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Former vaudevillian William Frawley is known worldwide as Fred Mertz, the skinflint landlord and friend of the Ricardos, on the perpetually repeated classic TV sitcom "I Love Lucy" (CBS, 1951-1956).
William Frawley (February 26, 1887 - March 3, 1966) was the actor who played Fred Mertz, the husband of Ethel Mertz (played by Vivian Vance) and landlord and friend to the Ricardos in I Love Lucy. Frawley was born in Burlington, Iowa and died in Hollywood, California from a stroke. By 1951, the 64 year-old Frawley had appeared in over one hundred films. The roles were soon drying up, however ...
20. Juli 2022 · William Frawley was in his 60s during the filming of "I Love Lucy." According to Closer Weekly, "The Lucy Book" author says that when the show came to an end, he was still technically under contract with Desi Arnaz and Lucille Ball's company, Desilu. He broke the contract and accepted a role as the grandfather in "My Three Sons." It was there ...
William Clement Frawley was an American stage entertainer, screen and television actor. Although Frawley acted in over 100 films, he achieved his greatest fame playing landlord Fred Mertz for the situation comedy I Love Lucy. William was born to Michael A. Frawley and Mary E. Brady in Burlington, Iowa. As a young boy, Bill attended […]
4. März 2022 · But Simmons’s work as Frawley, the real-life actor who played Fred Mertz on I Love Lucy, is worthy of the accolades he’s receiving—he captures the curmudgeonly actor’s bristly manner, but ...
Where the funeral of William Frawley took place in Hollywood back in 1966. By, George Vreeland Hill
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William Frawley. Actor: I Love Lucy. William Frawley was born in Burlington, Iowa. As a boy he sang at St. Paul's Catholic Church and played at the Burlington Opera House. His first job was as a stenographer for the Union Pacific Railroad. He did vaudeville with his brother Paul, then joined pianist Franz Rath in an act they took to San Francisco in 1910. Four years later he formed a...
