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Desilu

defunct American production company
Organization television_production_company Q844652
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Desilu

Summary

Desilu is a television production company[1]. Desilu ranks in the top 10% of television_production_company entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,867 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Desilu is in the country of United States[3].
  • Desilu's instance of is recorded as television production company[4].
  • Desilu's founder is recorded as Lucille Ball[5].
  • Desilu's founder is recorded as Desi Arnaz[6].
  • Desilu is owned by Gulf and Western Industries[7].
  • Desilu's headquarters location is recorded as Los Angeles[8].
  • Desilu's Commons category is recorded as Desilu Productions[9].
  • 1950 marks the founding of Desilu[10].
  • Desilu was dissolved in 1967[11].
  • Desilu's product or material produced is recorded as I Love Lucy[12].
  • Desilu's replaced by is recorded as Paramount Television[13].

Body

Founding

Founders include Lucille Ball[5] and Desi Arnaz[6]. 1950 marks the founding of Desilu[10].

Operations

Desilu's headquarters location is recorded as Los Angeles[8].

Ownership

Desilu is owned by Gulf and Western Industries[7]. Desilu's product or material produced is recorded as I Love Lucy[12].

Dissolution

Desilu was dissolved in 1967[11].

Why It Matters

Desilu ranks in the top 10% of television_production_company entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,867 views/month).[2] Desilu has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] Desilu is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

Related Entities

CBS Corporation Desi Arnaz I Love Lucy Los Angeles Lucille Ball Mission: Impossible Ron Howard Star Trek: The Original Series United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Library of Congress Name Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Library of Congress Name Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Library of Congress Name Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Library of Congress Name Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Library of Congress Name Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . Library of Congress Name Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Library of Congress Name Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 10d ago · Trivialist · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Inception → —
    Country → United States
    Replaced by → Paramount Television
    Country → —
    + 16 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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