Tag: Lucille Ball
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‘I Love Lucy’ Had to Dance Around Lucille Ball’s Pregnancy
I Love Lucy, the 1950s sitcom starring Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz, was groundbreaking in many ways. The casting of Cuban band leader Arnaz in a lead role was a hard sell to CBS until Ball and Arnaz proved they worked better as a team by developing a popular live vaudeville show. They challenged CBS’s…
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One Red Flag At The Start Of I Love Lucy Became Its Downfall
Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz’s fierce, real-life chemistry fueled their roles as the bickering but loving couple on their trailblazing sitcom “I Love Lucy.” No matter how aggravating Lucy’s goofy schemes became, at the end of the day Ricky always forgave her and couldn’t help but be charmed by her wild antics. But behind the…
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One I Love Lucy Scene Had Lucille Ball Fearing For Her Life
Lucille Ball of “I Love Lucy” fame was a groundbreaking comedy genius, paved the way for “Star Trek” to become a cultural phenomenon with her production company, and has been the subject of numerous documentaries and biopics over the years. Some of the most iconic moments in “I Love Lucy” history have been parodied across…
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Lucille Ball Suffered Life-Changing Sacrifices For Star Trek
The TV studio Desilu was founded in 1950 by Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz, which you can probably tell by the name. The famous performing couple initially pitched a TV adaptation of the marriage-based radio sitcom “My Favorite Husband” to the execs at CBS, but that show eventually mutated into “I Love Lucy,” more explicitly…