Happy 'I Love Lucy' Day!! With Desi's great mind for business matters, fantastic writers and the chemistry of all four principal players combined, 'I Love Lucy' quickly became a television powerhouse after it first aired on October 15, 1951. But, Lucille was the star after all... "The entire project rode on the radiant talent of that woman. The Lucille Ball of the 1950's was a simply incredible, stunning performer. In every sense she was a star. Unexpected qualities appeared out of nowhere. Little human, ordinary, recognizable values. Inflections that were exactly the way your sister or your mother or the lady bus driver used to sound. She was everywoman."—Jess Oppenheimer #ilovelucy #lucilleball #desiarnaz #vivianvance #williamfrawley #ilovelucyday #anniversary #jessoppenheimer #talent #chemistry #classictelevision #televisionhistory #ensemblecast #sitcoms #pioneers #1950s https://www.instagram.com/p/CGXxoRPHumw/?igshid=1mlb7q82sjpi2
