Jess Oppenheimer, the man Lucille Ball called the "brains" of I Love
Lucy, gives us a rare first-hand look at television history as it was
being made. A rich entertainment resource, Laughs, Luck . . . and Lucy
features a hilarious memoir, more than fifty rare photos, three
never-before-published scripts (including the only I Love Lucy script
that Lucy or Desi ever refused to perform), and CD of Lucy's classic
radio comedy performances, unheard for more than 40 years! Oppenheimer's
book, written with his son, Gregg, is not only a reliable record of how
I Love Lucy was conceived an executed, but also a humorous insider's
account of the broadcasting industry's development from the wild early
days of radio to television's "golden age."