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The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts at Lincoln Center has Arthur Unger's original audio recordings of these interviews with Lucy as well as ones from 1974, 1975, and a joint interview with Lucy and Lucie from 1971. Each one is absolutely fascinating. Lucy recounting her reaction to the Eddie Murphy HBO special is hilarious, but I'm not sure she was trying to be funny.

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http://www.csmonitor.com/1984/0516/051606.html

 

http://www.csmonitor.com/1985/1104/lball.html

 

http://www.csmonitor.com/1989/0501/eholms.html

 

The first 2 interviews are great.  Wish their search was more easier to use though.   ;)

 

"I knew one couple in Los Angeles who had to live in their car because they couldn't afford anything else. They are sitting in the car in some park right now and won't stay in the homes of friends."

 

Sid and Vanda??  

Seriously, just how would the "tangerine-topped" (never heard that one before) millionaire know this couple?

 

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"She was the daughter of a pianist and a..."  some studio bio 'facts' never die. 

 

"still appearing around the world in television syndication in 479 episodes"

506 by my count.  Not including Lucy Carmichael character in "Lucy in London" or other specials.   But including all 13 Life with Lucys.  

479 is the tally if you only count the three main series and don't include the LDCH.

leave the Xmas show out of I Love Lucys original run, which most sources do, gives it 179,

The Lucy Show 156 and Here's Lucy 144. 

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Seriously, just how would the "tangerine-topped" (never heard that one before) millionaire know this couple?

In the full interview Lucy said that these people were former neighbors in the Valley.

 

My other favorite moment from the audio recordings of these interviews is Lucy insisting that interviewer Arthur Unger was a guest at the Chatsworth ranch and Unger politely trying to tell her he was never at that house. Lucy: "Oh, Arthur! Yes, many times! Many, many times!"

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http://www.csmonitor.com/1984/0516/051606.html

 

http://www.csmonitor.com/1985/1104/lball.html

 

http://www.csmonitor.com/1989/0501/eholms.html

 

The first 2 interviews are great.  Wish their search was more easier to use though.   ;)

 

I guess this is the Buddy Hackett special that offended Lucy so much in that first interview?

 

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