34. Lucy was the first woman to run a major studio in Hollywood
Along with her husband, Lucy formed Desilu Productions in 1950. She is the first woman to run a major production studio in Hollywood at a time when that was a male-dominated part of the industry. Desilu Productions was the original home of some other big TV shows from the time as well. CBS now owns the entire library of all of the Desilu-produced TV shows. While Desilu Productions no longer exists, you might recognize it today as the original Paramount Television which is still in production today.
