JoeySanJoaquin Posted May 20, 2014 Report Share Posted May 20, 2014 I've never seen a pic of Lucy and Gary where a big age gap was evident. For years, Gary's YOB was given as 1917, same as Desi. It wasn't until he died that I knew it was 1924. Some sources say 1926!--making him 15 years younger than Lucy, technically-biologically speaking old enough to be his mother! And just because it says 1924 on his headstone doesn't make it so. Gracie Allen's says 1902 but sources have revealed it to be 1895, a year OLDER than George. Her "official" YOB was always 1906. Gracie claimed her birth records were lost in the fire caused by the 1906 SF quake until somebody pointed out that the quake happened in the months before she was born. "It was a BIG fire", said Gracie. Which essentially means Lucy was a "cougar" well before it was the popular thing to do and not surprisingly, yet again "ahead of her time"! All I can say is...."You GO, Girl!!" 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luvsbway Posted May 20, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 20, 2014 I wonder why 6 years in the first marriage seemed to bother her but 14 in the second didn't. Was it because the age wasn't known, different time period, different place in her life? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mmadluv7 Posted May 20, 2014 Report Share Posted May 20, 2014 I wonder why 6 years in the first marriage seemed to bother her but 14 in the second didn't. Was it because the age wasn't known, different time period, different place in her life? I think thats exactly what it was. Maybe, at the time she connected with Gary, she still carried around that late thirties, early 40s image of Lucy Ricardo, and no one really followed her exact age to point out the gap. In later years, it'd be a little difficult to see the age difference at all- he starts to age just within 62-68, side burns and all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mmadluv7 Posted May 20, 2014 Report Share Posted May 20, 2014 I've never seen a pic of Lucy and Gary where a big age gap was evident. For years, Gary's YOB was given as 1917, same as Desi. It wasn't until he died that I knew it was 1924. Some sources say 1926!--making him 15 years younger than Lucy, technically-biologically speaking old enough to be his mother! And just because it says 1924 on his headstone doesn't make it so. Gracie Allen's says 1902 but sources have revealed it to be 1895, a year OLDER than George. Her "official" YOB was always 1906. Gracie claimed her birth records were lost in the fire caused by the 1906 SF quake until somebody pointed out that the quake happened in the months before she was born. "It was a BIG fire", said Gracie. lol i never knew that lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leenorman Posted May 20, 2014 Report Share Posted May 20, 2014 Which essentially means Lucy was a "cougar" well before it was the popular thing to do and not surprisingly, yet again "ahead of her time"! All I can say is...."You GO, Girl!!" DITTO!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caewi Posted May 21, 2014 Report Share Posted May 21, 2014 I wonder why 6 years in the first marriage seemed to bother her but 14 in the second didn't. Was it because the age wasn't known, different time period, different place in her life? It know it's a very interesting question. In all honestly, 15 years is a BIG age gap. The implication in Lee's book was that Gary wasn't honest about his age to Lucy and she didn't know. To me that would explain it more. I would have thought that after trying to hold one husband down who is only 6 years younger, she would have been paranoid about trying to hold down a man 15 years younger. To Gary's credit he must have hidden the age gap well as I don't know of the media ever commenting on it. Does anyone think he was actually handsome? Certainly in his younger years Desi was unquestionably GORGEOUS but I don't Gary was too bad when he was younger. An average sort of handsome. Gary aged pretty fast though as well and wasn't so good in the later years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Caewi Posted May 26, 2014 Report Share Posted May 26, 2014 Eek this last photo just put me off my dinner. Where and when did the top one come from? It doesn't look like her marriage outfit but that does look like the church. SHE looks great in all of them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luvsbway Posted May 26, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 26, 2014 My best guess on the top one is probably somewhere on vacation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irene Kampen Tripp Posted May 27, 2014 Report Share Posted May 27, 2014 I can't read what that caption said either.. so if someone would translate it for me I would appreciate it. Besides... that pic did look like 67 or 68 when it was taken. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Brock Posted May 29, 2014 Report Share Posted May 29, 2014 I'm surprised he had time to be President he was so busy abusing Him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rickylu Posted May 29, 2014 Report Share Posted May 29, 2014 He also spent a fair amount of time showing off his gallbladder scar, but I digress. I think the only other pictures that I've seen of Lucy at the White House were during the FDR and Reagan eras. I know she was there in the 53, but wasn't she there during Carter's presidency too? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luvsbway Posted June 9, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 9, 2014 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luvsbway Posted June 11, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 11, 2014 Mame premiere. After Dark party in NYC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C L A U D E Posted June 12, 2014 Report Share Posted June 12, 2014 Wunnerful shots, all of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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C L A U D E Posted June 16, 2014 Report Share Posted June 16, 2014 What can you tell us about her first outfit Shel? The second one, dun't bother, I've seen it more often than some of my own clothes, LOL! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luvsbway Posted June 16, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 16, 2014 The second outfit ended up on TLS alot. This photo matches up to another one and it puts her in London for the Lucy In London filming. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C L A U D E Posted June 16, 2014 Report Share Posted June 16, 2014 But what about the FIRST one, I know I've seen it before or was it a robe or a smock that gave the same LOOK? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luvsbway Posted June 16, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 16, 2014 Oh that outfit. I think it matches the one of the photoshoot of Gary and her where they are both eating popcorn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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C L A U D E Posted June 21, 2014 Report Share Posted June 21, 2014 Is the top one a rear view of the second floor landing where they took so many Here's Lucy plug shots? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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