LUCY’S COURTSHIP BECOMES HER FIRST NEW TV SHOW

November 3, 1957

On November 3, 1957, syndicated columnist Margaret McManus wrote about Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz’s new venture, “The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour”, which began airing on November 6, 1957 with “Lucy Goes to Havana”, an origin story of the Ricardos first meeting. The 75-minute program featured Hedda Hopper, Cesar Romero, Rudy Vallee, as well as Vivian Vance, William Frawley, and Richard Keith, returning to their “I Love Lucy” roles. This article was excerpted from the Detroit (MI) Free Press.