I Loved Lucy
My Friendship with Lucille Ball
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Lee Tannen
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Lee Tannen
About this listen
Few people knew America's comic sweetheart Lucille Ball the way Lee Tannen did. Lee first met Lucy as a child but cemented their close and enduring friendship as an adult. During the last 10 years of Lucy's life - years mostly lived out of the spotlight and mainly around a backgammon table in New York; Beverly Hills; Snowmass, Colorado; and Palm Springs - Lee was fortunate enough to be sitting opposite Lucy.
For the first time, we get a glimpse of what it was like to be with Lucy, the way she truly was, and the way she chose to live. This is Lucy the way you've never seen her before; a warts-and-all look at arguably the most famous female entertainer of the 20th century!
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- Laura Ellis
- 03-08-22
HUGELY VALUABLE
The authors accent is sooooo thick it’s almost unbearable to think there are hours ahead of this voice. However as it goes on, you realize this is the voice of one of Lucy’s friends — a voice she would recognize and look forward to hearing. The chronicle of these lost years are invaluable and by the end of the book you wish the authors voice would go on and on and on.
*love the honesty about Gary Morton. As people in LA refer to him, the male Barbara Sinatra.
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- Robert H.
- 07-13-16
Lucy in your Living Room!!
Where does I Loved Lucy rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?
High on the List!! This is a fast listen because it is so enjoyable. You will feel like you know Lucy personally after this audible title. I have read all sorts of books and have old movies. I am a fan of "I LOVE LUCY" like so many others but this is brand new insight into who she was offscreen.
What was one of the most memorable moments of I Loved Lucy?
Seeing some of the vulnerability and loneliness that she faced in her later years was heartbreaking but there were great moments of JOY also. So much information was shared both positive and truthful---I won't say negative because it was just showing the REAL LUCY through the eyes of someone who adored her but realized she wasn't just that goofball on TV. She had weaknesses and imperfections like all of us.
Which character – as performed by Lee Tannen – was your favorite?
Lee did a great job on bringing forth all the characters that he described. He isn't using different voices to portray characters like in a novel but he describes LUCY's circle of friends. He will mimic some of LUCY's mannerisms or favorite sayings and you feel like you are right in the room with her.
Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?
The loss that Lee suffered when his close friend Lucy died.
Any additional comments?
It was such a wonderful gift to get this inside peek at the friendship that Lee and Lucy had for so many years. It changed the perception of who she was outside of her TV characters but still, I LOVE LUCY.
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- Jason Gorby
- 12-23-22
Amazing!!! Wish it was longer!!!
This was absolutely amazing to listen to. Laughed and Cried. Thank you Lee so very much for opening the door to your life with Lucy. This is one of my favorite "biographies" of Lucy I have ever heard and have read to listened to all I have been able to find.
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- Ladysensei
- 07-09-14
Lovely Lucy Moments
If you could sum up I Loved Lucy in three words, what would they be?
FabulousFunnyFantastic
What did you like best about this story?
Everything and more, all the behind the scenes details were wonderful.Details were perfection...
What about Lee Tannen’s performance did you like?
Wonderful job telling the stories
Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?
The last day of Lucy's life.
Any additional comments?
My mother saw Lucille Ball perform at Queens College in Charlotte, North Carolina with a traveling troupe of actors in 1939. She said Lucy came out on stage with platinum blonde hair & all the girls just were amazed how beautiful she was! Mother told us she was really a showgirl and she put on a fantastic performance there.
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- Frank J. Belden
- 05-27-24
Wonderful glimpse inside the private life of a legend during the last decade of her extraordinary life.
Who doesn’t love Lucy? I’ve read and listened to every Lucille book/audiobook I can find. Most are very good but this one is exceptional. The author manages to respect the legend while also revealing a lot of her human side as well.
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- Tom Judson
- 12-21-13
Insight Into a Legendary Star
Listening to Lee Tannen read "I Loved Lucy" was like sitting over coffee with an old friend hearing a great, great story. Lee does such a great job of conjuring his friendship with Lucille Ball that it almost feels like Lucy is sitting next to him elbowing him to get the facts right ("dammit!"). "I Loved Lucy" truly shows the surprising human side of this legendary performer who feels like part of the family and Lee's performance is that of someone who clearly relishes recounting these wonderful tales.
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- H. Anthony
- 02-09-14
I Just Loved Lucy
I found this book so addictive, couldn't stop listening. Amazing insight into a wonderful star, she certainly wasn't who I thought she was. The narration was fabulous. Lucy was a mixture of an inconsiderate person and a wonderfully kind person. I would recommend this book to anyone who remembers Lucy and Ricky Ricardo.
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- AvaMaria
- 04-05-17
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Honestly the best book aside from "Lucy" I listen/read this once a year and every time I cry!! Love it!
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- Anonymous User
- 02-21-18
I loved Lucy too!
I grew up watching Lucile Ball and I Love Lucy and she became my idol! Her comic abilities and her immense talent are an inspiration to me. This book showed a side of Lucy that not many people got to see. It makes her real. Thank you Lee for sharing your time with this amazing icon! Now if I can just stop crying. LOL ❤❤❤
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- Jessica
- 11-25-15
I Think Lucy Would Have Loved It :)
What a story. Being an "I Love Lucy" fan for many, many years I (like so many other fans), always wondered if Lucy in real life was anything like Lucy Ricardo. The short answer is no. From Lee's book, I got to see the regular person Lucy, and so many things I would have never guessed about her. I really enjoyed the way Lee wrote/read the book. He didn't sugarcoat a thing about Lucy (from either how truly insecure she could be to how she drove him crazy at times), and I think he wrote this exactly the way she would have wanted. There were so many times I busted out laughing, but also lots of touching parts that had me in tears. As Lee quoted Desi Arnaz, "'I Love Lucy' was never just a title." This book is proof of that.
If you are a Lucy fan, you'll love this. Lee wrote/read it just as if he was sitting and talking to you. He really does love her, as if she were still alive.
I was only a toddler when Lucy died, so I only ever "knew" her as Lucy Ricardo. However, Lee's book shows that as wonderful as Lucy Ricardo was, she doesn't hold a candle to the real Lucille Ball.
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