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Gregg Oppenheimer

Gregg Oppenheimer

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Gregg Oppenheimer is the son of Jess Oppenheimer, the creator of I Love Lucy. He is the co-author of Laughs, Luck, and Lucy, about the making of the show.

Gregg Oppenheimer appears in the following:

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American Icons: I Love Lucy

Friday, August 05, 2011

It set the model for the hit family sitcom. Lucy's weekly antics and humiliation entered the DNA of TV comedy: from Desperate Housewives to 30 Rock – writers can’t live without Lucy.

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