Ball of fire :
Kanfer, Stefan.
Ball of fire : the tumultuous life and comic art of Lucille Ball / - 1st ed. - New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2003. - xi, 361 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [321]-342) and index.
Preface. Why Lucy? Why now? -- Introduction -- 1. A little world out of nothing -- 2. "This girl's fulla hell" -- 3. "Jesus, what energy!" -- 4. "I'll call you Dizzy" -- 5. "The hair is brown but the soul is on fire" -- 6. "How can you conceive on the telephone?" -- 7. "How can I possibly sell this?" -- 8. "Lucy is enceinte" -- 9. "The only thing red is the hair" -- 10. "Why can't I be happy?" -- 11. "From Cuban to Reuben" -- 12. "What are you trying to do, ruin my career?" -- 13. "Tough, very tough" -- 14. "You think it's funny getting old" -- 15. A Marx sister.
0375413154 037572771X
2002043090
Ball, Lucille, 1911-1989.
Entertainers--United States--Biography.
PN2287.B16 / K36 2003
791.45/028/092 B
Ball of fire : the tumultuous life and comic art of Lucille Ball / - 1st ed. - New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2003. - xi, 361 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [321]-342) and index.
Preface. Why Lucy? Why now? -- Introduction -- 1. A little world out of nothing -- 2. "This girl's fulla hell" -- 3. "Jesus, what energy!" -- 4. "I'll call you Dizzy" -- 5. "The hair is brown but the soul is on fire" -- 6. "How can you conceive on the telephone?" -- 7. "How can I possibly sell this?" -- 8. "Lucy is enceinte" -- 9. "The only thing red is the hair" -- 10. "Why can't I be happy?" -- 11. "From Cuban to Reuben" -- 12. "What are you trying to do, ruin my career?" -- 13. "Tough, very tough" -- 14. "You think it's funny getting old" -- 15. A Marx sister.
0375413154 037572771X
2002043090
Ball, Lucille, 1911-1989.
Entertainers--United States--Biography.
PN2287.B16 / K36 2003
791.45/028/092 B