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Lucille Ball with Leslie Goddard

A Living History Portrayal
2025-03-20 10:30:00 2025-03-20 11:30:00 America/Chicago Lucille Ball with Leslie Goddard Niles-Maine District Library - Commons Meeting Room A&B

Thursday, March 20
10:30am - 11:30am

Add to Calendar 2025-03-20 10:30:00 2025-03-20 11:30:00 America/Chicago Lucille Ball with Leslie Goddard Niles-Maine District Library - Commons Meeting Room A&B

Niles-Maine District Library

Commons Meeting Room A&B

Leslie Goddard brings Lucille Ball to life, honoring both the comic legend and real woman behind the fame. Discover how Lucy's on-screen antics and off-screen reality shaped television history.

In the 1950s, comedienne Lucille Ball captured the hearts of television audiences across the nation. Her wacky hijinks and fealess enthusiasm kept thousands laughing. Off-screen, she and her real-life husband, Desi Arnaz, launched their own television studio and pioneered new technologies. But what does it mean when an onscreen legend clashes with her offscreen reality? In this historical portrayal, historian and actress Leslie Goddard brings Lucy to life, paying tribute to both the true comic legend and the real woman behind the legend.

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