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Acting was Frank's first career. He studied under the legendary acting teacher Stella Adler and at the Actors Studio. As a member of the Screen Actors Guild, AFTRA, and Actor’s Equity Association, he performed in several off-Broadway productions and appeared in both television and film. He graduated from the New York University School of the Arts…many years ago.
While living in Los Angeles, he and his good friend Alvin Walker decided to write a biography of the actress...
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THE OTHER SIDE OF ETHEL MERTZ
The Life Story of Vivian Vance
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Which name is more familiar to you, Ethel Mertz or Vivian Vance? Chances are, like most of America, you think you know Lucy's feisty sidekick Ethel; but the actress Vivian Vance, who backed Lucille Ball so successfully in the comedy series I Love Lucy had an exciting life and career long before Desi Arnaz chose her, against Lucy's wishes, to play Ethel.
She was considered one of the most adept comic actresses of her time, bringing happiness to millions each week Vivian Vance fought a frightening personal battle with depression. Her story -- the story of a woman who overcame family problems, marital problems and a host of professional problems to help create a television classic -- is told with gusto and with nothing held back in The Other Side of Ethel Mertz: the Life Story of Vivian Vance.
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Authors Frank Castelluccio and Alvin Walker have done their homework, and trace brilliantly and sympathetically the development of a woman who turned adversity into strength all her life.
From The Short Story "It's Only Sex, After All" | February 14th, 2024
Sex had become a thing that others did while we gradually accepted the real possibility that we may never have it again. But it wasn’t as if we didn’t try — well, almost tried. At times, perhaps, at some dinner party, we would look at each other across the room and for a moment each of us would see the young man he had met long ago. But those two young men were now receiving mail from AARP.