Much like her hit TV show, I Love Lucy, Americans in the 1950s fell in love with Lucy. Born in New York in 1910, 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 I Love Lucy. 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.

Series Name: Who Was...?
Series Overview: The New York Times Best-Selling series of illustrated biographies for young readers includes artists, athletes, scientists, and world leaders. (Tina Deniker, 7/29/2016)

-Lucille Ball was the first woman to run a major television studio, Desilu, and is a comedy legend. -I Love Lucy is a landmark American sitcom that is still syndicated in dozens of languages all around the world. It still maintains an American viewing audience of 40 million each year. -The Who Was...? series is a phenomenon - the go-to brand for young biographies with over 14 million copies sold. -As of June 2015, there will be more than 100 Who Was...? titles. -Eighty high-quality, black-and-white illustrations in each book engage young readers and bring the subject to life! -Who Was...? titles meet teachers' "100 pages or more" in-classroom requirement but are still appealing and understandable to kids. (Jillian Doherty Kohler, 7/14/2015)