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‘Being the Ricardos’ and Communism: The Truth Behind Lucy’s Red Scare

22.12.2021 - 02:01

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Desi Arnaz responding to a report that his wife, Lucille Ball, was a communistThe nation was stunned when, on Sept. 6, 1953, radio personality and gossip columnist Walter Winchell came out with a blind item on his show: What top redheaded television comedian has been confronted with her membership in the Communist Party?

Ball, in her autobiography, “Love Lucy,” described the details of that night and how the events that followed in clearing her name played out, which are also depicted in the new film “Being the Ricardos” starring Nicole Kidman as Ball.

What follows is the truth behind the red scare.It all began that fateful night. Ball — who was home alone with her two children, Lucie and Desi Jr., — was listening to Winchell’s radio.

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