num_pages: 312
description: Jess Oppenheimer, the man Lucille Ball called the "brains" of I Love Lucy, gives us a rare first-hand look at television history as it was being made. A rich entertainment resource, Laughs, Luck . . . and Lucy features a hilarious memoir, more than fifty rare photos, three never-before-published scripts (including the only I Love Lucy script that Lucy or Desi ever refused to perform), and CD of Lucy's classic radio comedy performances, unheard for more than 40 years! Oppenheimer's book, written with his son, Gregg, is not only a reliable record of how I Love Lucy was conceived an executed, but also a humorous insider's account of the broadcasting industry's development from the wild early days of radio to television's "golden age."
language: English
title: Laughs, Luck...and Lucy: How I Came to Create the Most Popular Sitcom of All Time
titlecomplete: Laughs, Luck...and Lucy: How I Came to Create the Most Popular Sitcom of All Time (with "I LOVE LUCY's Lost Scenes" Audio CD)
genres: History, Pop Culture, Biography, Memoir, Autobiography, Biography Memoir, Amazon, Humor, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 914
series: Television and Popular Culture
publisher: Syracuse University Press