Meet the Mertzes: The Life Stories of I
Love Lucys Other Couple by Audrey
Kupferberg
A Very Good Read!
Meet the Mertzes is an expansive dual biography chronicling the lives of
two of Americas 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 Frawleys and
Vances 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. Youll learn about: -Vances successful Broadway
career prior to I Love Lucy -Frawleys vaudevillian roots and his passion for
baseball -Vances nervous breakdown after the collapse of her first
marriage -Frawleys drinking and carousing -Lucille Balls caustic
relationship with both of her costars -Vances hatred of being known to the
world as Ethel Mertz
Personal Review: Meet the Mertzes: The Life Stories of I Love
Lucys Other Couple by Audrey Kupferberg
I have to admit that I skimmed over their early years, but this is a good
book!! I laughed so hard at one point with William Frawley in his
escapades as "Bub" in "My Three Sons". He was hilarious. Learning more
about Vivian Vance made me really admire and come to like her. As
usual, anything about Lucille Ball was negative. Apparently she could be a
real B%^&#$h in real life and I learned nothing new about her, but
essentially the book isn't about her life anyway. I learned a lot and
received a real appreciation of William Frawley and Vivian Vance and
learned things about each of them I didn't know before. This is one for my
library.
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