• TV Series Finale, Thursday, April 21, 2011 3:31 PM

Marilyn Pugh Davis, a female TV sitcom pioneer as one of the main writers of the iconic "I Love Lucy," died last night at the age of 90.

Check out the write-up at TV Series Finale, which includes a clip where Davis explains that because she was the sole woman on the creative team, she often tried out Lucille Ball's stunts in advance -- like putting eggs down her blouse. When Ball did this on-camera it elicited the longest recorded audience laugh in television history, according to Davis' writing partner, Bob Carroll, Jr.

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