I Love Lucy is a Desilu Production

lucille ball and desi arnaz will be back next week at this same time

[loving-lucy]

Rest in peace, Lucille Désirée Ball

AUGUST 6, 1911 - APRIL 26, 1989

“It may be that during business hours God and the angels sit around watching six-hour documentaries, but in the back family room they’re watching I Love Lucy. I believe there is laughter in heaven because Lucille Ball is there.”

-Diane Sawyer

“She is one of the few individuals in history to be on a solely first name basis with the world: Marilyn, Elvis, Lucy. She was a national treasure. She remains a world icon, recognizable from Tallahassee to Timbuktu  from Paduach to Peru. No other performer in any medium of either sex has inspired the devotion and generated the international love and appreciation that she has. Said one admirer: “Lucy…is a common denominator for nations, continents, and hemispheres, doing in entertainment what others have not accomplished in professional diplomacy.” 

-“Women Pioneers in Television”

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[oldhollywoodanimals]

Lucille Ball

[desilustudios]

I think my favorite home movie scenes are of my parents playing with my brother Desi and me in the pool - just us. So it’s fitting that the last time they were ever photographed together was in our pool, with my son, their first grandchild, Simon. 

-Lucie Arnaz (Lucy and Desi: A Home Movie)

[desilustudios]

Rest In Peace Lucille Désirée Ball // August 6, 1911 - April 26, 1989 

“I was driving to work on the 405 freeway in Los Angeles during rush hour. Naturally, I had the radio on for company. When the disc jockey announced that Lucy had died, I slowed down and immediately began to cry. After about a minute, I realized that I had stopped completely on a very busy highway. I immediately looked around and saw that every car around me in both directions was stopped, and all of the passengers were shedding tears. We all sort of looked at one another, shared the moment, took a deep breath, and began to drive again.” -The Lucy Book

“It may be that during business hours God and the angels only sit around watching six-part documentaries and Bill Moyers. But back in the “family quarters” I bet they switch to I Love Lucy. And that’s how I know there is laughter in heaven. Because a God who would have created her would never let her laughter be far from home.” - Diane Sawyer delivering Lucille Ball’s eulogy

[sillysymphony]

You know the song, “My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean?” Uh, yeah. You do? Lovely, little song, isn’t it? Well, what we want you to do is sing that song and, every time you mention something that has to do with water, we’re gonna do our best to make you feel that you’re right down at the beach.

I Love Lucy (1951): “The Quiz Show” | S01:E05

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Lucille Ball 1939, photo by Ernest A. Bachrach

[loving-lucilleball]

Lucille Ball stars in an encore performance of “Dime a Dance” on CBS’ “Suspence” Thursday, Nov. 13. Miss Ball first brought the spine-tingling story to the suspence microphone on Jan. 17, 1944. In it, she stars as a dance hall girl whose life is threatened, and who has reason to suspect her protector.

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I Love Lucy (1954): “Ricky’s Movie Offer” | S04:E06

[desilustudios]

June 19, 1949, Our Lady of the Valley Church: We had been married for nine years but when I saw her coming down the aisle with her bouquet and wedding dress and hat, I got as much of a thrill as the first time, perhaps even more. The church and all made it seem so much more real. Lucy looked lovely, with those big blue eyes looking straight at me.

-Desi Arnaz (A Book)

[yesterdaysprint]

The Akron Beacon Journal, Ohio, October 7, 1962

(Desi Arnaz talks about Lucille Ball two years after their divorce.)

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“You know, I sometimes wonder how a person like that would feel if the shoe were on the other foot. Wait a minute! That’s an idea! For once I’m going to turn the tables.“

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↳ Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Vivian Vance and William Frawley in I Love Lucy (1951)

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Lucille Ball having dinner at home, 1942

[desilustudios]

We too loved Lucy. So did the world.

-President George H.W. Bush // April 27, 1989

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Rest In Peace Lucille Désirée Ball // August 6, 1911 - April 26, 1989 

“I was driving to work on the 405 freeway in Los Angeles during rush hour. Naturally, I had the radio on for company. When the disc jockey announced that Lucy had died, I slowed down and immediately began to cry. After about a minute, I realized that I had stopped completely on a very busy highway. I immediately looked around and saw that every car around me in both directions was stopped, and all of the passengers were shedding tears. We all sort of looked at one another, shared the moment, took a deep breath, and began to drive again.” -The Lucy Book

“It may be that during business hours God and the angels only sit around watching six-part documentaries and Bill Moyers. But back in the “family quarters” I bet they switch to I Love Lucy. And that’s how I know there is laughter in heaven. Because a God who would have created her would never let her laughter be far from home.” - Diane Sawyer delivering Lucille Ball’s eulogy

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“She told me she dreamt she had died. And she came back as a ghost on Hollywood Boulevard. She’s walking along as a ghost, and no one remembers her. When she died, that was the first thing I thought of, because you never saw such an outpouring of love, almost obsession. I thought, she would be so proud.” - Candy Moore

R.I.P Lucille Désirée Ball (August 6, 1911 – April 26, 1989)