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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>An unauthorized double biography of Vivian Vance and William Frawley--two of America's most popular situation comedy supporting performers. 8-page photo section.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p><i>Meet the Mertzes </i>is an expansive dual biography chronicling the lives of two of America's most popular situation-comedy actors, William Frawley and Vivian Vance, who portrayed Fred and Ethel Mertz on <i>I Love Lucy. </i>This meticulously researched book contains interviews with Frawley's and Vance's colleagues, friends, and relatives, and explores their personal and professional lives before, during, and after <i>I Love Lucy. </i>With a complete filmography and videography of each, <i>Meet the Mertzes </i>finally sets the record straight on the lives and legacies of these compelling stars who detested one another. <p/>You'll learn about: <p/>-Vance's successful Broadway career prior to <i>I Love Lucy</i><br>-Frawley's vaudevillian roots and his passion for baseball<br>-Vance's nervous breakdown after the collapse of her first marriage<br>-Frawley's drinking and carousing<br>-Lucille Ball's caustic relationship with both of her costars<br>-Vance's hatred of being known to the world as Ethel Mertz</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p>"She's one of the finest gals to come out of Kansas, but I often wish she'd go back there." --<i>William Frawley on Vivian Vance</i> <p/>"I loathed William Frawley and the feeling was mutual. Whenever I received a new script, I raced through it, praying that there wouldn't be a scene where we had to be in bed together." --<i>Vivian Vance on William Frawley</i></p><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Rob Edelman </b>and <b>Audrey Kupferberg </b>authored <i>Angela Lansbury </i>and <i>The John Travolta Scrapbook. </i>Edelman wrote <i>Baseball on the Web </i>and <i>Great Baseball Films. </i>He is also a contributing editor to Leonard Maltin's <i>Movie & Video Guide annual </i>and <i>Movie Encyclopedia, </i>and is a freelance writer. Kupferberg is a film archivist, consultant, and researcher. They reside in Amersterdam, New York.

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