I love lucy biography
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Love, Lucy
It’s interesting to note that this memoir was actually written by a ghost writer in the s, with a lot of involvement from Lucille Ball herself. But it was forgotten about before it was ever published until it was discovered again many years later, after Lucille’s death.
“People with happy childhoods never overdo; they don't strive or exert themselves. They're moderate, pleasant, well liked, and good citizens. Society needs them. But the tremendous
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I Love Lucy
American television sitcom (–)
I Love Lucy is an American sitcom that originally aired on CBS from October 15, , to May 6, , with a total of half-hour episodes spanning six seasons.[2] The series starred Lucille Ball and her husband Desi Arnaz, along with Vivian Vance and William Frawley, and follows the life of Lucy Ricardo (Ball), a young, middle-class housewife living in New York City, who often concocts plans with her best friends and landlords, Ethel and Fred Mertz (Vance and Frawley), to appear alongside her bandleader husband, Ricky Ricardo (Arnaz), in his nightclub. Lucy is depicted trying numerous schemes to mingle with and be a part of show business. After the series ended in , a modified version of the show continued for three more seasons, with 13 one-hour specials, which ran from to It was first known as The Lucille Ball–Desi Arnaz Show, and later, in reruns, as The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour.
I Love Lucy became the most-watched show in
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Lucille Ball
American actress (–)
Lucille Désirée Ball (August 6, – April 26, ) was an American actress, comedian, producer, and studio executive. She was recognized by Time in as one of the most influential women of the 20th century for her work in all four of these areas.[1] She was nominated for 13 Primetime Emmy Awards, winning five,[2] and was the recipient of several other accolades, such as the Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award and two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.[3][4] She earned many honors, including the Women in Film Crystal Award,[5] an induction into the Television Hall of Fame, a Kennedy Center Honor,[6] and the Governors Award from the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.
Ball's career began in when she landed work as a model. Shortly thereafter, she began her performing career on Broadway using the stage name Diane (or Dianne) Belmont. She later appeared in films in the s and s as a