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Laughs, Luck...and Lucy
- How I Came to Create the Most Popular Sitcom of All Time (With "I Love Lucy's Lost Scenes" and Rare Lucille Ball Audio)
- Narrated by: Ivan Cury, Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Vivian Vance, William Frawley, Gale Gordon, Hans Conried, Bea Benaderet, Rudy Vallee
- Length: 8 hrs and 11 mins
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Laughs, Luck...and Lucy
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Publisher's Summary
Jess Oppenheimer, "the brains" behind I Love Lucy, weaves this wonderfully entertaining tale of how his life experiences led him to create the iconic sitcom. Packed with humorous behind-the-scenes stories of stars like Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, William Frawley, Jack Benny, Douglas Fairbanks, and Fred Astaire.
Narrated by Ivan Cury (The Jack Benny Program) and interspersed with classic comedy performances by Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Vivian Vance, William Frawley, Gale Gordon (The Lucy Show), and Bea Benaderet (Petticoat Junction), and even the tap dancing of Fred Astaire. Plus Alison Arngrim (Little House on the Prairie’s Nellie Oleson) and Phil Proctor and David Ossman (The Firesign Theater).
Includes a 78-page special audiobook companion document, filled with rare behind-the-scenes photos.
For each audiobook purchased, Gregg Oppenheimer will donate 100 percent of the purchase price to The Entertainment Community Fund—a charity providing much-needed support to workers in all branches of the performing arts. (entertainmentcommunityfund.org)
PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.
What the critics say
“A must-have for Lucy lovers.” (TV Guide Online)
“Wonderful. I never wanted it to end!” (Lucie Arnaz)