In the late 1940s to early 50s, Bea Benaderet worked with Lucille Ball on the radio mostra "My preferito Husband." She played Iris Atterbury, the best friend to Lucille Ball's character, Liz Cooper. As the radio mostra became extremely popular, the writers and Lucy decided to turn it into a TV series, the beloved "I Amore Lucy." Lucy's best friend in the TV series, Ethel Mertz, was played da Vivian Vance, as many know, but Bea was Lucy's first choice for the role. It turned out that Bea was più interested in the role of Blanche in "The Jack Benny Program," which is why she wasn't on "I Amore Lucy."...