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What Was Lucille Ball And Desi Arnaz's Marriage Really Like? Amy Poehler's 'Lucy And Desi' Doc Asks Their Kids
- Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz relied on 'I Love Lucy' to save their marriage.
- The two split shortly after the show wrapped.
- They, however, remained friends after their split.
Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz were a serious it couple in the 1950s, and they’re in the spotlight again in the new Amazon Prime Video documentary, Lucy and Desi.
The documentary, directed by Amy Poehler, follows the couple’s love story, features archival footage and recordings from each of them.
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But who were Lucy and Desi, exactly, and what was their love story like? Here’s what you need to know.
They met in 1940 on a movie set.
The two first crossed paths on the RKO movie, Too Many Girls.
Desi was a bandleader whose family had moved to the U.S. from Cuba and Lucy was a studio contract player. They eloped by the end of the year, according to Biography.