As we remember and celebrate the life of Vivian Vance on what would be her 111th birthday, we should also acknowledge her contributions to those who suffered with mental illness. In one story that shows her compassion for those afflicted, columnist Hollie Hochstein offers this account: 'As a guest Star on 'Candid Camera', Vivian was posed behind a Los Angeles department store lingerie counter while the camera registered her customers' reactions to their famous sales lady. A young man came to buy a nightgown and Viv asked who it was for. "Tears came into his eyes," Viv recalled, "and I yelled for them to cut off the camera. He was buying the gown for his wife who was in a mental hospital. I asked if his wife would like to talk to somebody who had been sick too but was well now." Arrangements were made for Viv to visit the hospital. "I found that I was good at it," she said. "Nobody knows what talent they have until somebody asks them to use it."' —The Other Side Of Ethel Mertz #vivianvance #ilovelucy #ethelmertz #happybirthday #ethelmaepotterweneverforgother #secondbanana #candidcamera #mentalhealthawareness https://www.instagram.com/p/CDHEp5rHAUf/?igshid=1phu8k5wrjmir
