@boyculturedotcom Born August 6, 1911, was Lucille Ball, one of the most consequential talents of the 20th century. A successful film actor — I’m partial to “Stage Door” (1937), “Ziegfeld Follies” (1945), “The Fuller Brush Girl” (1950), “Fancy Pants” (1950) and “The Long, Long Trailer” (1954) — she and first husband Desi Arnaz created the blueprint for TV sitcoms with “I Love Lucy” (1951-1957). Her unique character, the redheaded housewife with smarts, a dash of narcissism, fearlessness and gobs of charm, was revived with various surnames on “The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour” (1957-1960), “The Lucy Show” (1962-1968), “Here’s Lucy” (1968-1974) and “Life with Lucy” (1986), she tackled Broadway, she continued making movies (“Yours Mine and Ours” in 1968 was a hit, “Mame” in 1974, not so much). She spent the rest of her life as TV royalty, a rare combination of technical ability, instinct and a producer’s eye. Lucy died at 77 (young by 2023 standards) in 1989. #lucilleball #ilovelucy #hereslucy #lifewithlucy #tv #gr8erdays ♬ original sound - Matthew Rettenmund/BoyCulture

Isn't it ... distressing that stars we (presuming your age a bit here) were used to seeing as old guard are now not only dead, but would have been 110+ years old if they weren't?! Today marks the birth anniversary of one of the all-time great stars of the 20th century, the consequential Lucille Ball.