Lucille Ball
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1911-08-06
Place of Birth
Jamestown, New York, USA
Lucille Ball
Biography
Lucille Désirée Ball (August 6, 1911 – April 26, 1989) was an American comedian, film, television, stage and radio actress, model, film and television executive, and star of the sitcoms I Love Lucy, The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour, The Lucy Show, Here's Lucy and Life With Lucy. One of the most popular and influential stars in America during her lifetime, with one of Hollywood's longest careers, especially on television, Ball began acting in the 1930s, becoming both a radio actress and B-movie star in the 1940s, and then a television star during the 1950s. She was still making films in the 1960s and 1970s. Ball received thirteen Emmy Award nominations and four wins. In 1977 Ball was among the first recipients of the Women in Film Crystal Award. She was the recipient of the Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award in 1979, the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Kennedy Center Honors in 1986 and the Governors Award from the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences in 1989. In 1929, Ball landed work as a model and later began her performing career on Broadway using the stage name Dianne Belmont. She appeared in many small movie roles in the 1930s as a contract player for RKO Radio Pictures. Ball was labeled as the "Queen of the Bs" (referring to her many roles in B-films). In 1951, Ball was pivotal in the creation of the television series I Love Lucy. The show co-starred her then husband, Desi Arnaz as Ricky Ricardo and Vivian Vance and William Frawley as Ethel and Fred Mertz, the Ricardos' landlords and friends. The show ended in 1957 after 180 episodes. They then changed the format a little - lengthening the time of the show from 30 minutes to 60 minutes (the first one went 75 mins), adding some characters, altering the storyline somewhat, and renaming the show from "I Love Lucy" to "The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour", which ran for three seasons (1957–1960) and 13 episodes. Ball went on to star in two more successful television series: The Lucy Show, which ran on CBS from 1962 to 1968 (156 Episodes), and Here's Lucy from 1968 to 1974 (144 episodes). Her last attempt at a television series was a 1986 show called Life with Lucy - which failed miserably after 8 episodes aired although 13 were produced. Ball met and eloped with Cuban bandleader Desi Arnaz in 1940. On July 17, 1951, almost 40 years old, Ball gave birth to their first child, Lucie Désirée Arnaz. A year and a half later, Ball gave birth to their second child, Desiderio Alberto Arnaz IV, known as Desi Arnaz, Jr. Ball and Arnaz divorced on May 4, 1960. On April 26, 1989, Ball died of a dissecting aortic aneurysm at age 77. At the time of her death she had been married to her second husband, standup comedian and business partner Gary Morton, for twenty-eight years.
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Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers
Jan 01, 1985
A Guide for the Married Man
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Lured
Aug 28, 1947
Classic TV Bloopers Uncensored
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The Dark Corner
Apr 09, 1946
Roberta
Mar 07, 1935
The Long, Long Trailer
Feb 19, 1954
Without Love
Mar 22, 1945
Dance, Girl, Dance
Aug 30, 1940
Yours, Mine and Ours
Apr 24, 1968
Follow the Fleet
Feb 20, 1936
Forever, Darling
Feb 09, 1956
Mame
Mar 07, 1974
Best Foot Forward
Oct 08, 1943
Ziegfeld Follies
Aug 26, 1945
Miss Grant Takes Richmond
Oct 20, 1949
Du Barry Was a Lady
Aug 13, 1943
Thousands Cheer
Sep 13, 1943
Stage Door
Oct 08, 1937
Room Service
Sep 21, 1938
Easy to Wed
Jul 25, 1946
Joy of Living
May 06, 1938
Having Wonderful Time
Jul 01, 1938
The Facts of Life
Nov 14, 1960
Five Came Back
Jun 23, 1939
Lucy and Desi
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Dec 31, 1982
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Fancy Pants
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Sorrowful Jones
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All Star Party for Lucille Ball
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The Fuller Brush Girl
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Her Husband's Affairs
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The Magic Carpet
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Meet the People
Jun 01, 1944
Too Many Girls
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Critic's Choice
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Two Smart People
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The Big Street
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Twelve Crowded Hours
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Jack Benny's 20th Anniversary TV Special
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Seven Days' Leave
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The Affairs of Annabel
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Panama Lady
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Beauty for the Asking
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Bob Hope's Love Affair with Lucy
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Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
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Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
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A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob
Mar 14, 1941
Valley of the Sun
Feb 06, 1942
Look Who's Laughing
Nov 21, 1941
Bunker Bean
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Foolish Hearts
Dec 27, 1935
That Girl from Paris
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I Dream Too Much
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Lover Come Back
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You Can't Fool Your Wife
May 21, 1940
Go Chase Yourself
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Next Time I Marry
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Annabel Takes a Tour
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Don't Tell the Wife
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Kid Millions
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A Beverly Hills Christmas
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Moulin Rouge
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Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back
Aug 15, 1934
Blood Money
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Biography: Bob Hope: America's Entertainer
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The Affairs of Cellini
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CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years
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Top Hat
Aug 29, 1935
Old Man Rhythm
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Murder at the Vanities
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Lucy Calls the President
Nov 21, 1977
One Live Ghost
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Broadway Thru a Keyhole
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Night of 100 Stars II
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Jan 10, 1960
Television: The First Fifty Years
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Three for Two
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I Love Lucy: The Movie
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TV in Black: The First Fifty Years
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A Star Is Born World Premiere
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Perfectly Mismated
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Men of the Night
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Jealousy
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Fugitive Lady
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His Old Flame
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Lucy in London
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The Whole Town's Talking
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I'll Love You Always
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Hooray for Love
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A Night at the Biltmore Bowl
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Muss 'em Up
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Winterset
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So and Sew
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Dummy Ache
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A Woman of Distinction
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The Lucille Ball Comedy Hour
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Judy Garland: By Myself
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Dec 03, 2000
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Mar 20, 1968
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Nov 30, 1986
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Sep 20, 1986
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Feb 03, 1961
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E! True Hollywood Story
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