In his new book Desi Arnaz: The Man Who Invented Television, biographer Todd S. Purdum writes that Ball was on tour with her husband Desi Arnaz in June 1950 when she was listening to the radio in ...

After Lucille Ball broke through in the 1950s to become the fledgling television medium’s biggest star, young fans wanted to know the secret to her success. She was happy enough to provide it, ...

Lucille Ball initially received a brass ring from Woolworth’s when she eloped with Desi Arnaz on November 30, 1940. She later received a cushion-cut diamond ring and her better known 40-carat ...

It’s incredible to think that more time has passed since I Love Lucy first aired than in the period between Lucille Ball’s landmark sitcom and Mark Twain's great novel, Huckleberry Finn. Just as Twain ...

Portrait of actress Lucille Ball as she looked in the 1950s, wearing a polka-dot dress, her left hand resting on her hip, a small purse draped across her arm, and her ...