Todd Purdum

Lucy was the vice president of Desilu, but she never took much pleasure in the business end of the business. She really left that to Desi. After their divorce in 1960, then especially after she bought him out of the company in 1962, she did have to become the president and she had final responsibility, although she relied heavily on a team of business advisors.

Lucy was the vice president of Desilu, but she never took much pleasure in the business end of the business. She really left that to Desi. After their divorce in 1960, then especially after she bought him out of the company in 1962, she did have to become the president and she had final responsibility, although she relied heavily on a team of business advisors.

But Lucy herself did one very, very important thing in 1966. The studio had two projects in development, and her advisor said they're both going to be very expensive to produce these TV series. If you approve them, you'll probably have to sell the company because the cash flow won't be adequate to cover the production costs, and any future rewards will be way down the line.

But Lucy herself did one very, very important thing in 1966. The studio had two projects in development, and her advisor said they're both going to be very expensive to produce these TV series. If you approve them, you'll probably have to sell the company because the cash flow won't be adequate to cover the production costs, and any future rewards will be way down the line.

But Lucy herself did one very, very important thing in 1966. The studio had two projects in development, and her advisor said they're both going to be very expensive to produce these TV series. If you approve them, you'll probably have to sell the company because the cash flow won't be adequate to cover the production costs, and any future rewards will be way down the line.

But Lucy believed in both of the programs, and she gave the green light, and those two programs were Star Trek and Mission Impossible.

But Lucy believed in both of the programs, and she gave the green light, and those two programs were Star Trek and Mission Impossible.

But Lucy believed in both of the programs, and she gave the green light, and those two programs were Star Trek and Mission Impossible.

Well, after he and Lucy got divorced in 1960, their relationship got warmer and she stayed closely involved with, she relied on his business advice. When she bought him out of the company in 1962, he basically took his windfall, which would amount to about $30 million in today's money. And kind of retired and lived the life of Riley. He built a house down in Mexico in Baja, California.

Well, after he and Lucy got divorced in 1960, their relationship got warmer and she stayed closely involved with, she relied on his business advice. When she bought him out of the company in 1962, he basically took his windfall, which would amount to about $30 million in today's money. And kind of retired and lived the life of Riley. He built a house down in Mexico in Baja, California.

Well, after he and Lucy got divorced in 1960, their relationship got warmer and she stayed closely involved with, she relied on his business advice. When she bought him out of the company in 1962, he basically took his windfall, which would amount to about $30 million in today's money. And kind of retired and lived the life of Riley. He built a house down in Mexico in Baja, California.

He lived at the beach north of San Diego in Del Mar. He had a horse ranch in inland California for a while. And then he got bored. And in the mid 60s, he tried to stage a comeback. He had one successful series in the late 1960s called The Mother's-in-Law with Eve Arden and Kay Ballard. But he never really succeeded again in getting anything much off the ground. He wrote a memoir in the mid-1970s.

He lived at the beach north of San Diego in Del Mar. He had a horse ranch in inland California for a while. And then he got bored. And in the mid 60s, he tried to stage a comeback. He had one successful series in the late 1960s called The Mother's-in-Law with Eve Arden and Kay Ballard. But he never really succeeded again in getting anything much off the ground. He wrote a memoir in the mid-1970s.

He lived at the beach north of San Diego in Del Mar. He had a horse ranch in inland California for a while. And then he got bored. And in the mid 60s, he tried to stage a comeback. He had one successful series in the late 1960s called The Mother's-in-Law with Eve Arden and Kay Ballard. But he never really succeeded again in getting anything much off the ground. He wrote a memoir in the mid-1970s.

He was a guest host on the first season of NBC's Saturday Night, which was then called just Saturday Night, not Saturday Night Live. But he had a kind of sad unspooling in which he sank further and further into alcoholism and depression.

He was a guest host on the first season of NBC's Saturday Night, which was then called just Saturday Night, not Saturday Night Live. But he had a kind of sad unspooling in which he sank further and further into alcoholism and depression.

He was a guest host on the first season of NBC's Saturday Night, which was then called just Saturday Night, not Saturday Night Live. But he had a kind of sad unspooling in which he sank further and further into alcoholism and depression.

And finally, with the help of his son, Desi, who had been a teenage music sensation himself with the band, with Dean Martin Jr., Desi helped him get sober, and he did finally grapple with some of his demons. He went to alcohol rehab down in San Diego, and then he got lung cancer and within a year was dead.

And finally, with the help of his son, Desi, who had been a teenage music sensation himself with the band, with Dean Martin Jr., Desi helped him get sober, and he did finally grapple with some of his demons. He went to alcohol rehab down in San Diego, and then he got lung cancer and within a year was dead.

And finally, with the help of his son, Desi, who had been a teenage music sensation himself with the band, with Dean Martin Jr., Desi helped him get sober, and he did finally grapple with some of his demons. He went to alcohol rehab down in San Diego, and then he got lung cancer and within a year was dead.