'I Love Lucy' through the years
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Finalists in the Lucille Ball look-alike/sound-alike contest pose during the celebration of the "I Love Lucy" stamp hosted by the United States Postal Service Tuesday, June 15, 1999, in New York. The "I Love Lucy" stamp is part of the Celebrate the Century stamp and education program that highlights important people, places and events of each decade of the 20th century.
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A giant "I Love Lucy" mural is displayed in in Jamestown, N.Y., the town where Lucille Ball was born. She grew up in nearby Celoron, N.Y.
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Caricatures of comedian Lucille Ball, filmmaker Steven Spielberg, songwriter Bob Dylan and artist Pablo Picasso, appear on Time magazine's cover on June 8, 1998. They were among the 20 artists and entertainers who most influenced life in the 20th century, according to the magazine.
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Lucille Ball's childhood home in Celoron, N.Y., in a 2002 photo. The house, which was for sale at the time of the photo, is at 59 Lucy Lane (formerly 59 West Eighth Street). The house has been restored and is now owned by a couple who sell Lucy collectibles.
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Desi Arnaz at a Little Havana Tourist Authority press conference in Miami to promote "Carnival Miami," Oct. 17, 1981.
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Desi Arnaz and Lucille Ball as Ricky and Lucy Ricardo.
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CBS program chief Harry Ackerman with "I Love Lucy" co-stars Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz and Vivian Vance at the 6th Emmy Awards on Feb. 11, 1954. The show won for Best Situation Comedy that year.
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William Frawley, Vivian Vance, Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz in a 1951 "I Love Lucy" golfing skit.
Lucille Ball and Vivian Vance in an undated still from "I Love Lucy."
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The Ricardos and the Mertzes gather for the holidays in the 1956 "I Love Lucy Christmas Special."
An "I Love Lucy" scene from the 1950s.
From left, Vivian Vance, Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz and William Frawley.
Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz; the pair were married from 1940 to 1960.
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Lucille Ball in a scene from the pioneering TV sitcom "I Love Lucy."
Lucille Ball in one of the many iconic episodes of the television sitcom "I Love Lucy."
Lucille Ball in "I Love Lucy."
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Vivian Vance and Lucille Ball, in "I Love Lucy."
Lucille Ball, right, and Vivian Vance in an episode of "I Love Lucy."
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Lucille Ball, left, appears in a scene from "I Love Lucy" with cast members Desi Arnaz, Vivian Vance and William Frawley in a photo from the 1950s CBS comedy series.
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Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz were a married couple on both the pioneering television sitcom "I Love Lucy" and in real life.
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Lucy and Desi.
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Actress Lucille Ball (1911-1989) as Lucy Esmeralda MacGillicuddy Ricardo in the popular TV series "I Love Lucy," circa 1955.
