Lucille Ball
Lucille Ball was an American actress and comedian, best known for the television sitcom *I Love Lucy* (1951–1957), where she played a zany housewife scheming to break into show business.
Her physical comedy and expressive face made her one of television's first major stars.
With her husband Desi Arnaz, she co-founded Desilu Productions, becoming the first woman to run a major Hollywood studio.
Episodic TV comedy series
- CBSMajor television and radio network
- 1950sDecade after WWII
- chocolate factoryFacility producing cocoa-based sweets
- grape stompingFoot-pressing wine fruit
Ricky Ricardo · Lucy Ricardo · Desi Arnaz · housewife · scheming · physical comedy · slapstick · laugh track
Humor from bodily mishaps
- slapstickExaggerated physical humor
- timingArt of choosing moments
- pratfallComedic fall on buttocks
- clowningPlayful comic behavior
facial expressions · mugging · double take · sight gags · improvisation · comedic genius · funnywoman · exaggerated reactions
First to forge ahead
- producerOne who makes things
- executiveSenior organizational leader
- businesswomanWoman in commerce
- entrepreneurOne who starts businesses
studio owner · female empowerment · Star Trek · Mission Impossible · groundbreaker · innovator · visionary · leadership
Television industry accolade
- Golden AgeLegendary period of perfection
- broadcastTransmitted media signal
- prime timeEvening TV's busiest window
- ratingsEvaluative scores assigned
series · network · variety show · telecast · live audience · episode · pioneering · small screen
Widely recognized, enduring
- signatureHandwritten name for verification
- auburnReddish-brown hue
- flame-hairedHaving bright red hair
- copperReddish-brown metallic element
dyed · Max Factor · glamorous · recognizable · trademark · Titian · ginger · vivid
sitcom
Episodic TV comedy series
- CBSMajor television and radio network
- 1950sDecade after WWII
- chocolate factoryFacility producing cocoa-based sweets
Ricky Ricardo · Lucy Ricardo · Desi Arnaz · grape stomping · housewife · scheming · physical comedy · slapstick · laugh track · studio audience
physical comedy
Humor from bodily mishaps
clowning · facial expressions · mugging · double take · sight gags · improvisation · comedic genius · funnywoman · exaggerated reactions · deadpan
trailblazer
First to forge ahead
- producerOne who makes things
- executiveSenior organizational leader
- businesswomanWoman in commerce
entrepreneur · studio owner · female empowerment · Star Trek · Mission Impossible · groundbreaker · innovator · visionary · leadership · Hollywood
Emmy
Television industry accolade
- Golden AgeLegendary period of perfection
- broadcastTransmitted media signal
- prime timeEvening TV's busiest window
ratings · series · network · variety show · telecast · live audience · episode · pioneering · small screen · entertainer
iconic
Widely recognized, enduring
- signatureHandwritten name for verification
- auburnReddish-brown hue
- flame-hairedHaving bright red hair
copper · dyed · Max Factor · glamorous · recognizable · trademark · Titian · ginger · vivid · striking
- Television Historygolden age, broadcast networks, network television, color TV, live broadcasts
- 1950s IconsElvis Presley, Marilyn Monroe, James Dean, Audrey Hepburn, I Love Lucy
- Famous RedheadsJulianne Moore, Jessica Chastain, Amy Adams, Conan O'Brien, Prince Harry
- Radio EntertainersJack Benny, George Burns, Bob Hope, Mel Blanc, Rochester
- TV PioneersEd Sullivan, Johnny Carson, Walter Cronkite, Edward R. Murrow, Fred Rogers
- comedianscomedian, stand-up, comic, stand-up comic, standup comic
Lucille BallBuster Keaton
Aubrey Plaza · Bill Murray · Daria · Jack Benny · straight man
Lucille BallMeryl Streep
dramatic actor · Vivien Leigh · Ingrid Bergman · Greta Garbo · Laurence Olivier