Today we remember Desi Arnaz who died on this day in 1986. Lucy and Desi spoke once more in the final days before his death on December 2, 1986. As Lucie remembers, “I got on the phone with my mother and said, ‘He’s barely speaking. He didn’t eat any of the dinner we fixed. He hasn’t eaten in three days. I don’t even know if he’ll understand what you’re saying, but I’ll put the phone up to his ear.’ She said, ‘Oh, okay.’ She was always trying to be so brave. You could hear her voice cracking. I

Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz at the premiere of A Star is Born, Sept. 29th, 1954. #ilovelucy #desiarnaz #lucilleball | I Love Lucy Was Never just a title

On this day in 1953, “I Love Lucy” episode “Lucy Goes to the Hospital” aired just twelve hours after the birth of Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz’s real-life son, Desi Arnaz, Jr. The episodes leading up to Lucy Ricardo’s delivery coincided with Lucille Ball’s real-life pregnancy, making Lucille the first woman to appear pregnant on one of the three major television networks. #LucyDesiMuseum #JamestownNY #ILoveLucy | Lucille Ball Desi Arnaz Museum