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| The 4th Edition of Lucy A to Z: The Lucille Ball Encyclopedia (above) is ... Expanded! Revised! Updated! And for the 1st time with EXCLUSIVE pictures! The reviews are in: "Very important.... Fresh insights.... This is the most detailed — and most enjoyable — book available on Lucille Ball. A must-have." — Laura Wagner, Classic Images "This new fourth edition is a wonderful read, and I'm pleased to recommend it to everyone." — Wanda Clark, Lucille Ball's personal secretary Click to order online.
![]() ![]() Steven Savage drew one of my favorite caricatures of Lucy for The New York Times Book Review. Browse more pics, including many Lucy exclusives, in my Photo Album. |
SPOTLIGHT: It didn't get much more glamorous than the star-studded premiere of 1954's A Star Is Born, Judy Garland's comeback vehicle. I lucked out and caught a half-hour kinescope of the festivities at the Pantages Theater in Los Angeles on Turner Classic Movies. Anyone who was anyone in Hollywood and show-biz at the time was there, including Dean Martin, Joan Crawford, Virginia Mayo, Peggy Lee, Ray Bolger (Judy's Wizard of Oz co-star), Hedda Hopper, Louella Parsons, Shelley Winters, Elizabeth Taylor (with then-hubby Mike Todd), Jack Carson, Van Heflin, Jack Palance, Dorothy Lamour, William Bendix, and on and on and on — oh, yes...and, of course, TV's top couple at the time, Lucy and Desi. I shot these pics directly from the TV screen with my iPhone, one of the reasons I adore having it. You probably haven't seen these before...so enjoy!
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