Once a second banana, always a second banana when in the shadow of a brighter star, like Lucille Ball. “Desi Arnaz: The Man ...

In an interview, Purdum talked about why he thinks of Arnaz as “a great businessman in the persona of a wonderful entertainer ...

The success of I Love Lucy is often credited to Lucille Ball's comedic talent, but biographer Todd Purdum says Arnaz was more than just "second banana" to Lucy. He also helped shape the modern sitcom.

Arnaz was a behind-the-scenes innovator in the fledgling medium of television, which at the time was frowned upon. The payoff ...

Filmmaker Raji Ahsan teams up with Lucie Arnaz for “Lucie on the Lot,” a nostalgic fundraiser at Paramount Studios ...

For musician and actor Desi Arnaz, that shadow belonged to Lucille Ball, his wife and co-star on the ground-breaking 1950s sitcom “I Love Lucy.” Etched in television history are the images of ...

In this exquisite collection of travel dispatches, memoirist and novelist Taseer (The Dog of Tithwal) reflects on his relationship to place, what it means to be cut off from Continue reading ...

This cover image released by Simon & Schuster shows "Desi Arnaz: The Man Who Invented Television" by Todd S. Purdum. (Simon & Schuster via AP) ...

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