Meet The Mertzes

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Summary: A revealing look into the lives of Frawley and Vance
Review: Very little has been written about the two underrated actors who brought us Fred & Ethel. "Meet the Mertzes" is a MUST-HAVE for any Lucy fan. You'll get a revealing look into the static relationship between Bill Frawley and Vivian Vance, as well as their lives before and after "I Love Lucy."

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Summary: A GREAT BIO, A MUST-READ FOR ALL LUCY LOVERS
Review: Very little has been written about William Frawley and Vivian Vance. As a life-long I Love Lucy fan, I was anxious to read their life stories. This book offers a full-bodied, three-dimensional portrait of the pair. I was fascinated to learn about their lives pre-and post-Lucy, and I loved the book's anecdotes, especially all those involving Frawley and Vance's mutual dislike and Vance's relationship with Lucille Ball.

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Summary: Informative and entertaining look at TV's "other couple."ÿ
Review: Watching I LOVE LUCY and THE LUCY SHOW as a kid growing up in Europe, I was naturally not aware of Hollywood hierachy. I didn't know that there were stars and then there were the Second Bananas. In fact, I thought Lucy almost too noisily American and preferred Ethel's (and later Viv's) quiet, no-nonsense approach to life. Having working in the entertainment field for years and even lived in Los Angeles on occasion, I now realize the gulf that must have existed between the stars and their jovial support. So much more welcome is this wonderful dual biography, which finally gives Vivian Vance and Bill Frawley their well-deserved due. And although they both fought personal demons (and don't we all?), what emerges from the pages of this lovingly written biography are two top-notch professionals, whose long careers stand as testaments to their versatility. Let's hear it for the Second Bananas!

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Summary: Lotsa information; lotsa fun
Review: Wow, this is a great book. I love lucy-- and ricky and fred and ethel. I learned so much about the actors who played Fred and Ethel, W. Frawley and V. Vance. It's entertaining and filled with facts and stories-- a good read.