Gary Morton

Not merely the second husband of redhead comedian Lucille Ball (after she divorced Desi Arnaz), Morton was a talented comic in his own right, working as a stand-up entertainer at nightclubs in New York, Miami, Chicago, Las Vegas and the "Borscht Belt". Lucy (who died in 1989) brought him to Hollywood and he had another full career in television, not only as an actor but also as executive producer and audience warm-up comedian of her post-I Love Lucy shows: The Lucy Show (1962-1968), Here's Lucy (1968-1974) and the brief Life With Lucy (1986). Morton died March 30 in Rancho Mirage, Calif., from lung cancer. From This is True for 28 March 1999 Suggestions for further reading: Love, Lucy by Lucille Ball Amazon Price: $7.99 Customer Review: Love,Lucy. Great Hardcover, Touching tale of her life story as told by her, A must for Lucy Fans, It's a great gift for them, I gave it to my mom, She loves it, and I read it and I love it too. As a young fan, I love the show. Read Lucy's Sid...   Desilu: The Story of Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz by Coyne S. Sanders, Tom Gilbert Amazon Price: $10.76 Customer Review: I read this book more as a fan of 50's tv and the historic aspects than as a big Lucy fan. To be honest, I like the old Lucy show, especially the one-hour concept at the end, but have never been a super big Lucy fan. From that POV I did...   Lucille: The Life of Lucille Ball by Kathleen Brady Amazon Price: $14.36 Customer Review: I bought this book with a few other items about Lucille Ball. I thought it was put together well. Though the book has factual items in it there are some things that are not correct. Otherwise it is a wonderful read.   Lucy A to Z: The Lucille Ball Encyclopedia by Michael Karol Amazon Price: $19.11 Customer Review: I thought I knew just about everything there was about Lucy. This books goes over all of Lucy's life and everybody she worked with and then some. It is enjoyable to just read it thru but an excellent resource to just look up things about her life. Wa...   Laughs, Luck...and Lucy: How I Came to Create the Most Popular Sitcom of All ... by Jess Oppenheimer, Lucille Ball Amazon Price: $14.96 Customer Review: I was initially a little concerned because Jess' book didn't really get to the very personal aspects of the "Desi and Lucy" relationship. But soon I found his writing style to be fresh, engaging, and full of interesting facts and anecdotes about the...   Newsfeed display by CaRP

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