TV Trivia
by Michael Karol
& Craig Hamrick

Trivia Tidbits
Nuggets of info about TV classics like I Love Lucy, The Bionic Woman, and Bewitched

About the Authors:
Craig Hamrick
Michael Karol

TV Tidbits.com content:
© 2006 Michael Karol and/or Craig Hamrick

 

Lucille Ball and Vivian Vance. Ann Sothern. Joan Davis. Gale Storm. Eve Arden.

The names immediately evoke a smile on the face of anyone — especially baby boomers — who has watched these "wisecracking dames" perform on their hit television shows.

Because our TV sets are in our homes, we sometimes personalize our relationships with the actors and actresses who appear on screen. If we like them, they become part of the family. If we don't, we tune out, and they're cancelled.

The success of these funny ladies is testament to the fact that audiences loved them, invited them into their homes week after week, and even today still welcome a visit. The book at left features essays that take a look at the lives of some funny ladies I grew up loving on the small screen -- and the characters they played. Plus: a Top 10 (and a half!); exclusive interviews with Gale Storm (the Foreword) and I Love Lucy's Doris Singleton (the Introduction); and a special never-before-heard Lucy anecdote from comedian Larry Storch.

For much, much more on these funny ladies and hundreds of others, go here: Sitcom Queens: Divas of the Small Screen.

Click below to read about these classic TV stars:

Michael Karol has written four books about Lucille Ball: Lucy A to Z, The Lucille Ball Encyclopedia, now in its fourth edition, with exclusive interviews and pictures — a best-seller sicne 2001; Lucy in Print, examining the press coverage of Lucy and her costars over the past 60 years; The Lucille Ball Quiz Book; The Comic DNA of Lucille Ball: Interpreting the Icon, a treatise on what turned Lucy into the legend and icon she has become; and his latest, published in 2011, The Lucy Book of Lists, an imaginative compilation of unique lists about his favorite redhead, with exclusive pictures courtesy of Heritage Auction house and a special list by Lucy and Desi's friend, Kaye Ballard! He has also written the best-selling book The ABC Movie of the Week Companion. A date gone wrong sparked his vampire/mystery novel KISS KILL: A Vampire's Tale. All are currently available on Amazon.com, Barnes&Noble.com, and many other online and in-store sources. Visit here for more information.