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