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Fred and Ethel

Item added by GenghisTheHun. Added on 12/18/2005
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7 Reviews

MissPackRat4Je sus
10/26/2009

Fred and Ethel 5

They were a good pair on TV, and played the part of an older (60-something) couple well.  However, Vivian Vance (Ethel) was only in her early 40s (and looked no older nor younger) at the time while William Frawley (Fred) really was in his 60s.  I think I read in a book somewhere that Vivian was offended to play such a matronly role when she was pretty much Lucy's age (and Lucy was playing a thirtysomething).

Still, the whole cast of "I Love Lucy" made their parts believable because of their tremendous talent.

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twansalem
12/23/2008

Fred and Ethel 5

Apparently they didn't get along very well at all in real life, but they made a great comedic duo on "I Love Lucy."

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Randyman
12/29/2006

Fred and Ethel 5

Another great pairing. Despite the fact that they were not the stars of the show, they held their own with Lucy and Desi, sometimes stealing the scene.

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edt4
12/29/2005

Fred and Ethel 3

Vintage character actor Frawley was much older than Vance, who was actually quite an attractive woman. Apparently, he overheard her saying before filming began that it was unlikely that a woman like her would ever be with a man like him, and held it against her forever after, and the antipathy was mutual. Still, when I watched the show as a kid, I don't remember having any feeling of anything being wrong, so I guess their skill at acting helped overcome, at least on the small screen, what must have been a decidedly unpleasant working experience. Either that, or I was a very naive, unobservant kid.

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scarletfeather
12/18/2005

Fred and Ethel 4

They made a pretty good pair, but poor Ethel being married to grumpy old Fred.

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Molfan
12/18/2005

Fred and Ethel 5

the were a very good paring the friends of lucy and ricky. the actors played well together even though i have heard on many occasions that Vivian Vance and william Frawley could not stand each other. that alone would show they did a fine acting job as husband and wife.

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ma duron
12/18/2005

Fred and Ethel 5

Best pairing yet, bar none, to be sure.

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