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The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour (1957-1960)

Premiere:
November 6, 1957

# of Seasons: 3

# of Episodes: 13

Finale:
April 1, 1960

Creators:
Bob Carroll Jr.
Madelyn Pugh
Jess Oppenheimer

Original Title:
The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour

Alternate Titles:
The Lucille Ball-Desi Arnaz Show
Шоу Люсиль Болл-Дези Арназ

Genres:
Comedy

Production Companies:
Desilu Productions

Countries:
US

Overview from TheMovieDB

The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour is a collection of thirteen one-hour specials airing occasionally from 1957 to 1960, and originally served as part of Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse. Its original network title was The Ford Lucille Ball-Desi Arnaz Show for the first season, and The Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse Presents The Lucille Ball-Desi Arnaz Show for the following seasons. It was the successor to the classic comedy, I Love Lucy, and featured the same major cast members. The production schedule avoided the grind of a regular weekly series. Desilu produced the show, which was mostly filmed at their Los Angeles studios with occasional on-location shoots at Lake Arrowhead, Las Vegas and Sun Valley, Idaho. CBS reran the show under the "Lucy-Desi" title during the summers of 1962-1967, after which it went into syndication.

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Production

Art Direction:
Ralph Berger

Casting:
Kerwin Coughlin

Conductor:
Wilbur Hatch

Director of Photography:
Sidney Hickox

Executive Producer:
Desi Arnaz

Hairstylist:
Irma Kusely

Makeup Artist:
Hal King

Music Editor:
E.C. Norton

Original Music Composer:
Wilbur Hatch

Producer:
Bert Granet

Production Manager:
James Paisley

Production Supervisor:
W. Argyle Nelson

Property Master:
Charles West

Script Consultant:
Bob Carroll Jr.
Madelyn Pugh

Sound Editor:
Jerry Rosenthal

Sound Recordist:
Cam McCulloch

Wardrobe Designer:
Edward Stevenson

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