I Love Lucy ran on CBS for six seasons from 1951-1957.The series, which centered around Lucy and Ricky Ricardo and their friends Fred and Ethel Mertz, was a sensation in its time and still lives ...

After the first few months of I Love Lucy, several other performers began standing out as well — including the hilarious actress who played Lucy’s best friend, Ethel Mertz. Vivian Vance played ...

Fortunately, Fred and Ethel Mertz scraped together enough scratch after the old circuit went south to go into real estate, snapping up a swell little brownstone on E. 68th St. at a Depression-era ...

There is no question that Vivian Vance is an icon of classic television, and that's largely because of her role of Ethel Mertz besides Lucille Ball's Lucy Ricardo on I Love Lucy. Yet as beloved as ...

In a December 1951 episode Bea Benaderet guest starred as Miss Lewis; Benaderet was one of Ball’s original choices to play Ethel Mertz but was unavailable for each and every episode, since she ...

Classic Television: Vivian Vance and Ethel Mertz - Behind the Scenes Photography. Posted: March 12, 2025 | Last updated: March 26, 2025. The film follows Harry McGee, a reporter who is assigned to ...

Despite decades since her departure, Vance continues to be known by later generations because of her longstanding role as character Ethel Mertz, comedy icon Lucille Ball’s pal, both on and off ...

Vivian Vance as Ethel Mertz and William Frawley as Fred Mertz are pictured in an image dated Feb. 1, 1954. (CBS via Getty Images) When Frawley heard about the part, he called Ball and Arnaz to ...

There is no question that Vivian Vance is an icon of classic television, and that's largely because of her role of Ethel ...