Lucy in Print [Paperback]

Michael A. Karol (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 8, 2003

Michael Karol, the author of Lucy A to Z, has done it again! Lucy in Print digs deep to give Lucy fans (and who isn't one?) a unique look at Lucille Ball, her TV shows, and her co-stars, as reported by the press over the past 60 years. With commentary and analysis by the author, and visit to Lucy's birthplace in Jamestown, NY, and two lost plays about I Love Lucy!

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About the Author

Michael Karol is an award-winning New York-based writer. His other books include Lucy A to Z and Kiss Me, Kill Me.

Product Details

• Paperback: 122 pages
• Publisher: iUniverse (September 8, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0595293212
• ISBN-13: 978-0595293216
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.1 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.9 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,942,112 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Michael Karol is an award-winning New York-based entertainment journalist and author. His books include Lucy A to Z: The Lucille Ball Encyclopedia; The ABC Movie of the Week Companion; The Lucy Book of Lists: Celebrating Lucille Ball's Centennial and the 60th Anniversary of I Love Lucy; Sitcom Queens: Divas of the Small Screen; The TV Tidbits Classic Television Book of Lists; and KISS KILL: A Vampire's Tale. He has interviewed a long and eclectic list of performers, producers, writers and "experts" over the years, everyone from soap diva Susan Lucci to blues legend Johnny 'Guitar' Watson, songbird Phyllis Hyman and Dr. Jordan Grafman, chief of the Cognitive Neuroscience Section at the NIH; actors Eva La Rue, Kaye Ballard, Cameron Mathison, Debbi Morgan, Denise Nickerson, John Noble, Jane Connell, Gale Storm, Doris Singleton, Kathryn Joosten, Lindsay Hartley, and David Hedison, among many others; and behind-the-scenes movers and shakers like Wonderfalls creator Bryan Fuller and House, M.D.'s creator and executive producer, David Shore; I Love Lucy's film editor, Dann Cahn; and director William Asher, who helmed I Love Lucy and Bewitched, among other classics.

Michael has been quoted and referenced in magazines ranging from The Star to Rue Morgue, and in such books as 2003's Ball of Fire: The Tumultuous Life and Comic Art of Lucille Ball; 2004's Mixed Nuts: America's Love Affair with Comedy Teams From Burns & Allen to Belushi And Aykroyd; and 2008's How to Be Like Women of Power: Wisdom and Advice to Create Your Own Destiny. He has written for and been interviewed on the Web by sites like Theofantastique.com (http://www.theofantastique.com/2010/02/03/michael-karol-the-abc-movie-of-the-week/) and The Terror Trap (www.terrortrap.com). His own website can be found at www.Sitcomboy.com. Michael keeps a bottle of Vitameatavegamin by his computer for health and inspiration.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A Must Read For Every Lucy Fan, November 18, 2009

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Duke Lavery "Duke Lavery" (Port Charles, NY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Lucy in Print (Paperback)

Honestly, I don't get the other reviewer's comments. The author is not political in the least, except when reporting on how the politics of the 1950s almost affected Lucy's career, during the McCarthy witch hunts. I'm a great Lucy fan myself, and I was fascinated by the tidbits and trivia about her and her I Love Lucy co-stars revealed here. I really loved finding out that there was actually an I love Lucy play! This book is fantastic, and Lucy fans will love it!

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book for any fan of Lucy!, November 18, 2009

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Eric Vitoulis (NY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Lucy in Print (Paperback)

The only thing political about this book is the coverage of Lucy being tied to the "Red Scandal" and McCarthy hearings of the 1950s. But the author is just reporting on what was written at the time. This is a very enjoyable review of the press and publicity Lucille Ball and her co-stars got as a result of being on the most popular and groundbreaking sitcom of its era. I was especially fascinated by a look at the long-forgotten stage version of I Love Lucy. Nicely done!

3.0 out of 5 stars Leave politics out of it please, July 17, 2009

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Pat - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Lucy in Print (Paperback)

I was anxious to read this book as a big Lucy fan. It was an interesting read until I got to one section where the author had to inject his politics into it, which ruined the book for me. Just keep your mouth shut, please, Lucy kept her politics to herself, why don't you?