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Meet the Mertzes

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Meet the Mertzes is an expansive dual biography chronicling the lives of two of America''s most popular situation-comedy actors, William Frawley and Vivian Vance, who portrayed Fred and Ethel Mertz on I Love Lucy. This meticulously researched book contains interviews with Frawley''s and Vance''s colleagues, friends, and relatives, and explores their personal and professional lives before, during, and after I Love Lucy. With a complete filmography and videography of each, Meet the Mertzes finally sets the record straight on the lives and legacies of these compelling stars who detested one another. You''ll learn about: -Vance''s successful Broadway career prior to I Love Lucy -Frawley''s vaudevillian roots and his passion for baseball -Vance''s nervous breakdown after the collapse of her first marriage -Frawley''s drinking and carousing -Lucille Ball''s caustic relationship with both of her costars -Vance''s hatred of being known to the world as Ethel Mertz

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9781580630955
  • Binding:
  • Hardback
  • Pages:
  • 301
  • Published:
  • September 17, 1999
  • Dimensions:
  • 153x225x20 mm.
  • Weight:
  • 344 g.
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Expected delivery: January 11, 2025
Extended return policy to January 30, 2025
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Description of Meet the Mertzes

Meet the Mertzes is an expansive dual biography chronicling the lives of two of America''s most popular situation-comedy actors, William Frawley and Vivian Vance, who portrayed Fred and Ethel Mertz on I Love Lucy. This meticulously researched book contains interviews with Frawley''s and Vance''s colleagues, friends, and relatives, and explores their personal and professional lives before, during, and after I Love Lucy. With a complete filmography and videography of each, Meet the Mertzes finally sets the record straight on the lives and legacies of these compelling stars who detested one another.
You''ll learn about:
-Vance''s successful Broadway career prior to I Love Lucy
-Frawley''s vaudevillian roots and his passion for baseball
-Vance''s nervous breakdown after the collapse of her first marriage
-Frawley''s drinking and carousing
-Lucille Ball''s caustic relationship with both of her costars
-Vance''s hatred of being known to the world as Ethel Mertz

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