'I Love Lucy': The Last Words Desi Arnaz Said to Lucille Ball
I Love Lucy catapulted comedian Lucille Ball and her Cuban bandleader husband Desi Arnaz into stardom. Portraying onscreen husband and wife Ricky and Lucy Ricardo, their sitcom marriage was much more idyllic than their real-life union off camera. Divorcing after 20 years, the couple’s relationship was tumultuous from the start. Though Arnaz subjected Ball to his alcoholism and infidelity over their two decades together, the couple maintained a strong connection to each other after their split which lasted right up until Arnaz’s death.
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