There is no doubt that Lucille Ball gets the lion's share of credit for classic TV show I Love Lucy — and deservedly so — but you cannot underestimate the contributions of co-stars Vivian Vance, ...

When Todd S. Purdum first set out to write Desi Arnaz: The Man Who Invented Television, it wasn’t just a passion project—it was a gamble. Purdum, best known for his political reporting at The New York ...

The success of I Love Lucy is often credited to Lucille Ball's comedic talent, but biographer Todd Purdum says Arnaz was more than just "second... With 'I Love Lucy' and beyond, Desi Arnaz helped ...

A historical marker at the site of the nightclub where Desi Arnaz launched his career and popularized the conga, in Miami Beach, Fla., on Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2024. A new historical marker in Miami Beach ...

From the start, Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz’s relationship was a whirlwind romance straight out of a Hollywood movie. After meeting on the set of the film Too Many Girls in 1940, Ball and Arnaz ...

When Desi Arnaz came to Hollywood in the 1940s, it seemed unlikely that a Cuban refugee with a thick accent would ever be accepted by American viewers — let alone star in one of the most popular TV ...