This August 6th, Lucille Ball would have turned 100!
She was working in Hollywood for nearly two decades before her performance in the CBS sitcom "I Love Lucy," got her noticed.
The serial celebrates its 60th anniversary this year. Her portrayal of the sweetly daffy redhead Lucy Ricardo, whose slapstick antics and schemes exasperated her Cuban band leader husband, Ricky (real-life hubby Desi Arnaz), turned her into a comic superstar.
American Cinematheque's Egyptian Theatre and the Hollywood Museum plan to mark the zany redhead's upcoming centennial with movies and an exhibition that highlight the star behind the comedy.
CBS Video jumped on the birthday bandwagon in June with the release of 14 classic episodes of "I Love Lucy," including "Lucy Does a TV Commercial" and "Lucy's Italian Movie." Next week, Warner Archive is releasing several of her film comedies, including 1949's "Miss Grant Takes Richmond" and Turner Classic Movies will be screening several of her films on her birthday.
The American Cinematheque's Egyptian Theatre will present two of her features Thursday evening: "The Long, Long Trailer," the 1954 comedy with Arnaz, and the 1946 film noir "The Dark Corner." And on the same evening, the Hollywood Museum opens its "Lucille Ball at 100 & 'I Love Lucy' at 60" exhibition that features costumes, scripts and even Arnaz's original recordings and sheet music.
The exhibition continues through Nov. 30, 2011
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