- Gebundene Ausgabe: 261 Seiten
- Verlag: St Martins Pr; Auflage: 1st Edition (September 1986)
- Sprache: Englisch
- ISBN-10: 0312500041
- ISBN-13: 978-0312500047
- Größe und/oder Gewicht: 23,6 x 15,7 x 2,8 cm
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A rambling, overly detailed narrative that reads like a tabloid and too many digressions cloud this biography of film and TV star Ball. For example, Higham ( Orson Wells ) gives equal weight to the color of Ball's wallpaper, the House Un-American Activities Committee, the rise of Desilu studios, and Desi's loss of virginity. He makes assumptions about people's motivations and feelings and has apparently gathered most information from sources other than the principals. For fans, a more worthwhile purchase would be Bart Andrews and Thomas J. Watson's Loving Lucy ( LJ 1/15/81). Not recommended. Movie Entertainment and Nostalgia book club alternates. Annie Davis, Technology Training Assocs., Cambridge, Mass.
Copyright 1986 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1986 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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Academic-style biography succeeds
19. März 2003
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Higham really plunges deep with his account...I'm probably
in the minority who really and truly like his approach,
but he hits on just about everything I was hoping to
find. Released just a few years before Lucy died and
months before Desi died, the last few years of
Lucy's life aren't covered.
in the minority who really and truly like his approach,
but he hits on just about everything I was hoping to
find. Released just a few years before Lucy died and
months before Desi died, the last few years of
Lucy's life aren't covered.
The tone is fairly despondent, and until reading
the bio, I never knew just how rough things
got for Lucy after she and Desi started up
their show in 1951. Their marriage was
clearly a match made in hell. Luckily Lucy
was able to go on and do a few other successful
projects over the years, despite her unstable
health and the incredible volume of stress
she endured.
One particularly nice chapter in the book is the
one that describes the purchase of RKO studios (which
would become Desilu Studios), putting nearly all their good fortune
on the line. This turned out to be a great
investment, but it was not without its problems-
it was the last big business deal made during
their marriage. During the course of the deal,
they were rehearsing the episode of "The Lucy Desi Comedy
Hour" with Tallulah Bankhead. Tallulah, being
her temperamental, melodramatic self, was
breaking nearly every rule in the book. She
was unpunctual, flubbed lines, drunk constantly, cursed out
the director and Lucy on the set. Desi
made the deal, only to come back to the
set and plunge headlong into another violent
fight with their guest star. Luckily, on the
night the show was shot in front of the
audience, Tallulah was flawless.
This book is a good supplement to the "Love, Lucy"
autobiography resurrected by Lucie Arnaz. Highly
recommended.
Decent Overview, but Lacking in Detail
23. November 2009
Format:Gebundene Ausgabe
This is a good overview for those who are only generally interested in the life of Lucille Ball, but hardcore fans may prefer the longer biography written by Kathleen Brady, written after her passing.
Charles Higham had the advantage of interviewing Miss Ball and several of her contemporaries, and even for this, he is remarkably harsh in his discussions of her later life; her cutting remarks regarding Desi, Jr. and how difficult she was to work with are covered in great, uncomfortable detail. It's clear from this narrative that she never stopped loving Desi, though they could not remain married to one another and still maintain any semblance of sanity. Gary Morton was a much more suitable husband for a lady as mercurial and quick-tempered as Lucy.
For fans who are very familiar with Lucille Ball and her work, there will be no new information here. For those who are new to her, or just casual admirers, it's a good start. I found nothing that was glaringly erroneous and nothing salacious. In a market of "biography" which is really just a means to express the author's base fantasies, I found Higham's approach to the comedy icon that is Lucy refreshing.
Charles Higham had the advantage of interviewing Miss Ball and several of her contemporaries, and even for this, he is remarkably harsh in his discussions of her later life; her cutting remarks regarding Desi, Jr. and how difficult she was to work with are covered in great, uncomfortable detail. It's clear from this narrative that she never stopped loving Desi, though they could not remain married to one another and still maintain any semblance of sanity. Gary Morton was a much more suitable husband for a lady as mercurial and quick-tempered as Lucy.
For fans who are very familiar with Lucille Ball and her work, there will be no new information here. For those who are new to her, or just casual admirers, it's a good start. I found nothing that was glaringly erroneous and nothing salacious. In a market of "biography" which is really just a means to express the author's base fantasies, I found Higham's approach to the comedy icon that is Lucy refreshing.
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