Lucy and her mother Dede on the set of 'The Fuller Brush Girl' (1950). By all accounts Lucy's mom was pretty straight forward, spoke her mind and shot from the hip. I've come across many colorful quotes from Dede but her quote on the subject of men and remarriage is my all time favorite. She definitely paints a picture with her words here. 'Dede's first husband had left her widowed in her mid-twenties with two children to raise, and her second had proved to be weak and ineffective. When someone asked why she had never remarried after Ed died, Dede sat back in her rocker and said tartly, "You couldn't give me a man if his ass was studded with diamonds and you handed me a gouger to get them out."' —Kathleen Brady, The Life of Lucille Ball #lucilleball #motheranddaughter #diamondstudded #remarriage #men #straightforward #paintingapicturewithwords https://www.instagram.com/p/CJtgxlmFYl2/?igshid=1wnat36tsj9w3
