{"product_id":"book-btl5","title":"Classic Radio Spotlights: Lucille Ball","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis collection showcases Lucille Ball's amazing spectrum of radio work, from comedy to mystery and everything in between. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs Lucy Ricardo, Lucille Ball brought a tomboy's enthusiasm and a scatterbrained quality to the long-running television program \u003ci\u003eI Love Lucy.\u003c\/i\u003e She was the wacky wife making life difficult for her loving but exasperated husband Ricky Ricardo, played by Ball's real-life husband Desi Arnaz. Long before \u003ci\u003eI Love Lucy\u003c\/i\u003e, Ball worked her way up Hollywood's ladder, appearing in films and many radio shows, including dramatic roles in which she could show her acting chops.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the summer of 1948, she accepted the role of Liz Cooper, a zany housewife who found herself facing comical situations, in the radio comedy \u003ci\u003eMy Favorite Husband\u003c\/i\u003e. In the series, Liz Cooper's husband George Cooper was played by veteran actor Richard Denning. But Lucille Ball also acted in episodes of the radio mystery \u003ci\u003eSuspense\u003c\/i\u003e and in \u003ci\u003eLux Radio Theatre's\u003c\/i\u003e adaptation of Broadway plays. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eThis collection of eleven episodes that aired from 1945 to 1951 includes:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom \u003ci\u003eMy Favorite Husband\u003c\/i\u003e: \"George's Mother Visits\"\u003cbr\u003eFrom \u003ci\u003eSuspens\u003c\/i\u003ee: \"A Shroud for Sarah\"\u003cbr\u003eFrom \u003ci\u003eLux Radio Theatre\u003c\/i\u003e: \"The Dark Corners\" with Lucille Ball and Mark Stevens\u003cbr\u003eFrom \"Bill Stern Sports Newsreel\" with Lucille Ball as guest\u003cbr\u003eFrom \u003ci\u003eSuspense\u003c\/i\u003e: \"A Little Piece of Rope\"\u003cbr\u003eFrom \u003ci\u003eThe Screen Guild Players\u003c\/i\u003e: \"Too Many Husbands\" with Bob Hope, Frank Sinatra, and Lucille Ball\u003cbr\u003eFrom \u003ci\u003eThe Screen Director's Playhouse\u003c\/i\u003e: \"Bachelor Mother\" with Lucille Ball and Robert Cummings\u003cbr\u003eFrom \u003ci\u003eSuspense\u003c\/i\u003e: \"The Red-Headed Woman\" with Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz\u003cbr\u003eFrom \u003ci\u003eThe Screen Director's Playhouse\u003c\/i\u003e: \"Her Husband's Affairs\"\u003cbr\u003eFrom \u003ci\u003eThe Kraft Music Hall\u003c\/i\u003e with Al Jolson and Lucille Ball\u003cbr\u003eFrom \u003ci\u003eThe Screen Director's Playhouse\u003c\/i\u003e: \"Miss Grant Takes Richmond\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Black Eye Entertainment","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49386116972848,"sku":"BDbtl5","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio CD","offer_id":49386117038384,"sku":"ZEbtl5","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio MP3-CD","offer_id":49386117071152,"sku":"ZMbtl5","price":35.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/btl5-Square-cover.jpg?v=1782364233","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-btl5","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}