The Man Who Invented Television, it wasn’t just a passion project—it was a gamble. Purdum, best known for his political ...

Arnaz had cast Vance and Frawley and was managing everything from set design to scripting. ... I Love Lucy was immediately embraced by viewers and became a resident in TV’s top 10 ratings roster.

Imagine being at the filming of two episodes of the legendary "I Love Lucy" television series. What would it have been like to watch the adventures of Lucy and Ricky Ricardo and Fred and Ethel ...

THR commemorates Lucille Ball's centennial with a look at what set her signature series apart from the rest. By Sofia M. Fernandez I Love Lucy Ball died in April 1989. She was 77. Here are 5 facts ...

Oct. 15 is National I Love Lucy Day, and in honor of the legendary comedian, we've rounded up some of her most famous fans who prove that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery Sophie Dodd is ...

Thibodeux is one of the last surviving cast members from the sitcom. Keith Thibodeaux played "Little Ricky" on the hit comedy "I Love Lucy." Getty Images/Keith Thibodeaux — -- It's been 60 ...

The comedy earned five Emmys in six seasons, including two for star Lucille Ball. By THR Staff Ball and Arnaz backstage on the "I Love Lucy" set in 1951. When I Love Lucy debuted Oct. 15, 1951 ...

I Love Lucy invented television. Okay—I know that I just claimed not even two weeks ago that The Dick Van Dyke Show invented television 60 years ago, and here I am proclaiming that, in fact ...

It was the early ’70s when I sat with Grandma to watch “I Love Lucy.” We’d sit on the couch in her wood-paneled den, watching on the TV with the rabbit ears. I was only 10, but I can clearly recall ...

Lucille Ball had a long career in show business. While she’s undoubtedly most recognized for I Love Lucy, she went on to also star in The Lucy Show and Here’s Lucy.And she did it with much of ...

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 ...

“I Love Lucy” ran until 1957 and was followed up by “The Lucille Ball-Desi Arnaz Show” — later known as “The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour,” from 1957 until 1960. Ball and Arnaz called it ...