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Lucy's Christmas gift faux pas.... 'Seeking a Christmas present for Mary (Wickes) one year, Lucy carelessly picked something up from her own bedroom and wrapped it, completely forgetting she had received it from Mary. A hurt Mary asked (Wanda) Clark about the gift, but Clark is not certain Mary ever told Lucy directly. "Lucy was pretty bad about wrapping things up and giving them back. She did that a lot, but she only did it once to Mary," says Clark, who cannot recall the item.' —Steve Taravella, 'Mary Wickes, I Know I've Seen That Face Before' #lucilleball #marywickes #christmaspresents #regifting #wrappedgifts #hurtfeelings #christmas #christmasgifts #ilovelucy #regift #dilema #fauxpas #waynelvslcy https://www.instagram.com/p/CmXuGgqOV0C/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Re-gift or not re-gift? 'Seeking a Christmas present for Mary (Wickes) one year, Lucy carelessly picked something up from her own bedroom and wrapped it, completely forgetting she had received it from Mary. A hurt Mary asked (Wanda) Clark about the gift, but Clark is not certain Mary ever told Lucy directly. "Lucy was pretty bad about wrapping things up and giving them back. She did that a lot, but she only did it once to Mary," says Clark, who cannot recall the item.' —Steve Taravella, [Mary Wickes, I Know I've Seen That Face Before] #lucilleball #marywickes #christmaspresents #regifting #wrappedgifts #hurtfeelings #christmas #christmasgifts #ilovelucy #regift https://www.instagram.com/p/CXt4V5svB_D/?utm_medium=tumblr

Lucy and Mary Wickes shared some adventures worthy of a 'Lucy' script—like the time they went shopping with a baby chimpanzee in 1967. "Lucy called me up and said, 'What are you doing this afternoon? Bullocks is having a white sale and I want to get some sheets and pillowcases and stuff.' "She picked me up and we tooled on out. And we drove up to a house. We knocked at the door and it was the trainer of some chimpanzees who had been on 'The Lucy Show'. There was a baby chimp that Lucy had fallen in love with. 'Now, we'll be back in about an hour, and hour and a half, is that alright?' Off we went with the baby chimp and Lucy carried it around through Bullocks." —Mary Wicks, I Know I've Seen That Face Before by Steve Taravella #lucilleball #marywickes #shopping #chimps #babychimpanzee #workingwithanimals #thelucyshow #animaladventures #animaltrainer #bullocks https://www.instagram.com/p/CTXLu1ZHpfA/?utm_medium=tumblr

Just days before Vivian Vance passed away on August 17, 1979, Lucy and Mary Wickes paid a visit to an ailing Vivian at her Belvedere, California home. "We had brought Viv down and she was lying on the couch in the living room. They ate lunch and they talked and talked. Viv knew she was dying. The pain on her [Lucy's] face shook me to my core. She was in tears. She couldn't speak."—Paige Peterson "She cried about losing Viv for months after that. Viv was, in many ways, like a sister to my mother. She could talk to Mom like nobody else, and I don't think my mother could confide in many people the way she would with Viv."—Lucie Arnaz When asked by a reporter in 1986 if she ever got over the loss of such a dear friend, Lucy replied, "Oh, you know, you get over it to a point, but you always have memories–you always miss them." (Sources: People Magazine 11/25/20 and Redbook 1986) #lucilleball #vivianvance #marywickes #cancer #finalgoodbye #lastvisit #bestfriends #peoplemagazine #redbook #inremembrance #ilovelucy https://www.instagram.com/p/CSrsPndFiEL/?utm_medium=tumblr

In a normal year, this would be the week of costume parties and Halloween festivities. Pictured left to right: Iggy Wolfington, Lucie Arnaz, Mary Wickes, Max Showalter and Lucy. #lucilleball #luciearnaz #marywickes #maxshowalter #iggywolfington #halloween #costumeparty #festivities #halloweenparty https://www.instagram.com/p/CG0K-9rnWjx/?igshid=3vqstrxzn2je

"Look, just except the fact, we're Quasimodo's imagination." . The HUNCHBACK of NORTEDAME released June 21, 1996 . Mary Wickes played one of the three gargoyles, Laverne. Born: June 13, 1910 _ #thehunchbackofnortedame #disney #marywickes #actionfigure #actionfigurephotography #toys #toyphotos #toyphotography #toycommunity #toycrewbuddies #geekphotos #geekphotography #geekery #geeklife #geek https://www.instagram.com/p/CCE_y6whQTV/?igshid=ozm359ehy7bh

Mary and Lucy shared some adventures worthy of being filmed, like the time in 1967 when they went shopping with a baby chimpanzee. "Lucy called me up and said, 'What are you doing this afternoon? Bullocks is having a white sale and I want to get some sheets and pillowcases and stuff.' "She picked me up and we tooled on out. And we drove up to a house. We knocked at the door and it was the trainer of some chimpanzees who had been on 'The Lucy Show'. There was a baby chimp that Lucy had fallen in love with. 'Now, we'll be back in about an hour, and hour and a half, is that alright?' Off we went with the baby chimp and Lucy carried it around through Bullocks." -Mary Wicks I Know I've Seen That Face Before by Steve Taravella #lucilleball #marywickes #shopping #chimps #babychimpanzee #workingwithanimals https://www.instagram.com/p/B3fNA_2nkAW/?igshid=1s9ysgpq7h2b0

#MaryWickes as Lucy's ballet instructor #ILoveLucy