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Lucy Stars in TV Comedienne Lineup and Its Rise
The piece credits Lucille Ball with opening TV for women in comedy, notes her lasting influence and the shift to female led shows. It highlights Elizabeth Montgomery, Carol Burnett, Barbara Eden, Doris Day, Debbie Reynolds, and others as successors, with Burnett as a standout among moderns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
NEA
Lucille Ball
Carol Burnett
Lucy
Comediennes
Peter Llers
Jean Arthur
Ann Sheridan
Imogene Coca
Elizabeth Montgomery
Bewitched
Cara Williams
Jeannie
Liz Montgomery
Barbara Eden
Doris Day
Debbie Reynolds
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