I Love Lucy: The Writer-Producer

Authors

Miranda Banks, Loyola Marymount UniversityFollow

Document Type

Book Chapter

Publication Date

2020

Abstract

Often hailed as a landmark series for a range of innovations, I Love Lucy can also be seen as groundbreaking for how it assembled its production staff and established the vital role of television’s writer-producer. Miranda Banks explores the history of Lucy’s production and creative personnel, connecting it with key moments in establishing labor practices and production norms in the early days of television.

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Original Publication Citation

Banks, Miranda J. 2020. “I Love Lucy: The Writer-Producer.” In How to Watch Television, Second Edition, edited by Ethan Thompson and Jason Mittell, 3:260–68. NYU Press.

Digital Commons @ LMU & LLS Citation

Banks, Miranda, "I Love Lucy: The Writer-Producer" (2020). Film, TV, and Media Studies Faculty Works. 2.
https://digitalcommons.lmu.edu/ftvs_fac/2