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.