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  Jones, Jack. “Lucille Ball Stricken: Has Heart Surgery.” Los Angeles Times, April 19, 1989, sec. 1, p. 1.

  Jones, Liza. “Lucille Ball: First Ten Years of Marriage.” Photoplay, April 1971.

  Kaplan, Dan. “Oh Ricky, Lucy’s Family Is Homeless.” New York Post, March 30, 2002.

  Keane, Dottie. “Funny Girls on Top: How Women Have Ousted Men as the Leading TV Comics.” Mail on Sunday [London], August 29, 1993.

  Kerr, Walter. Review of Wildcat. New York Herald Tribune, December 17, 1960.

  King, Susan. “Q & A: Lily Tomlin.” Los Angeles Times, August 9, 1992.

  ———. “Network Celebrates 50 Years of Emmys.” Bergen Record, September 13, 1998, sec. Y, p. 1.

  ———. “TV Museum—Fountain of Youth Show.” Los Angeles Times, March 31, 2000.

  Kleiman, Dena. “Ball in a Dramatic Role Is Returning to TV.” New York Times, October 21, 1985, 20.

  Kroll, Jack. Lucy obituary: “Everyone Loved Lucy.” Newsweek, May 8, 1989.

  Ladies’ Home Journal. “TV Star Wars / Talking with Lucy.” October 1986.

  ———. “We Remember Mama—Sons of Liz and Lucy Look Back.” May 1990.

  ———. “Barbara Walters’ Best Interviews: Lucille Ball.” July 1994.

  Life. “More Girls. Fun and Romance Are New Trend to Offset War.” August 5, 1940.

  ———. “Beauty into Button.” February 18, 1952, 93–97.

  ———. Cover story: “Lucy’s Boys.” April 6, 1953.

  ———. “Arnaz and Ball Take Over as Tycoons: $30 Million Desilu Gamble.” October 6, 1958.

  ———. “Sexy Eyes over Hope’s Shoulder.” March 17, 1961, 107–108.

  ———. “A Lusty Return by Lucy.” January 5, 1962.

  ———. “The Show That Changed America: 60 Years of Network Television.” April 1999.

  Liverpool Daily Post & Echo [London]. “Pioneer Became a Top Star; Here’s Why All TV Fans Loved Lucy.” November 20, 2001.

  Look. “Laughing Lucille.” June 3, 1952.

  ———. “Lucy Goes Shopping.” December 28, 1954.

  ———. “Fall TV Forecast.” September 17, 1957.

  ———. “How The Untouchables Hyped TV’s Crime Wave.” September 27, 1960.

  ———. “Lucy: A New Outlook.” October 9, 1962.

  Lucille Ball: An American Film Institute Seminar on Her Work. American Film Institute Seminars, pt. 1, no. 12. Beverly Hills, Calif., 1977.

  Lyons, Leonard. The Lyons Den: “Suit for Divorce.” New York Post, March 6, 1960.

  MacLeans. Lucy obituary. May 8, 1989.

  McCarthy, Robert J. “Ball’s Ashes May Return to Jamestown.” Buffalo News, March 1, 2002.

  Magill’s Survey of Cinema. “The Long Trailer.” May 15, 1995.

  Mann, Roderick. “Lucie Arnaz Says It’s Her Life Anyway.” Los Angeles Times, August 26, 1980, sec. 6, p. 5.

  ———. “To New Yorkers, Lucy’s Just Another Bag Lady.” Los Angeles Times, October 20, 1985, sec. 5, p. 1.

  Margulies, Lee. “Lucie Throws Her Series into the Ratings Ring.” Los Angeles Times, April 17, 1985, sec. 6, p. 1.

  Martin, Peter. “I Call on Lucy and Desi.” Saturday Evening Post, May 31, 1958.

  Martinson, Dan. “Whatever Happened to Stars of Television’s ‘Golden Age’?” Los Angeles Times, January 2, 1985, sec. 6, p. 10.

  Mencum, Lauralee. “Valley Friends Share Memories of Lucy.” Desert Sun [Palm Springs], April 27, 1989.

  Michael, Christopher. “Public Art in the Valley: A Critical Tour.” Desert Sun [Palm Springs], February 21, 2002.

  Millman, Joyce. “The Good, the Bad, the Lucy: A Legacy of Laughs.” New York Times, October 14, 2001, sec. 2, p. 30.

  Millstein, Gilbert. “Lucy Becomes President.” New York Times Magazine, December 9, 1962.

  Morehead, Albert. “Lucy Ball: She Flunked Dramatic School, Was Fired as a Chorus Girl, but Today This Sexy Redhead Is TV’s Top Comedienne.” Cosmopolitan, January 1953.

  Morris, Emily. “Secrets of an ‘Ugly Duckling.’ ” Life, May 1938.

  Nation. Editorial: “Postscript on Lucy.” May 22, 1989.

  Newsday. “Tributes.” April 28, 1989.

  ———. “Lucie on Lucille: Less Than Rave Reviews.” January 12, 1990, 11.

  Newsweek. “Lucille Ball: Who Doesn’t Love Lucy.” January 19, 1953, 56–59.

  ———. Newsmakers. March 14, 1960.

  ———. “On Set—Calamity Lucy.” August 22, 1960.

  ———. “Lucie on Lucy—Less Than Rave Review.” January 12, 1990.

  ———. “The Lost Lines of Lucy.” January 15, 1990.

  New York Journal–American. “Fans Love Lucy and Coming Baby.” September 15, 1952, 5.

  ———. “Probers Give Her Clean Slate: Lucille Ball Denies She Ever Was Red.” September 12, 1953, 3.

  ———. “She Didn’t Love the Comrades: Lucy No Red Party Member.” September 13, 1953, 8.

  ———. “Fair Play for Lucy.” September 14, 1953.

  New York Post. “Hollywood Party Girl to Tell About Spying on the Stars for Confidential.” August 14, 1957, 5, 31.

  ———. “Desi Arnaz Blasts Confidential: Desi Arnaz Raps Confidential; State Calls Private Eye (a Lady).” August 14, 1957, 1, 3, 7.

  ———. “Opening—Wildcat.” December 11, 1960.

  ———. “Lucy Would’ve Hated This Idea.” March 20, 2002.

  New York Times. Film reviews, 1913–1968.

  ———. “Near Birth of (?) Arnaz Is Engendering Interest of Fans of I Love Lucy.” January 16, 1953.

  ———. “Lucille Ball Adheres to Television Script: Comedienne Gives Birth to 81⁄2 Pound Boy.” January 20, 1953, 27.

  ———. “Police Here Cited at Scandal Trial: Ex-editor Says Confidential also Obtained Data from a New York Law Aide.” August 13, 1957, 53.

  ———. “Magazine Policy Cited by Witness: Admitted Ex-prostitute Says Publisher of Confidential Wanted Lewd Stories.” August 14, 1957.

  ———. “Desilu: From Gags to Riches.” October 20, 1958.

  ———. “Desi Held on Drunk Charge.” September 20, 1959.

  ———. “Lucille Ball Sues Arnaz for Divorce.” March 4, 1960.

  ———. “Lucille Ball Wins Divorce from Arnaz.” May 5, 1960.

  ———. “Lucille Ball Injured.” July 2, 1960.

  ———. “Miss Ball Named Desilu President.” November 9, 1962.

  ———. “Miss Ball Views Desilu from Top.” November 20, 1962.

  ———. “Desilu Appoints Director.” March 22, 1963.

  ———. “Lucille Ball Reports Gains at Desilu.” August 21, 1963.

  ———. “Desi Charged with Assault After Firing a Gun at Several Youths.” September 1, 1966.

  ———. “Gulf & Western to Buy Desilu; Lucille Ball to Stay as President.” February 15, 1967, 59, 65.

  ———. “Gulf & Western Plans to Sell Part of Desilu.” July 26, 1967.

  ———. “Lucille Ball to Return to Fall Series on ABC.” March 8, 1986.

  ———. “ABC Drops Lucille Ball and Ellen Burstyn.” November 8, 1986, 50.

  ———. Editorial: “We All Love Lucy.” April 27, 1989.

  ———. “A Star Who Stays in the Shade.” May 26, 1994, 36, 89, 91.

  New York Times Magazine. “Desi Paid Hush Money; Confidential Scandal.” August 13, 1957.

  ———. “Lucy Becomes President.” December 9, 1960.

  O’Connor, John J. Review of “A Lucille Ball Special, Starring Lucille Ball and Jackie Gleason.” New York Times, December 3, 1975, 90–91.

  ———. Review: “Lucille Ball Plays a Bag Lady on CBS.” New York Times, November 5, 1985, sec. C, p. 21.

  ———. Review: “Lucille Ball Returns in ABC Comedy Series.” New York Times, September 22, 1986.

  ———. “Women Who Have Made Viewers Giggle and Roar.” New York Times, October 24, 1991, sec. C, p.
22.

  Oppenheimer, Jess. “Lucy’s Two Babies.” Look, April 21, 1953.

  Osborne, Robert. “Lucy Festgoers Should Love Forgotten Ball-Arnaz Movie.” HollywoodReporter, August 7, 2001.

  Ostrow, Joanna. “Lucy Without Laughs; Comedienne Ball Stars as Bag Lady.” Bergen Record, November 3, 1985, Lifestyle section.

  Palm Beach Post. Interview with Bea Arthur. December 11, 2001.

  Palm Springs Life. “Love Lucy.” January 1997.

  Parade Magazine [Los Angeles]. “Collector’s Item: Lucille Ball.” June 4, 1989.

  ———. “He Said, She Said.” March 27, 1994.

  ———. Review of Hollywood Babble On, by Boze Hadleigh. March 27, 1994.

  Parnell, Tony. “Last Night’s View: Lovable Lucy Has Last Laugh.” London Daily Mirror,November 21, 2001.

  Pegler, Westbrook. As Pegler Sees It: “The Case of Lucille Ball and How to Treat Reds.” New York Journal–American, September 22, 1953.

  People. “Ask Her Anything About Desi Sr., Divorce, Drugs, Gay Rights—Lucille Ball Hasn’t Become Bashful.” February 11, 1980.

  ———. “Fan Review.” March 4, 1985.

  ———. “TV’s Rerun Madness.” March 4, 1985.

  ———. “Top 25 Stars—Lucille Ball.” May 4, 1989.

  ———. “Lucy: The Life Behind the Laughter.” August 14, 1989.

  ———. “Casting a New Lucy.” August 6, 1990.

  ———. “Lucy & Desi: Before the Laughter.” September 3, 1990.

  ———. “The Untold Story of Lucy & Desi.” February 18, 1991.

  ———. “The Greatest Love Stories of the Century.” February 12, 1993.

  ———. “Readers Poll of Personalities and Their Impact 1974–1994 [inset on Lucy].” November 1, 1993.

  Peterson, Peter. “So Why Love Lucy?” Daily Mail [London], November 23, 2001.

  Phillips, Louis. “A Summer Spent Watching Lucille Ball Perform.” Journal of Popular Culture 17 (Fall 1983): 99.

  Phillips, Sidney. “Desi Arnaz Took His Show on the Military Road.” Desert Sun [Palm Springs], December 10, 1986.

  Phoenix [Ariz.] New Times. “Frankie with the Snarling Face.” May 28, 1998.

  Photoplay. “Stop Crying.” February 1942.

  ———. “The Bouncing Ball.” September 1946.

  Pisetzner, Joel. “Life of a Glad Bag Lady; Lucille Ball in Stone Pillow.” Bergen Record, November 1, 1985, Lifestyle section.

  Pittsburg Post–Gazette. “Bad Movies We Love. How to Ring in the New Year with a Festival of Flops.” December 31, 1993, Entertainment, p. 2.

  Pollio, Mark. “Fans of Lucy Have a Ball During Auction.” Buffalo News, May 29, 1994.

  Press–Enterprise [Riverside, Calif.]. “Lucy’s Appearance at Claremont College.” November 2, 1985.

  ———. “Question and Answer: Lucy with Gary Morton.” July 10, 1988.

  ———. “The Fans Show They Love Lucy.” April 20, 1989.

  ———. “Specific Diseases That Killed Lucy.” April 24, 1989.

  ———. “How We Loved Lucy.” April 27, 1989.

  ———. “Lucille Ball Dies.” April 27, 1989.

  ———. “Entertainment Briefs: Fans Visit Sidewalk Star to Mark Lucy’s Passing.” May 2, 1989.

  ———. “Lucy and Gary in 1987.” November 5, 1995.

  Providence [Rhode Island] Journal. “For Sale: Lucille Ball Childhood Home.” March 23, 2002.

  Reed, Rex. “Lucy: I Ran My Studio Like My Home.” New York Times, October 8, 1967.

  ———. “Lucy the Lioness: Steely Pride on Those Journeys.” Chicago Tribune, February 17, 1974, sec. 2, p. 18.

  ———. “Secret History: Seeing Red.” Talk [New York], June/July 2000, 114.

  Riggs, Robert. “Where’s Ricky Ricardo’s Hollywood?” Los Angeles Times, January 7, 1983, sec. 2, p. 7.

  Robertson, Nan. “Will Broadway Love Lucy?” New York Times, December 11, 1960.

  Roeper, Richard. “Women Couldn’t Get Arrested for Inciting a Laugh Riot.” Sun–Times [Chicago], March 31, 2000.

  Roraback, Dick. Review of Lucy & Ricky & Fred & Ethel, by Bart Andrews. Los Angeles Times, November 28, 1976.

  Rosen, Jay. “Love Boat Goes to College.” Channels [New York], October 1986, 67.

  Rosenberg, Howard. “Hard to Sit Long for Stone Pillow.” Los Angeles Times, November 5, 1985, sec. 6, p. 9.

  Rosenfield, Paul. “Lucy on the Platter of Honor.” Los Angeles Times, November 7, 1977, sec. 4, p. 13.

  ———. “Compulsively Lucy.” Los Angeles Times, October 12, 1986, Calendar section.

  Ross, Don. “Oil on Broadway; Lucy on the Trail.” New York Herald Tribune, December 1, 1960.

  San Antonio Express. “Love of Lucy Keeps Fans Laughing, Buying.” July 15, 1997.

  San Francisco Chronicle. “Confidential Case: Trial Jury Told of Gable ‘Affair,’ He Issues Denial.” August 13, 1957, 1, 6.

  ———. “Desi Denies ‘Confidential Affair’: Call Girl Names Desi Arnaz in Confidential Trial.” August 14, 1957, 1, 4.

  ———. “Confidential’s Lurid Stories Read to Jury.” August 15, 1957, 1, 4.

  ———. “Lucy Divorcing Desi: ‘I Just Can’t Go On.’ ” March 4, 1960, 1, 5.

  ———. “Lucy Tells Judge Desi Was a ‘Jekyll and Hyde.’ ” May 5, 1960, 7.

  ———. “Lucy’s Childhood Home for Sale on EBay.” February 27, 2002.

  Sann, Paul. “Lucy on Breakup.” New York Post, May 8, 1960.

  Schallert, Edwin. “Bromfield Seeks Desi Arnaz as Star—Hopes to Lure Brigitte Bar-dot.” Los Angeles Times, October 14, 1957.

  Schwarzbaum, Lisa. Review: “Ball and Chain Lucy, the Outrageous Queen of Comedy, Unfortunately Tethers to Mannered, Ladylike Pattern in Love, Lucy.” Entertainment Weekly, September 27, 1996.

  Scott, John A. “How to Be a Success in Show Business.” Cosmopolitan, November 1958, 67.

  Selway, Jennifer. “On Last Night’s TV—Lucille Ball.” Express, November 23, 2001.

  Shales, Tom. Review: “Lukewarm Lucy: A Bag Lady in CBS Stone Pillow. ” Washington Post, November 5, 1985, Style section.

  ———. “Lucy Coming to Life: At 75 TV’s Definitive Star Is Back at the Grind.” WashingtonPost, September 19, 1986, sec. D, p. 1.

  ———. “The Laughter Lucy Gave Us Helps Us Wash Away the Tears.” Press– Enterprise [Riverside, Calif.], April 30, 1989.

  ———. “Funny Women: The Ball Epoch.” Washington Post, October 24, 1991, sec. C, p. 1.

  ———. “Lucy & Baba-luminous.” Washington Post, November 11, 2001, sec. G, p. 1. Shalit, Gene. What’s Happening: “Arnaz Mother/Daughter Interview with Lucille Ball and Lucie Arnaz.” Ladies’ Home Journal, October 1979.

  Shaw, David. “Celebrities Act in Many Ways to Gain Privacy.” Los Angeles Times, September 5, 1973.

  Shirley, Paula W. “Reading Desi Arnaz in The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love.” Melus [Storrs, Conn.] (September 1, 1995): 20.

  Siegel, Lee. “Disease That Hit Lucy Can Be Among the Most Painful Known.” Press–Enterprise [Riverside, Calif.], April 24, 1989.

  Silvian, Leonore. “Laughing Lucille.” Look, June 3, 1952.

  Siskel, Gene. “Tired Lucy: A Redhead Whose Dander Is Up.” Chicago Tribune, March 13, 1974, sec. 2, pp. 1, 2.

  ———. “Put the Blame on Mame, Boys.” Chicago Tribune, April 1, 1974, sec. 2, p. 10.

  Smith, Cecil. “Lucy to Meet Stiff Foe: Her Movie.” Los Angeles Times, November 4, 1973.

  ———. “Curtain Rings Down Lucy Show After Record 23 Years.” Los Angeles Times, February 27, 1974.

  ———. “The Long Shots of Desi Arnaz.” Los Angeles Times, March 4, 1976, sec. 4, p. 2.

  ———. “They Still Love Lucy.” Los Angeles Times, May 23, 1977, sec. 4, p. 13.

  ———. “A Walking History of TV.” Los Angeles Times, November 21, 1977, sec. 4, p. 14.

  ———. “Lucy: Truly a Child of the Tube.” Los Angel
es Times, January 3, 1980, sec. 6, p. 16.

  ———. “Looking Back on Life with Lucy.” Los Angeles Times, October 14, 1981, Calendar section.

  Smith, Dinitia. “The Newest Wasserstein Creation Comes Home.” New York Times, December 23, 1999.

  Sokolsky, Bob. “I Love Lucy: Television’s Queen of Comedy Will Share Some Memories from Her Best Years.” Press–Enterprise [Riverside, Calif.], November 2, 1985.

  ———. “Amidst Laughter, Few Tears, Audience Still Loves Lucy.” Press–Enterprise [Riverside, Calif.], November 4, 1985.

  ———. “The Arnaz Way.” Desert Sun [Palm Springs], December 4, 1986.

  ———. “She’ll Always Be Lucy.” Press–Enterprise [Riverside, Calif.], April 27, 1989.

  Stack, Mary. Guardian Women: “As the Women Said After Smoking the Ashes of Her Husband.” Guardian [Manchester, U.K.], October 19, 1984.

  Starr, Shannon. “Celebrities Starred in Parade.” Press–Enterprise [Riverside, Calif.], March 23, 2002.

  Stoop, Norma McLain. “Here’s Lucy as ‘Mame.’ ” After Dark [New York], October 1973.

  Strachan, Alex. “50 Years Later, We Still Love Lucy; Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz Revolutionized Television.” Vancouver [B.C.] Sun, November 10, 2001, sec. H, p. 9.

  Sun–Times [Chicago]. “Hazelwood Screened and Other Stories.” May 18, 1995.

  Taubman, H. Review of Wildcat. New York Times, December 17, 1960.

  This Week [New York]. “Television Producer Desi Arnaz Arrested.” September 1, 1966.

  Thomas, Kevin. “Second Thoughts: A Miscarriage.” Los Angeles Times, March 11, 1983, sec. 6, p. 2.

  Thompson, Carolyn. “Travel News: Jamestown Has Even More Lucy to Love.” Newsday, August 2, 2002.

  Thompson, Thomas. “Lucy—Having a Ball at 62.” Ladies’ Home Journal, April 1974.

  Time. Review of Five Came to Dinner. June 20, 1934.

  ———. Review of Too Many Girls. November 11, 1940.

  ———. “Sassafrassa the Queen.” May 26, 1952.

  ———. “The New Tycoon.” April 7, 1958.

  ———. People. March 14, 1960.

  Times Union [Albany, N.Y.] “And No, the Mertzes Didn’t Own It.” March 5, 2002.

  Toronto Star. “Lucille Ball’s Bag Lady Has Her Funny Moments.” November 1, 1985, sec. D, p. 22.

  TV Guide. “Lucy the Lecturer.” October 31, 1959.

 

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