Tag: LIFE
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LIFE: TV’S FIRST FAMILY
April 6, 1953 The cover of the April 6, 1953 issue of LIFE depicted TV’s First Family: Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Lucie, and Desi Jr. Lucille Ball appeared on the cover of LIFE twice more: in 1962 and 1976. The photo magazine was a weekly from 1936 to 1972 and a monthly from 1978 to…
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TIME to LOOK at LIFE with LUCY
Magazines were the internet of the 1950s. A couple of episodes of “I Love Lucy” were built around getting magazine coverage of Ricky and his career. Most times characters were just seen casually reading magazines, the way we would check our phones. Lucy and Desi frequently featured magazines on camera as a way of thanking…