{"product_id":"meet-the-mertzes-the-life-stories-of-i-love-lucys-other-couple-9781580630955","title":"Meet the Mertzes: The Life Stories of I Love Lucy's Other Couple","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMeet the Mertzes \u003c\/i\u003eis an expansive dual biography chronicling the lives of two of America's most popular situation-comedy actors, William Frawley and Vivian Vance, who portrayed Fred and Ethel Mertz on \u003ci\u003eI Love Lucy. \u003c\/i\u003eThis meticulously researched book contains interviews with Frawley's and Vance's colleagues, friends, and relatives, and explores their personal and professional lives before, during, and after \u003ci\u003eI Love Lucy. \u003c\/i\u003eWith a complete filmography and videography of each, \u003ci\u003eMeet the Mertzes \u003c\/i\u003efinally sets the record straight on the lives and legacies of these compelling stars who detested one another. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eYou'll learn about: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e-Vance's successful Broadway career prior to \u003ci\u003eI Love Lucy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e-Frawley's vaudevillian roots and his passion for baseball\u003cbr\u003e-Vance's nervous breakdown after the collapse of her first marriage\u003cbr\u003e-Frawley's drinking and carousing\u003cbr\u003e-Lucille Ball's caustic relationship with both of her costars\u003cbr\u003e-Vance's hatred of being known to the world as Ethel Mertz\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-96773\"\u003eRob Edelman\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-192530\"\u003eAudrey Kupferberg\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Renaissance Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/18\/1999\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 5.90w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781580630955\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1580630952\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-BIO\"\u003eBiography \u0026amp; Autobiography\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-BIO005000\"\u003eEntertainment \u0026amp; Performing Arts\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-PER\"\u003ePerforming Arts\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-PER010030\"\u003eTelevision | History \u0026amp; Criticism\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRob Edelman \u003c\/b\u003eand \u003cb\u003eAudrey Kupferberg \u003c\/b\u003eauthored \u003ci\u003eAngela Lansbury \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe John Travolta Scrapbook. \u003c\/i\u003eEdelman wrote \u003ci\u003eBaseball on the Web \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eGreat Baseball Films. \u003c\/i\u003eHe is also a contributing editor to Leonard Maltin's \u003ci\u003eMovie \u0026amp; Video Guide annual \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eMovie Encyclopedia, \u003c\/i\u003eand is a freelance writer. Kupferberg is a film archivist, consultant, and researcher. They reside in Amersterdam, New York.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Renaissance Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43834916733067,"sku":"9781580630955","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0626\/5100\/7115\/files\/img_59f7eaaf-5ef0-43af-befe-dfc108389aa8.jpg?v=1755666562","url":"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/products\/meet-the-mertzes-the-life-stories-of-i-love-lucys-other-couple-9781580630955","provider":"CA Corrections Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}