Features
- Cover Type: Hard Cover with 320 pages
- Published by: Running Press October 1, 2007
- Written in: English
- ISBN 10 Number: 076242706X
- ISBN 13 Number: 978-0762427062
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Book Dimensions:
12 x 9.1 x 1.5 inches
- Weighs: 4.7 pounds
From Publishers Weekly
Before Lucille Ball became the first lady of television in 1951, she had made 75 motion pictures in 18 years. She traded her moniker of RKO's Queen of the Bs for TV's Queen of Comedy. Between 1954 and 1985, she made just eight more films. This overview of Ball's film career highlights each movie with its cast and credits; a lengthy synopsis; and behind-the-scenes notes about the production and its critical reception. Visually stunning and gorgeously designed, this book is printed on thick, glossy paper and boasts large, crisp (and seldom seen) photographs from each film. Some of De La Hoz's backstories are fascinating (Frank Sinatra originally wanted her to play his mother in
The Manchurian Candidate before Angela Lansbury was cast; Ball outsmarted Columbia chief Harry Cohen by agreeing to star in 1951's
The Magic Carpet: she kept her pregnancy a secret, pocketed $85,000 for one week's work and fulfilled her contract). While Ball excelled in comedies (
The Facts of Life;
Fancy Pants;
The Long, Long Trailer;
Yours, Mine and Ours), this book may point fans toward Ball's great but atypical work in such dramas as
The Dark Corner;
Lured; and
Five Came Back. Photos.
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"visually stunninga book that should find a hero's welcome among the countless biographies and character studies that have been done in the past. It's a strong look at a fresh angle and a gorgeous way to remember the blue-eyed Jamestown, New York native."
Reader Reviews
Great large and loaded coffee table book. The photos are gorgeous! Lucille Ball had a real long career. I am in awe of the volume of work Ball had already experienced before "I Love Lucy". She was no doubt a workaholic. From Chorus girl to extra to supporting role to leading lady! My all time favorite lady of Hollywood did it all. The author of this affordable book, Cindy De La Hoz deserves an award for putting this mother load of Ball's cinema work. Good job!
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