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Jun 17, 2024 · Desi Arnaz was a Cuban-born American musician, actor, and business executive who was best known for the classic television series I Love Lucy (1951–57), in which he starred with his real-life wife, Lucille Ball.
5 days ago · Their real-life chemistry as a married couple shone on screen, convincing the audience that these two characters genuinely cared about each other. However, Lucille Ball's relationship with Desi Arnaz had been on shaky ground before "I Love Lucy," as
Jun 7, 2024 · A quick word about the bonus features included on Lucy & Desi: A Home Movie. First the extended, half-hour interview with Lucie and Desi Arnaz, Jr. which features the sound bites that are used throughout the doc, is included. There are twenty minutes of “outtakes” from the doc (which are as pointless as the extended interview).
Jun 19, 2024 · When I Love Lucy changed its format from 30 mintues to a whole hour in 1957, the Desilu team renamed it “The Lucille Ball-Desi Arnaz Show” aka “The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour.” For the second season, episode three, airing February 9, 1959 – ‘Lucy Goes to Alaska’ the guest star was fellow red-headed comedian Red Skelton.
Jun 15, 2024 · Although network and sponsor executives balked at the extravagance of shooting a television series on high-quality film, Arnaz and Ball insisted, offering to pick up the tab for the extra expense under the condition that Desilu retain the majority of ownership of the I Love Lucy film rights.
Jun 20, 2024 · Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz, the beloved stars of the groundbreaking 1950s sitcom “I Love Lucy,” once called a sprawling ranch property home in the rural outskirts of Los Angeles.
Jun 5, 2024 · Arnaz refused to do this scene - The original script of the episode titled 'Lucy Tells the Truth' included a scene in which Ricky manipulated numbers on his income tax return. But Arnaz, an immigrant from Cuba, flat out refused to do it.
