11M views · 209K reactions | Lucy and the chocolate factory ❤ #oldhollywood #ilovelucy #desilu #desiarnaz #lucilleball #vivianvance | I Love Lucy Was Never just a title | Facebook

Some home movies of the Desilu picnic with employees of the studio, circa 1955. Lucy and Desi were always involved in the annual company picnic for Desilu Studios employees and their families. #lucilleball #desiarnaz #ilovelucy #desilu | I Love Lucy Was Never just a title

"Circa 1958, Lucille Ball and her husband, Desi Arnaz, were photographed at their thriving Desilu Studios during production of I Love Lucy, the groundbreaking sitcom that had reshaped American television." | History Through Time

Desi and Lucy founded and co-owned Desilu Productions. The company is best known for shows such as I Love Lucy, The Untouchables and Star Trek. Until 1962, Desilu was the second-largest independent television production company in the U.S. Lucy and Desi jointly owned the majority stake in Desilu from its inception until 1962, when Lucy bought out Desi and ran the company by herself for several years. Lucy had succeeded in making Desilu profitable again by 1968, when she sold her shares of Desilu