i love lucy

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Lucille Ball
Lucille Desiree Hunt was born on August 6,
1911 Lived in Celeron NY with her mother and
grandparents after father died in
1915. Encouraged from a young age to pursue her
love of theatre.
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• 1926 Enrolled in the John Murray Anderson/ Robert
  Milton School of Theater and Dance in New York
• Didnt show promise, the proprietor told Lucys
  mother that she was wasting her money

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• At the age of 17 Lucy was diagnosed with
  rheumatoid arthritis and returned home.
• When she returned to NY
• Became the chesterfield cigarette girl
• Roman Scandals-Eddie Canter Movie
• Agreed to take a pie in the face during filming
  Get that girls name,Thats the one who will
  make (Director Busby Berkeley)

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Rise to Fame

• Movies
• That Girl from Paris
• The Big Street
• DuBarry was a Lady (Where she acquired her
  flaming red hair)
• Dance, Girl, Dance (Where she met future husband
  Desi Arnaz)
• My Favorite Husband (Radio Show)

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Lucy and Desi

• Lucy and Desi Married in 1940
• Trouble marriage,
• Desi traveled often and
• was an alcoholic.
• Determined to work on
• their marriage, they came
• up with TV pilot and
• borrow 5, 000 to buy to found Desilu Productions.

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I LOVE LUCY

• Premeired October 15, 1951
• With-in Six months rated as 1
• Ran six seasons in original format
• Evolved into hour long specials
• Accumulated over 20 awards, 5 being Emmys
• More viewers turned in to watch the birth of
  Little Ricky than President Eisenhowers
  Inauguration

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Contribution to Media

• Revolutionized the role of housewife
• First Show to reach to reach over 10 million
  viewers
• Revolutionized tv production by using 3 cameras
• Made leaps and bounds for women comedians

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I'm happy that I have brought laughter because I
have been shown by many the value of it in so
many lives, in so many ways. -Lucille Ball