“These two incredible outsiders worked hard to become powerful, influential figures at a time when women and immigrants were not running the system. “I knew about them as performers, not as people,” Poehler told Variety in 2021. The story of their relationship was told in Amy Poehler’s 2022 documentary, Lucy and Desi, which dove into who Ball and Arnaz were as people in addition to Hollywood stars. Here's How Desi Arnaz Really Died & What the Last Words He Told Lucille Ball WereĪfter 20 years of marriage and multiple I Love Lucy spinoffs, Ball and Arnaz divorced in 1960. Lucille Ball's Mother Once Sent Her to Live With Her 2nd Husband's Parents After Her Husband's Death-Here's Whyĭesi Arnaz's Net Worth Reveals How Much Lucille Ball Got After Their Divorce

Throughout the series, Ball and Arnaz also welcomed two children: daughter Lucie Arnaz, who was born in 1951, and son Desi Jr. After the success of the tour, CBS greenlit I Love Lucy, which went on to run for more than 100 episodes and be one of the most-watched shows in TV history. Unimpressed by the pilot episode, CBS turned down a show with Ball and Arnaz, which led them to hit the road as a vaudeville act in which Ball played a zany housewife who tried to get into her husband’s show. After the success of My Favorite Husband, Ball was asked by CBS to develop it for television, which she agreed if she could work with her real-life husband, Arnaz.

They married that same year on November 30.In 1948, Ball was cast as Liz Cooper, a wacky wife in the CBS Radio comedy show, My Favorite Husband. Since I Love Lucy ended, there have been a lot of questions about why Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz divorced and where they stood before their deaths three years apart from each other.īall and Arnaz met and fell in love in 1940 after starring in the movie, Too Many Girls.

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