{"product_id":"meet-the-mertzes-rob-edelman-9781580630955","title":"Meet the Mertzes: The Life Stories of I Love Lucy's Other Couple","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMeet the Mertzes \u003c\/i\u003eis 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 \u003ci\u003eI Love Lucy. \u003c\/i\u003eThis 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 \u003ci\u003eI Love Lucy. \u003c\/i\u003eWith a complete filmography and videography of each, \u003ci\u003eMeet the Mertzes \u003c\/i\u003efinally sets the record straight on the lives and legacies of these compelling stars who detested one another. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eYou'll learn about: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e-Vance's successful Broadway career prior to \u003ci\u003eI Love Lucy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e-Frawley's vaudevillian roots and his passion for baseball\u003cbr\u003e-Vance's nervous breakdown after the collapse of her first marriage\u003cbr\u003e-Frawley's drinking and carousing\u003cbr\u003e-Lucille Ball's caustic relationship with both of her costars\u003cbr\u003e-Vance's hatred of being known to the world as Ethel Mertz\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Rob Edelman, Audrey Kupferberg\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1580630952\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781580630955\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e St. Martins Press-3PL\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/18\/1999\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 5.90w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/12\/1999 pg. 74","brand":"Rob Edelman","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44043108122879,"sku":"9781580630955","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_9d882e77-b5ce-4585-bd60-88369af982af.jpg?v=1684965302","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/meet-the-mertzes-rob-edelman-9781580630955","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}