My time with Lucille Ball 

kyolym Well said...

@@blueberrycobbler Thank you!

People simply don't appreciate when you have your "own mind" even more so if you are a women.You will be called by adjectives such as demanding, stubborn, rough, arrogant, egoistic, diva etc. This is still the case for many around the world today, imagine what it would have been like in the 40s, 50s, 60s. This is one of the reasons why I really admire and appreciate Lucy and Desi. They were both way ahead of their time. In a time when racism and sexism was the norm, They were a corner stone in each other's careers. They were able to recognize, appreciate and respect the skill, talent and brilliance in each other before most others did and they helped each other shine.And their ardent support for each other continued till the very end. I have never seen them speak negatively about each other and they knew each other the best, the good, the flaws and everything inbetween.

Absolutely not true. The Lucy Book has anecdotes from guest stars, family members, and cast and crew. Overall, people respected her, but Lucy could be an impatient and insensitive bully. The book isn't bad, but it paints a more accurate picture of what it was like.

betty cogswell what size shoe did Lucy wear?

zachmatt3 , I believe that’s what Wanda told me. I do remember she said it was a wrap party.

yeah, if you watch tv shows from the 60s, it seems most of them were Desilu productions. It was a huge empire.

None

Donna Smith, I wasn’t there for it all, but I’d argue that he alone was responsible for his drinking problem. But, yes, as a couple, they were a staple of Hollywood.

I think it's from "The Long, Long Trailer."

Hi! Thank you for commenting! This video was made in the early Spring of 2016. The Professor I had in the class this was made for still shows this video to new students of his class as an example. Wanda actually came to my University and spoke to the class when I was still a student. I have to say that most of my classmates were too young to appreciate the experience, but I bet their parents and grandparents would have definitely taken it all in. As for Wanda, she is a very charming, sweet person. She has so many stories with different celebrities from those days. And, she was more than happy to be the subject of my video, and very helpful providing materials to make it what it is. I'm considering asking her to do another video post-Lucy:)

Tim Stephens Productions Wow, more video posts w Wanda would be great!

Thank you for sharing this ! Would love to hear more from this sweet lady ❤️

@@timstephensproductions120 What a fantastic video Tim! The content, the videography - everything was just great. Wanda seems like a wonderful peson and she is such a good storyteller. Thank you for posting this!

@@timstephensproductions120 This was excellent. Thank you for sharing. I am now 66 and have "Loved Lucy" for many, many years. As often as I have seen each episode and the episodes of the Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour, she, Desi, Ethel, and Fred still make me laugh. Whenever I am fown in the dumps, into the DVD player goes I Love Lucy. I have all the episodes, and now the colorized DVD set. Several years ago my mom (and my mom who will always be my very best friend) travelled to Jamestown, NY to attend the Lucy Birthday celebration. We live in upstate NY near Cooperstown and the Baseball Hall of Fame (loved the episode with Lucy and Bob Hope). We had such an enjoyable time we stayed an extra day. We wanted to see everything we could before heading back to Oneonta. Ric Wyman (the director of the Lucy Desi Museum and others), was such a nice young man. Very knowledgeable and extremely personable. There were so many events to attend, and so much to see and do. We also met authors, friends, stars, and a wonderful staff and other visitors from all over the country. The Lucy and Ethel impersonators were amazing. If you closed your eyes. you would think Lucy and Bibian were right next to you. We also met Robert Osborne, Turner Classic Movies, and several others . I had wanted to attend the festival for so very long. and mom and I decided to make it happen.. My mom had such a wonderful time. We were going to go to another celebration. But mom fell and we had to cancel our trip. I will always remember the journey to Jamestown, and how enjoyable it was. I hope someday to return, and I know my mom will be looking at me from Heaven and will be smiling.

Mind your business

Woman who in the 50's and 60's owns production company and stars in her own show is considered bitch by men who work for/with her. What a shock!

Jack Anthony ure wrong jack Benny liked Lucille Ball so don't talk shit fuck head

How do you know this, where is it written?

FRANKPORTO: I don't really mind being called a fuck head (I've been called worse) but Jack Benny stated this in an interview he gave for a book. Richard Burton also verified Lucille's behavior when he worked with her on the show. Sorry.

JACK ANTHONY What “book” ? How is anything you say “verified”?

Disagree. The dog is adorable.

Blade10201 what a stupid comment! You must be one of those shitty cat people!

Shut up

She was on camera being interviewed. It may have made her much less nervous and more relaxed to pet her dog. How does it even matter if she did or didn't - it takes nothing from what she had to say.

I LOVE LUCY IS A FUNNY SHOW TO WATCH ❤❤❤

If he had most of the talent, how is it she could go on without him and reach even greater success than they had already reached? She always gave him full credit for what he did and defended him when others criticized him. He did the same for her. Terrible parent? That is not what her daughter has said - I've seen several interviews she has given. It's a shame anyone feels the necessity to tear down others who are successful. Each person would be so much better off in his/her own life building up others. Unless one can do all that she did and do it as well, perhaps it's best not to say much except to acknowledge her success. She certainly had the drive, the talent, and the ambition that the ordinary person cannot come close to having.