Lucille Ball
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Lucille Désirée Ball was an American comedian, actress, 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
Ball in 1955
Painting of Lucille Ball on a downtown Jamestown parking garage, inspired by an I Love Lucy episode
Ball with Tennessee Ernie Ford (1954)
Ball with Joe Penner in Go Chase Yourself, a 1938 RKO film in which she played second lead to Penner
Desi Arnaz
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Desiderio Alberto Arnaz y de Acha III, known as Desi Arnaz, was a Cuban-American actor, musician, producer, and bandleader. He played Ricky Ricardo on the American television sitcom I Love Lucy, in wh
Lucille Ball
…cast as a chorus girl or in similar roles, with lead roles in B-pictures and supporting roles in A-pictures. During this time, she met Cuban bandleader Desi Arnaz, and they eloped in November 1940. In the 1950s, Ball ventured into television, where she and Arnaz created the sitcom I Love Lucy. She gave birth to…
Arnaz in the 1950s
Lucille Ball and Arnaz, 1957
Lucille Ball and Arnaz in Los Angeles, 1953
Ball and Arnaz in 1955