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Lucille Ball

Lucille Ball

Born August 6, 1911 · Jamestown, New York, USA

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.

Movies

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Yours, Mine and Ours

Yours, Mine and Ours

6.91968
Top Hat

Top Hat

Top Hat

7.31935
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Dance, Girl, Dance

Dance, Girl, Dance

6.41940
Mame

Mame

Mame

5.91974
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood

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Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood

6.01987
Lured

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6.31947
That's Entertainment! III

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7.01994
Stone Pillow

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Stone Pillow

6.91985
A Guide for the Married Man

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A Guide for the Married Man

5.91967
Night of 100 Stars II

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Night of 100 Stars II

6.81985
Stage Door

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Stage Door

7.11937
Carol + 2

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Carol + 2

10.01966
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6.22024
Room Service

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2.02011
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Lucy and Desi

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That's Dancing!

That's Dancing!

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6.01945
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5.61947
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6.51943
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The Dark Corner

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Fancy Pants

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Fancy Pants

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A Star Is Born World Premiere

8.01954
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Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood

5.81945

TV Shows

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The Dick Cavett Show

6.81968
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I Love Lucy

7.91951
What's My Line?

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What's My Line?

7.01950
Intimate Portrait

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Intimate Portrait

4.51993
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Here's Lucy

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Here's Lucy

6.71968
Dinah!

Dinah!

Dinah!

7.01974
The Bob Hope Show

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The Bob Hope Show

7.01950
The Ed Sullivan Show

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The Ed Sullivan Show

6.81948
The Jack Benny Program

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The Jack Benny Program

7.81950
This Is Your Life

This Is Your Life

This Is Your Life

6.51952
The Kennedy Center Honors

The Kennedy Center Honors

The Kennedy Center Honors

7.41978
The Danny Kaye Show

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The Danny Kaye Show

7.01963
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

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Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

6.31958
MGM Parade

MGM Parade

MGM Parade

7.51955
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts

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The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts

5.41973
The Flip Wilson Show

The Flip Wilson Show

The Flip Wilson Show

4.81970
Donny & Marie

Donny & Marie

Donny & Marie

6.81976
Entertainment Tonight

Entertainment Tonight

Entertainment Tonight

4.31981
The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour

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6.81969
Body Language

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8.01984
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6.31973
The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour

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8.71957
Password

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7.51961
The Emmy Awards

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7.91949
E! True Hollywood Story

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E! True Hollywood Story

8.21996
The Practice

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7.51976
Life with Lucy

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Life with Lucy

8.01986
The Ann Sothern Show

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7.51958
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9.01987

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8.02017
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Swing Out, Sweet Land

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6.01960
Go Chase Yourself

Go Chase Yourself

Go Chase Yourself

5.71938
A Woman of Distinction

A Woman of Distinction

A Woman of Distinction

7.01950
Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed

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Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed

5.72023
Lucy Calls the President

Lucy Calls the President

Lucy Calls the President

7.51977
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5.21974
Judy Garland: By Myself

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8.32004
Shirley MacLaine: Gypsy in My Soul

Shirley MacLaine: Gypsy in My Soul

Shirley MacLaine: Gypsy in My Soul

0.01976
Murder at the Vanities

Murder at the Vanities

Murder at the Vanities

5.61934
The Three Musketeers

The Three Musketeers

The Three Musketeers

6.91935
I Dream Too Much

I Dream Too Much

I Dream Too Much

5.41935
You Can't Fool Your Wife

You Can't Fool Your Wife

You Can't Fool Your Wife

5.51940
Showbiz Goes to War

Showbiz Goes to War

Showbiz Goes to War

10.01982
Fugitive Lady

Fugitive Lady

Fugitive Lady

8.01934
Joy of Living

Joy of Living

Joy of Living

5.91938
Jealousy

Jealousy

Jealousy

5.81934
Carnival

Carnival

Carnival

8.01935
The Magic Carpet

The Magic Carpet

The Magic Carpet

6.01951
Panama Lady

Panama Lady

Panama Lady

6.31939
Winterset

Winterset

Winterset

6.01936
Easy to Wed

Easy to Wed

Easy to Wed

6.41946
Sorrowful Jones

Sorrowful Jones

Sorrowful Jones

6.61949
Thousands Cheer

Thousands Cheer

Thousands Cheer

6.41943
Too Many Girls

Too Many Girls

Too Many Girls

5.91940
I'll Love You Always

I'll Love You Always

I'll Love You Always

5.01935
Old Man Rhythm

Old Man Rhythm

Old Man Rhythm

7.01935
Muss 'em Up

Muss 'em Up

Muss 'em Up

6.21936
Kid Millions

Kid Millions

Kid Millions

6.71934
CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years

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7.31976
That's Right – You're Wrong

That's Right – You're Wrong

That's Right – You're Wrong

6.31939
Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back

Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back

Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back

5.61934
Look Who's Laughing

Look Who's Laughing

Look Who's Laughing

6.71941
Meet the People

Meet the People

Meet the People

5.81944
Five Came Back

Five Came Back

Five Came Back

6.31939
Best Foot Forward

Best Foot Forward

Best Foot Forward

6.81943
Lucy and Desi: A Home Movie

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8.21993
Three Little Pigskins

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Three Little Pigskins

7.11934
The Lucille Ball Comedy Hour

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The Lucille Ball Comedy Hour

7.31964
The Facts of Life

The Facts of Life

The Facts of Life

5.31960
Having Wonderful Time

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Having Wonderful Time

4.91938
Easy Living

Easy Living

Easy Living

5.71949
Ellis in Freedomland

Ellis in Freedomland

Ellis in Freedomland

0.01952
The Affairs of Annabel

The Affairs of Annabel

The Affairs of Annabel

5.41938
The Time Element
Unreleased

The Time Element

The Time Element

0.0
A Beverly Hills Christmas

A Beverly Hills Christmas

A Beverly Hills Christmas

3.51987
Men of the Night

Men of the Night

Men of the Night

4.51934
Hold That Girl

Hold That Girl

Hold That Girl

9.01934
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC

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Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC

6.01988
Valley of the Sun

Valley of the Sun

Valley of the Sun

6.31942
Next Time I Marry

Next Time I Marry

Next Time I Marry

7.21938
Seven Days' Leave

Seven Days' Leave

Seven Days' Leave

7.31942
A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob

A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob

A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob

5.51941
A Night at the Biltmore Bowl

A Night at the Biltmore Bowl

A Night at the Biltmore Bowl

8.01935
Broadway Thru a Keyhole

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Broadway Thru a Keyhole

6.31933
Blood Money

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Blood Money

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That Girl from Paris

That Girl from Paris

That Girl from Paris

6.91936
Chatterbox

Chatterbox

Chatterbox

7.01936
Bottoms Up

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Bottoms Up

5.21934
Cher... and Other Fantasies

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Cher... and Other Fantasies

10.01979
Lucy Moves to NBC

Lucy Moves to NBC

Lucy Moves to NBC

3.31980
Lucy's Really Lost Moments

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Lucy's Really Lost Moments

6.51956
The Farmer in the Dell

The Farmer in the Dell

The Farmer in the Dell

7.01936
What Now, Catherine Curtis?

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What Now, Catherine Curtis?

8.51976
Bunker Bean

Bunker Bean

Bunker Bean

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Lover Come Back

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Twelve Crowded Hours

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Twelve Crowded Hours

5.71939
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One Live Ghost

6.71936
Two Smart People

Two Smart People

Two Smart People

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Perfectly Mismated

Perfectly Mismated

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Don't Tell the Wife

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Carnival Nights

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Carnival Nights

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0.0
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