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Vivian Vance played Ethel Mertz, Frawley's on-screen wife. Although the two actors worked well together, they greatly disliked each other. Most attribute their mutual hatred to Vance's vocal resentment of having to play wife to a man 22 years her senior. Frawley reportedly overheard Vance complaining; he took offense and never forgave her.
Vivian Vance. Actress: I Love Lucy. Born as Vivian Roberta Jones in Cherryvale, Kansas, she had a brother and four sisters. Her family moved to Independence, Kansas, and later studied drama under Anna Ingleman and William Inge.
Vivian Vance was an American actress, best known for playing the role of Ethel Mertz in the long-running American sitcom ‘I Love Lucy.’. Vivian started her career as a theater actress and delivered one of her most notable stage performances while playing Nancy Collister in the musical ‘Let’s Face It!’.
Aug 18, 1979 · Vivian Vance, a longtime star of the “I Love Lucy” television series, died of cancer yesterday at her home in Belvedere, a town across the Golden Gate from San Francisco. She was 66 years old.
Aug 18, 1979 · Aug. 18, 1979 4 AM PT. Vivian Vance, the Ethel Mertz of I Love Lucy and one of the most beloved comediennes in television, died Friday at her home in northern California after a long fight...
More about Vivian Vance at: Wikipedia. IMDb. Hall of Fame Tribute. Vivian Vance was an American television and theater actress and singer. Vance is best known for her role as Ethel Mertz, sidekick to Lucille Ball on the American television sitcom I Love Lucy, and as Vivian Bagley on The Lucy Show.
Vivian Vance (born Vivian Roberta Jones; July 26, 1909 – August 17, 1979) was an American actress best known for playing Ethel Mertz on the sitcom I Love Lucy (1951–1957), for which she won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress, among other accolades.
