During rough patches, Arnaz often stayed out all night, causing the tabloids to sensationalize his affairs. One of Ball's writers said about Arnaz, " the Cuban Arm because he'd put his arm around you and say, 'Listen, amigo.' And you were done for." Other people, especially women, had similar sentiments, and Arnaz's reputation as a womanizer grew along with his success. Beneath that dazzling charm was a homeless boy who had no one to care for him, worry about him, love him.
I had also achieved some kind of stability in Hollywood, and Desi with his beautiful girls and good times seemed headed in another direction. In many ways, marrying Desi was one of the boldest things I ever did.
Ball wore the cheap ring throughout their marriage, despite Arnaz later giving her a more expensive one. Ball brushed aside her indignation and the fact she left her clothes in Wisconsin she wore the only thing she had - a black wool dress - as she and Arnaz traveled to Connecticut to get married in November 1940.Īranz sent his manager to Woolworth to buy a cheap replacement for the ring he had failed to pick up beforehand. When she finally arrived home, Ball learned Arnaz was angry because her extended stay had ruined his secret elopement plans. Though the on-screen married couple on I Love Lucy was a version of the real-life couple, the true Arnaz and Ball stories prove their relationship was much more complicated.Ī few hours before Arnaz asked Ball to elope with him, she gave an interview entitled "Why I Will Always Remain a Bachelor Girl." She was in Wisconsin appearing in an extended engagement and after having a fight with Arnaz, decided to take her time traveling back to him in New York. They left behind one of the most watched television shows in history, which has remained in the public consciousness, thanks to reruns. Despite this, the couple always maintained their love for one another, even years after their divorce. Along with the ups and downs most couples experience, their marriage ultimately disintegrated due to hectic work schedules, infidelity, and alcohol. Despite their differences, Ball and Arnaz fell in love soon after meeting in Hollywood. Married for 20 years and on-screen as the Ricardos for six, Lucy and Desi's relationship remains one of Hollywood's most fascinating love stories, filled with as much pain as passion.Ī young Ball worked her way up from childhood without a father and adolescence spent mostly with her grandparents. In contrast, Arnaz grew up in a wealthy family in Cuba and fled with them to Miami after the Cuban Revolution. Though real-life couple Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz brought one of that era's most beloved shows to television screens, the real story behind I Love Lucy proved messy and convoluted. Television in the 1950s brings to mind clean-cut characters living uncomplicated lives, maybe learning a lesson or two.
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