Tag: Lucille Ball
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‘I Love Lucy’: Why Lucille Ball Sometimes Used Different Names Early in Career
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“I Love Lucy” star Lucille Ball tried out a lot of different stage names, including Montana Ball and Diane Belmont, while she was auditioning for roles in Times Square. She was a young, unknown actress, and adopting a stage name was a common practice at the time. Luckily, Ball ultimately…
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Daughter of Lucille Ball Drops Behind-the-Scenes Pics From ‘Being the Ricardos’: ‘I Was Blown Away’
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Lucie Arnaz, the daughter of Lucille Ball and Dezi Arnaz, recently shared some behind-the-scenes photos from Being the Ricardos, the highly anticipated movie about her parents and their famous show I Love Lucy. She posted a few photos from the set and a video featuring writer/director Aaron Sorkin and the…
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PHOTO: Lucille Ball’s Daughter Lucie Arnaz Poses Next to ‘I Love Lucy’ Inspired Mural in Long Beach
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Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz’s daughter, Lucie Arnaz, just posted a joyful set of photos. They were taken on her trip to long beach. In one of the photos, Arnaz poses next to an I Love Lucy-themed mural. The mural says I Love Long Beach. In the others, she’s joking…
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‘Being the Ricardos’ Star Nicole Kidman Honored in ’The Hollywood Reporter’s 2021 Women in Entertainment Power 100 List
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Nicole Kidman, who’s set to play Lucille Ball in the upcoming Aaron Sorkin film, Being the Ricardos, has been honored in The Hollywood Reporter’s 2021 Women in Entertainment Power 100 List. The publication spoke of her work on The Undoing, which was the most-watched HBO show of 2020. It also…
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Rich Little Once Revealed Lucille Ball Loved His Hilarious John Wayne Impression Most
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During his career, comedian Rich Little has made a lot of people laugh thanks to his numerous impressions. He is known as “the man of a thousand voices,” after all. And, you can count one of the funniest women, Lucille Ball, in the history of television on that list. Of…
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Lucille Ball’s Granddaughter Uses Family ‘Legacy As a Platform’ To Honor Daughter’s Memory
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Being from a famous family does not mean that one is immune to tragedy. That includes the descendants of television icon Lucille Ball. However, one of her grandchildren is helping others as a way to cope with her grief. According to an exclusive report by PageSix.com, that granddaughter is Julia…
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‘I Love Lucy’: Rich Little Once Described What Surprised Him about Lucille Ball
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Rich Little has met and befriended some of Hollywood’s biggest stars as well as presidents during his career. One such star was I Love Lucy star Lucille Ball. Little said in his memoir that he loved working with her. But there was something about Ball that surprised him. Both Lucille…
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‘Wheel of Fortune’: Pat Sajak Once Had Hilarious Reaction to Being Approached by Lucille Ball
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Wheel of Fortune host Pat Sajak once revealed how exciting it was when Hollywood royalty like Lucille Ball even recognized him. However, Pat Sajak isn’t just some Joe Shmoe off the street. The beloved Wheel of Fortune fortune host has been working on the popular game show for nearly 40…
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Nicole Kidman Is ‘Running Into the Weekend’ in New Pic While Filming ‘Being the Ricardos’
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While she’s not filming the upcoming film about Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz, Nicole Kidman has taken to running. The actress posted a fun photo on her Instagram of herself enjoying the outdoors while taking a jog outside. She captioned the picture, “Running into the weekend.” View this post on…
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‘I Love Lucy’: How ‘The Dancing Star’ Episode Highlighted Lucille Ball’s Hidden Talent
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I Love Lucy was like a puzzle. Each piece of that puzzle was significant in its own way. At the same time, all of those pieces came together to create something that bordered on magical. The series changed the way television as a whole worked. It introduced new technology, a…
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‘I Love Lucy’: Why Lucille Ball Cast Bob Hope as a Guest Star in the Series’ Final Season
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Beloved comedian Bob Hope was the first guest star in the final season of “I Love Lucy.” Why did Hope receive such a prestigious honor?
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‘I Love Lucy’: Why Businesses Would Close When New Episodes of the Series Aired
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Monday nights in television’s Golden Age of the 1950s meant “I Love Lucy” was on CBS and businesses would simply close their doors.
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Lucille Ball Touchingly Honored by Daughter Lucie Arnaz on Mother’s Day: ‘I Will Always be Grateful’
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Lucille Ball’s daughter Lucie Arnaz has a thoughtful message for everyone on Mother’s Day: celebrate your mothers, but also your mentors. And conveniently for Arnaz, Ball was both. “Happy Mother’s Day, Mom!” Arnaz posted to Instagram on Sunday. “You did your best under insane circumstances and I will always be…
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‘I Love Lucy’: Watch Lucille Ball’s Daughter Lucie Arnaz Sound Like Her Mother While Voicing Her Parents’ Audiobooks in 2018
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When the time came to create an audio recording of the memoirs of the stars of “I Love Lucy,” their daughter took a leading role in the project. Those stars, of course, are Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz. It was their daughter, Lucie Arnaz, who took on the challenge of…
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‘I Love Lucy’: Here are the Real-Life People Who Inspired Characters Fred & Ethel
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When “I Love Lucy” first premiered in October 1951, Lucy and Ricky Ricardo had become one of the most beloved couples on television. In real life, Desi Arnaz and Lucille Ball were also major players in the entertainment world. However, a huge part of the show’s success also came from…
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Lucille Ball Had Unique Connection to One ‘Three’s Company’ Actor
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Lucille Ball loved a certain goofy actor from Three’s Company. So it seemed perfect that Ball should act with John Ritter, who could trip on the floor and get you to bust a gut laughing. Lucille Ball asked Ritter to appear on one of her last sitcoms. This comedy was…
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‘I Love Lucy’: How Lucille Ball’s Daughter Lucie Arnaz Accidentally Found Her Mother’s Memoirs
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While Lucie Arnaz was crafting an audiobook based on her mother’s life, she accidentally found something that left her speechless: her mother’s memoirs. Arnaz didn’t discover the memoirs until 1993, four years after her mother’s passing. However, they were written decades earlier, in 1964. During an interview in 2018, Arnaz…
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‘I Love Lucy’: How Lucille Ball and Betty White’s Mothers’ Friendship Was Priceless
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Betty White and the star of the I Love Lucy show developed a strong friendship over the years. The two became very close. And, interestingly, so did their mother’s. Their mothers became fast friends just as their daughters did. In fact, they were such good friends that it carried on…
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‘I Love Lucy’: Why Lucille Ball and Betty White Called Each Other ‘Family’
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Betty White and Lucille Ball had a friendship that was so strong they considered each other family. White, who met Ball while filming a sitcom on the same studio lot as I Love Lucy, also found a mentor in the comedy icon. Closer Magazine said the two Hollywood legends were…
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On This Day: ‘I Love Lucy’ Finale Airs on CBS in 1957
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The finale of “I Love Lucy” – one of the most popular television shows of all time – aired on CBS 64 years ago today (Thursday, May 6, 2021). This final episode was the end of the sitcom’s six-year run. During its years on television, the show produced some of the most…
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On This Day: Lucille Ball & Bob Hope Appear as Mystery Guests on Iconic Game Show in 1963
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Lucille Ball and Bob Hope, on this day 58 years ago, tried to trick a panel of blind-folded celebrities. It was all part of the long-running game show, What’s My Line. The Twitter account for Silver Age Television prompted the memory by posting a clip of the show, Wednesday. It…
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‘I Love Lucy’: Lucille Ball Explained How She Kept Her Kids Disciplined During Career
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In addition to being one of the biggest stars on one of the most famous shows in the history of television, Lucille Ball was also a mother of two. That famous show, of course, was “I Love Lucy.” While she appeared on the show, Ball also gave birth to her…
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‘I Love Lucy’ Star Lucille Ball Revealed What She Really Wanted to Name Daughter Instead of ‘Lucie’
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According to the great I Love Lucy star Lucille Ball, she was apparently hoping her daughter Lucie was going to have a different name. We all know and love Lucie Arnaz as the daughter of I Love Lucy actress Lucille Ball. And back in 1979, Ball and Arnaz sat down…
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‘I Love Lucy’: Watch Lucille Ball Detail Her ‘Hopes’ for Daughter Lucie Arnaz in 1979 Interview
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What a remarkable pair. In this 1979 The Today Show interview with the fantastic Gene Shalit, mother-daughter duo Lucille Ball and Lucie Arnaz delivered a hysterical time as Lucie consistently cracks her late mother up. This one is worth a watch for every I Love Lucy fan the world over.…
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On This Day: ‘Long-Lost’ Pilot of ‘I Love Lucy’ Aired in 1990
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Before I Love Lucy became one of the most iconic shows in the history of television, it actually had to take a couple of shots at success. Granted, that second shot ended up sparking the incredible legacy of the show. But the first took on its own mystique, affectionately referred…