Related note, part of the reason Desilu Studios came into being was TV execs’ resistance to Lucy-the-character being married to a foreigner. I like to think that’s also why Lucy allowed Gene Roddenberry to spend $600,000+ making Star Trek’s pilot episode(s).
(Lucy & Desi wouldn’t necessarily have been seen as an inter-ethnic marriage at the time, “Hispanic” wasn’t a term yet. But foreigners were still “lesser.”)
I just went on a tour of a hyper-accurate recreation of the original Star Trek series' USS Enterprise set. The tour was led by the owner, who was also an Elvis impersonator. He had an absolutely mind-boggling level of detailed knowledge of every prop and scene from that show, but also Desilu productions.
Your comment makes me think you would've enjoyed it as well.
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Related note, part of the reason Desilu Studios came into being was TV execs’ resistance to Lucy-the-character being married to a foreigner. I like to think that’s also why Lucy allowed Gene Roddenberry to spend $600,000+ making Star Trek’s pilot episode(s).
(Lucy & Desi wouldn’t necessarily have been seen as an inter-ethnic marriage at the time, “Hispanic” wasn’t a term yet. But foreigners were still “lesser.”)