Ball Of Fire Lucille Ball

Ball s career began in 1929 when she landed work as a model.

Ball of fire lucille ball. The tumultuous life and comic art of lucille ball will be disappointed. The tumultuous life and comic art of lucille ball b there is more tumultuous life than comic art in stefan kanfer s readable though uneven biography of the redheaded tv legend b. Ball of fire gives us lucy in all her contradictions. Kanfer whose past work includes a biography of groucho marx and a history of the animation industry comes to his famous red headed subject with admiration and readers will be drawn by his exuberance for early film and television history.

Even lucy s fans will find new material here and everyone interested in comedy will appreciate stefan kanfer s expert knowledge and vivid prose. The supporting cast includes oscar homolka s. Lucille désirée ball august 6 1911 april 26 1989 was an american actress comedian model studio executive and producer. Here is the beauty who became a m an interesting look at the ups and downs of life as lucille ball as a movie actress lucille ball was in her own words queen of the b pluses.

She was the star and producer of sitcoms i love lucy the lucy show here s lucy and life with lucy as well as comedy television specials aired under the title the lucy desi comedy hour. Ball of fire is a 1941 american screwball comedy film directed by howard hawks and starring gary cooper and barbara stanwyck this samuel goldwyn productions film originally distributed by rko concerns a group of professors laboring to write an encyclopedia and their encounter with a nightclub performer who provides her own unique knowledge.