Fred Williams was a renowned makeup artist and celebrity portrait painter. He became Lucille Ball’s primary makeup man in the early 1970’s on her series Here’s Lucy and feature film, MAME. Lucille wrote this letter on her personal stationary to Fred and his wife Christine thanking them for remembering her birthday.
“Dearest Chris & Fred – Have tried to call you several times to tell you how happy I was with your birthday remembrance – I’m glad I caught you that nite you two are a slippery pair! Hope everything is well with you – My love as always Lucy”
Williams continued helping Lucy look incredible throughout the 80’s as well. Today fans can see a portrait of Lucy from MAME Fred painted on display at the Lucy-Desi Museum in her hometown of Jamestown, New York.
This letter was written to my favorite uncle, and his wife. I would have loved Uncle Freddie tremendously no matter what his occupation had been, but the fact that he was the top in his profession made me more proud than ever.
Hello Linda,
Thank you for reaching out and sharing your love for your uncle! He was extremely talented and made Lucille look amazing. We have some great pieces that he kept from his time working with Lucy as well as incredible artwork he painted to share in the future.
Best regards,
The Lucy Room