Last Pictures of Celebrities While Still Alive

[theotherlondon]

Mansfield, London, what is the name of the book, I always heard rumors that she had to be dowdy around Lucy.

The book is : The other side of Ethel Mertz:
Life story of Vivian Vance.
By Frank Castellucclo (1998)

And yes she had to always weigh more then Lucy.(like ten pounds)

[pkstracy]

Thanks London!

[Mansfield67]

It's a great book, very detailed. And yeah, it was in her contract that she had to remain overweight. As she herself became more popular and won an Emmy she was able to look much better in later years. She fought for that and won.

[cash]

Mark Twain from 1908 - two years before his death

[MirrorDimly]

Thanks, Cash!
Somehow, that’s exactly how I’d expect Twain to look!

[cash]

Doris Day from her 90th birthday

[theotherlondon]

That picture is so, so sad.

I thought I read somewhere she weiged like 60 lbs or something when she died? She was always tiny, but wow.

This photo is very sad, cancer sucks.

[theotherlondon]

From the 1979 Santa Barbara Writer's Conference. Not sure of the actual date. She died on August 17, 1979.

Thank You for the photos of Vivian Vance, a big fan of hers.

[theotherlondon]

Looks pretty good for someone who will be dead in days.....

4 days before her death, Florence Henderson looks great
hope I Look that good just before I die.