Word: desi
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Congressman gallantly went on to say that there was no evidence that Lucy "is or ever was a member of the Communist Party." Lucy's husband and co-star Desi cried: "The only thing red about this kid is her hair-and even that is not legitimate." But it was Lucy herself who explained how she could have innocently registered as a Communist; she had done it all for Grandpa...
Lucy's story seemed to do the trick. Los Angeles newspapers ran headlines which read: LUCY NO RED and FANS STILL LOVE HER, DESI TOO. The sponsor (Philip
...Angeles, Lucille Ball and her husband Desi Arnaz last week put their signatures on one of the biggest TV contracts ever written. For $8,000,000, to be paid them by CBS and Sponsor Philip Morris cigarettes, Lucille and Desi agreed to give their top-rated I Love Lucy show weekly for the next 2½ years, the production expenses to be paid by them. Besides the money, they keep all the rights in their films, which had a higher Nielsen rating (71.7%) than the TV coverage of President Eisenhower's inauguration (67.6%). Said Lucille happily: "It couldn...
...Arnaz baby. We will phone the news to him, since he will be expecting the phone call. When he is alerted, he is to be told nothing of the gimmick but, when he receives the phone call, and not before, he will be given the story of Desi's thinking concerning the Ricardo baby. Of course, the news of the Arnaz baby will be given out simultaneously to Louella, Hedda, Johnson, Graham, all the wire services and all the local dailies. But the story of the gimmick as released to the other outlets will be a follow...
Born, To Lucille Ball, 41, red-haired comedienne of screen and television (I Love Lucy), and Cuba-born Actor Desi Arnaz (real name: Desiderio Alberto Arnaz y De Acha III), 35; their second child first son; in Hollywood. Name: Desiderio Alberto IV. Weight: 8 lbs 9 oz. (see RADIO...