Everyone loved Lucy, the scheming, madcap redhead who ruled television for more than twenty years. In life, however, Lucille Ball presented a far more complex and contradictory personality than was ever embodied by the television Lucy. In Lucille: The Life of Lucille Ball Kathleen Brady presents the actress as a fully rounded human being, often at odds with the image she presented as an entertainment icon. Brady has gone far beyond the typical celebrity...

Brad Meltzer realized, and so he envisioned this friendly, fun approach to biography?for his own kids, and for yours. Each book tells the story of one of America?s icons in a vivacious, conversational way that works well for the youngest nonfiction readers, those who aren?t quite ready for the Who Was biography series. Each book focuses on a particular character trait that made that role model heroic. For example, Lucille Ball could make any situation...

Presents the life of the comic actress, discussing her childhood, marriage to and divorce from Desi Arnaz, and her career on the successful television hit series "I Love Lucy."

"This indelible romance begins with a daring conceit--that the author's grandfather may have had an affair with Lucille Ball. Strauss offers a fresh view of a celebrity America loved more than any other. Lucille Ball--the most powerful woman in the history of Hollywood--starred in America's first big-time interracial marriage. She owned more movie sets than did any movie studio. And she more or less single-handedly created the modern TV business....

Features the complete seventh, eighth, and ninth seasons of the popular TV series 'I Love Lucy.' Lucille Ball stars as housewife Lucy Ricardo, whose well-meaning actions tend to get her into comedically chaotic situations.

Includes the special broadcast on CBS as well as unedited versions of Lucy Visits Grauman's and Lucy and John Wayne.

When their spouses are unable to join them on a planned group trip, longtime friends, Larry Gilbert and Kitty Weaver find themselves thrown together and falling in love under the sun in beautiful Acapulco. With their vacation coming to an end, both Larry and Kitty find themselves torn between feeling guilty about the affair and whether or not to end it.

After arriving in Hollywood, Lucy stalks movie stars at the Brown Derby restaurant; Lucy impersonates Superman for Little Ricky's fifth birthday party.

Cuban-born bandleader Ricky Ricardo and his wife, Lucy, live in a Brownstone apartment building on East 68th Street in New York City. The beautiful, but daffy Lucy has the nasty habit of getting into jams, scrapes, and predicaments of all kinds. Their best friends and landlords, Fred and Ethel Mertz, frequently find themselves in the middle of Lucy's outlandish escapades. Now in the third season of Lucy's hilarious adventures; the Ricardos adjust...

Season six sees the Ricardos longing for a less hectic life in the country, so they make plans to move to rural Connecticut, but not before Lucy leaves the Big Apple reeling with some riotous escapades. Includes all 27 episodes.