I Love Lucy: The Untold Story Audiobook (Free)

Summary:

Your exclusive backstage pass to the creation of I Love Lucy:

• “I Love Lucy: Behind the Moments,” by Jess Oppenheimer with Gregg Oppenheimer – Champion, Listen Up Awards Best Pop Culture Audiobook of the entire year

• Full Cast Efficiency of Gregg Oppenheimer’s play-“I REALLY LIKE Lucy: The Untold Tale”

• 15-minute Bonus Monitor: never-before-released 1961 interview with Jess Oppenheimer about the creation of “I Love Lucy”

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“A true genius. I owe so much to his creativeness and friendship.” -Lucille Ball

Jess Oppenheimer, “the brains” of I Love Lucy, offers us an insider’s watch of the groundbreaking display, generously interspersed with recordings of vintage Lucy radio and TV comedy performances-including her famous “Vitameatavegamin” routine.

Oppenheimer weaves a wonderfully entertaining story of the creation of this landmark series and its development from Lucy’s strike radio sitcom, “My Favorite Hubby.” Lucy aficionados will take pleasure in his personal accounts of stars like Desi Arnaz, William Frawley, Vivian Vance, and of course, Lucille Ball.

Narrated by three-time I Love Lucy veteran Larry Dobkin, and offering comedy performances by Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, William Frawley, Vivian Vance, Gale Gordon, Bea Benaderet (“Petticoat Junction,”The Flintstones”), Frank Nelson (“The Jack Benny Program”), and more!

Oppenheimer’s reminiscences become more active in his son Gregg’s new radio play, “I Love Lucy: The Untold Tale.” Recorded on I Love Lucy’s 60th wedding anniversary (10/15/11), starring such skills as Dick Vehicle Patten (“Eight Is Enough”), Phil Proctor (Firesign Theatre), Amy Pietz (“Caroline in the town”), Richard Herd (“Seinfeld”), and “I REALLY LIKE Lucy” veterans Janet Waldo (“Peggy Dawson,” the bobby-soxer with a crush on Ricky Ricardo) and Shirley Mitchell (Lucy Ricardo’s girlfriend “Marion Strong”).