Lucille Ball, the Queen of Show Business versus Lucy Ricardo, the Failed Actress
Most American people, all generations taken into account, remember Lucille Ball as a great comic figure of the Fifties. Nonetheless, just a few people remember her as one of the most powerful women of her time. This might be because Lucille Ball refused to be considered as a businesswoman; she wante...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Association Française d'Etudes Américaines
2011-04-01
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| Series: | Transatlantica |
| Online Access: | https://journals.openedition.org/transatlantica/5050 |
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| Summary: | Most American people, all generations taken into account, remember Lucille Ball as a great comic figure of the Fifties. Nonetheless, just a few people remember her as one of the most powerful women of her time. This might be because Lucille Ball refused to be considered as a businesswoman; she wanted to be seen as an actress above all. In this article, I will analyze how Lucille Ball became a businesswoman in spite of herself and how her success as an actress contributed to her success as a businesswoman. |
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| ISSN: | 1765-2766 |