Lucy's friends have said the actress suffered several miscarriages before the couple conceived their firstborn. They separated for a period of time in after Lucy filed for divorce, allegedly because of Desi's infidelity and drinking problem. They later reconciled after talking and agreeing to pursue more projects where their professional lives would intersect.
Executives weren't convinced when Lucy pitched her real-life husband to play the on-screen part, too—fearing Desi's heavy Cuban accent wouldn't jive with mainstream American viewers—but the Arnazes won them over by touring the country as a vaudeville act during the summer of Audiences loved it, and Lucy finally had her chance to keep Desi in one place. She wanted him at home, where she felt the marriage would have a better chance of lasting, which of course it did," said Bob Weiskopf, who was one of Lucy and Desi's go-to writers back in the day.
In preparation for the show, the pair formed Desilu, the first-ever independent television production company. Ever the savvy entrepreneur, Desi convinced CBS to produce the show on film—an unconventional move for a time when reruns were unheard of—and haggled for ownership of all episodes, presumably to share with the couple's future children.
He later sold them back to CBS for millions. The beginning of their hit show coincided with a new chapter in the couple's personal lives, too.
They became parents to little Lucie on July 17, , three months before the show's premiere. Lucy's friends would later say that the actress believed having a baby would strengthen the couple's bond. It did, for a little while. I Love Lucy debuted in October It wasn't long before 40 million viewers were tuning in each week to see what the Ricardos were up to. After talking it through they reconciled.
Endeavoring to spend more time together, Ball and Arnaz searched for projects that would allow them to team up on a professional as well as personal level. That project would ultimately be I Love Lucy , the Emmy-winning sitcom that would run from to , changing the television landscape forever and making the couple household names.
Photo: J. CBS wanted Ball to recreate on television the success she had achieved on radio with My Favorite Husband — , a series about a ditzy newlywed and her madcap adventures. But the network initially balked when Ball demanded any show she would appear in must also include real-life husband Arnaz.
Sticking to their demands, Ball and Arnaz opted to take a similar-themed, Vaudeville-style stage show on the road instead, much to the delight of theater audiences. Ball gave birth to her son on January 19, , the same day her character gave birth on the series. Pregnancy and children were things Ball had longed for, with the actress reportedly suffering several miscarriages before conceiving daughter Lucie.
According to a letter Lucille reportedly wrote to a friend of her relationship with Gary, he was just what she needed after a failed marriage that fizzled out more than once. Lucille Ball's home in Beverly Hills as it was when she died.
The home has been heavily remodeled since her death in pic. Lucille added in the letter, "When that first evening ended and Gary took me home, I felt more like myself than I had in months. I realized Gary had the natural humor of someone who loves to laugh and wants everyone to laugh with him. That made two of us. The couple finally divorced in after 20 years of marriage. Ball and Arnaz continued to work together and co-parent their two children, Lucie and Desi Jr.
It was sort of a Jekyll and Hyde sort of thing. He would have tantrums in front of friends and relatives, and we could have no social life for the last three to four years.
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