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Salmon Creek designer Christa Taylor models a black eyelet dress from her spring 2009 collection.

I loved Lucille Ball, I read everything about her and even had a cat named Lucy.

Submitted by Amanda Winkle on Thu, 10/15/2009 - 14:19. This morning, my mother reminded me via text message that today is an important day in television history: 58 years ago, on October 15, 1951, "I Love Lucy" premiered on CBS.

There is exactly one reason that people watched this show more than nearly any other in the fifties: Lucy.

Charles Lane was one of the most highly recognizable character actors of all time.

After "I Love Lucy" had reached a legendary status and went into syndication, it was followed by "The Lucy Show," which wasn't quite as funny but still boasted the best female comic in the business.

As inescapable as death and taxes, Lucille Ball has been a constant presence on American television ever since I Love Lucy began airing in 1951.

By 1962, despite the worldwide success of "I Love Lucy" , Lucille Ball was reluctant to return in another sitcom without help from Desi Arnaz.

By 1962, despite the worldwide success of "I Love Lucy" , Lucille Ball was reluctant to return in another sitcom without help from Desi Arnaz.

By 1962, despite the worldwide success of "I Love Lucy" , Lucille Ball was reluctant to return in another sitcom without help from Desi Arnaz.

The program will then be repeated Tuesday through Sunday at the same time on Shokus Radio for the next two weeks, and then will be posted on line at our archives page at TVConfidential.net . As always, the further we go back in Hollywood history, the more that fact and legend become intertwined.

By 1962, despite the worldwide success of "I Love Lucy" , Lucille Ball was reluctant to return in another sitcom without help from Desi Arnaz.

6, 1911, Celoron, near Jamestown, N.Y., U.S. died April 26, 1989, Los Angeles, Calif.

Welcome to the Daily TWiP, your daily dose of all the holidays, historical observances, etc., we couldn't cram into The Week in Preview.

The old cliche about lightning not striking twice is appropriate, and in retrospect it is difficult to understand why audiences in 1962 were so eager to embrace this offering.

Feeling nostalgic for the TV of yesteryear? Just looking for something to to kill the time before the fall TV season premieres? Either way, you might to check out two new TV on DVD release from CBS this week.

In the '80s, it was Kate & Allie , in the '70s, Laverne & Shirley , but the real queens of comedy date back the '60s when Lucille Ball and Vivian Vance teamed up for a second round of sitcom fun.

The first of the sitcom's six seasons originally aired in 1968-69 and was the ninth-highest-rated show of the season.

If Lucille Ball had done I Love Lucy and then left television forever, her reputation as a giant of TV comedy would be secure.

Appellate Judge James A. Stewart once stayed at the Cactus Flower Motel. The needles in the bed were awful.