Lucille Ball at the 1952 Oscars | I Love Lucy Was Never just a title

Lucille Désirée Ball was an actress, comedian, model, studio executive and producer. Her career began in 1929 when she got work as a model, while living in New York. From there, she performed on Broadway under the stage name Dianne Belmont. In 1951, Ball and her husband Desi Arnaz created the sitcom I Love Lucy, a series that would become one of the most popular television shows in history. 11 year later, Lucille Ball became the first woman to run a major television studio, Desilu Productions. H