Lucille Ball

TelevisionGolden Age

I Love Lucy and the sitcom blueprint

Facts

Born: 1911
Country: United States
Field: Television
Era: Golden Age

Overview

Co created and starred in I Love Lucy from 1951 to 1957, filmed in Hollywood with the three camera format still standard for sitcoms. The show has remained in continuous syndication for seven decades. With Desi Arnaz she built Desilu Productions, whose studio later produced Star Trek and Mission Impossible. She won multiple Emmy Awards and received the Kennedy Center Honors in 1986 and the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1989.

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