Desilu: the Story of Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz - Softcover

Sanders, Coyne Steven

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0688135145 ISBN 13: 9780688135140

Publisher: William Morrow, 1994

Synopsis

A dual biography of Desi Arnaz and Lucille Ball focuses on the star-crossed marriage that sired one of the most powerful production empires in television history but ended in disintegration. Reprint.

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Review:

"A page-turner of the first order ... Desilu is good, gritty, fair but strong and bottom line -- a gripper."--The Hollwood Reporter

"Excellent"--Entertainment Weekly

"Lively and informative ... A thoughtful, candid look at one of the world's most loved, most watched comedy teams ----The Houston Post

"Well researched and toughly sympathetic"--The Boston Globe

"Provide[s] fresh insights into the performers' personalities . . . Fans of the Lucy show will find Desilu fascinating."--San Francisco Chronicle

Well researched and toughly sympathetic --The Boston Globe"

Excellent --Entertainment Weekly"

A page-turner of the first order ... Desilu is good, gritty, fair but strong and bottom line -- a gripper. --The Hollwood Reporter"

Provide[s] fresh insights into the performers personalities . . . Fans of the Lucy show will find Desilu fascinating. --San Francisco Chronicle"

Lively and informative ... A thoughtful, candid look at one of the world s most loved, most watched comedy teams ----The Houston Post"

From the Back Cover:

The true, behind-the-scenes story of television's happiest couple, andHollywood's most tumultuous marriage.

Fifty years ago the magical union of Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz enthralled American audiences who couldn't got enough of the fiery redhead or her sexy Cuban husband. But off camera the situation couldn't have been less comic, with backstage battles, oversized egos, drinking, philandering, and the demands of phenomenal success undermining what was once a storybook romance.

With exclusive access to family members (including daughter Lucie Arnaz) and rare photographs, Desilu is the first candid, inside account of a celebrated, complex, passionate, but ultimately tragic relationship -- as well as a fascinating behind-the-scenes look at Desilu Studios, the Golden Age of Television's most powerful production empire.

About this edition

• Publisher: William Morrow
• Publication date: 1994
• ISBN 10: 0688135145
• ISBN 13: 9780688135140
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 384