Desi Arnaz Jr. recently sat down with biographer Todd S. Purdum to give some insight about his father Desi Arnaz for Purdum’s newest project, Desi Arnaz: The Man Who Invented Television.

Desi Arnaz: The Man Who Invented Television,'' Todd S. Purdum's deeply researched, insightful and enjoyable biography, gives Arnaz his due as an entertainer and a savvy businessman. With help ...

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 ...

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Purdum. (Simon & Schuster via AP) “Desi Arnaz: The Man Who Invented Television,” Todd S. Purdum’s deeply researched, insightful and enjoyable biography, gives Arnaz his due as an entertainer ...

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