When he moved to the United States, Desi Arnaz turned to show business to support himself. In 1939, he starred on Broadway in the musical Too Many Girls. He went to Hollywood the next year to appear in the show's movie version at RKO, which starred Lucille Ball. Arnaz and Ball eloped on November 30, 1940.
An empty flight case apparently belonging to Clemente was the only personal item recovered from the plane. Clemente's teammate and close friend Manny Sanguillen was the only member of the Pirates not to attend Roberto's memorial service. The catcher chose instead to dive into the waters where Clemente's plane had crashed in an effort to find his teammate. Clemente's body was never recovered.
The Dodging Dodgers. 1  During his one season in Montreal, Roberto Clemente didnât play much. There were two basic and interrelated reasons: he had vast ability, and the Dodgers wanted to hide that immense talent from other interested teams. In 1947 the Dodgers made history by signing Jackie Robinson, at last breaking the color barrier in professional baseball.