Who Was Lucille Ball [Paperback]

Who doesn't love Lucy? The legendary actress, producer, and comedian steps into the Who Was? spotlight.

Much like her hit TV show, I Love Lucy, Americans in the 1950s fell in love with Lucy. Born in New York in 1911, Lucille Ball was always a natural performer. She danced in the chorus of Broadway shows and acted in small parts in Hollywood movies. But Ball's true gift was comedy. She found a way to showcase her gifts in 1951 when CBS gave her the chance to star in a sitcom. She based the show on her life and called it I Love Lucy. Over sixty years later, it is still one of the most loved television shows of all time. Lucille Ball became the first woman to run a major television studio, Desilu, and her comedic genius has kept people laughing for generations.Pamela Pollack and Meg Belviso are authors of several books in this series, including Who Is George Lucas? and Who Was Susan B. Anthony?Who Was Lucille Ball?
 
 
In the spring of 1952, cities across America experienced a mysterious drop in the water pressure every week between 9:30 and 9:35 p.m. In New York City, it seemed impossible to get a taxi on a Monday night. All the cabbies were off duty. And in Chicago, a department store changed its business hours because it seemed like no one was shopping on Monday nights anymore.
 
What was going on?
 
It turned out that it was all related to a TV show! A half-hour comedy.
 
On Monday nights, Americans from coast to coast rushed through their dinner. Kids finished their homework as fast as they could.
 
By nine o’clock everyone gathered in front of their televisions. And waited. In the 1950s, TVs took a while to warm up. Finally a big heart appeared against a satin background. The theme song ofI Love Lucybegan, and America was watching. It turned out that the viewers across the country were all waiting for the lCÇ