Lucille Ball was a madcap comedienne and was also a gorgeous woman who worked very hard in movies until her landmark Desilu comedy I Love Lucy debuted. I can state that Lucille Ball at the time of her death was likely the most famous woman on this planet.
Lucille Ball bought out her ex husband Desi Arnaz and was and is to this day the only woman to run. Studio, to be exact 3 Studios: Desilu Gower where Lucy HQ her studio staff and filmed her classic comedy show, Desilu Cahuengs (Danny Thomas, Marlo Thomas, and Sheldon Leonard rented space) , and finally the great Desilu Culver the former Selznick Studio where Gone With The Wind, Rebecca, Since You Went Away were filmed and where Bing Crosby filmed Hogan's Heroes, and where George Stevens filmed the classic film "The Greatest Story Ever Told" was filmed. (Lucy showed up one day to visit George Stevens and the cast of that movie instead of saying Hail Caesar shouted Hail Lucy!
Star Trek scene today was a very effectively produced series with imaginative sets.
Gene Roddenberry filmed a pilot for NBC starring Jefrey Hunter which was excellent but was by passed by NBC. Lucy and NBC agreed to fund a second Star Trek Pilot (Jeff Hunter opted out) with William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy as Spock. This show was done in color and was very expensive. Desilu execs pleaded with Lucy to forego this show. It was estimated that Star Trek and the other series Mission Impossible would lose the studio a combined total of $50,000 per week. Lucy gave it thought and ordered Herb Solow, Executive VP, Desilu to proceed! The show has become part of American culture
Without Lucille Ball there would have been no Star Trek.
Lucille Ball bought out her ex husband Desi Arnaz and was and is to this day the only woman to run. Studio, to be exact 3 Studios: Desilu Gower where Lucy HQ her studio staff and filmed her classic comedy show, Desilu Cahuengs (Danny Thomas, Marlo Thomas, and Sheldon Leonard rented space) , and finally the great Desilu Culver the former Selznick Studio where Gone With The Wind, Rebecca, Since You Went Away were filmed and where Bing Crosby filmed Hogan's Heroes, and where George Stevens filmed the classic film "The Greatest Story Ever Told" was filmed. (Lucy showed up one day to visit George Stevens and the cast of that movie instead of saying Hail Caesar shouted Hail Lucy!
Star Trek scene today was a very effectively produced series with imaginative sets.
Gene Roddenberry filmed a pilot for NBC starring Jefrey Hunter which was excellent but was by passed by NBC. Lucy and NBC agreed to fund a second Star Trek Pilot (Jeff Hunter opted out) with William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy as Spock. This show was done in color and was very expensive. Desilu execs pleaded with Lucy to forego this show. It was estimated that Star Trek and the other series Mission Impossible would lose the studio a combined total of $50,000 per week. Lucy gave it thought and ordered Herb Solow, Executive VP, Desilu to proceed! The show has become part of American culture
Without Lucille Ball there would have been no Star Trek.