In many ways, Desi Arnaz was Ricky Ricardo, the character he played on television—creative, hardworking, excitable, lovable, an embracing personality, a natural entertainer. But there was one ...

Purdum, a former Times correspondent, is the author of a forthcoming biography of Desi Arnaz. Seventy-five years ... Miracle of miracles, it worked. Critics and audiences from coast to coast ...

A new book about the late Desi Arnaz revealed that the actor allegedly went behind wife Lucille Ball’s back and changed their firstborn child’s name in 1951. In “Desi Arnaz: The Man Who ...

During a recent panel discussion, Desi Arnaz and Lucille Ball's daughter discussed her issues with Sorkin's 2021 biopic. “I was involved, and I tried to work on it and correct the incorrect ...

Desi Arnaz’s life ricocheted between privilege and economic hardship, creative peaks and alcoholic lows — the stuff of high drama. But it was comedy that secured his legacy. The Cuban American ...

Once a second banana, always a second banana when in the shadow of a brighter star. For musician and actor Desi Arnaz, that shadow belonged to Lucille Ball, his wife and co-star on the ground ...

This cover image released by Simon & Schuster shows "Desi Arnaz: The Man Who Invented Television" by Todd S. Purdum. (Simon & Schuster via AP) Once a second banana, always a second banana when in ...

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 ...

Once a second banana, always a second banana when in the shadow of a brighter star. For musician and actor Desi Arnaz, that shadow belonged to Lucille Ball, his wife and co-star on the ground ...