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Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz were a married couple on the hit television show I Love Lucy that aired in the 1950’s. The couple met in 1940 on the set of a movie called Too Many Girls. Lucille Ball was a singer, model and a comedienne when she met Desi. She was also 5 years older than Desi but the dashing 23 year old Cuban bandleader caught her eye and they fell in love and married after only dating for 6 months. No one believed that their marriage would last. Their friends and associates placed bets

It also allowed for I Love Lucy to make jokes about the look of television such as in the classic season one episode “Lucy Does a TV Commercial.” Lucy, up to her classic antics, puts herself in the Ricardos TV set to which Ricky sarcastically remarks while watching, “Yes, it’s amazing how clear the picture is.” The show often poked fun at the struggles of how television looked. Their quick go-to being having one of the characters adjust the television set while the other three pointed out what was

brunette, Lucille Ball's trademark was her vivid red hair. Lucille Ball was a life changing person who many people could relate to. She never gave up until she accomplished what she wanted, although she had many obstacles in her way. As people and production companies pushed her away, she still aimed to succeed in the acting world. “I would rather regret the things I have done than regret the things I have not done.” This quote said by Lucille shows her perspective on how everyone should live their

Lucille Ball has rightfully earned the nickname the ultimate trickster by her character’s depiction through the popular 50s comedian show, I Love Lucy. For six seasons, it was aired on CBS consistently receiving the #1 rank show for six years straight. The show and Lucille’s character was one of the most successful products television has broadcasted to the society. America was experiencing a postwar era in the 1950s, a devastation that occurred to the economy and the society after World War II ended

businesswoman. While she was married to Desi Arnaz, she and Arnaz bought out RKO radio station, and changed its name to Desilu. After she and Arnaz divorced, Lucy bought all of his shares of Desilu (Moritz 34). This was very uncommon for women to do at this time. It was very rare that women even had any say about what was going on. This proved her strength as a woman. When she was ready to sell Desilu, Ball made a handsome profit from selling the company for $17,000,000 to Gulf & Western in 1967. Obviously

I Love Lucy was one of the most popular sitcoms of the 1950s. The show starred Lucille Ball as Lucy Ricardo and her real life husband Desi Arnaz as club singer Ricky Ricardo. The couple lived in a New York City apartment building across the hall from their friends Fred and Ethel Mertz. Lucy’s character is a portrayed as a trouble making newlywed who is always causing problems for her husband and herself. Although I Love Lucy was a groundbreaking for its time, it still kept true to many of the sex

to have a hispanic actor in a leading role and to have a live studio audience. This was a concept dreamed up by Desi. It would pull together the element of being aired around the world and having millions watching with the element of a stage/play production with an audience. It was also the first show to deal with pregnancy in a straightforward manner, when Lucy got pregnant with their second child in the second season of "I Love Lucy" ("Lucille Ball" People). I know its hard to believe, but back in

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

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expression of opinion, empathize a phenomenon, or tell a story through dialogue, song and body language. With multiple aspects contributing to this art, theatre is truly multidimensional. Throughout the semester, I have watched productions to analyze and evaluate aspects in the productions. Within helpful resources and my own techniques, I achieved the course objectives in a successful way. Because of this course, I have truly learned a multitude of aspects that can further enhance my education. Through