That's true, but -- Stuff your teacher wants you to know about Lucille Ball -- This book is a bummer -- Rats, roaches, jerks, and horse urine -- Queen of the Bs -- Lucy and Desi -- I love Lucy -- Lucy goes to the hospital -- The four-headed monster -- After I love Lucy -- Oh yeah? (Stuff about Lucille Ball that didn't fit anywhere else).
Summary:
Did you know that Lucille Ball could pick up radio signals through her teeth? Or that her career was almost destroyed because she was a registered Communist? Bet you didn't know that, as a studio executive, she green-lit both Star Trek and Mission: Impossible! Siblings Paige and Turner have collected some of the most unusual and surprising facts about the beloved actress, from her impoverished childhood and her first forays into the film industry to her marriage with Desi Arnaz and her rise to become both the most prominent actress in television and one of its most successful executives.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.