Describe The Relationship Between Lucille And Desi Arnaz

Even in this day in age, nearly 70 years later, people all over still know and love Lucille Ball and her iconic television series, I Love Lucy. After buying Desilu from her ex-husband, Lucille Ball became the first woman in history to own her company. She also realistically portrayed her character because when Lucille was pregnant so was Lucy. Ball is known as one of the most influential women today because she opened the door for future women in comedy. Throughout her lifespan, Lucille Ball continually opened the door for women in comedy and television, changed the way women were perceived in the media, and was even the first woman to own a television studio.

At the young age of 17, she fell in love for an attractive gambler, named Frederick Hart. She soon eloped with Hart, who sometimes worked as a bartender, but more often lost his money from gambling. Hart was also a heavy drinker and sometimes abusive

“ In November 2010, Leo Frank had married Lucille Selig.” Leo Frank and Lucille Selig had met at a opera show. Leo Frank and Lucille Selig had lived in Atlanta, Georgia. There were rumours about Leo Frank and Lucille Selig having childrens but they had none. While Leo Frank and Lucille Selig were married they were living in a house with Lucille Selig’s parents.

She went on to star in a series of movies for Fox; these were “Moon Over Miami (1941), Springtime in the Rockies (1942), Coney Island (1943), Sweet Rosie O’ Grady (1943), and Pin-up Girl (1944). Diamond Horseshoe (1945), The Dolly Sisters (1945) with June Harver and mother Wore Tights (1947). This Technicolor musicals would be very profitable for Fox which would put them on the top right behind Paramount Pictures. In these, musical Grable got to star with such leading man as John Payne, Tyrone Power, Don Meche and Victor Mature.

1949 Doris Day:Doris Day was born in 1924. She started singing and touring with the Les Brown Band at age 16. She made her first movie in 1948 and soon became a popular movie star and singer.She made two more films, My Dream Is Yours 1949 and It 's a Great Feeling 1949. Audiences took to her beauty terrific singing voice and bubbly personality, and she turned in fine performances in the movies she made in addition to several hit records. She made three films for Warner Bros.Doris Day was one of few surviving Hollywood stars of her time period. She was born in 1924 as Doris Mary Anne. During the 30’s, Doris was influenced by music and dancing. Originally she wanted to pursue dancing as a career until she was injured in a car accident. By the age of 17 she performed locally and adopted the stage name “Day.” Doris worked with many bandleaders such as Bob Crosby, and eventually Les Brown. Between this all, she married trombonist Al Jordan, gave birth to her son, and divorced him. In 1945 she co-wrote a song with Les Brown called Sentimental Journey.

Despite being a star kid and featuring in some television shows she did not get instant success. Her

In fact, she wanted to marry Larry Dobber. She also spanked people who either told her that Larry Dobber wasn't real or told her to start living in the real world. She was going to marry Larry Dobber and no one was going to tell her otherwise. That was, until Harry Moffer told her that plain and simple, they were never going to get together.

Shirley and Bill appeared in four feature films together. In 1934 Shirley was the first child to ever receive a special Academy award (established her as an American icon). However, by the time Shirley was entering adolescence she had lost her fame since she was no longer able to display the doll-like physical qualities she had when she was younger that had captured the attention of millions of viewers. In the late 1930's and 1940's, Shirley finally left the show business to pursue a career in politics, dedicating herself to the social welfare of a post-Depression

In 1934, Temple signed with 20th Century Fox Studios and began playing the type of role she fit perfectly: a confident, charming, curly-haired heroine. According to Dubas, “by the fall of 1934, Shirley was becoming a national obsession, captivating the country with a dynamic combination of personality, self-reliance and optimism- the perfect outlet for a public in the grips of the Great Depression” (22). She became an overnight sensation because of her impressive ability; “Though only five years old when thrust into movie stardom, she was able to master complex song-and-dance routines far faster than most of her adult partners” (Sonneborn).

She was invited to appear on the Perry Como Show and the Steve Allen show. Her talent spread from performing jazz and blues in African American nightclubs to American film and theater. Her voice had a magnetic, alluring quality, it etched her name in the music, film and television industries internationally. After embarking on a television career, Pearl won a Daytime Emmy Award in 1986 for her role in an ABC afterschool special. She appeared on children’s shows such as the Muppets and Captain Kangaroo.

Her goal was to be a star, and she obviously got there eventually, but first she started modeling for small agencies. Her big break was in 1953 when she starred in Niagara, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes and How to Marry a Millionaire. Movies were an incredible attraction during the 50’s because they were cheap, new and exciting. Marilyn Ross explained, “There were two times I saw movies, Friday nights and

Herringshaw 49)Once she started to get popular she started to be more famous and acting in A-movies until she finally got her own show called I love Lucy, which she c-produced. Her show I love Lucy was a huge success and everyone loved it. The show was mostly comedy but also dealt with mature themes like marital issues, women in a workplace, and gender

Despite the adversities she faced, she continued to finish her high school career. Once she finished high school, in 1976; She moved to Baltimore. Here, she hosted a popular television chat show “People Are Talking.” Subsequently, she was hired by a TV station in Chicago to host her own morning show. She soon built an empire to become an American TV icon dubbed the “Queen of all Media.”

I was born Lucille Desiree Ball to a middle class family on August 6th, 1911, in Upstate, Jamestown, New York. My family seemed to have nothing but bad luck, we could barely afford school pencils, and my father died when I was just four years old. My mother was traveling often to support her children, Fred and me. During her travels, I raised my younger brother, and learned how to take charge at an early age. At fifteen, I persuaded my mother to sign me up in a drama class in New York City. Though I felt that I liked it, my acting coach informed my mother that the class was a waste of her money, and I would never become an actor. Later in the year of 1927, my family, including my grandfather threw a party for my brother Fred, and my Grandfather

She sent the message to the American public that a stereotypical, idealized American family was overrated. She expressed her disillusionment through comedy. She wove humor and political commentary together to reach as large and diverse an audience as possible. Everything was ridiculed on her show, and she regularly skewered issues that the country viewed as sacred. Her show expressed the disillusionment of viewers throughout the United States.