LUCY + DESI = BIG BUSINESS

April 8, 1956

Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz appeared on the cover of the New York Herald Tribune’s TV and Radio Magazine on April 8, 1956.  

(The remainder of the article was not available.)

In this week’s listing is “Lucy Gets Homesick in Italy” (ILL S5;E22) first aired on Monday, April 9, 1956. In reality, the cast had just finished filming the final episode of season five “Return Home from Europe” (ILL S5;E26) which was also intended to be the final episode of the series. 

Lucille Ball had previously appeared on the cover of the Herald Tribune’s TV & Radio Magazine on May 22, 1953, along with some of TV’s famous redheads Audrey Meadows and Nanette Fabray. She appeared on the cover again on November 3, 1957, again with Desi Arnaz.