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- Born: August 6, 1911
- Birth place: Jamestown, New York
- Nominated for 13 Emmy Awards (won four)
- Subpoenaed by the House Committee on Un-American Activities
- Had two children with Desi Arnaz: Lucie Arnaz and Desi Arnaz Jr.
- Died on April 26, 1989 from heart failure
- One of Time Magazine's 100 Most Important People of the Century
- On September 2, 2008, Cassandria Lucianna Carlson claimed to be the long lost granddaughter of Ball and Arnaz
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Actress and comedian Lucille Ball starred on the sitcom I Love Lucy. She was also the first woman to head a film studio after founding Desilu Productions with her husband Desi Arnaz in 1950.
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Career Before Lucy
Ball briefly studied acting at John Murray Anderson School for the Dramatic Arts in New York City (along with classmate Bette Davis) before being sent home after she was told she lacked talent. Soon after, she became a successful stage performer and spokesmodel, hawking, among other products, Chesterfield cigarettes.In the 1930s, she moved to Hollywood, where she was cast in a variety of small roles or parts in B-grade genre movies. In 1940, Ball met Cuban bandleader Desi Arnaz, and they married later that year.
In 1948, Ball was cast on the radio show My Favorite Husband, playing a wacky housewife. CBS wanted to turn the radio show into a project for TV, and after Ball insisted that a part be found for her husband, the concept for I Love Lucy was born.
I Love Lucy
Lucy ran for six seasons, from October 15, 1951 to May 6, 1957. It is now regarded as one of the greatest and most innovative TV series of all time, inventing the 3-camera format that has remained the most familiar sitcom style, and introducing a variety of other concepts that have become TV mainstays.Arnaz and Ball produced the show themselves through their Desilu Productions company, and also worked on other TV series, including Our Miss Brooks and Mission: Impossible.
After Lucy
Ball and Arnaz divorced three years after the end of Lucy in 1960. Ball returned to the theater, touring in a production of the musical Wildcat (for which she famously performed the song "Hey, Look Me Over") and appearing in the films Yours, Mine and Ours, Mame and others.She starred in two more successful sitcoms, The Lucy Show, which ran from 1962–68, and Here's Lucy, in which she starred with her two children.
In 1986, she returned to TV again with the series Life With Lucy, but it only lasted a few episodes. In 1989, Ball died after suffering from a dissecting aortic aneurysm.
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Lucille Ball Questions
Golf range balls compared to regular golf balls? 1 AnswerHere's a post I found on Golfrewind.com... "I once asked a pro at a range I used to go to about the distance differences. He told me that with wedges, the dista... read more
cheese balls? 2 AnswersHere is a Yummy cheese balls recipe for all occasions served either hot or cold. Please see the wonderful video from videojug.com. We are also delighted to wat... read more
Whats the best brand of bowling ball? 2 AnswersAlthough I am certainly no bowling expert, I have heard that Brunswick and Storm seem to be two of the best brands. Here are some things that you should consi... read more
A student throws a basketball into the air with some initial velocity. Another students drop a hockey ball at the same instant. Compare 2 AnswersI'm going to make a few assumptions like a hockey ball and a hockey puck are the same thing. ;-) Also, the initial speed of the basketball is X, and third, I'... read more
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Lucille Ball Timeline
- Note: The majority of the links in this timeline are to IMDb, which has pop-ups.
- August 6, 1911: Born
- 1934: Moulin Rouge
- 1936: That Girl from Paris
- 1938: The Affairs of Annabel
- 1942: The Big Street
- 1946: Ziegfeld Follies
- 1951-1957: I Love Lucy
- 1957-1960: The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour
- 1962-1968: The Lucy Show
- 1968: Yours, Mine and Ours
- 1968-1974: Here's Lucy
- 1974: Mame
- 1986: Life with Lucy
- April 26, 1989: Died
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"I'd rather regret the things that I have done than the things that I have not done." Lucille Ball
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"Food has replaced sex in my life. Now I can't even get into my own pants." -Lucille Ball
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