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YourTango
| almost 2 years ago
Desi Arnaz and Lucille Ball eloped together in 1940 and lied about their ages on the marriage certificate. In a time when it was frowned upon for a woman to be older than her husband, the 29-year-old actress lessened their six-year age gap by...
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Laist
| almost 2 years ago
TV's most beloved sitcom set the bar high for comedy on the small screen, and was rife with pioneering firsts, some unsung, like the development of the three-camera technique and its editing machine by co-star Desi Arnaz. Other first were its...
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The New York Times
| almost 2 years ago
20 am CBS, via Associated Press Lucille Ball goes to work at the chocolate factory in I Love Lucy. A collection of links by the reporters and editors of the Dining section. Detroit News : Michigan removes 30,000 students from food-stamp program.
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Starcasm
| almost 2 years ago
Pretty Little Liars actress Lucy Hale not only took home the 2011 Teen Choice Awards trophy for Choice Female Summer TV Star, but also two separate starcasm awards for most shocking (in a good way) fashion statements on the red blue carpet! In...
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Popeater
| almost 2 years ago
After you read this, you might be asking, and rightly so, why I took the time out of my day to type a passage verbatim from a fairly esoteric book no one I know has read. Well, I was bored, and also yesterday was/would have been Lucille Ball's 100th...
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The Huffington Post
| almost 2 years ago
More than 900 red-lipsticked, redheaded women -- and men -- gathered near a "Vitameatavegamin" sign in the hometown of "I Love Lucy" star Lucille Ball to mark her 100th birthday over the weekend, setting a world record for most Lucy look-alikes.
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International Business Times
| almost 2 years ago
I Love Lucy, the role which catapulted her to success, has aired in 80 countries and 22 languages. She was nominated for the Emmy Award 13 times and won it four times. She was also the first woman in the world to run a major television studio, Desilu.
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International Business Times
| almost 2 years ago
However, she died on April 26, 1989 from a dissecting aortic aneurysm...Now her fans are trying to set a new Guinness world record for the most Lucy Ricardo lookalikes assembled in one place in Jamestown, New York...Subscribe to Entertainment&Stars...
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Los Angeles Times
| almost 2 years ago
Lucille Ball, 100 and ageless August 6, 2011 | 3:32 pm Happy 100th birthday, Lucille Ball -- I won't add "wherever you are," because you're everywhere. Somewhere in the world someone is watching you do that thing you did, or someone soon will be.
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Starpulse
| almost 2 years ago
It's hard to believe, but Lucille Ball would have been 100 years old today. She died over 22 years ago in April 1989, following heart surgery. She was 77 when she died. We just have to salute this TV legend today. Not only did she mold nearly 20...
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ABC 7
| almost 2 years ago
To honor the comedienne, who died on April 26, 1989, Google search engine installed an interactive doodle on their homepage which displayed seven classic moments from her "I Love Lucy" sitcom. The Hollywood Museum also paid tribute, launching a "...
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International Business Times
| almost 2 years ago
And so does Google, which has created an interactive Doodle to commemmorate Lucille Ball's 100th birthday. If the sitcom redhead was alive today she would be a centenarian. Born Lucille Desiree Ball on Aug. 6, 1911, Ball is remembered for her goofy...
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E! Online
| almost 2 years ago
PDT by John Boone As if we even need to say it: we still love ya, Lucy! All these years later, we still find ourselves chuckling, thinking about any number of hijinx Lucille Ball got herself into on her hit series, I Love Lucy . And so we're happy to...
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United Press International
| almost 2 years ago
Saturday would have been the 100th birthday of Lucille Ball , the venerable entertainer People magazine called the queen of television. Ball, who died in 1989 at the age of 77, was one of the pioneers who made the jump from film to television in the...
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EW - PopWatch
| almost 2 years ago
Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, and Julia Louis-Dreyfus top our list by Adam Markovitz On the 100th anniversary of her birthday , Lucille Ball is still a front runner for the title of the greatest comedienne in TV history, alongside greats like Mary Tyler...
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US Magazine
| almost 2 years ago
To avoid controversy, they both listed 1914 as their birthdate. (They divorced in 1960. After being diagnosed with lung cancer, Arnaz passed away on Dec. Having run for an impressive 156 episodes, I Love Lucy quickly became one of TV's classic...
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Leader Post Online
| almost 2 years ago
Scores of people trying to mimic Lucy's distinctive look as TV persona Lucy Ricardo were expected to gather in Jamestown in western New York state to topple the world record for gathering the most Lucy lookalikes. The event takes place on the fourth...
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Towleroad
| almost 2 years ago
Today would have been comedienne Lucille Ball's 100th birthday. As people celebrate in their own way -- Google changed their homepage to honor the legendary entertainer -- I've unearthed a 1980 interview Ball did with People magazine in which she...
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EW - PopWatch
| almost 2 years ago
ET Lucille Ball's 100th birthday: Blow out the candles with these classic clips by Adam Markovitz Image Credit: Everett Collection Lucille Ball would've turned 100 today, almost sixty years after I Love Lucy started cracking up TV viewers and never...
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People
| almost 2 years ago
Saturday marks what would have been the 100th birthday of everybody's favorite redhead , arguably the 20th century's most popular clown , unquestionably the Queen of Television. And, as she herself well knew, given the hours of I Love Lucy reruns...
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GMA News
| almost 2 years ago
Visitors to Google's home page ( www.google.com ) were greeted with an "old-timey TV" as a homage to her "comedic genius." "Were incredibly happy to celebrate her birthday with a doodle to highlight her brilliant career as an actress and...
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Moreover Silicon Valley
| almost 2 years ago
Enjoy Google's homepage today as it pays charming tribute to Lucille Ball on what would have been her 100th birthday. The interactive doodle is a drawing of a vintage TV set queued up with some of the most heart-tugging and funny moments from old...
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The New York Times
| almost 2 years ago
HAD you met her casually with no clue as to her identity, you would never associate Madelyn Pugh Davis with the outlandish behavior and outrageous situations personified by Lucille Ball in her madcap heyday. Photofest The writer Madelyn Pugh Davis on...
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Orlando Sentinel Online
| almost 2 years ago
Saturday marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of television icon Lucille Ball. Expect commemorative ceremonies and viewing marathons over the weekend, but Orlando residents and theme parkers can celebrate Lucy year round at the Universal Studios...
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Reuters
| almost 2 years ago
Lucille Ball look-a-likes pose at the premiere of the new film ''Rat Race'' in Los Angeles July 30, 2001.
