The woman who will always be remembered as the crazy, accident-prone, lovab… Read Full Bio ↴The woman who will always be remembered as the crazy, accident-prone, lovable Lucy Ricardo was born Lucille Desiree Ball in Jamestown, New York, on August 6, 1911. Her father died before she was four, and her mother worked several jobs, so she and her younger brother were raised by their grandparents. Always willing to take responsibility for her brother and young cousins, she was a restless teenager who yearned to "make some noise". She entered a dramatic school in New York, but while her classmate Bette Davis received all the raves, she was sent home; "too shy." She found some work modeling for Hattie Carnegie's and, in 1933, she was chosen to be a "Goldwyn Girl" and appear in the film Roman Scandals (1933).
She was put under contract to RKO and several small roles, including one in Top Hat (1935), followed. Eventually, she received starring roles in B-pictures and, occasionally, a good role in an A-picture, like in Stage Door (1937) or The Big Street (1942). While filming Too Many Girls (1940), she met and fell madly in love with a young Cuban actor-musician named Desi Arnaz. Despite different personalities, lifestyles, religions and ages (he was six years younger), he fell hard, too, and after a passionate romance, they eloped and were married in November, 1940. Lucy soon switched to MGM, where she got better roles in films such as Du Barry Was a Lady (1943); Best Foot Forward (1943) and the Katharine Hepburn-Spencer Tracy vehicle Without Love (1945). In 1948, she took a starring role in the radio comedy "My Favorite Husband", in which she played the scatterbrained wife of a Midwestern banker. In 1950, CBS came knocking with the offer of turning it into a television series. After convincing the network brass to let Desi play her husband and to sign over the rights to and creative control over the series to them, work began on the most popular and universally beloved sitcom of all time.
She was put under contract to RKO and several small roles, including one in Top Hat (1935), followed. Eventually, she received starring roles in B-pictures and, occasionally, a good role in an A-picture, like in Stage Door (1937) or The Big Street (1942). While filming Too Many Girls (1940), she met and fell madly in love with a young Cuban actor-musician named Desi Arnaz. Despite different personalities, lifestyles, religions and ages (he was six years younger), he fell hard, too, and after a passionate romance, they eloped and were married in November, 1940. Lucy soon switched to MGM, where she got better roles in films such as Du Barry Was a Lady (1943); Best Foot Forward (1943) and the Katharine Hepburn-Spencer Tracy vehicle Without Love (1945). In 1948, she took a starring role in the radio comedy "My Favorite Husband", in which she played the scatterbrained wife of a Midwestern banker. In 1950, CBS came knocking with the offer of turning it into a television series. After convincing the network brass to let Desi play her husband and to sign over the rights to and creative control over the series to them, work began on the most popular and universally beloved sitcom of all time.
Hey Look Me Over!
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Mel Tormé Hey look me over, lend me an ear Fresh out of…
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Ray Kilroy
There was a time in my life when I was depressed and watching I Love Lucy was the only thing that gave me pleasure. I will be forever grateful to her for that.
Kirk Barkley
I can really relate to that, Ray!
Ray Kilroy
@Vincent Daly Fortunately, MTM came along at a time in my life when I was feeling quite well, but I always enjoyed her show. What has happened to writers and actors who could just make you laugh without getting dark or political or sexual?
Vincent Daly
I can imagine that. Mary Tyler Moore played the same role for me at one point.
David Atkins
The great Lucille Ball aways wanted to appear on Broadway. Desilu financed this show which openend to fair reviews but smash box office. Lucy's health began to falter and they closed the show but it was a personal triumph for Lucy. This song "Hey Look Me Over" belonged to Desilu and would appear in episodes of the Lucy Show. Ms Ball was some brilliant star. After Desi left Desilu, Ms. Ball over rode her Board of Directors who cautioned against the small studio doing such ambitious shows as Mission Impossible and Star Trek. Lucy added another hit in Mannix produced "Yours Mine and Ours" a movie smash and sold Desilu to Paramount. Ironic Lucy always wanted Desilu to be a comedy factory but her tenure produced the three hits I cited above! A Great Star, and a Great Businesswoman.
claire keesey
If you take away nothing else from Lucille Ball, at least take this lesson: never give up. You have no way of knowing when lightning will strike. Raised in a lower income family, no formal education, she was told that she had no ability and to forget about show biz. She never attained mega movie stardom and was doing radio when the possibility of a TV show came into her life. And finally she had the format in which to shine and show us that she was/is a genius.
LieslJones59
Lucy STARRED in NUMEROUS films -comedies, dramas, musicals. Yes, "Lucy" was the high point of her career -
but this woman worked her way up from bit player to star...and was in demand!
hairyscotman
when I see Lucy performing I always hope that she enjoyed it as much as all of us that were fortunate to watch her did...
I LOVE Lucy...
Dave C.
What a performer she was! worked her way to the top!
ajitter89
Sure Lucy wasn't the greatest vocalist, but she had such personality when she would sing. As Stephen Sondheim said, "I'd rather have an Actor who could Sing, than a Singer who could Act."