“Their love affair began immediately,” added Porter, whose new book with co-author Danforth Prince, “The Sad & Tragic Ending of Lucille Ball: Volume 2,” is out Tuesday. ![]() Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz, who eloped in 1940, had plenty of passion, but not enough faithfulness. Later that day, Ball re-emerged in a more elegant yellow sweater, beige pants and heels, with her hair perfectly set. ![]() In contrast to their cheery on-screen relationship, Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz had a tumultuous marriage, with Ball conducting a long affair with Henry Fonda (left) and the tabloids reporting on Arnaz’s many infidelities. “He wasn’t impressed at all, calling her a ’10-cent whore,’ a ‘p–a’ - the Spanish word for prostitute,” author Darwin Porter told The Post, noting that the 28-year-old Ball, five years older than Arnaz, was dressed for a role as a cheap burlesque dancer in the film “Dance, Girl, Dance” with Maureen O’Hara. The Cuban bandleader-turned-fledgling actor made a derogatory remark about the then-B-movie actress’ appearance. ![]() When Desi Arnaz first set eyes on Lucille Ball in the commissary of RKO Pictures in Hollywood in early 1940, it was not an auspicious beginning to their relationship.
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