On this day in 1953, “I Love Lucy” episode “Lucy Goes to the Hospital” aired just twelve hours after the birth of Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz’s real-life son, Desi Arnaz, Jr. The episodes leading up to Lucy Ricardo’s delivery coincided with Lucille Ball’s real-life pregnancy, making Lucille the first woman to appear pregnant on one of the three major television networks. #LucyDesiMuseum #JamestownNY #ILoveLucy | Lucille Ball Desi Arnaz Museum

207K views · 7.1K reactions | Lucille Ball and Maureen O'Hara in Dance, Girl, Dance (1940). ——— Lucille Ball and Maureen O'Hara became inseparable friends while shooting this film, and remained lifelong friends until Ball's death in 1989. O'Hara was having lunch with her when Lucy first saw her future husband Desi Arnaz. | I Love Lucy Was Never just a title | Facebook

Lucille Ball in Du Berry was a lady (1943). MGM hairstylist Sydney Guilaroff dyed Lucille Ball's hair flame red for this film, the color that she kept for the rest of her life and became her trademark!! #lucilleball | I Love Lucy Was Never just a title

Lucille Ball is one of the most iconic and influential figures in American television history, best known for her starring role as Lucy Ricardo on the groundbreaking sitcom I Love Lucy (1951–1957). The show, which she co-created with her then-husband Desi Arnaz, became an early and massive TV hit, pioneering many television production techniques and winning widespread acclaim. Ball's character Lucy was a witty, mischievous, and lovable housewife whose comedic exploits and timing captivated audie