Lucille Ball Quotes


TV started for me just as a means of keeping my husband Desi off the road. He'd been on tour with his band since he got out of the Army, and we were in our 11th year of marriage and wanted to have children.


Citations

Ball, Lucille. Love, Lucy. G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1996.

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Lucille Ball
Lucille Ball
  • Born: August 6, 1911
  • Died: April 26, 1989
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Actress, Comedian, Singer, Model, Studio Executive, Producer

Lucille Désirée Ball was an American actress, comedian, model, studio executive, and producer. As one of Hollywood’s greatest icons, and arguably the most iconic female entertainer of all time, she was the star and producer of sitcoms I Love Lucy, The Lucy Show, Here's Lucy, as well as comedy television specials aired under the title The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour. She was also the first female head of a major Hollywood studio, Desilu Productions, which she also owned.