Lucille later would say she didn’t remember much about the day her dad crossed to the other side, except that a bird got trapped in the house. When Lucille was three years old, and her mom was pregnant with her second child (Lucille’s brother, Fred), her father died of typhoid fever.

Her father was a telephone lineman whose job required the family to move around. Her father, Henry Ball, and Desiree Hunt. Overflowing with energy, fun, and affection, Love, Lucy is a show business classic - the life of a hardworking genius, an actress, wife, and mother who uniquely integrated life and art to bring happiness to the world.' - from the inner front and rear jacket flaps.Lucille “Lucy” Désirée Ball was born on August 6, 1911, in Jamestown, New York. And, with a heartfelt happy ending, her enduring marriage to Gary Morton. It tells of their life together - both storybook and turbulent: intimate stories of their children and friends wonderful backstage anecdotes the creation of the most popular show on TV the production empire they founded the dissolution of their marriage. A recently discovered treasure, Love, Lucy is the valentine Lucille Ball left for her fans - the story of the ingenue from Jamestown, New York, determined to go to Broadway, destined to make a big splash, bound to marry her Valentino, Desi Arnaz. Lucille Ball as Lucy Ricardo was a part of our lievs then - and forty-five years later she still is. No comedienne had made America laugh so hard, no television actress had made the leap from Ziegfeld, radio, and film to land on the nation's picture tubes with such zany style and comedic charm. Lucille Ball was at the pinnacle of her success in show business, having teamed with Desi Arnaz (whom she had married in 1940) to make I Love Lucy and The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour and, after her divorce from Desi, The Lucy Show. Over thirty years ago, the undisputed queen of comedy sat down to record the story of her life.

Here is the only autobiography of one of America's most beloved stars - Lucille Ball. 'Much has been written about this famous redhead - none of it by her until now.

Illustrated with sections of black-and-white photographs and a family portrait photographic frontispiece. Includes Foreword by Lucie Arnaz and Permissions. As new condition white boards/white cloth spine/gold front cover and spine lettering contained in an as new condition non price-clipped color photographic dust jacket.

Love, Lucy by Lucille Ball