13 Things You Probably Didn't Know About Vivian Vance
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1) Vivian Vance
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2) She was a rebellious teen.
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3) She was in the Albuquerque Little Theatre's first-ever show.
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4) She trained under Ethel Merman.
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5) Lucy disliked her at first.
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6) She had thick skin.
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7) She and Lucy quickly became friends, however.
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8) She thought Fred and Ethel's marriage was unrealistic.
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9) She celebrated when 'Fred' died.
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10) She resented being called 'Ethel.'
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11) She had one stipulation before joining 'The Lucy Show.'
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12) She left 'The Lucy Show' because of the commute.
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13) She played a medium in 1969.
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14) She wrote an autobiography that was discovered years after her death.
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The I Love Lucy star hated the man who played her husband, for one.