Laughs, Luck . . . and Lucy

How I Came to Create the Most Popular Sitcom of All Time (includes CD)

• Author(s): Jess Oppenheimer, Gregg Oppenheimer,
• Publisher: Gregg Oppenheimer
• Pages: 312
• ISBN_10: 0815605846
  ISBN_13: 9780815605843
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Biography & Autobiography / Entertainment & Performing Arts , Biography & Autobiography / Personal Memoirs , Performing Arts / Television / General , Performing Arts / Television / History & Criticism , Performing Arts / Television / Screenwriting , Performing Arts / Television / Genres / Comedy , Performing Arts / Comedy , Social Science / Popular Culture ,

Description:... Jess Oppenheimer, the man Lucille Ball called the "brains" of I Love Lucy, gives us a rare first-hand look at television history as it was being made. A rich entertainment resource, Laughs, Luck . . . and Lucy features a hilarious memoir, more than fifty rare photos, three never-before-published scripts (including the only I Love Lucy script that Lucy or Desi ever refused to perform), and CD of Lucy's classic radio comedy performances, unheard for more than 40 years! Oppenheimer's book, written with his son, Gregg, is not only a reliable record of how I Love Lucy was conceived an executed, but also a humorous insider's account of the broadcasting industry's development from the wild early days of radio to television's "golden age."