Actress Lucille Ball holds a cup up to her husband, Desi Arnaz, as he takes a sip from the cup and reads a newspaper in an episode of the American television series ‘I Love Lucy,’ titled ‘Be ...

By spring 1951, Ball and Arnaz had deals with CBS and sponsor Philip Morris for the series that became “I Love Lucy.” Vivian Vance, Elvia Allman and Lucille Ball in the classic chocolate ...

In her book Love Lucy, Ball said things got so bad between her and Arnaz that she would cry for hours. Sometimes her eyes would be red from crying during her scenes on I Love Lucy. She said she ...

Lucille Désirée Ball was the face of "I Love Lucy" for six years while she starred as fictional housewife Lucy Ricardo. Joined by her real-life husband, Desi Arnaz, who played Lucy’s onscreen ...

In 1953, Lucille Ball gave her I Love Lucy costar Vivian Vance a very special Christmas gift. Titled This Is Your Life — Vivian Vance, the binder contained a collection of personal photos and ...

From the start, Lucille ... biography, Lucy & Desi: The Legendary Love Story of Television’s Most Famous Couple. “I never fell in love with anyone quite so fast,” Ball recalled, per Harris.