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Lucille Désirée Ball (August 6, 1911 – April 26, 1989) was an American actress, comedian, producer, and studio executive. She was recognized by Time in 2020 as one of the most influential women of the 20th century for her work in all four of these areas. [ 1 ]
It is the only Lucille Ball sitcom to not air on CBS. Developed amidst an industry-wide interest in comeback vehicles, ABC and producer Aaron Spelling coaxed Ball out of retirement for a new series. Unlike Ball's previous sitcoms, Life with Lucy was a failure in the ratings and poorly received by critics and viewers alike. Only eight out of the ...
The new sculpture, which depicts Ball standing on a copy of her Hollywood star, is known officially as "New Lucy" [12] and colloquially as "Lovely Lucy". [13] [14] In 2011, more than 900 Lucille Ball lookalikes gathered under a "Vitameatavegamin" sign to honor Ball's 100th birthday, [15] setting a world record for the most Lucy lookalikes in ...
So said the eternal queen of comedy, Lucille Ball. In a way, she was right: She surrounded herself with the best writers, co-stars and producers, and through her brilliance, boldness and ...
The Danny Kaye Show with Lucille Ball (1962) The Lucy Show (1962–1968) The Bob Hope Specials (1962) The Greatest Show on Earth (1963) Mr. and Mrs. (1964) Lucy in London (1966) Carol + 2 (1967) The Carol Burnett Show (1967–1971) Here's Lucy (1968–1974) The Flip Wilson Show (1971) (guest appearance) Make Room for Granddaddy (1971) (guest ...
Sorkin's script reportedly takes place over one week in the lives of Ball and Arnaz, depicting both the production of an I Love Lucy episode — most likely "Lucy's Italian Movie," which aired in ...
Ball appeared as herself in an episode in which Lucy Carter enters a Lucille Ball look-alike contest. This episode, designed to cross-promote Ball's then current film Mame, enabled Ball to appear on screen with herself. Mary Treen was cast as Mary Winters in the series finale, the 1974 episode "Lucy Fights the System".
All started when Kotb asked Cher about the advice she received from longtime friend Lucille Ball in the wake of her 1975 split from former husband (and TV co-host) Sonny Bono.