Benaderet was Lucille Ball's first choice as Ethel Mertz for "I Love Lucy", and Ball said in a 1984 interview that she had "no other picture of anyone" for the part.
Benaderet was Lucille Ball's first choice as Ethel Mertz for "I Love Lucy". She had "no other picture of anyone" for the part. This was what Ball said in a 1984 interview.