Funeral for television legend Desi Arnaz in 1986, Lucille Ball remembers her former husband

[@greenthumbmary5970]

I always felt they loved each other dearly. They just couldn't live together.

[@KindCountsDeb3773]

She couldn't live with hm and his wandering eye.

[@LJ-ht4zs]

Desi had the same serious addictions when he married Edie, his second wife, but she did not work or have any career. I guess her job was taking care of Desi. He was working very little at that time and later had sold his shares in Desilu. Because of his drinking, Desi was making bad decisions, and the company was losing money. He had to sell his shares to Lucille. So she took over as head of Desilu - and was acting in and producing The Lucy Show. Desi had asked Lucy to make the show, since the company was losing money; so in the first year or two he was the producer, but left that role. It was said, he could not stand seeing Gary Morton do the warm ups as he once did. (That was a rumor not sure if it is true).

[@mamacindyrogofsky495]

Im sure Lucille didn't want to be the laughing stock of a man who couldn't keep it in his pants. But she never stopped loving him.

[@desertrose128]

Like Liz and Burton

[@ReviewsChannel-e4r]

@@KindCountsDeb3773 Some women never get over the betrayal of infidelity.

[@marcos3686]

I’m 57 and I cannot think of Lucille Ball without thinking of Desi Arnaz.

[@lesleymaner2851]

Me neither

[@MsBackstager]

@@lesleymaner2851 Though Lucy went on to other versions of herself w/o the "boys", the pairing with the husbands was the best chemistry ever.

[@LJ-ht4zs]

While I Love Lucy is my favorite sit com ever - Lucille Ball made about 10-15 films I really like. (Before and after I Love Lucy) also I really liked the last 3 years of The Lucy Show. She won an Emmy in 1967 and in 1968 for the last two seasons of that show.

[@middleagegeek]

His final words to Lucy were, I LOVE YOU

[@LJ-ht4zs]

Actually, Desi's last words were a response to Lucy's 5 last comments: I love you. Desi replied, I love you too, honey.

[@MargaretAnderson-ti1sw]

It's still a hilarious sitcom today.

[@mircat28]

For the culture back then it was. Not for today when women are not viewed as property, not when spanking your wife on TV was deemed appropriate, not when denying your wife having a job or career was deemed appropriate.

[@tonycanabal1659]

Lucy still kept him in her heart,she was fighting back tears in her statement.

[@marissathomas9327]

She said in one of her interviews that even after Divorce they still spoke at least 3 or 4 times a weeek . I seen an interview with his daughter that one of the last things he said was I love you Lucy on the phone right before he died . They was soulmates .

[@sassyherbgardener7154]

Yeah, she was calling him a wonderful husband in this clip, but she also caught him cheating on her with other women! Go figure!!! I still love their show to this day, though. I grew up watching it, and I'll always love it. Their personal lives were a bit of a trainwreck, but that has nothing to do with the amazing show they created!

[@jamesdavidson676]

Desi Arnaz and Lucy were icons and even today their shows are still on.

[@ReneeBraxton]

Desi Arnaz was an innovator. Rest in peace, Desi Arnaz, and thank you. 😊

[@wadedavid4375]

They Loved Each Other, till the End!❤️❤️

[@7531monkey]

Yeah, you might wanna look into that fantasy.

[@anonymous-io6zg]

Abuse and cheating is not love

[@TopDrifter203]

@@anonymous-io6zg abuse wtf you talking about dumbass there was never abuse going on in the marriage idiot

[@TopDrifter203]

@@anonymous-io6zg abuse wtf you talking about dumbass there was never abuse going on in the marriage idiot

[@jeanpreston8009]

He never got the credit he deserved for being the brilliant mind in the production of the greatest tv show of all time. Thanks, "Ricky"❤

[@LJ-ht4zs]

Lucy always gave Desi credit. However, there is a continual dispute who did what vis a vis putting the I Love Lucy Show together. Originally, Jess Oppenheimer was the executive producer, not Desi. Also, the writers Jess O, Madeline Pugh, and Bob Carroll Jr all knew Lucy from the radio show, "My Favorite Husband". Also, Lucy knew Karl Freund the cinematographer from movies she appeared in. Also, William Frawley, who was also in films, called Lucy about being on the show and she referred him to Desi. Marc Daniels, the original director of I Love Lucy was the one who spotted Vivian Vance, and had Desi come to watch her in a play and all agreed she was the one to play Ethel. Also, Marc Daniels the first director of I Love Lucy, according to his son, told everyone that Lucille Ball was the greatest actor he ever directed and he directed people like Paul Newman, Sallie Fields, Julie Harris, Laurence Olivier. (Orson Welles who appeared on one of the I Love Lucy shows, said similarly that she was one of the greatest actors of the 20th century). So in that respect 3 people really made I Love Lucy: Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz and Jess Oppenheimer.

[@su-rv2uq]

I don't think Lucy got the credit she deserved for owning the studio and changing filming technique.

[@LJ-ht4zs]

@@su-rv2uqo After the divorce Lucy was raising the two children, both under age 10, acting in and producing The Lucy Show, and a few years later bought out Desi in the Desilu Studio Corp. (due to Desi's drinking, he made some bad decisions and the company was losing money). Lucy green lit Star Trek and Mission Impossible. After several years - she was able to sell for 17 million.

[@ReviewsChannel-e4r]

Lucille Ball ALWAYS gave Desi Arnaz credit where due. Your statement isn't even remotely true.

[@chermainebigby5238]

I totally agree 👍 Desilu

[@AdeleLarsen-zf8my]

She never ever stopped loving him ,she was grief stricken when he passed ,Desi was a brilliant man who never really received credit till he passed away!

[@alivialdores978]

To do what he did as an immigrant at that time in this countries history, is truly remarkable.

[@piggy310]

No wonder Democrats hate Cuban Americans.

[@bejoyful]

Still watching with almost daily, I Love Lucy!

[@kathleensmith4516]

Whenever I am down, it's "I Love Lucy" that I put on TV-ALWAYS!

[@Helloder-v1z]

Me too just watched 2 whole days of them. I love Lucy Desi Ethel and Fred😂😂

[@bellagrace9812]

My grandmother, Viola, never watched television unless I Love Lucy was on. I remember my sister and I put on a skit for her when she visited once and I played Desi and my sister played Lucy. My grandmother gave us a standing ovation. This was in the 60's when life was a joy and good wholesome TV shows were abundant. Thank you Lucy and Desi for all the good laughs ❤❤❤

[@davehue9517]

Lucy and Desi really were ground breaking in many ways

[@amiedavis5257]

This year, Desi will be gone 38 years...WOW!

[@Kristen-k2e]

WOW

[@Sharon-fw9qw]

Hard to believe and Very sad. ❤

[@ryanburton5783]

Wow very rare footage thanks for posting

[@susanmunoz7688]

How I wish the comedians that we have now, would bring as much laughter and joy as they did in the past. I believe we would be a much healthier and happier society today!❤

[@elvisfan61]

I could watch this over and over. Thank you for posting. Have never seen the comments made by Lucy.

[@Thomas-fu8vp]

Lucy left us 3 years later .

[@denabergman6543]

3 years later-Lucy followed Desi into eternity. RIP Desi and Lucy ❤️

[@susanford2388]

I am sure he was waiting for her upon her arrival to paradise.

[@Learn-gs4ed]

He was the funny one, he made those scenes with Lucy hilarious by his reactions to her. After they parted, she was just a shadow of what they did together. He was the best strait man for her.

[@jobuchner2563]

He was brilliant and never really recognized for his contributions.

[@margaretcornicelli569]

May he rest in peace. He was a one of a kind

[@NathanBrooks-x1c]

When you have children together like they did there’s a connection that goes to the end of life here on this earth.

[@williamflack5767]

You are correct. As it should be.my first wife and I had a child. I remarried. She did. But we were friends. Had them over for dinner. My second wife got Breast 🎀 Cancer. It was aggressive. My wife and my first wife were good friends. Does seem strange. She helped me care for my sick wife till the end. A sweet soul. Checks on us still. My son with her is doing well.

[@RebeccaIlovenemmonnbll-mx9qi]

Grace… such grace… Lucy and Desi always loved each other

[@shaynecoventry8894]

I owe them both a visit. He was an innovator, and just as incredible as She.

[@lvglec]

I grew up in the 90s in a third-world country with only one TV channel, and I Love Lucy was one of the shows we had. Even though most people my age never got to watch it like I did, this show became a special part of my childhood. Watching Lucy and Desi felt like stepping into another world, full of humor and charm from a different time. It’s amazing how their comedy transcends generations and even borders. Forever grateful for these timeless episodes that brought so much joy.

[@whoisharo4689]

I love your story. Thx for sharing.

[@craigspain2349]

These people were part of my childhood. It was a personal loss when they left us.

[@myles-spikewebby8519]

He will always be Ricky Ricardo. I was 7 months old when he died. RIP Desi

[@kellybrus8663]

I watch lucy daily! 💖💖

[@PhilAlumb]

He both helped and hurt Lucy. Life..

[@frankjennings5441]

Thank you for all you did! You made the world a better place! May you continue to rest in peace!

[@devontehuntley6274]

How magnificent! After watching an interview with Lucie Arnaz she did recently did with the Celebrity Drop channel posted just five days ago I randomly decided to look up her mother to see if there was any new footage of her never seen or at least in a greater sense for me to be aware of. Load and behold I come across THIS posted just four days ago, a day after Lucie's Celebrity Drop interview was posted so talk about the timing there with that and me uncovering new Lucy material shortly afterwards. I never knew there was footage of Desi's funeral with Lucy there to witness it and give a statement afterwards. What a treat!

[@KindCountsDeb3773]

Treat seems the wrong word.

[@devontehuntley6274]

@@KindCountsDeb3773 I mean I get it's a funeral so it's sad in a way, but on the positive, its new Lucy footage uncovered when I thought I had seen just about everything about her.

[@dennisthomas6782]

RIP Mr Desi Arnaz 🙏❤️

[@DeepaChand-lx5mr]

You can see Lucy sitting with a perfect posture of sobriety and grief ,while the children are smiling and looking around to see if they are being noticed ,and the son in law is never behind in sharing the Lucy magic

[@AdeleLarsen-zf8my]

He died in his daughter,,s arms.Lucie held the phone for him so he could speak to Lucy ! Of course we all know what she said& what Desi said back ! RIP Desi & Lucy ❤️❤️🙏🙏

[@avalon1108]

Gosh, I loved them and all they represented back then.

[@Mark-yy2py]

Such a forward thinking innovator. A man of many talents. Unfortunately, one talent of his broke Lucy’s heart.

[@retroguy9494]

TWO talents of his broke Lucy's heart.

[@LJ-ht4zs]

Desi, with all his gifts, was an addict: sex, booze, and gambling. His second wife Edith almost divorced him too. Any one of these addictions would be almost impossible to live with - but all 3 - don't know how Lucy and Edie made it through the many years they were married.

[@Mark-yy2py]

@@LJ-ht4zs he allowed his inner demons to control his life. Sad.

[@retroguy9494]

@@LJ-ht4zs Well, Lucy didn't mind the gambling as much as she did the drinking and womanizing. That's what really got to her. With the womanizing, Desi always claimed it was a cultural difference. That men in the Latin culture always have women on the side for sex but are devoted to and love their wives. Even Desi's father slept around. But Lucy, who was from a very old American protestant family and had pioneer stock in her believed in monogamy. As for the gambling, she used to actually go with Desi to the racetrack at Delmar.

[@LJ-ht4zs]

@@retroguy9494 Another reason why Lucy did not mind Desi's gambling - they divided their finances early on. He was gambling with his own money - not with hers. His second wife Edith did not have her own finances and had a great problem with his gambling. Edie knew Lucy and Desi when they were both married; in fact, Lucy and Edie used to play cards together. However, after the divorce Desi played around a lot with other women, (acc to his daughter Lucie) then apparently went with Edie - though she was still married. Her husband hired a detective and had evidence of her adultery with Desi. I think she took quite a financial hit in the divorce. Her husband was financially well off. So Desi's gambling, which like everything else he did, was excessive and she was on edge, and almost divorced him for all the addictions.

[@garywarmee4367]

For all the fobiles we have heard about Desi seems everybody loves him!

[@gracie2298]

One of my all time favorite shows! Didn’t know his other skill sets until this segment. Back when television Was wholesome & truly entertaining.

[@cbs8sandiego]

Desi taught television production at SDSU in the early 1970s!

[@imthebreast819]

📺 Television back then was still dived by ALOT of racism. ( Network & Executive Producers ) Their we're not any shows with mixed race couples let alone Latin or Black shows. This was rare!

[@GhostbustersReturns]

After Desi died it really hurt Lucy!! Now there in heaven together!! 🙏🙏

[@drawntomountains]

The sweetest proof of their respect and everlasting love for each other can be found in Lucy and Desi's home movies, done by Lucie Arnaz. At the end, 5 see Desi and Lucy swimming in the family pool with their first grandchild ! Like no one else was in the world but the three of them !!

[@lisica8458]

I teared up when I watched that scene in the swimming pool.

[@isabelaguileracameron5787]

@@lisica8458 Watching that scene in the pool with their first grandchild, one would've never thought they had been divorced for over 2 decades.. so sweet and loving. May they both R.I.P.

[@LJ-ht4zs]

I read somewhere that when Edie, Desi's 2nd wife died, Lucy offered to Desi to live in her guest house, till he was feeling better. He did not take her up on it, but she said, whenever he wanted he could come and visit and stay over. They were married 20 years and when Edie died, they were divorced for at least 25 years.

[@SVANERT]

I lived in Boulder city Nevada and I would always see Desi Arnaz Junior around town. He had lost his wife. I wanted to go up and give him a hug. He looks so sad I love Lucille Ball I worked at the Berwyn entertainment center where Lucille Ball’s office was I really looked up to Lucille Ball. She’s one of my favorite actresses and a very strong woman.

[@SaxonC]

We love you Desi❤

[@nessela]

Best tv show ever

[@SD-nh5yr]

Back in the day, when i was home sick from school, i was able to watch I love Lucy in the morning. Good memories ❤🙏✌️

[@STEPHANTODD]

My grandparents lived and worked in and around that area til their passing, Lived around there myself for a while. Loved that area, and my grandmother loved Lucy!

[@maikolmaikol64]

Desi was a brilliant mind

[@SVANERT]

And I love Desi Arnaz he was so talented and just a very charismatic interesting man. Rest in peace.

[@TerriKnight-x3s]

Still love this program. Love them both!

[@LJ-ht4zs]

Although both Lucy and Desi have been dead for decades, 3 films of note have been recently produced: Lucy and Desi: Home Movies; Lucy and Desi: Documentary - both received Emmys and Being The Ricardos. (Oscar nominations) I still love Lucy and Desi and probably always will.

[@Vejur9000]

All time great TV genius, pioneer and legend.

[@phillipnelson-j1j]

Desi made the show a classic

[@robb7398]

After she got older Lucy often wore a wig that concealed bands that pulled her face up (temporary face lift), but here you can see it's her own hair and her natural face, and she still looks pretty. I liked what she said about Desi.

[@stevensalzgeber3381]

Thanks for sharing this footage! It's great to see and very interesting.

[@connienania486]

He was a great patriot he loved this country and what it did for him.Unlike some of the young ones coming here today for what they can get!He contributed to America and America loved him and loved Lucy!!!

[@akrenwinkle]

Fun Fact: At the time of this funeral, Desi's mother was alive. She outlived him.

[@rebeccarichardson5169]

Why is that a fun fact ? No one wants to out live there children you moron

[@AryaGandhi-jw2ny]

She died in 1988 a year. Before Lucy idk what from

[@akrenwinkle]

@@AryaGandhi-jw2ny From being 96 years old. I'm going out on a limb and guessing that unlike Desi, she didn't smoke.

[@dominiquemcclaney128]

​@@AryaGandhi-jw2nyDesi died in 1986. If his mother died in 1988 then it's 2 years later.

[@dominiquemcclaney128]

And that's not exactly a fun fact. That's more of a morbid fact.

[@MelaniaT-r6m]

I loved Lucy & Desi!

[@NoName-ge6wc]

Desi was brilliant. Rip

[@jv-ep2tc]

when I found out Lucy died I was at work [in a law firm at the time] and holding it together emotionally was very difficult that day.

[@fredricardo3272]

Ironically, I was watching rerun of “I Love Lucy” when the local station scrolled along the bottom of the screen that she had died. I was so stunned and grief stricken I immediately turned off the TV and left home to go for a long walk.

[@MarkD.Traver]

He was a great man miss him so

[@shirleyhubbert5547]

Great actor. Singer and musician. And band leader❤

[@Sharon-fw9qw]

And he Appreciated all the US did for him. He had a lot of respect for this country giving him so much opportunity!! Always. ❤

[@robertmartinez4174]

any time that people hear a Hispanic speak with a Spanish accent, they think of Dezi Arnaz.

[@GameFactsSpecial]

Great show

[@LeoChiu229]

Back then, me & my cat enjoyed watching the hilarious "I Love Lucy" show for years & it always keeps my cat's ears up like an owl 🦉🦉 LOL ❤❤😀😀😸😸

[@Angy708]

I always love Desi, he was so talented. I can't help wondering if he had suffered from PTSD after all hat had happened in his past

[@nancid5265]

I grew up in Escondido not far from Del Mar. I spent my childhood watching every I love Lucy episode over and over in reruns. I probably picked up a few of her mannerisms and comedic thoughts by being so immersed in my formative years. To know that I lived so close to those who were my heroes makes me pause. I wish I could have met them both but then they do say you should never meet your heroes.

[@thebestisyettocome4114]

I lived on Roxbury in Beverly Hills. It's called the flats. Lucille Ball was the industry. I remember this day because there was so many people at her home. They were parking on the street. Her driveway was packed with automobiles.

[@user-qo8qv8yd3k]

They were great rest in peace

[@joangravitz3280]

Desi Arnaz never got the credit he deserved

[@KindCountsDeb3773]

But Lucy and some others DID give a lo of promotion to this fact. They knew and praised him.

[@kristinholsapple2587]

​@@KindCountsDeb3773 That's funny I came to say the same thing , even through animosity Lucy praised him

[@scottjohnson6173]

I use to watch, I love Lucy all the time!

[@TheCheekymonkey212]

Desi was the love of Lucy’s life and vice versa.

[@melindaredick9349]

Miss Desi and Lucy ❤

[@ArnonePamela1]

Desi Arnaz was a genius, he created I Love Lucy, read his biography if you can get it, my favorite bio book…I don’t understand why it’s not still available!

[@larryburton9369]

Rest in peace Mr Desi Arnez God Bless 🙏 to you and your families and friends 😊❤

[@sjk6101983]

My grandparents watched I Love Lucy

[@donwilcox728]

Show after show ended their closing credits with..... This has been a Desilu production and filmed at Desilu Studios. Desi as Ricky Ricardo was hilarious. He was the glue that kept the four together. His friendship with Fred was enjoyable to watch. His back and forth with Lucy and Ethel was comedy gold. A couple scenes I remember at the top of my head that stand out was Ricky and Fred spying on the girls through the heat vent and getting a face full of soot. Ricky helping Lucy at home, leaving the kitchen a disaster. The John Wayne Hollywood Walk of Fame cement signature fiasco. Lucy thinks Ricky wants to kill her. Lucy helping Ricky with his hair after Ricky thinks he's going bald.

[@garciadavid582]

Wow i didn't know this existed 😢.. They were meant for each other but couldn't hang on..Proud of him as Hispanic in Hollywood..Bravo Desi..RIP 🙏

[@GREGWATSON-lc8cc]

Greatly underrated

[@danielmoore2320]

He wasn't her sidekick he was part of the duel

[@augustaugust7667]

It breaks my heart that they broke up, it hurts every time I see stuff like this They parted They were just magic together.....😔

[@barbarastrzykalski7070]

They loved each other until the end! Desi had a lot of women and Lucy couldn’t deal with that but I think he truly loved her!! Their love was timeless!! ❤❤❤❤

[@MissX905]

How do you truly love someone and keep on cheating on them? He was a known womanizer and a sinner (serial adulterer). He wasn't a good man.

[@rockyracoon3233]

​@@MissX905. A Latino JFK.😅

[@kh3612]

​@@MissX905 They used to call Desi "the Cuban Heel!"

[@bacchuslax7967]

I love Lucy was never just a show title

[@bruceleena2214]

Lucy no doubt loved her second husband. But, she never stopped loving Dezi. They just were not good for each other. But, they melted a great bond till death

[@margerykirner5604]

A sweet man a classy man. A beautiful man!

[@turbinatearc7478]

If it weren’t for Lucille Ball, Star Trek would never exist!

[@desireehernandez3070]

Beautiful

[@cynthiasmith4130]

I loved I love Lucy!!!! I watched it everytime it was on...I still watch it!!! God bless both of you in heaven....🙏🙏🙏😢😢😢....

[@raeraet172]

Like a lot of people today Lucille and Desi's childhood traumas had big a part in their marriage and their personal lives.

[@kristinakellogg1732]

Absolutely love I Love Lucy. The whole cast . Every episode eas so funny and creative and how hard they all worked as a team...from the writers to the caneramen all the actors and actresses/ guest stars ❤

[@mprkg]

I've seen several interviews with Lucy, and she was very deeply in love with Desi. He destroyed their marriage with cheating and booze Don't think she ever got over him

[@arleneliberti2949]

GREAT SHOW HE WAS A HANDSOME MAN. REST IN HEAVENLY PARADISE MR. DESI AND MS. LUCILLE BALL AMEN AMEN.

[@MissX905]

Loved by a lot of women and he loved and bedded many of them. Lucy said that herself on his infidelities in their marriage.

[@hanschristianbrando5588]

Desi Arnaz was a great man who got his due recognition too late. By all accounts, okay, he had a temper, but he was a fair man, an honest one, and brilliant.

[@LJ-ht4zs]

Actually, people want to praise Desi which is fair for his gifts - but he was an alcoholic and when drinking he was quite explosive. It was said, while he always drank a lot, by 1955 it was from early in the am. (and by lunch time - he was going downhill) Actually, you can see it in the tv show, he was started to look bloated by then and by 1960, when they divorced and Lucy remarried in 1961 - he looked like he was in his 60's.

[@mairim4578]

Far from his homeland,we are very proud.

[@sandrafrench7789]

That was a once in a lifetime endless love.Beautiful.

[@THETexxStarr]

"Spin the beans out of the cat bag"!!!! LOL. My wife is from Venezuela and she says "I will make her Spit out the beans"!!!!!

[@alank5560]

Loved Desi!

[@ThomasZebrowski-s4m]

What a great pair of comedians. Loved their shows. Miss watching the reruns. Both are in the Lords Hands. Thank you Lucy and Ricky for all the times you made us laugh and cried. ❤

[@susanmartin9943]

I am a big fan of both of them on i love Lucy.

[@Elisa-vg4qt]

He was a genius!