Mr. Purdum, a former Times correspondent, is the author of a forthcoming biography of Desi Arnaz. Seventy-five years ago, a fading redheaded movie star and her itinerant bandleader husband were ...

Once a second banana, always a second banana when in the shadow of a brighter star. For musician and actor Desi Arnaz, that shadow belonged to Lucille Ball, his wife and co-star on the ground ...

When Desi Arnaz came to Hollywood in the 1940s, it seemed unlikely that a Cuban refugee with a thick accent would ever be accepted by American viewers — let alone star in one of the most popular TV ...

For musician and actor Desi Arnaz, that shadow belonged to Lucille Ball, his wife and co-star on the ground-breaking 1950s sitcom “I Love Lucy.” Etched in television history are the images of ...