She registered to vote in the 1930’s as a Communist but voted for Eisenhower in 1952. She did give testimony to the House Un-American Activities Committee (the committee ignorant brain dead Liberals believe a U.S. Senator named McCarthy had something to do with) and later J. Edgar Hoover said about her “The only thing red about Lucy is her hair, and even that is not legitimate.”
thx ... I had no clue.
There were a whole lot of registered Communists in 1930. It was twelve years after the Bolshevik Revolution, and it had not yet become apparent to everyone what a really horrible idea it was.
I have a colleague whose wife’s grandmother recently passed away at 97. Commie in the 30’s. He jokingly used to call her Little Red Grandma.
"Arnaz was hysterical in defense of his wife, saying, “Lucy has always had a clear conscience about this. She has never been a Communist, and what’s more, she hates every Communist in Hollywood.” He later told a live audience before the taping of one the shows, “The only thing red about Lucy is her hair, and even that’s not legitimate.” Groan."
Ball was “cleared” by HUAC, and maniacal FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover declared that I Love Lucy was among his “favorites of the entertainment world.”