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| | MSN Encarta - Lucille Ball |
 | | After moving to Hollywood, California, in 1933, she appeared in dozens of motion pictures, including Stage Door (1937), Five Came Back (1939), Dance, Girl, Dance (1940), and The Big Street (1942), and in such musical films as Thousands Cheer (1943) and Ziegfeld Follies (1946). |
 | | She also had roles in motion pictures with popular American comedians such as the Marx Brothers, Bob Hope, and Red Skelton. |
 | | The program focuses on the everyday life of their family, especially Lucy’s repeated attempts to become a stage performer and the efforts by Ricky, a bandleader, to prevent her. |
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