Arnaz, Desi 1917-1986

Overview

Works:	589 works in 959 publications in 1 language and 19,213 library holdings
Genres:	Drama Criticism, interpretation, etc Television comedies Biography History Television programs Comedy films Caricatures and cartoons
Roles:	Actor, Performer, Producer, Conductor, Singer, Vocalist, Narrator, Speaker, Composer
Classifications:	PN1992.77, 791.4575

Publication Timeline

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Publications about Desi Arnaz

Publications by Desi Arnaz

Publications by Desi Arnaz, published posthumously.

Most widely held works about Desi Arnaz

Lucy & Desi : the legendary love story of television's most famous couple by Warren G Harris ( Book )
Desilu : the story of Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz by Coyne Steven Sanders ( Book )
A book by Desi Arnaz ( Book )
"I love Lucy" : a celebration of all things Lucy : inside the world of television's first great sitcom by Elisabeth Edwards ( Book )
Desi Arnaz by United States ( )

Music of Michael Daugherty by Michael Daugherty ( Recording )
Lucy & Desi : a real-life scrapbook of America's favorite TV couple ( Book )
The funny world of Lucy ( Visual )
I loved Lucy = Yo amaba a Lucy : for flute and classical guitar by Michael Daugherty ( )
The funny world of Lucy ( Visual )
Contemporary hispanic biography ( )
Lucy and Desi a home movie ( Visual )
The funny world of Lucy. The funny world of Lucy ( Visual )
Desi : for symphonic wind ensemble by Michael Daugherty ( )
Lucy & Desi before the laughter ( Visual )
Contemporary musicians. profiles of the people in music ( Book )
Will the real George and Gracie and Ozzie and Harriet and Desi and Lucy please stand up? : the functions of popular biography in 1950s television by Tinky Weisblat ( Book )
Lucy & Desi the scrapbooks ( )
Lucy and Desi the legendary love story of television's most famous couple by Warren G Harris ( Recording )
The Lucille Ball collection ( Visual )

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Most widely held works by Desi Arnaz

The long, long trailer ( Visual )
11 editions published between 1954 and 2011 in English and held by 885 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Lucy and Desi play newlyweds who hit the honeymoon road with a 40-foot trailer in tow

I love Lucy ( Visual )
15 editions published between 2004 and 2012 in English and held by 728 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The pilot & first season that introduced America to the redheaded housewife with show business aspirations, her long-suffering bandleader husband, and their friends the Mertzes (the prototypical sitcom wacky neighbors). Produced by Ball & Arnaz' company Desilu, the duo (along with co-creator Jess Oppenheimer) decided to shoot the show in Hollywood, on 35 mm film in front of a live studio audience, with three cameras to capture the action

I love Lucy ( Visual )
12 editions published between 2004 and 2012 in English and held by 682 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Contains gems such as "Job switching" in which Lucy and Ethel do unforgettable battle with a chocolate factory conveyor belt; and "The operetta" in which Lucy's money problems bring down the curtain on her role as "Queen of the gypsies". This collection also includes the groundbreaking "pregnancy shows", including the touching moment at the Tropicana when Lucy breaks the news to Ricky that they are going to have a baby, and "Lucy goes to the hospital" the record-setting episode that garnered the highest ratings in 1953

I love Lucy ( Visual )
15 editions published between 2004 and 2012 in English and held by 574 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
All 31 episodes from the third season of Lucy's hilarious adventures; the Ricardos adjust to being parents, but will Lucy's motherhood affect her show biz ambitions?

I love Lucy ( Visual )
11 editions published between 2005 and 2012 in English and held by 540 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Lucy & Ricky are still happy in New York, but when Ricky is offered a part in a Hollywood film, the Ricardos and the Mertzes head off to California via a cross-country automobile trip. The change of locale offers new opportunities for Lucy to get in trouble, and a chance for movie stars to guest on the show once the Ricardos make it to Hollywood

I love Lucy ( Visual )
7 editions published between 2005 and 2012 in English and held by 495 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
When the Ricardos and Mertzs return from Hollywood, Ricky's band gets booked on a European tour and Fred goes along as the band's manager. Determined not to be left behind, Lucy and Ethel raise the money they need to travel with a charity scam. Europe isn't ready for the new American invasion. Includes all 26 episodes

I love Lucy ( Visual )
10 editions published between 2005 and 2012 in English and held by 471 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The redhead is up to some of her most hilarious shenanigans. Back home in New York, Ricky buys the nightclub, and renames it Club Babalu. The Ricardos and Mertzs take trips to Florida and Cuba, and then decide to move to rural Connecticut. We also meet Little Ricky, now a 5-year old drumming sensation, and a new set of Connecticut neighbors for the Ricardos. Includes all 27 episodes of the sixth and final season of the "I love Lucy" show

I love Lucy the movie ( Visual )
33 editions published between 1951 and 2010 in English and held by 413 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
In 1953, three classic first season I Love Lucy episodes (The Benefit; Breaking the Lease; and The Ballet) were edited together with newly filmed connecting scenes to create a never-before-released feature-length film. Shelved in a mislabeled can, it was lost for nearly half a century, until it was discovered in the Paramount vault in 2001

Broadway's lost treasures III the best of the Tony Awards ( Visual )
1 edition published in 2005 in English and held by 412 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A compilation of Broadway song & dance numbers from The Tony Awards, as performed by the original cast members between 1968 and 2002

I love Lucy ( Visual )
10 editions published between 1951 and 2005 in English and held by 367 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Four episodes of I love Lucy, in which Lucy Ricardo gets into all manner of comical mischief

Roots of rhythm by Eugene Rosow ( Visual )
2 editions published in 2001 in English and held by 354 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"Remonta los orígenes de la música latina de España y África al Nuevo Mundo (Programa 1). Se centra en la música pop desarrollada en Cuba y examina como los Norteamericanos comenzaron a descubrir los tesoros musicales de esta isla (Programa 2). Muestra cómo la música española africana se ha hecho parte básica de la cultura musical popular de los Estados Unidos (Programa 3)"

I love Lucy ( Visual )
6 editions published between 2007 and 2012 in English and held by 333 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Following its wildly successful six-season run, "I love Lucy" expanded to a one-hour format as "The Lucille Ball-Desi Arnaz show" (later released as "The Lucy-Desi comedy hour"). These hilarious specials debuted with the 75-minute-long "Lucy takes a cruise to Havana" in which Lucy McGillicuddy--vacationing with her best friend Susie MacNamara--meets Ricky Ricardo for the first time. In a subsequent show, Lucy attempts to get chummy with new neighbor Tallulah Bankhead, with predictably wacky results. Then, when Little Ricky's dream of having a horse seems to be just that--a dream--Lucy finds a way to win one for him. From shenanigans in a men-only Geisha house in Tokyo to clowning with famed performer Red Skelton in Alaska and bullfighting in Mexico, Lucy and Desi's star-studded TV episodes continue the love, laughs and classically funny situations that make "I love Lucy" one of television's greatest comedy series

Forever darling ( Visual )
4 editions published between 1991 and 2011 in English and held by 296 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Lorenzo and Susan put their marriage to the ultimate test: they go camping. Susan's guardian angel, seen only by Susan, joins them. Soon we're headed for comedy chaos: tent-raising, forest critters, inflatable rafts, and other elements of roughing it

Lucy's lost episodes ( Visual )
3 editions published between 1989 and 2005 in English and held by 271 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Rare sketches you'll never see in "I Love Lucy" reruns! Lucille Ball's extraordinary talent carried her beyond her highly popular series "I Love Lucy", "The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour", "The Lucy Show", and "Here's Lucy". With husband Desi Arnaz (who played Ricky Ricardo) and cast members Vivian Vance (Ethel Mertz) and William Frawley (Fred Mertz) she was a frequent guest of other celebrities on their shows during the Golden Age of TV. You'll see them on a 1954 live broadcast, "Toast of the Town", in which host Ed Sullivan gets manhandled when he pays a visit to their home. In this hiliarious sketch, the three of them crack up when Ed actually laughs. In 1955, Lucy and Desi stumped the "What's My Line?" panelists with their disguised voices and back and forth answers. In 1959, a promotional film - never aired on TV - was produced for westinghouse, the new sponsor of the "Desilu Playhouse". This unique look at the Desilu Studio contains a wealth of early TV history as well as lots of laughs

The best of I love Lucy collection by I love Lucy (Television program) ( Visual )
14 editions published between 2001 and 2003 in English and held by 201 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The best of the "I love Lucy" television program. 10 episodes that are the most popular shows, chosen by consumers via an online poll

Too many girls ( Visual )
6 editions published between 1988 and 2006 in English and held by 194 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The father of a young girl starting college at a school where the girls outnumber the boys ten to one sends four bodyguards with her for protection. The bodyguards are also ace football players, and although its forbidden, they find a way to play, and rocket the hapless team to gridiron fame

Bataan by Tay Garnett ( Visual )
1 edition published in 2000 in English and held by 191 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Bataan realistically shows the tensions, the ugly hardships and the ultimate heroism of a small patrol of American and Filipino fighting men in 1942. Their task is to destroy a strategic bridge in a last-ditch battle against Japan's capture of the Philippines. No run-of-the-millitary war movie, Bataan is a stirring tribute to all who believe, in the words of one of the heroes, that "it doesn't matter where a man dies so long as he dies for freedom."

I love Lucy 50th anniversary special ( Visual )
3 editions published in 2002 in English and held by 191 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Includes clips from 10 favorite episodes chosen by the fans, interviews from the creators of the series including the writers, director and editor, as well as historians and fans. Visit Lucy's childhood home with her children, Desi Arnaz Jr. and Lucie Arnaz. Also included are musical performances and a tribute to Desi Arnaz's Latin musical heritage, as well as personal commentary from current popular stars such as Antonio Banderas, Cher, Whoopi Goldberg, and many others

I love Lucy ( Visual )
3 editions published between 2002 and 2005 in English and held by 169 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Lucy thinks Ricky is trying to murder her: A misunderstood conversation overheard by Lucy makes her suspicious of her husband. The Quiz show: To win $1, 000 Lucy pretends to have been married to someone else. The audition: Lucy clowns it up as Buffo the Clown. The seance: Lucy and Ethel become interested in the supernatural

The Bob Hope show by Bob Hope ( Recording )
4 editions published between 2002 and 2003 in English and held by 152 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Side 1 : "Starring Bob Hope. Mel Blanc, Frances Langford and Jerry Colonna entertain the troops aboard a Navy ship docked in San Francisco. Lionel Hampton performs 'Jump King of Swing' from the Sweets Ballroom in Oakland. AFRS. Broadcast 10-23-45."

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