How old was Vivian Vance during I Love Lucy?
How old was Vivian Vance during I Love Lucy?
1951–1958: I Love Lucy and success Ultimately, the 42-year-old Vance won the role on the new television program, which debuted October 15, 1951, on CBS.
How much older was Vivian Vance than Lucy?
Vivian and Lucille did not get along right away. But when her husband at the time, Desi Arnaz, saw Vivian in the John Van Druten play The Voice of the Turtle, he thought that she would be perfect as Ethel, even though she was attractive and 42 years old — only two years older than Lucy.
How old was Lucille Ball during I Love Lucy?
Ball was 40 years old when she started filming “I Love Lucy,” and she’d devoted herself to her career.
Why did Lucille Ball’s voice change?
It’s been speculated that Lucille Ball’s vocal chords were severely coarsened between the last Lucy/Desi comedy hour and season 1 of this show; when she was on Broadway night after night performing in Wildcat; during which she developed a polyps on her larynx which forever changed the way her voice sounded.
