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Article: Books: Fifty years on and audiences still love Lucy; Ball of Fire: The Tumultuous Life and Comic Art of Lucille Ball, by Stefan Kanfer (Faber and Faber, pounds 17.99).(Features)
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- The Birmingham Post (England)
- Article date:
- November 8, 2003
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Byline: Reviewed by Simon Evans
Lucille Ball was, and still is, one of the great icons of American television, named by Time magazine as one of the 20 most influential artists and entertainers of the last century.
However, 14 years after Lucy's death, and with her legend growing with each passing year, there has been no definitive in depth examination of her life and career.
This particular biography comes close, but is essentially a cut and paste affair, drawing on previous, similarly ...