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1909 vs 1912


Mot Morenzi
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So we obviously know that Vivian's true birthday was in 1909 but she always claimed to be born in 1912. But even though that fact has been cleared up, many sources still seem to go by the 1912 date (and say she was 39 when she started working with Lucy instead of the correct age of 42). Is there a reason for that? Is it courtesy to Vivian because that's the year she preferred or simply an oversight? Even the newly revised edition of "Desilu" still says she was 39.

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And I mean no disrespect to the authors of "Desilu". When that book was first written they were going by the only known information available. But so few sources, new and updated, seem to utilize the correct date. The big exception I can think of is "Ball of Fire", where Kanfer mentions that Vivian was Lucille's junior, "it was said, by almost a year". So he put it into a historical context.

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