If you enjoy old films, you probably watch Turner Classic Movies and that means you’re well acquainted with host Robert Osborne, 81. He had intended to be an actor and, as young man, was under contract to Desilu Productions. But one day Lucille Ball said to him, “You could be an actor, and I think you could be a success at it, but it’s not going to make you happy.” Read more in this interview by Susan King in the LA Times.