Question: was lucy and ricky married in real life

title: Lucille Ball
text: Ball 's career began in 1929 when she landed work as a model . Shortly thereafter , she began her performing career on Broadway using the stage names Diane Belmont and Dianne Belmont . She later appeared in several minor film roles in the 1930s and 1940s as a contract player for RKO Radio Pictures , being cast as a chorus girl or in similar roles . During this time , she met Cuban bandleader Desi Arnaz , and the two eloped in November 1940 . In the 1950s , Ball ventured into television . In 1951 , she and Arnaz created the sitcom I Love Lucy , a series that became one of the most beloved programs in television history . The same year , Ball gave birth to their first child , Lucie Arnaz , followed by Desi Arnaz , Jr. in 1953 . Ball and Arnaz divorced in May 1960 , and she married comedian Gary Morton in 1961 . 

Answer: answer: Yes. In the 1930s and 1940s, while working as a contract player for RKO Radio Pictures , Lucy met Cuban bandleader Desi Arnaz, and the two eloped in November 1940 . In 1951, she and Arnaz created the sitcom I Love Lucy, one of the most beloved programs in television history . They divorced in May 1960.