I Love Lucy

When people hear the name, Lucy Ricardo, they think of hilarious antics, ridiculous ideas, and hair brained schemes. They also think of her handsome, bongo-playing husband, Ricky Ricardo. But Lucille Ball and Desi Arnez were better actors than what people viewed on television. Because after the cameras on the ‘I Love Lucy’ set stopped filming and the lights were cut off, America’s most famous couple was not so content and easygoing, as they appeared on television. People imagined their real life marriage to be as carefree and loving as it was on the set, but behind the laughter laid heartache and deceit.

After meeting on the set of a movie, Desi Arnez caught Lucille Ball’s eye with his flair, talent, and his boatload of charm. Against all odds and after a stormy six-month courtship, they were married in 1940. At twenty-nine, Lucille was five and a half years older than Desi and far more successful. They stared in a few movies together but Desi led his own band, touring the country const