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I Loved Lucy: My Friendship With Lucille Ball
This was a very good read if you are into celeb biographies. It is well written and interesting. The author, a close friend of Lucille Ball's, gives plenty of info both on her good side and bad. But even the criticism is written kindly.I just wish there had been more pictures.
I Loved Lucy: My Friendship With Lucille Ball
Lee's book focused on the post-I-Love-Lucy Lucille Ball and shows us a real woman. His memories of his friendship with the actress are both heartwarming and real. You could feel the love that he had for this remarkable woman. I absolutely loved this book... one of my favorites.
I Loved Lucy: My Friendship With Lucille Ball
The author takes you where few have been, up close and intimate with Lucy. It is evident from page one and woven throughout, that this book could only be written by someone that shared a special love with a special person. Written in a smooth, flowing, humorous style, the anecdotes almost forbid you to stop reading. It is an account of this icon's last ten years of her life that is a must read whether you were a Lucy fanatic or not.
I Loved Lucy: My Friendship With Lucille Ball
This book is absolutely sensational for anyone interested in a behind the scenes peek into the private life of a very public lady. It read like the wind, made me laugh and made me cry. Lee Tannen has done a terrific job of giving us a simple story of friendship with a very complex star. It's obvious that Lee Tannen loved Lucy and the love was totally reciprocated. Don't miss it!
I Loved Lucy: My Friendship With Lucille Ball
This guy was so wrapped up in I Love Lucy re-runs that he seemed to forget that Lucille Ball had other talents. For the most part, the author was very good at describing the way people looked and acted and the places he encountered. At times I felt like I was right there in the middle of the action. However in almost every chapter he referred to "I Love Lucy", like he was living some dream of being Ethel Mertz. It was very distracting and got old real fast. I hope that he had more respect for her and Gary Morton than comes across in the book. He almost made it sound like poor Lucy was nobody 'til Lee Tannen showed up! On the other hand, some of the stories made it hard for me to put the book down and there was a nice little post script that had a list of things Lucy liked, which was enjoyable to read. I recommend this book, but either wait for the paperback, or check it out at the library. I can't believe I actually paid [amt] for this one!
I Loved Lucy: My Friendship With Lucille Ball
I purchased this book as son as I saw it on the shelf. Being a real Lucy-phile, I hunger for anything Lucy. I was well aware of Lee Tannen and his relationship with Lucy via Jim Brochu's book, Lucy in the Afternoon. Brochu's book is a great accounting of his relationship with Lucy, her early life and the Desilu years, but Tannen's bok is a blow by blow of Lucy's last decade, of trips with her to Snowmass CO, New York, Massachusetts etc. The reader has the feeling they too were there as it happened. Also, the book sheds interesting light on the relationship between Lucy and Gary Morton, and between Gary and anyone who tried to get close to Lucy. I Loved Lucy also contains great candid photos of Lucy and her friends and family members in many situations and locales, unlike Brochu's which contains photos of her at home and at a few LA locations. Seemingly, the photos in the Brochu book seem a bit like a 'look at me, I'm with Lucy' statement. Tannen's I Loved Lucy has the same sort of snapshots you would find in any family scrapbook. The content is riveting; I read it in one day. Every Lucy fan will love this book, I strongly recommend it as required Lucy reading! Lee, if you read this review, congrats on the book! I hope we get in touch someday, because I loved Lucy too!