What were Desi Arnaz’s last words?

I love you.” Per his daughter Lucie’s memory, Arnaz replied, “I love you, too, honey.” Arnaz died in his daughter’s arms a couple of days later. Since he had been in a coma for a few days before his death, Lucie said that Ball was the last person he spoke to other than herself and a nurse.

What happened to Desi Arnaz SR father?

His father, Alberto Arnaz, was jailed and all of his property was confiscated. He was released after six months when his brother-in-law Alberto de Acha intervened on his behalf.

What did Desi die from?

Desi Arnaz, an actor, musician and producer and an important figure in the history of television, died yesterday of cancer at his home in Del Mar, Calif.

How did Desi Arnaz get lung cancer?

Arnaz’s doctor, Charles Campbell, also confirmed to The Los Angeles Times at the time that the actor died from lung cancer caused by his history of smoking. “It was from smoking those Cuban cigars; that’s the truth,” he said.

Did Lucy and Desi ever sleep in the same bed?

Lucy and Desi famously slept in separate beds when I Love Lucy premiered in 1951. However, the show did eventually get around to a double bed. In “First Stop,” which aired on January 17, 1955, Fred and Ethel swap sleeping arrangements with Lucy and Desi while on the road at an Ohio hotel.

How accurate was being the Ricardos?

While most of the major events of Being the Ricardos are true—Ball’s second pregnancy, Ball testifying to the House Un-American Activities Committee that she was not a communist, and a story in Confidential magazine about Arnaz’s infidelity—they did not happen over the course of one week, as we see in the movie.