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Great Gift Idea for Fans of Classic Hollywood: Renegade Women in Film & TV

November 23, 2019 By Joi

Renegade Women in Film and TV

Renegade Women in Film & TV

I love my family. Okay, that should probably go without saying, but seriously… I really, really love my family.

Not only because they’re the coolest, most colorful, and lovable group of people you could ever hope to meet but also because they’re uncommonly thoughtful, kind, generous, and… well…. DARN good. Not just good. DARN good.

The book you see here is an early Christmas gift from my youngest daughter Stephany. She and her two sisters (Emily and Brittany) have contributed to my Old Hollywood book and dvd collections tremendously and I love that they love supporting my obsessive habit!

They’ve helped create the monster behind these words.

Renegade Women in Film & TV is an absolutely remarkable book. Not only is it gorgeous (hardcover and packed with colorful illustrations of the women it celebrates), it is an exceptionally inspiring read.

Within the pages I was reminded of just how remarkable some of my favorites are (Lucille Ball, Carol Burnett, Dorothy Dandridge, Hedy Lamarr, Hattie McDaniel, Dorothy Arzner, Mary Pickford, Rita Moreno, Anna May Wong, Marlo Thomas, Oprah…). I also learned a lot about some ground-breaking women I knew very little about (Ida Lupino, Mae West, Edith Head, Barbra Streisand, Susan Harris, Mary Tyler Moore, Lesley Visser, Barbara Walters, Geena Davis…) and met ladies I knew nothing about and a few I’d never heard of before but will never forget now.

(Continued Below Lucille Ball… how mesmerizing are those eyes??)

Lucille Ball in Renegade Women in Film and TV

Lucille Ball

As expected, there are outstanding women who are missing that I’d have LOVED for them to have included..

  • Olivia de Havilland
  • Bette Davis (she gets a mention at the end)
  • Greta Garbo
  • Betty White
  • Etc.

However, the ones who AREN’T there should not and do not detract from the ones who are. Besides, maybe there’ll be a follow-up. I certainly hope so!

Renegade Women in Film & TV would make the most wonderful gift for fans of Old Hollywood and/or Classic TV imaginable. You will, however, want to get your hands on a copy for yourself, too, trust me.

But, here’s the thing… you may want TWO copies. I know I do. One for enjoying and keeping whole (it would make a perfect coffee table book) and one for removing the gorgeous photos for framing. They are truly stunning.

See Renegade Women in Film & TV  for more information.

Renegade Women in Film and TV

Renegade Women in Film & TV

 

Filed Under: Carol Burnett, Classic TV, Dorothy Dandridge, Hattie McDaniel, Lucille Ball, Old Hollywood Actresses, Old Hollywood Book Reviews Tagged With: Old Hollywood Actresses, Old Hollywood Book Reviews, Women of Old Hollywood

Lucille Ball in Du Barry Was a Lady

November 15, 2019 By Joi

Lucille Ball, Du Barry Was a Lady

Lucille Ball, Du Barry Was a Lady (1943)

If you know anything at all about me, you know how obsessed I am with Lucille Ball – not just because of her wonderful tv shows and characters but also because of the wonderful film star she was. If you aren’t familiar with her movies, I hope you’ll start watching them, one at a time.

Like all actors/actresses, some of these films are better than others but (in my opinion), every single one is WELL worth watching.

The pictures here are from her fun movie Du Barry Was a Lady (Amazon link). The film co-stars Red Skelton and Gene Kelly and it is definitely one you’ll want to check out.

How gorgeous was she? Just look at that beautiful face….

Lucille Ball, Du Barry was a Lady (1943)

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Full Episode of The Lucy Show: Lucy and Viv Put in a Shower

November 9, 2019 By Joi

The Lucy Show

Like any Lucille Ball fanatic, I love every single series the legendary actress made – but, my favorite Lucille Ball post I Love Lucy series is The Lucy Show. I think the reason may be that, for me anyway, it seems like a wonderful continuation of I Love Lucy. Sure, there are added characters and (unfortunately) missing characters, but Lucy and Viv seem so much Like Lucy and Ethel to me that it has an extra special place in my heart.

The Lucy Show lasted six seasons, from 1962–1968. Ironically, the series was originally intended to air for just one season. Desilu (Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz’s studio), was losing money after the glory days of I Love Lucy. He persuaded her to return to series television to help the studio out of its rut. Lucille agreed to do the show under three conditions:

  1. It aired on Monday nights as I Love Lucy had done.
  2. She had her beloved co-star Vivian Vance on board.
  3. The I Love Lucy writers were also on board.

The lady wasn’t just incredibly talented, she was incredibly smart. The arrangement she laid out worked.

You can find the complete Series of The Lucy Show on Amazon for a lot less than it’s worth. I’d pay over twice that much… but let’s not tell Amazon that.

Filed Under: Classic TV, I Love Lucy, Lucille Ball, Vivian Vance Tagged With: Classic TV, Lucille Ball, The Lucy Show, Vivian Vance

Lucille Ball Quotes About Desi Arnaz and Desi Arnaz Quotes About Lucille Ball

October 16, 2019 By Joi

Desi Arnaz and Lucille Ball

“He did make me happy, and I really want people to know that.”

Anyone who knows me knows I am completely, utterly, and unapologetically obsessed with Lucille Ball. She’s one of the stars I collect – as in I collect Lucille Ball books, dvds, magazines, dolls, t-shirts….  anything with her on it, in it, or associated with it! She is one of my favorite stars of ALL time and my day is instantly brighter if I have seen a Lucille Ball movie, television episode, or read from one of the many biographies I have about her.

Fortunately, most days include more than one of these bright spots.

There’s something to be said for identifying your sources of happiness and even more to be said for wallowing in them.  And so I wallow.

One of my favorite things about Lucille Ball was the depth of love she had for the people who mattered to her – her mom, children, Gary Morton, extended family, friends, and (of course) Desi Arnaz. While she and Desi’s marriage (1940-1961), unfortunately, didn’t last in the long run, their love for one another most  certainly did.

Below are some of my favorite quotes each had about the other. What a wonderful love story… better than anything I’ve ever seen in a movie, that’s for sure.

The reason is obvious – the two colorful people involved could never have been created by even the best screenwriter.

Lucille Ball Quotes About Desi Arnaz

(About meeting Desi Arnaz for the first time): “It wasn’t love at first sight. It took a full five minutes.”

“Desi was the great love of my life. I will miss him until the day I die.”

In many ways, marrying Desi was one of the boldest things I ever did. I had always gone with older men. I had also achieved some kind of stability in Hollywood, and Desi with his beautiful girls and good times seemed headed in another direction.

Life with Desi is crazy and exciting, but our love is deep and changeless.

Yet I sensed in Desi a great need. Beneath the dazzling charm was a homeless boy who had no one to care for him, worry about him, love him. And I wanted him and only him as the father of my children.

It’s so hard to believe he is gone. I’m the only one left now. I remember the very last time I spoke with him. It was November 30th, our anniversary and he was in Del Mar with Lucie. He was very weak. Lucie held the phone up to his ear, and we said I love you over and over again to each other. On December 2nd, 1986 I was in the car coming home from taping an episode of Password when I heard Desi died. I could not stop crying. I felt lost, and like my own life had come to some kind of end. Lucie arranged the funeral and Danny Thomas gave the eulogy. It was funny and touching, but so very hard for me to sit through. With Desi’s passing I lost my youth, my great success and the only man I ever wanted to be father of my children. Besides Dede, Fred & Cleo, he was the one person who had been in my life the longest and made the greatest impact. I didn’t want to even consider what my life would’ve been without him.

The best time of my marriage was when I was pregnant. That was the kind of marriage that I’ve always hoped for.

After the short ceremony, we ate our wedding breakfast in front of a bright fire in the club’s lounge. Outside a fresh mantel of snow hung on the pine trees. After all the indecision we’d been through, Desi and I were dazed with happiness. We kissed each other and the marriage certificate again and again. It still has my lipstick marks on it. I’m going to keep this forever and ever. I told Desi. Clutching it to my black wool covered bosom. This marriage had to work. I would do anything, sacrifice anything to make Desi happy.

We had it all, Desi and I, we had it all.

I hate failure. And that divorce was the number one failure in my eyes. It was the worst period of my life. Neither Desi nor I have been the same since physically or mentally.

Desi was singing. His dark eyes were shining, his face radiant, but his hands I noticed were shaking. In Greenwhich, we spent a harried two hours seeing a judge about waving the five day wedding period and getting the necessary health examination. Desi had planned to marry me at the office of Justice of the Peace John J. O’Brien. He had forgotten only one thing, a wedding ring. Desi’s business manager ran into Woolworth’s and bought me a brass one. Although, Desi later gave me a platinum ring, that little discolored brass ring rest among the diamonds and emeralds in my jewel case for years.
There would be no Lucy without Desi.

I had never met a Latin before. In fact, up to this time, I hadn’t had much fun. I’d gone out with lots of guys and it had been in the papers, that I was engaged to this one and that one, but now I think back on it, they all seem pretty ordinary. But this I can say for myself and this is the truth. I never wanted to marry anybody until I met Desi.

If you don’t believe he’s a great producer, I got two little Arnaz’s at home to prove it.

I knew there was nobody in the world for me but Desi. We may have our ups and downs just as many people have. I would rather quarrel and make up with him more than anyone else in the world.

He did make me happy, and I really want people to know that.

Desi Arnaz Quotes About Lucille Ball

I loved her very much and, in my own and perhaps peculiar way, I will always love her.

I Love Lucy was never just a title!

(After Lucille Ball was, outrageously, accused of being a Communist) The only thing red about her is her hair, and that isn’t even real.

She’s not someone I am likely to forget. I love her and will continue loving her till the day I die.

I fell in love with those big beautiful blue eyes when I met her. It was unnatural how I could fall in love so fast.

Lucy had a quality which was rare; you can count the women who have had it on the fingers of one hand. While doing the wild antics of a clown, disheveled, rain-soaked, disregarding how she looked even with mud all over her, could make you laugh, and yet at the same time make you want to go to bed with her.

One of the big reasons for the show’s success is Lucy. She is the greatest.

Lucy, she has no idea how happy she’s made me. She’s wonderful. I adore her with all of my heart. She’s given me everything I could ask for. No pun intended, I Love Lucy.

We had been married for nine years, but when I saw her coming down the aisle with her bouquet and wedding dress and hat, I got as much of a thrill as the first time, perhaps even more.

I love Lucy was never a title. I don’t care what her present husband thinks, I still love Lucy. Yes very much. She knows that I will do anything for her. All she has to do is ask.

Though we are not together anymore, I still love her. I always will. Lucy is my soulmate, my world. I can’t imagine my life without her. I Love Lucy was never just a title.

They were gorgeous. Her eyes very blue. One of the many things I absolutely love about her. She was mine and I was hers. The way it should have been.

She’s a wonderful mother to our daughter, Lucie Desiree. In spite of a busy schedule, she arranges to have three days a week with Lucie.

Twelve years ago, I was enjoying recognition in New York play “Too Many Girls” and RKO studios wanted to film it. They took me along with the deal and I went to Hollywood. Working as the star of that picture was the most beautiful, wonderful, bright, happy person I’d ever met in my life, Lucille Ball. And how you said it. It was love at first sight.

The first time I saw Lucy was in Hollywood studio lunchroom. Lovely, dazzling Lucille Ball was to be one of the stars of Too Many Girls. I was eager to meet her. Then she walked in. She had a black eye, frowzy hair and was wearing a too tight dress with a rip in it. She had been playing a dance hall floozy in a free for all fight scene. I groaned ‘oh no.’ That afternoon when she showed up on the set where I was working, I said ‘Oh yes.’ She had fixed her hair and make up and put on a sweater and skirt. She was a dream. I took one look and fell in love.

She (Lucille Ball) was a very shy girl. She hated when you stared at her. So I did.

The most important thing of all was that, we now had our daughter, our son, and two people couldn’t have been more in love and happier than we were.

I’m convinced that the reason that we survived the constant arguing, fighting and accusations for so many years, was because we had something extra special going for us. We were very much in love with each other, and we were able to be together, our sexual relationship was heavenly. Also, and perhaps even more important. We had a good sense of humor. We are able to laugh at ourselves and at our sometimes absurd and stupid arguments.

When we got married, nobody gave it more than two weeks. There were bets all over the country, with astronomical odds against us.


Filed Under: Desi Arnaz, Lucille Ball Tagged With: Desi Arnaz, Lucille Ball, Lucille Ball quotes, star quotes

The Lucy Show: The Complete Series on DVD

September 24, 2019 By Joi

The Lucy Show: The Complete Series is available on Amazon and if you don’t already own it, you should do something about that asap. In fact, what are you waiting for?!

Okay, that was pushy… I apologize, but what can I say, no one loves Lucy quite like I love Lucy!

The Lucy Show ran from 1962-1968 and, in my opinion, was nothing short of delightful. The cast worked beautifully together and the dialogue and acting were hilarious.

Plot: After the death of her husband, Lucy Carmichael (Lucille Ball) and her newly divorced friend Vivian Bagley (Vivian Vance), move their families under one house. Two high-spirited women and a houseful of kids makes for a lot of fun.

Sometimes you almost feel sorry for Lucy’s cranky boss Mr. Mooney (Gale Gordon) as he helplessly watches Lucy get into one thing after another.

Find The Lucy Show: The Complete Series  on Amazon – it makes a perfect gift for the Lucille Ball fan in your life.

Filed Under: Buy DVDs, Classic TV, Lucille Ball, Shop, TV Series Reviews Tagged With: Classic TV collections, Classic TV on DVDs, Lucille Ball, The Lucy Show

Love, Lucy by Lucille Ball (An Autobiography You Can NOT Put Down)

September 24, 2019 By Joi

Love, Lucy by Lucille Ball

Love, Lucy by Lucille Ball

One of my greatest obsessions in this world? Well, you’re looking at her – the talented, beautiful, one-of-a-kind, they-broke-the-mold legend, herself, Lucille Ball.  As I’ve often said on this very blog, I collect anything and everything connected to this lady.

As I said, she is an obsession and I offer no apologies. She has brought so much laughter and joy into my life over the (many) years and continues to do so each day.

What a legacy… to bring joy to countless people even after you’re gone. Does not get much better than that.

Over the years, I have read and reread this particular autobiography – as I do my absolute favorite books. I mean, if once through is wonderful – why not want that experience as many times as possible??!

After Lucille Ball died in 1989, this autobiography (written prior to 1964) was discovered among her papers. In these memoirs, she describes a childhood deeply affected by her father’s death and her mother’s withdrawal from her life.

Lucille was raised by her maternal grandparents and, over the years, developed a fiery, determined, larger-than-life personality and temperament that would help her years later as she made a name (and legacy) for herself.

Lucille Ball – oddly enough – was not an overnight sensation. Personally, I don’t know how everyone in Hollywood kept from falling all over themselves for her – but boy did they manage. I don’t think they knew quite what to make of her because there had never (and would never) be anyone quite like her. It took years of plodding and B movies to make herself a household name. Along the way, she met and usually befriended some of the top names and faces in Hollywood.

One of the funnest things about this autobiography is the same as the others – “meeting” a seemingly endless cast of stars and getting to know them through another star’s eyes. In this case, Lucille’s beautiful wise blue eyes.

The many photographs are a real treat, as are her very humorous accounts and stories. The early pages pull at your heart’s strings as you realize how overwhelming everything must have been for such an innocent little girl.

My favorite parts of the book, however, are the ones which include her soulmate, Desi Arnaz. Yes, it can be frustrating to realize that these two couldn’t remain together – downright sad, actually. But, during the time they were together, they made the best kind of magic together. What’s more, even after they no longer shared rings or even a home together, the love was ALWAYS there.

Her chapters dealing with her and Desi are absolutely breathtaking. Actually, the entire book is. If you’re a Lucille Ball fan, you are going to love Love, Lucy by Lucille Ball as much as we all love Lucy.


Filed Under: I Love Lucy, Lucille Ball, Old Hollywood Book Reviews Tagged With: Lucille Ball, Lucille Ball Autobiography, Old Hollywood Autobiographies, Old Hollywood Biographies

Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz on What’s My Line (Oct. 2, 1955)

June 22, 2019 By Joi

Watching What’s My Line on YouTube has become an obsession of mine. They’re hilarious, entertaining, and I get a big kick out of seeing my favorite stars trying to be “tricky.” Some are more successful than others!

Given the fact that Lucille and Desi are two of my favorite stars of ALL time, the one below was destined to become a personal fave. Enjoy!

Filed Under: Classic Television Moments, Desi Arnaz, Lucille Ball Tagged With: Desi Arnaz, Lucille Ball, Videos, What's my Line

Lucille Ball Fleece Throw Blanket (Gorgeous!)

March 23, 2019 By Joi

There is not a bigger fan of Lucille Ball on the planet (or off) than I am. Trust me… I checked. I collect everything associated with this one of a kind beautiful redhead. The problem is, while it’s easy to find collectibles of her as Lucy (I have a gazillion of these collectibles that serve as proof), getting your hands on collectibles of LUCILLE, as a glamorous Golden Age of Hollywood actress, can be tough.

And make no mistake about it, she had a wonderful Hollywood career pre-Lucy Ricardo and she was most definitely Glamorous with a capital G.

This is one of the reasons I’m so in love with this Lucille Ball Fleece Throw Blanket and one of the reasons I threw it immediately into my Amazon cart.

Truth be told, I threw it in there so fast there was a palpable gust of wind.

Features:

  • Polyester
  • Fleece throw blanket
  • 36″ x 60″
  • Officially licensed Lucille Ball product
  • Cool City Girl design (one-sided print). Unprinted side is white.
  • Soft 100% polyester

See Lucille Ball Fleece Throw Blanket for more information – this is one gorgeous gift idea for any fan of Lucille Ball.

Lucille Ball

Glamorous, Indeed!

Filed Under: I Love Lucy, Lucille Ball, Shop Tagged With: gift ideas for fans of Lucille Ball, Lucille Ball, Lucille Ball blanket, Lucille Ball throw

I Love Lucy Vitameatavegamin Mug, With Spoon

February 7, 2019 By Joi

Here’s something that needs to join my Lucille Ball collection immediately, if not sooner.

The beautiful Vitameatavegamin Mug even comes with a little spoon – how cute is that??

It’s currently available on Amazon for less than $15.

I’ve actually found a lot of items in my Lucille Ball collection (as well as my Old Hollywood, in general, collection) on Amazon. Books, photographs, figurines, dolls, paper dolls, mugs… they really and truly do have almost anything you could think of.

Product Description

  • I Love Lucy Vitameatavegamin mug with spoon
  • 14 oz. ceramic mug for your favorite beverage
  • Great gift for the ultimate I Love Lucy collector.
  • Not dishwasher or microwave safe. Hand wash only.

See I Love Lucy Vitameatavegamin Mug, With Spoon for more information!

Lucy’s Vitameatavegamin Clip:


Filed Under: I Love Lucy, Lucille Ball, Shop Tagged With: I Love Lucy gifts, I Love Lucy videos, Lucille Ball, Lucille Ball Collectibles

Forever Lucy: A Must Have for Lucille Ball Fans and Collectors

January 24, 2019 By Joi

Forever Lucy Magazine

Being the obsessive Lucille Ball fan that I am, I add to my Lucille Ball Collection regularly. I recently added another magazine to the collection, Forever Lucy.

Everything about it is perfectly wonderful… just like Lucille, herself.

I’m actually wishing I’d grabbed two – one for reading cover to cover multiple times and one for the pictures, alone. Many are full-size and would be absolutely gorgeous framed. I do this often with calendars and the gorgeous pictures in Forever Lucy would be just as stunning.

I told you I was obsessive. I didn’t lie.

Forever Lucy Magazine

I love that the book (seems far too elaborate to refer to it as a magazine) focuses on all of the many facets of what made Lucille Ball… well… Lucille Ball.

Those of us who are fans and collectors of this amazing actress run into the same frustrating thing time and time again – publications that only want to focus on Lucy Ricardo and the phenomenal I Love Lucy. Don’t get me wrong, I love the character and show as much as anyone and more than most. However, to even hint that one sitcom defines this woman lies somewhere between an oversight and a sin against humanity!

She was intelligent, beautiful, incredibly bold, fashionable, loving, AND funny. She was, as they say, the total package and this book celebrates the total package the way it should be celebrated.

Forever Lucy Magazine

There are wonderful candids, gorgeous glamour shots, scenes from movies as well as television, Lucille Ball quotes, and articles you’ll find yourself lost in.

Basically, if I had put together a bookazine (there, I’ll compromise), this is exactly the one I would have put together, myself. Big, glorious pictures (some that even I have never seen), fascinating facts and quotes, and so much more.

And, yes, thankfully, there is plenty in here about the greatest sitcom ever made…. I Love Lucy.

If you can’t find Forever Lucy in your favorite store, Amazon is here for you. Click the link for more information. This is a must, must, MUST have.

Forever Lucy Magazine

Filed Under: I Love Lucy, Lucille Ball, Old Hollywood Book Reviews, Shop Tagged With: book reviews, Lucille Ball, Lucille Ball collectors

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