Who Was Lucille Ball?

<b>Who doesn't love Lucy? The legendary actress producer and comedian steps into the Who Was? spotlight.</b><br><br>Much like her hit TV show&#160;<i>I Love Lucy</i>&#160;Americans in the 1950s fell in love with Lucy. Born in New York in 1911 Lucille Ball was always a natural performer. She danced in the chorus of Broadway shows and acted in small parts in Hollywood movies. But Ball's true gift was comedy. She found a way to showcase her gifts in 1951 when CBS gave her the chance to star in a sitcom. She based the show on her life and called it&#160;<i>I Love Lucy.</i>&#160;Over sixty years later it is still one of the most loved television shows of all time. Lucille Ball became the first woman to run a major television studio Desilu and her comedic genius has kept people laughing for generations.