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Authors: Stefan Kanfer

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———. “Lucy Remembered.” April 12, 2000.

———. “Lucy’s Stamp Unveiled.” July 22, 2001.

Doty, Alexander. “The Cabinet of Lucy Ricardo: Lucille Ball’s Star Image.”
Cinema
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Enrico, Dottie. “Celebrity Endorsers—Lucy Models Blackglama.”
Adweek,
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Family Circle.
“Lucy and Desi Make a Movie.” September 1953.

Farber, Stephen. “Networks Are Juggling Lineups at Mid Season.”
New York Times,
December 13, 1986.

Fessier, Bruce. “I Love Lucy.”
Desert Sun
[Palm Springs], August 6, 1981.

———. “Morton Discredits Lucy-Desi Story.”
Desert Sun
[Palm Springs], March 8, 1993.

———. “Gary Morton, Husband to Lucille Ball, Dies in Valley.”
Desert Sun
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Dispositio: Revista Americande Estudios Comparados y Culturales
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Fleeman, Michael. “Fans Wish Ball the Best After Heart Attack.”
Desert Sun
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Flint, Peter B. Lucy obituary: “Spirited Doyenne of TV Comedy.”
New York Times,
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Folkart, Burt. “Desi Arnaz, TV Lucy’s Loving Co-star, Dies.”
Los Angeles Times,
December 3, 1986, sec. 1, p. 3.

Frank, Terry. “Ads Featuring Lucy, Desi to Go on Display.”
Buffalo News,
May 1, 2002.

———. “Dispute Over Reins Closes Lucy-Desi Museum.”
Buffalo News,
June 24, 2002.

———. “Remains of Lucy, Mother to Be Interred in Home Town.”
Buffalo News,
July 3, 2002.

Frenry, Mark. “A Better Candidate—Lucy a Choice for Mom in
Manchurian Candidate.

Boston Globe,
April 14, 2002, 19.

Garcia de Rosier, Tania. “Proctor’s Power Broker.” Times Union [Albany, N.Y.] May 5, 2002.

Garner, Jack. “Lucy, We Had a Ball.”
Desert Sun
[Palm Springs], April 26, 1989.

Gehring, Wes. “
I
Love Lucy
Turns 50.”
USA Today Magazine,
September 2001.

Gilbert, Tom. “’Splainin’ New
Lucy
Episodes.”
Daily Variety,
June 25, 1998.

Glenn, Larry. “Bob Hope Bounces a Ball Named Lucy.”
New York Times,
April 19, 1964.

Gordon, John Steele. “The Business of America: What Desi Wrought.”
American Heritage,
December 1998.

Gould, Jack. “The Case of Lucille Ball.”
New York Times,
September 20, 1953, sec. 2, p. 1. ———. “TV: Corny but Clever: Hope-Ball Special.”
New York Times,
April 20, 1964.

Greenway, Sue. “Why We All Love Lucy.” Bristol [U.K.] United Press, November 21, 2001.

Greer, Gloria. “Desert Circus Queen, Lucille Ball.”
Desert Magazine
[Palm Springs], March 1964, 45–46.

Gross, Linda. “First Awards by Women in Films.”
Los Angeles Times,
June 20, 1977, sec. 6, p. 12.

Guardian [Manchester, U.K.]. “Funny Girls: Best of the 20th Century Comediennes.” March 9, 1995.

Haber, Joyce. “Lucy in
Mame
a Chic Auntie.”
Los Angeles Times,
October 1, 1973.

———. “Lucy to Win Golden Apple Award.”
Los Angeles Times,
December 18, 1973.

Haithman, Gloria. “The Industry’s Debt to Lucy.”
Los Angeles Times,
April 30, 1989, Calendar section.

Harmetz, Aljean. “Lucille Ball Dusts Off Her Slapstick.”
New York Times,
August 3, 1986.

Harris, Ron. “Little Ricky, Now 38, Remembers Lucy as Surrogate Mom.”
Press–
Enterprise
[Riverside, Calif.], April 28, 1989.

Harris, Warren G. “When Love Was New [excerpt from
Lucy & Desi
].”
Ladies’ Home
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Harrison, Diana. “Uninvited Party Brings Baby to Lucy’s Doorstep.”
Photoplay,
July 1971.

Hartford Courant.
“Daughter in Bidding for Lucille Ball’s Childhood Home.” March 17, 2002.

———. “Retiree from Florida Buys Lucy’s Childhood Home.” April 7, 2002.

Haskel, Molly. “Why We Love Lucy: Wild and Crazy or Proto-feminist? Fifty Years After the Debut of
I Love Lucy,
the Wacky Redhead Is Still Red Hot.”
Modern
Maturity,
September/October 2001, 44–51.

Hastings, Julianne. “TV Pays Tribute to ‘Famous’ Seven.”
Los Angeles Times,
March 3, 1984, sec. 6, p. 2.

Henry William A., III. “Private Eye: How ABC Dropped the Ball.”
Channels
[New York], February 1987, 75.

———. Lucy obituary: “A Zany Redheaded Everywoman.”
Time,
May 8, 1989.

Herrera, Dan. “List of Sources of Pride for Hispanics and Americans.”
Albuquerque
[N.M.]
Journal,
September 23, 2001.

Higham, Charles. “Is Lucy Having a Ball as ‘Mame’?”
New York Times,
February 18, 1973.

———. “Lucy: The Legend: The Birth of America’s Favorite TV Comedy.”
Los Angeles
Herald Examiner,
April 30, 1989.

———. “Lucy and Desi’s Stormy Marriage and Breakup.”
Los Angeles Herald Examiner,
May 1, 1989.

———. “Hollywood Was Lucy’s Destiny: After Shaky Start, Her Star Began to Rise.”
Los Angeles Herald Examiner,
May 2, 1989.

———. “Lucy a Card-Carrying Member of the Communist Party?”
Los Angeles Herald
Examiner,
May 3, 1989.

———. “Lucy Means Business: Comedian Becomes Corporate Star.”
Los Angeles HeraldExaminer,
May 4 1989.

Hingley, Audrey. “Life with Lucie.”
Saturday Evening Post,
March/April 1994, 46.

Hinkley, David. “Why We Love Lucy.”
Daily News Vue
[New York
Daily News
supplement], December 2000, 3–9.

———. Series: “Big-Town Classic Characters—From
I Love Lucy—
Fred and Ethel Mertz.”
Daily News
[New York], March 17, 2002.

Hirshon, Paul. “Who Did You Say Loved Lucy?”
Boston Globe,
January 12, 1990.

Holguin, Richard. “Lucille Ball Starring in Northridge Classroom.”
Los Angeles Times,
December 16, 1979, sec. 2, p. 5.

Hollywood Reporter.
“The Desilu Story.” January 13, 2000.

Hollywood Tattler.
“Who Loves Lucy Now?” November 1961, 38–41.

Hope, Bob. “Unforgettable Lucille Ball.”
Reader’s Digest,
March 1990.

Horn, John. “Ruptured Artery Kills Beloved TV Redhead.”
Desert Sun
[Palm Springs], April 27, 1989.

———. “They Loved Lucy: Ball, Arnaz Wanna-Bees Flock to Film Audition.”
Desert
Sun
[Palm Springs], July 17, 1990.

House & Garden.
“Is Lucy Still Lovable?” May 1957, 32, 41.

Hughes, Mike. “Reflection on Arnaz.”
Desert Sun
[Palm Springs], December 4, 1986.

Inside Story
[New York]. “Why Desi Took That Little Tramp.” May 1960, 34–35, 46–47.

Johnson, Beth. “Encore: Desilu’s Redhead Honcho Lucille Ball Took Charge of Her Fated TV Studio 34 Years Ago.”
Entertainment Weekly,
November 15, 1996.

Jones, Charissa. “An Outpouring by Fans: They Really Do Love Lucy.”
Los Angeles
Times,
April 20, 1989, sec. 1, p. 30.

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 8
1
⁄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.

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