The lucy desi museum and desilu studios preserve the memory of jamestowns favorite daughter, lucille ball, and her nutty cuban first husband, desi arnaz aka ricky ricardo. Jamestown, where the great comedian was born on august 6, 1911, is located 112. Reconstructed sets from the show along with vitameatavegamin set so you can be on tv make it. With desilu productions sorted by popularity ascending.
Youll also find an interactive vitameatavegamin set, a screening area, original scripts, and showcases filled with vintage memorabilia as well as costumes that were worn on the show. Map lucy desi museum and desilu studios, jamestown, ny. Devoted to the i love lucy tv series, desilu studios features complete recreations of lucy and ricky ricardos new york city apartment and the hollywood hotel suite. Lucille ball desi arnaz museum jamestown, ny 14701 i love ny. Admission to the lucille ball desi arnaz museum proudly displays the shows costumes, memorabilia, photographs and much more, including recreations of sets and educational exhibits. They have some wonderful exhibit pieces that had me standing open mouthed in awe. Desilu productions, owned by lucille ball and desi arnaz, purchased the lot from general tire in 1956 and television soon became the primary business conducted on the site. With desilu productions sorted by popularity ascending imdb. Jamestown, ny local residents will now enjoy a halfprice perk when visiting the dual museum attraction at the lucy desi center for comedy. For more information, please check out the rest of the site, give us a call, or just stop in.
Named for the television studio where i love lucy was filmed, the desilu studios contains recreations of the television soundstage for lucy and ricky ricardos new york city apartment and the hollywood hotel suite the couple frequented. Lucille ball desi arnaz museum jamestown 2020 all you need. The rebuilt sets are great and the actual studio door. The lucille ball desi arnaz museum and desilu studios in. Explore the lucille ball desi arnaz museum and desilu studios where you get an inside look at the couples personal life and see the sets and costumes worn in the show. Jamestown boasts the desilu studios museum, the lucy and desi museum, lucys birth house and the house she grew up in, the lucy statues scary lucy and upgraded lucy, several large murals on the sides of some of the downtown buildings, an annual comedy festival joan rivers performed there in 2011 for lucys 100th birthday. Ground service lucy gets the mail at the end of the driveway to her chatsworth home, desilu ranch, circa 1940s like many of hollywoods most glamorous stars, lucille ball and husband desi arnaz purchased a home in beverly hills in the mid1950s, with a second home in equally glamorous palm springs.
The national comedy centers highest priority is keeping our visitors. The center hasnt been doing well as of late and was rumored to be losing money. The lucille ball desi arnaz museum and desilu studios in jamestown, new york as an ardent fan of lucille balls comedy, ive wanted to visit her hometown of jamestown, new york for a long time. May 12, 2020 for the first few years of production of i love lucy, desilu used rented space at general service studios in hollywood. The lucy desi museum and desilu studios preserve the memory of jamestowns favorite daughter, lucille ball, and her nutty cuban first husband, desi arnaz. Desilu expanded again in 1957 when it bought the former rko.
Lucy desi museum announces halfprice policy for local. Stories came from several genres, often based on fact. Perfect film purchased desilu studios in 1968, only to sell it to osf industries in 1969. I love lucy is widely regarded as one of the greatest sitcoms in the history of television. A two part episode was spun off as the popular show the untouchables 1959. I visited the original studiolocation where i love lucy was filmed for its seasons 36 plus the lucy desi comedy hour. Aug 27, 2015 the lucille ball desi arnaz museum and desilu studios in jamestown, new york as an ardent fan of lucille balls comedy, ive wanted to visit her hometown of jamestown, new york for a long time.
Desilu studios 19571966 desilu productions was originally formed in 1951. About barkley travel service new albany, ms bus tours. Other articles where desilu productions is discussed. Museum offers a personal look at the lives and careers of tvs first couple of comedylucille ball and desi arnaz with permanent and interactive exhibits. The mission of the lucille ball desi arnaz museum, a 501 c 3 nonprofit, is to preserve the legacy of lucille ball and desi arnaz and enrich the world through the healing powers of laughter through its commitment to the development of the comedic arts. Lucille ball desi arnaz museum 2 w 3rd st, jamestown, new york 14701 rated 4. The lucydesi center in jamestown, ny, played host to i love lucy film editor dann cahn, at its recent lucys birthday celebration august 789, 2009. For example, the lucy museum in jamestown, ny is a joint venture between desilu too llc thru lucie and desi iv and local businessmen. Desi arnaz, betty furness, bruce gordon, keenan wynn. Lucille ball desi arnaz museum jamestown, ny 14701. Well visit the lucy desi museum and desilu studios where well find a complete recreation of lucy and ricky ricardos new york city apartment, as well as the hollywood hotel suite. Eight galleries contain interactive displays, costumes, photographs, computer trivia and personal memorabilia that salute the first couple of comedy.
The company is best known for shows such as i love lucy, the lucy show, the untouchables and star trek. See more ideas about i love lucy, love lucy and lucille ball. It is home of original props, costumes, memorabilia and more. Tour the museum dedicated to the shows success in star lucille balls hometown of jamestown, n. Until 1962, desilu was the secondlargest independent television production company in the u. Also theres an interactive vitameatavegamin set, a screening area, original scripts, and showcases filled with vintage memorabilia as well as. See more ideas about desi arnaz, i love lucy and love lucy. Desi arnaz greets the i love lucy studio audience and invites them to watch lucille ball and the cast film a special extended episode. The studio and backlot acreage changed hands again in 1958, after it was was purchased by desilu productions, the studio formed in 1951 by lucille ball and desi arnaz. Map to recommended offbeat attractions, and road trip sights museums, monuments, tourist traps, folk art, pet cemeteries. Also theres an interactive vitameatavegamin set, a screening area, original scripts, and showcases filled with vintage memorabilia as.
Lucille ball desi arnaz museum 2 w 3rd st jamestown, ny 14701 phone. Desilu productions was created to produce lucy and desis vaudeville act to sell the television series to columbia broadcasting system cbs executives. Desilu studios is devoted to the i love lucy tv series. Reconstructed sets from the show along with vitameatavegamin set so you can be on tv make it worth the visit. Let our knowledgeable tour guide take you back to the filming of i love lucy.
The lucille ball desi arnaz museum, commonly known as the lucy desi museum, is a museum at 2 west 3rd street, jamestown, new york, dedicated to the. The shelburne museum shelburne, vt free time on lake champlain waterfront burlington, vt corning, ny gaffer district downtown corning museum of glass the lucy desi museum desilu studios jamestown, ny dinner at the tropicana room jamestown, ny 11 breakfasts 7 dinners. In time, desilu outgrew its original space and relocated to a studio it purchased in 1954, the nearby motion picture center studio which is now the renmar studios. The best part was seeing the studio as it wouldve been in the 50s. Jul 15, 2017 i am happy to make another onsite video. Desilu productions is an american production company founded and coowned by husband and wife desi arnaz and lucille ball, best known for shows such as i love lucy, star trek, and the untouchables. Ground service lucy gets the mail at the end of the driveway to her chatsworth home, desilu ranch, circa 1940s like many of hollywoods most glamorous stars, lucille ball and husband desi arnaz purchased a home in beverly hills in the mid1950s, with a second home in. It was meant to prove and promote to america that a cuban bandleader and redheaded white movie actress were not only married but funny, too. Also the desilu studios devoted to the i love lucy tv series, with complete recreations of lucy and ricky ricardos new york city apartment and other sets. Inside, youll find recommendations for all types of fun places to visit, like midway state park or the 1891 fredonia opera house. Lucille balls old company, desilu studios, sues cbs. I finally had the chance to visit these two museums lucydesi museum and the desilu studios. We would like to show you a description here but the site wont allow us. Desilu productions was an american television production company founded and coowned by husband and wife desi arnaz and lucille ball.
Top libby nord cohosted a luncheon tribute to dann, and bottom danny later sat with fans to have photos taken on a replica of the ricardos hollywood hotel suite. This afternoon visit the national comedy center, the first state of the art museum dedicated to telling the vital story of comedy in america. The staff was super friendly and the museum was well take care of. Charles hensley says he applied for the desilu trademark in 2016 in order to relaunch desilu studios as a technologyfocused film and television studio. Ball and her husband formed desilu productions, which, after experimenting with a radio program, launched in october 1951 a television comedy series entitled i love lucy. I visited the original studiolocation where i love lucy was filmed for its seasons 36 plus the lucydesi comedy hour. Driving tour of lucys hometown, jamestown browse about lucydesi museum including the desilu studios visit valvos candy factory line, and be chosen to be lucy and ethel wine tasting at merritt winery delicious meal at the historic athenaeum hotel on the grounds of the chautauqua institiute.
By 1958, rko studios and the 40 acres backlot had already changed ownership several times, including ownership by howard hughes from 1948 to 1955. Desilu productions american film company britannica. Apr 09, 2018 charles hensley says he applied for the desilu trademark in 2016 in order to relaunch desilu studios as a technologyfocused film and television studio. In 1970, desilu studios was renamed the culver city. An anthology series hosted by betty furness in the first season, and desi arnaz in the second. Lucy desi museum and desilu studios, jamestown, new york. Jun 02, 2014 i finally had the chance to visit these two museums lucy desi museum and the desilu studios. Starring the two of them in a comedy version of their real lives, the show was an instant hit, and, for the six years.
This is a must see for any lucille ball and or i love lucy fan. Get the ticket for both this and the lucidesi museum. Until 1962, desilu was the secondlargest independent television production company in the united states, behind mcas revue studios, until mca bought universal pictures and desilu became and remained the numberone independent production company, until being s. Its name is the obvious combination of its two owners names, wife and husband duo lucille ball and desi arnaz. The studio and backlot acreage changed hands again in 1958, after it was was purchased by desilu productions, the studio formed in. Find out about the lives of lucy and desi before and after their fabled show. This is a must see for any lucille ball andor i love lucy fan.