Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. That sequence of events began more than 60 years ago, when Ball approved Roddenberry’s first pilot, “The Cage,” at a time when ...

To offer a little history: back in 1964, Gene Roddenberry sent a long pitch packet to Desilu — the studio founded by Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz — explaining exactly what "Star Trek" was to be. The ...

While many people remember actor, comedian, producer, and studio executive Lucille Ball for her time playing wacky housewife Lucy Ricardo on the classic CBS sitcom "I Love Lucy," she also played a ...