The author writes the couple's first night out was "chaste," largely because of one complication: Arnaz's then-girlfriend was ...

Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz with their two children in 1953. Getty Images “Thrilled to be a mother at last, Lucy asked to see the newborn the moment her anesthesia wore off,” Purdum wrote.

Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz light up the room at a WWII veterans dinner in the early 1940s. Still years away from I Love Lucy, the couple was already winning hearts while chatting with comic actor ...

Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz. Getty Images However, at the same time, Lucie doubled down, stating that she saw “certain scenes” of the film that she “wished” Sorkin hadn’t included.

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When Lucille Ball gave birth to her first child with husband Desi Arnaz, it was dad who named the baby — and Ball didn't even know the name until it was already on the birth certificate.

Two years later, Lucille and Desi welcomed a son, named Desi Arnaz Jr., who, now 72, is a retired singer and actor. Lucie, 73, also followed in her parents' footsteps as a singer and actress.

Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz ’s children, Desi Arnaz Jr. and Lucie Arnaz, are pulling back the curtain on their childhood — and revealing what it was like growing up on I Love Lucy.

Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz’s children, Desi Arnaz Jr. and Lucie Arnaz, are pulling back the curtain on their childhood — and revealing what it was like growing up on I Love Lucy. Lucie, 73 ...

Lucie Arnaz set the record straight on Aaron Sorkin’s 2021 biopic about her parents, Being the Ricardos. During a June 2025 Q&A following a screening of her 1994 documentary, Lucy & Desi: A Home ...