISBN-100823089134
  • ISBN-139780823089130
  • Goodreads579556
  • LibraryThing272208
  • Library of Congress Control Number2001025653
and 2 more
  • Better World Books9780823089130
  • Open LibraryOL3943849M

Classifications

  • DDC791.45/028/092
  • DDCB
  • LCCPN2287.B16 B63 2001
and 1 more
  • LCCPN2287.B16B63 2001

Description

It has taken a biographer with the skill and sensitivity of Kathleen Brady to look beyond the all-too-familiar image of the star who dominated television for two decades and to reveal the woman behind the icon. This definitive new biography presents an extraordinary portrait of the Lucille that her fans have never known, based on recollections of fellow performers and Lucille herself. From her childhood, when her virtual abandonment instilled in her a relentless drive for love and attention, through her struggling early years in vaudeville and Hollywood, through her troubled relationship with Desi Arnaz, which became the basis for one of television's most famous marriages, Lucille vividly recounts the story of this passionate, vulnerable, and often fiercely demanding woman.

First Sentence

The fiftieth anniversary of the debut of I Love Lucy offers an opportunity to explore a question that was not adequately addressed in the first edition of this book Was Lucille Bal a great artist?

Excerpt

The fiftieth anniversary of the debut of I Love Lucy offers an opportunity to explore a question that was not adequately addressed in the first edition of this book Was Lucille Bal a great artist?

Subjects

Genres

  • Biography

Other Editions

  • Lucille: the life of Lucille BallBillboard Books2001-01-01

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