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At any time, day or night, \u003ci\u003eI Love Lucy\u003c\/i\u003e is on TV somewhere in the world--which means that, 24 hours a day, Lucille Ball is speaking the words that Madelyn Pugh Davis wrote.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOne of television's groundbreaking female writers, Madelyn helped shape the landscape of American comedy. As Lucille Ball's staff writer for nearly 50 years--spanning \u003ci\u003eI Love Lucy, The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour, The Lucy Show, Here's Lucy,\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLife with Lucy\u003c\/i\u003e--Madelyn was responsible for thousands of hours of classic TV. Many of the story elements used on the shows were, in fact, taken from Madelyn's own life and immortalized by Ball's comic genius.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis compelling memoir offers an unprecedented glimpse into the golden age of television comedy, celebrating the power of laughter, creativity, and perseverance in shaping American entertainment. 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