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...
Saved in:
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Association Française d'Etudes Américaines
2011-04-01
|
| Series: | Transatlantica |
| Online Access: | https://journals.openedition.org/transatlantica/5050 |
| Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
| _version_ | 1832580639350587392 |
|---|---|
| author | Aurélie Blot |
| author_facet | Aurélie Blot |
| author_sort | Aurélie Blot |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description | 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. |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj-art-a6d6fbce6b9b4ea8a24753de6e78284c |
| institution | Kabale University |
| issn | 1765-2766 |
| language | English |
| publishDate | 2011-04-01 |
| publisher | Association Française d'Etudes Américaines |
| record_format | Article |
| series | Transatlantica |
| spelling | doaj-art-a6d6fbce6b9b4ea8a24753de6e78284c2025-01-30T10:46:47ZengAssociation Française d'Etudes AméricainesTransatlantica1765-27662011-04-01210.4000/transatlantica.5050Lucille Ball, the Queen of Show Business versus Lucy Ricardo, the Failed ActressAurélie BlotMost 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.https://journals.openedition.org/transatlantica/5050 |
| spellingShingle | Aurélie Blot Lucille Ball, the Queen of Show Business versus Lucy Ricardo, the Failed Actress Transatlantica |
| title | Lucille Ball, the Queen of Show Business versus Lucy Ricardo, the Failed Actress |
| title_full | Lucille Ball, the Queen of Show Business versus Lucy Ricardo, the Failed Actress |
| title_fullStr | Lucille Ball, the Queen of Show Business versus Lucy Ricardo, the Failed Actress |
| title_full_unstemmed | Lucille Ball, the Queen of Show Business versus Lucy Ricardo, the Failed Actress |
| title_short | Lucille Ball, the Queen of Show Business versus Lucy Ricardo, the Failed Actress |
| title_sort | lucille ball the queen of show business versus lucy ricardo the failed actress |
| url | https://journals.openedition.org/transatlantica/5050 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT aurelieblot lucilleballthequeenofshowbusinessversuslucyricardothefailedactress |