‘Desi Arnaz: The Man Who Invented Television’: A new book by author Todd Purdum is critical to the history of I Love Lucy and beyond

from Paul Lisnek Behind the Curtain · host WGN Plus

Everyone loves Lucy! I Love Lucy and its stars Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz remain legends some 70 years after the classic TV comedy premiered. Fans of this show have likely read many books about Lucy or Desi and Lucy, or the show itself. But no book has been written that focuses on the life […]

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