There is a resurgence of interest in Lucille Ball - both as an access and a businessperson. Being the Ricardos, the new film on Amazon Prime received several Academy Award nominations and in March Amy Poehler will release a documentary on the lives of Lucille Ball and Desi Arnzz.

Lucille Ball should never have been a Hollywood studio mogul. She was told she didn’t have it to be an actress, she ended up proving herself in a Three Stooges short. She was a B movie star who married Desi Arnaz and nearly divorced. Her movie career was done by she was 35. She went into radio, had some success and was offered a chance at TV. There were more obstacles and the Lucy show nearly never got on the air. There was a communist scare, the divorce all of which led her to a starring role. The most powerful businesswoman in Hollywood.

Evan Weiner gives us a behind the scenes look at this powerhouse.