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Desi Arnaz

@desiarnaz

Cuban-born American musician, actor and television producer (1917-1986)

Building Desilu as Founder · United States

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Key facts

Lived
1917–1986
Educated at
Saint Leo University · Miami High School

About

Desi Arnaz (1917–1986) was a television actor and film actor. They were born in Santiago de Cuba. They studied at Saint Leo University.

In context

Desilu was founded in 1950 and closed in 1967, after 17 years. Among the 41 other television production company companies we hold, those that closed lasted a median of 16 years, so this one outlasted most of them.

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Desi's ideas, decisions and failures appear here once this profile is claimed.

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