Desilu Productions

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American company film production company television production company

Desilu Productions was a pioneering American television production company best known for creating and producing classic series such as "I Love Lucy" and for helping establish the multi-camera sitcom format.

Aliases (2)

Lucille Ball Productions ×3
Desilu Studios ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	American company → film production company → television production company →
associatedWithPerson	Jess Oppenheimer → Karl Freund → Vivian Vance → William Frawley →
country	United States →
developedFormat	three-camera sitcom production →
foundedBy	Desi Arnaz → Lucille Ball →
headquartersLocation	California → Hollywood → United States →
industry	film production → television production →
knownFor	live studio audience sitcoms → multi-camera sitcom format → pioneering television production techniques →
laterOwnedBy	Gulf+Western →
namedAfter	Desi Arnaz → Lucille Ball →
notableWork	I Love Lucy → Make Room for Daddy → Mission: Impossible → My Favorite Martian → Our Miss Brooks → Star Trek: The Original Series → The Andy Griffith Show → The Lucy Show → The Untouchables →
ownedBy	Desi Arnaz → Lucille Ball →
producedForNetwork	ABC → CBS → NBC →
producedGenre	drama series → situation comedy → variety shows →
producedSeries	I Love Lucy → Mission: Impossible → Star Trek: The Original Series →
significantContribution	established rerun syndication model for sitcoms → helped establish Hollywood as a center for television production → popularized filming television shows before a live audience →
successor	CBS Studios → Paramount Television →
usedTechnology	35mm film for television sitcoms →

Referenced by (12)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
All the Right Moves ("Lucille Ball Productions") → Gomer Pyle → Here's Lucy ("Lucille Ball Productions") → I Love Lucy → Life with Lucy ("Lucille Ball Productions") → The Danny Thomas Show → The Lucy Show →	productionCompany
Lucille Ball →	coFounded
Desi Arnaz →	founded
The Andy Griffith Show ("Desilu Studios") →	locationOfFilming
Lucille Ball →	owned
Star Trek →	producedBy