The Man Who Invented Television, it wasn’t just a passion project—it was a gamble. Purdum, best known for his political reporting at The New York Times and The Atlantic, was looking for his next book ...

New biography explores how Desi Arnaz revolutionized television while battling alcoholism and maintaining a complex relationship with Lucille Ball even after their marriage ended.

Lucille Ball listened and wiped away tears after a posthumous letter was read to her at her Kennedy Center Honors tribute.

Desi Arnaz, who played Ricky Ricardo in I LOVE LUCY, became sober after he got advice from his son, who also struggled with ...

The success of I Love Lucy is often credited to Lucille Ball's comedic talent, but biographer Todd Purdum says Arnaz was more than just "second banana" to Lucy. He also helped shape the modern sitcom.

“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 ...

Everybody - we mean everybody - knows I Love Lucy, but how many people really know its spinoff, The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour or, as it was originally called, The Lucille Ball-Desi Arnaz Show? Well, those ...

I Love Lucy star Desi Arnaz was told he had syphilis. His world was turned upside down. He later found out about a terrible mistake. by Sheiresa Ngo. Published on December 13, 2021.

I Love Lucy stars Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz were married from 1940 to 1960. Here’s what she said about her first date with Arnaz.

I Love Lucy, which ran from 1951 until 1957, became the first show in TV history to reach 10 million people. On it, Arnaz played Ricky Ricardo, the TV husband to his real-life wife.

When Desi Arnaz came to Hollywood in the 1940s, it seemed unlikely that a Cuban refugee with a thick accent would ever be accepted by American viewers — let alone star in one of the most popular TV ...