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Brady, Kathleen. "The Life of Lucille Ball'. Billboard Books: 2001.

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When she was young, her father died on 1915, February 28. Then three years later, on September 17, 1918. Her mother had remarried with a man she had known for a year. Although Lucille and her brother Fred were excited to meet their Step-Father, He disliked them and did not allow them to call him 'Daddy'. Soon after Lucille's mother had remarried, her Stepfather and Lucille's mother had left for Detroit. Leaving her Daughter and son to Ed's parents and her own.

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Lucille had a personality type that was common in people who had a traumatic childhood. A personality type that had the need to be in control, a sense of responsibility for others (even acquaintances) and the inability to relax. This was caused by her mother leaving her alone with her grandparents, who had treated her badly. According to her friend Pauline, "She had almost a fetish to help people and tell them what to do" (13).

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At the young age of fourteen, she was well known as the wildest girl. At that time she was accompanied by her first relationship partner, Johnny DeVita. Who was twenty one at the age. According to her friend Pauline, that "Lucille gloried in being seen with him, and his family thought she was wonderful"(20). In Johnny's Family and Himself, Lucille found a mother figure in his mother, and found a father figure in Johnny.

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In 1926, Lucille's Aunt (DeDe) sent her away, As her neighbor Cleo had recounted. "DeDe understood that Lucy was a determined... teenager. If DeDe hadn't sent her, she would have run away"(22). As her Aunt allowed it, she left her hometown with fifty dollars to pursue her start of an acting career in plays.

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Her biggest debut that she made was in 1930, in 'Within the law' at the auditorium of the Nordic temple. According to her closest friend in that time, Marion. She had "delivered every line perfectly... pity for the lead actress who was clearly being eclipsed"(32). Where she was acknowledged in a long account by Chautauqua Daily which is an current news source who still remembers her by releasing news articles about her.

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#7 Lucille's career movement and relationships

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#7 Lucille's career movement and relationships

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In the beginning of 1930, Lucille was working for designers and retailers, and posed for photographers and illustrators. She had still stayed in touch with Johnny, however the romance and love had run dry at the point. In which now "Johnny had carried a taint of malevolence." (39). He had many encounters with the police at the point, with charges for alcohol transportation, charges for guns without permit. Then was arrested for disorderly conduct, in the case Johnny was guarding a room where illegal gambling had taken place.

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After Lucille had entered Hollywood's aspiring newcomers groups. She soon started to develop her own sense of comedy. One that was centered around laughing at herself and seeing the ridiculous side of things. As she began her Hollywood career, "She would call her early years in Hollywood her 'Hey, Hey' period." (48)

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Lucille's new studio that she had signed with was "A major player in the film industry" (60). which wanted her to have a new set of teeth which would have cost $1,300 and her studio's management officer didn't go publicly to see their new member in Hollywood. It took a year for her teeth to heal and be 'perfect' and on her day to be shown to the public she was pushed out of her makeup room with half of her hair being done. As Lucille had a wild personality, She decided to throw a cup of coffee at the makeup artist but it hit her peer who was Katharine Hepburn.

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After Lucille had thrown the coffee at the actress Hepburn. The actress had held no hatred or grudge towards the up and coming Star and remarked to her as "She had 'it'. she was always an amusing creature and was funny on her own" (78). Hepburn had thought this was the ultimate underlying reason to why Lucille was so popular in the comedy scene

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An video discussing Lucille and Hepburn's incident 

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An video discussing Lucille and Hepburn's incident 

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Ginger Rogers , Lucille Ball & Katharine Hepburn - The RKO Story

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Lucille's gigs began with a CBS show starring with Jack Haley. Which had the company 'Variety' commenting that "Her withering style of always belittlin' was well suiting." This marks the start of her comedic persona and signature style of making fun of herself

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In 1937, Lucille started another relationship with Alexander Hall, a forty three year old who was almost twice her age. Hall was a director who had been divorced twice and many others felt uneasy about their relationship. For example, Garson Kanin said "I thought she was a peach while he was a beast" (82). Hinting at the others speculation on their relationship.

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Later she had married Desi Arnaz who was very overprotective of her, which she had liked due to the feeling "of being rare and precious"(117). Her new husband was an man who wanted to be treated as her 'boss' in the relationship and had wanted a traditional housewife. For example he would wake up Lucille for her to fetch a glass of water violently.

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A photo of when they had gotten married 

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A photo of when they had gotten married 

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Lucille's and Desi's relationship was unstable and toxic. For example one night Lucille tried to make the room more 'romantic' by setting candles and turning off the lights. Unfortunately her effort was not recognized but kicked and screamed at. This was the first public event of Desi berating Lucille. There had been more fights that would leave Lucille alone without her husband for days on end.

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Lucille's husband Desi, was preparing to leave for a trip and was packing. Lucille paced around the room looking for something before finding a cigarette lighter in the shape of an antique dueling pistol. Then she pointed it at him as he had gotten into the car and fired. However since it was a lighter nothing had been done but light a cigarette in Desi's hand

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An article detailing about their relationship 

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An article detailing about their relationship 

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Inside Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz’s ‘Fantastic Romance’ and ‘Successful Divorce’

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The “I Love Lucy” actors had instant chemistry, but often struggled during their 20-year marriage.

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#16 The Success of one and downfall of another

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#16 The Success of one and downfall of another

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Later she had a role an successful movie, which had been produced by a successful director and film-crew. However her husband, was not as lucky and had less gigs.

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Since she hadn't made the demands of MGM's studio. She had been dropped out of the company and now her only reliance was on her relationship with Desi. When she had driven back home she had found her husband chatting with her neighbor and didn't care about her loss of fame. Now that she was thirty-six she had lost her ladder up to fame.

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Lucille starred in the film 'Too many girls' as an arrogant college girl and was perfect for the role. Many people on the set recalled her acting as remarkable as she had immersed herself too far into the role that she would be unable to acted due to the rich arrogant role that she spent so much effort into.

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In 1945, the public had become more aware of Lucille Ball. Which doubled her rating in eighteen months, however wasn't enough the studio demanded of her. Her hard-work was put into the movies 'Meet the people','Thousands Cheer', and Costello in Hollywood'

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After five long years, In the October of 1951 a opportunity that had seemed small at first was going to become her well-known accomplishments. Starring in 'I Love Lucy'. It was a broadcast, later she was accepted for her comedic nature, of belittling herself.