Lucy: A Life in Pictures [Hardcover]

Tim Frew (Author), T Frew (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 15, 2000

Relive the life and career of Lucille Ball—the star everyone loves—through a series of 135 magnificent archival photographs.

A delightful pictorial tribute to beloved Lucy tours the highlights of her life and career, right from her showbiz beginnings through the glamorous movie roles to I Love Lucy and beyond. Go behind the scenes to meet the private Lucy in childhood and during her romance with Desi. Follow her work from her first big break as a Goldwyn Girl through all the major film roles. An entire section is devoted to I Love Lucy, with photos of favorite scenes (including the Vitameatavegamin skit). The later TV shows, her performance in the dramatic film Stone Pillow, and her triumphant appearance at the 1989 Academy Awards ceremony: it’s all here, in a tribute worthy of one of comedy’s greatest legends.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 96 pages
• Publisher: Sterling Publishing; First edition. edition (February 15, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1567993869
• ISBN-13: 978-1567993868
• Product Dimensions: 12.7 x 9.7 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.9 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,516,204 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #41 in Books > Biographies & Memoirs > People, A-Z > ( B ) > Ball, Lucille

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Lucy as the world has never seen...great book!, April 24, 2000

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Chandani - See all my reviews

This review is from: Lucy: A Life in Pictures (Hardcover)

WOW! This book is filled with information, pictures, and interesting facts that the world never knew about Lucy. This gives you a look behind the clown and into Lucille Ball, the woman. Here is a side of Lucy few people know or see. It has great pictures of Lucy's life, both private and public, and it covers her life up until the day she was born on August 6th, 1911, till the day she died on April 26th, 1989. This pictorial biography takes you on an entertaining and informative tour through the life of a legend, a must-have for ANY Lucy fan!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Pictorial of the Greatest Comedienne to Ever Live!, December 25, 2001

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Reginald D. Garrard "the G-man" (Camilla, GA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Lucy: A Life in Pictures (Hardcover)

I may be a little high on the praise, but Lucille Ball is truly deserving of all the accolades bestowed upon her during her life and since her death. No other performer has had such a lasting impression on the world of entertainment as she has.

One cannot forget that, despite the outrageous costumes worn and situations in which her various "Lucy" characters were involved, the fact remains that Lucille Ball was a very attractive woman. This book not only showcases the respective series but her work on the big screen as well as her early life.

Obviously, like the rest of us, the author really "loves" Lucy.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A very GOOOD book, July 5, 2001

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Jessie (California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Lucy: A Life in Pictures (Hardcover)

This book was REALLY good! I'm only 14 and I got this for Christmas, 2000. It had great information on Lucy and wonderful pictures that I haven't seen. I've seen a LOT of Lucy pictures but obviosly not those. If you love lucy, you should go out and get this book. It's really good.