Lucille Ball is as loved as ever, with fans across the nation celebrating what would have been the red-haired icon’s 100th birthday Saturday.
This year also marks 60 years of the “I Love Lucy” television show.
Lucy fans in Hollywood are marking Ball’s centennial with a lookalike contest held at the Hollywood Museum. The museum opened its Ball tribute exhibit Thursday to a red carpet featuring stars the likes of Valerie Harper, Rip Taylor, Carolyn Hennesy and Ruta Lee.
Daughter Lucie Arnaz also crossed the carpet. She shared with The Los Angeles Times the lingering effect her parent’s show has on its viewers. "I hear the same kind of stories from the same age people decade after decade as if it were the film 'Groundhog Day.' It is bizarre to be me," she said.
"I think she would, of course, be extremely honored and proud.”
Google paid tribute Saturday with an interactive 1950s TV set graphic above their search bar, featuring classic clips of “I Love Lucy” scenes.
The festivities will continue nationwide throughout the weekend. The Hallmark Channel is running an “I Love Lucy” marathon, and Ball’s hometown of Jamestown, New York is bracing itself for a potentially record-setting gathering of impersonators.
Ball died in 1987 due to heart-related complications in Los Angeles.
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