Laughs, Luck. and Lucy: How I Came to Create the Most Popular Sitcom of All Time

Oppenheimer, Jess;Oppenheimer, Gregg

ISBN 10: 0815604068 / ISBN 13: 9780815604068

Published by Syracuse Univ Pr, 1996

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1996, signed by author, hard cover, no CD, B&W photos, 290 p. Seller Inventory # 60955

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Synopsis: The creator of "I Love Lucy" gives an inside view of television history

Review: Laughs indeed as Jess Oppenheimer charts his rise from radio station gofer to inventor of the sitcom, as he winds up writing--then producing--Lucille Ball's show, first on radio, then on television. Luck, too, as the author recounts the good fortune that has him, within minutes of arrival in Hollywood, sitting down at a lunch counter and getting a tip that secures a job within days and a career for life. Ironic, too, that this inveterate TV writer had to be cajoled for years to set down these Hollywood heyday memoirs. He never finished, and it was left to son Gregg to complete the book. All this, plus a reproduced Lucy script, and a CD-ROM filled with famous sketches!

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Title: Laughs, Luck. and Lucy: How I Came to Create...
Publisher: Syracuse Univ Pr
Publication Date: 1996
Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Good-
Signed: Signed by Author(s)
Edition: 5th or later Edition
Book Type: Book