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Laughs, Luck...and Lucy: How I Came to Create the Most Popular Sitcom of All Time (with "I LOVE LUCY's Lost Scenes" Audio CD)

Name: Laughs, Luck...and Lucy: How I Came to Create the Most Popular Sitcom of All Time (with "I LOVE LUCY's Lost Scenes" Audio CD)
Author: Jess Oppenheimer
ISBN: 9780815605843

by Jess Oppenheimer, Gregg Cppenheimer, Jess Cppenheimer

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Overview

Jess Oppenheimer, The man Lucille Ball called "the brains" of "I Love Lucy," gives us a rare first-hand look at TV history as it was being made. A rich entertainment resource, "Laughs, Luck...and Lucy" features a hilarious memoir, more than 50 rare photos, never-published Lucy scripts (including the only "I Love Lucy" script that Lucy or Desi ever refused to perform), and a 72-minute audio CD featuring rare Lucille Ball comedy performances, including NEW scenes from "I Love Lucy'-recently discovered after more than 45 years!

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TV Guide Online

A must-have for true Lucy lovers.

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Billboard

A fascinating look at the making of the series by its producer and head writer...[with] plenty of amusing anecdotes about the actors and their antics at work.

Booknews

Oppenheimer, producer and head writer for the comedy series, stays true to form by emphasizing the laughs behind the scenes....The volume is liberally peppered by photographs and copies of scripts.