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The marriage failed primarily due to Vance's affair with the man who became her third spouse. The couple stayed married until Vance's death, but her marriage to Dodd was reportedly her happiest. VIVIAN'S THIRD MARRIAGE TO PHILIP OBER WAS PAINFUL
The television icon married her fourth husband, John Dodds, in 1961. He was a book editor from the East Coast. The couple moved from New York to Belvedere, California, and Vance continued to make ...
Ober was rumored to have abused Vance because he was envious of her successful career. [16] On January 16, 1961, Vance married literary agent, editor, and publisher John Dodds. They lived in Stamford, Connecticut, then moved to California in 1974, remaining together until Vance's death.
After that, Lucille Ball and Vivian Vance's friendship remained strong for nearly another two decades. When Vance was dying from bone cancer in 1979, Ball visited her old co-star and partner-in-slapstick-crime to say her goodbyes. In 2020, author Paige Peterson, who was a friend of Vance's and was there for her final meeting with Ball, told ...
And then there’s Vivian Vance, Ball’s real-life friend and co-star as Ethel Mertz, the dowdy counterpart to fireplug Lucy. As played by Arianda, Vance emerges more like her real-life self ...
Comedic duo Lucille Ball and Vivian Vance were the best of friends both on camera and off. Their chemistry was obvious, and it's safe to say that something magical happened when these two women ...
On a summer day in August 1979, Lucille Ball came to Belvedere, California, to bid farewell to her friend and beloved costar Vivian Vance. The two women had created comedy magic in the legendary ...
