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medium.failfection.com/lucille-ball-her-journey-to-overcome-failure-2871418e34bf
Ball of Fire by Stefan Kanfer
Desilu: The Story of Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz by Coyne Stevan Sanders and Thomas W. Gilbert
Lucy & Desi: The Legendary Love Story of Television’s Most Famous Couple by Warren G. Harris
Lucy and Desi (2022) - Documentary

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https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/44026428
medium.failfection.com/lucille-ball-her-journey-to-overcome-failure-2871418e34bf
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womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/lucille-ball
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