Vivian Vance

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Vivian Vance was an American actress best know for her role as Ethel Mertz on I Love Lucy.
Fast Facts:
1. Born: July 26, 1909
2. Given Name: Vivian Roberta Jones
3. Birth Place: Cherryvale, Kansas
4. One of Six Children
5. Understudied Ethel Merman in the musical Anything Goes, 1937
6. Not Lucille Ball's first choice for Ethel Mertz
7. Often called television's most beloved "Second Banana"
8. First actress to win Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress
9. Had nervous breakdown in 1945
10. Married 4 times
11. Never had children
12. August 17, 1979, she died of Bone and Breast Cancer
13. 1991 awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame

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- What happened to Vivian Green!? 1 Answer
  
  In April 2009 she signed a 3-album deal with E1 Music with the first album under the deal set to be released in Summer 2009. read more
- what golf course(s) was used in Legend of Bagger Vance? 1 Answer
  
  The following two courses were used in the Legend of Bagger Vance movie, made in 2000. 1) The Pete Dye Course on Colleton River Plantation in Bluffton and 2) T... read more
- When Edward is talking to his laywer at the polo game, he tells him he met Vivian at ??????? (what is the phone number he said?) 1 Answer
  
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Vivian Vance Timeline
- Note: Many of the links in this timeline are to IMDb, which has pop-ups.
- July 26, 1909: Born
- 1932-1933 Music in the Air: Wikipedia
- 1934-1935 Anything Goes: Wikipedia
- 1936-1937 Red, Hot and Blue: Wikipedia
- 1937-1938 Hooray for What!: Wikipedia
- 1941-1943 Let's Face It!: Wikipedia
- 1947-1948 The Cradle Will Rock: Wikipedia
- 1950 The Secret Fury: IMDb | Wikipedia
- 1951 The Blue Veil: IMDb | Wikipedia
- 1951-1957 I Love Lucy: IMDb | Mahalo | Wikipedia
- 1962-1965 The Lucy Show: IMDb | Rotten Tomatoes | Wikipedia
- 1965 The Great Race: IMDb | Rotten Tomatoes | Wikipedia
- 1969 Love, American Style: IMDb | Rotten Tomatoes | Wikipedia
- 1968-1972 Here's Lucy: IMDb | Rotten Tomatoes | Wikipedia
- 1970 The Front Page: IMDb | Wikipedia
- August 17, 1979: Died

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