Lucille Ball. 1911–1989 career began in 1929 modelling. Then soon after a career on Broadway and appeared in films in the 1930s and 1940s for R.K.O. Meeting, at this time bandleader Desi Arnaz. In the 1950s, they created the television sitcom I Love Lucy, produced by their soon-to-be large television studio, Desilu Productions, and also produced 10 Broadway musicals and starred in some.
