Lucille Ball “I Love Lucy!” Who has not heard of that hit television sitcom from the 1950s? I recall it coming on the television on “Nick at Night” in the evenings and watching “Lucy” and her hilarious antics in the 90s. She was always finding her way into trouble…no matter what. However, what do we know about the real “Lucy?” Lucille Ball was an award winning actress, comedian, and a production studio executive, for Desilu Productions, as well as co-owner to her husband Desi Arnaz, also known as “Ricky Ricardo” from the show. Lucille Ball made herself an all around asset to the television industry throughout her life, whether she was on the screen, or behind the scenes; it didn’t matter if she was staring in television sitcom and playing …show more content…
Desilu Productions was best known for producing several hit television shows to include: “I Love Lucy,” “Star Trek,” and “The Untouchables.” The couple owned Desilu Productions from its beginning in 1950 until they divorced in 1960. However, Ball bought her now ex-husband out and ran Desilu Productions for several years by herself as the first woman studio head. Eventually, she sold her company to Gulf Western in 1967 and it was renamed Paramount Television. Today her production company is owned by the familiar CBS Television …show more content…
In “Fancy Pants” Lucille Ball played the character “Agatha Floud,” After the release of the movie in 1950, “Lux Radio Theater” broadcasted an hour long radio adaption of “Fancy Pants.” It was aired on September 10, 1951 and Lucille Ball and Bob Hope did the voices of their characters on the radio show. According to an article written by Jeremy Arnold, “In 1960, Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz ended their TV series The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour (a sequel to “I Love Lucy”) and divorced. Ball needed a diversion but quick, and she found it in “The Facts of Life,” a satirical adult comedy.” In this romantic comedy Lucille Ball and Bob Hope played the role of a married couple that was having adultery issues “Fancy Pants” and “The Facts of Life” are only two of the four films Ball made with Bob