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Lucille Ball was the most famous American comedienne of all time. She was also an actress, singer, and producer, and the first female head of a major Hollywood studio, Desilu. She and her husband, Desi Arnaz, created and produced the first American situation comedy, I Love Lucy, which ran for six years on CBS when television was in its infancy. Desilu Studios also produced many other major shows during television’s early years. After I Love Lucy, she and Desi produced and starred in the Lucy—Desi Comedy Hour. They eventually divorced, but she went on to star in a number of solo successful projects on television and the big screen. This presentation takes her from her shaky family beginnings in upstate New York, through Broadway, and finally to Hollywood, meeting and marrying Desi along the way and their volatile but passionate marriage.