Ball of Fire: The Tumultuous Life and Comic Art of Lucille Ball
by Stefan Kanfer
Rating
LanguageEN
Total Pages384 pages
ISBN
9780375413155
Published
2003
Description
For more than fifty years lucille Ball has Been Television's most recognizable and beloved face. As lucy ricardo she was the ultimate screwball housewife, getting herself into and out of scrapes with unmatched comic fine...For more than fifty years lucille Ball has Been Television's most recognizable and beloved face. As lucy ricardo she was the ultimate screwball housewife, getting herself into and out of scrapes with unmatched comic finesse. Indeed, she was so funny, and so central to the cultural landscape, that we often Overlook Ball's role in shaping that turf: as producer of her own show and a cofounder of a major studio, she was a pioneer, rewriting the rules and forging new paths for women in the boardroom and on the sound stage.