|
|
Article: BIOGRAPHY; RED ALERT! `Ball of Fire,' Stefan Kanfer's book on Lucille Ball, is so packed with biographical goodies that at times it feels like the chocolates on the conveyor belt are coming at you too fast.(ENTERTAINMENT)
- Article from:
- Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)
- Article date:
- August 17, 2003
- Author:
CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 2003 Star Tribune Co. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
|
Byline: Colleen Kruse
Special to the Star Tribune
There are a handful of people in public life who are so famous that they require only one name. Cher, Madonna, Castro. Some might think that the reason lies partially in the oddness of the name itself (Beyonce, Pink, Eminem.) That might be true for some.
But even though I've got an Aunt Lucy, I'm big fan of Lucy Lawless, and Lucy was my favorite "Peanuts" character, there really is only one Lucy.
Stefan Kanfer's "Ball of Fire" examines Lucille Ball, the woman who doggedly pursued this kind of one-name fame in her adolescence, used it as a shield during marital strife, and in later ...