Lucille Ball's Main TV Roles Show Character(s) I Love Lucy Lucy Ricardo The Lucy Show Lucy Carmic… Donny and Marie Lucille Ball Here's Lucy Lucy Carter The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour Lucy Ricardo Dean Martin Celebrity Roast Woman of th… Life with Lucy Lucy Barker The Mary Tyler Moore Hour Lucille Ball Body Language Lucille Ball Make Room for Granddaddy Lucy Carter TV Land Moguls Lucille Ball Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse Lucy Ricardo

Main Movie Roles 1985 - That's Dancing! 1974 - Mame 1968 - Yours, Mine and Ours 1967 - A Guide for the Married Man 1960 - The Facts of Life 1956 - Forever, Darling 1947 - Lured 1946 - The Dark Corner 1946 - Easy to Wed 1945 - Without Love 1943 - Thousands Cheer 1943 - Du Barry Was a Lady 1943 - Best Foot Forward 1940 - Dance, Girl, Dance 1938 - Room Service 1938 - Joy of Living 1938 - Having Wonderful Time 1937 - Stage Door 1936 - Follow the Fleet 1935 - Roberta 1935 - Top Hat 1933 - Blood Money 1933 - Roman Scandals

BIOGRAPHY:

Remembered as a dizzy sitcom redhead with show business aspirations, Lucille Ball was, in fact, a show business powerhouse and television pioneer. Throughout her teen years, Ball tried unsuccessfully to launch her show business career, finally landing a spot as a "Ziegfeld Girl". She launched her Hollywood career as one of the "Goldwyn Girls", but she moved out from the crowd of starlets to starring roles. With "I Love Lucy" (1951), she and husband Desi Arnaz pioneered the 3-camera technique now the standard in filming TV sitcoms, and the concept of syndicating television programs. She was also the first woman to own her own film studio as the head of Desilu.


TRIVIA:

• Her younger brother, 'Fred Ball (II)' (1915-2007), moved from their hometown of Jamestown, NY, to join Lucy in Hollywood in the 1930s. Fred often accompanied 'Desi Arnaz' (qv)'s band on tour during the 1940s and 1950s, and was also on the Board of Directors of Desilu Productions. In later years Fred and his wife Zo operated a motel in Cottonwood, AZ, where he died. Fred also shared the same birthday as his niece 'Lucie Arnaz' (qv).
• Was tutored in comedy by 'Buster Keaton' (qv).
• Lucy and 'Desi Arnaz' (qv) began _"I Love Lucy" (1951)_ (qv) in the hopes of saving their crumbling marriage.
• Died the morning of April 26, 1989, the fifty-sixth birthday of her friend 'Carol Burnett' (qv). That afternoon Burnett received the flowers that Ball had ordered for her birthday.
• Had a superstition about the letters A and R, which is why her character was named Lucy RicARdo in _"I Love Lucy" (1951)_ (qv); Lucy CARmichael in _"The Lucy Show" (1962)_ (qv); Lucy CARter in _"Here's Lucy" (1968)_ (qv) and Lucy BARker in _"Life with Lucy" (1986)_ (qv) (she was also married to 'Desi ARnaz'). She believed she didn't have luck in her career until she changed her name to Arnaz.
• In 1962 she purchased 'Desi Arnaz' (qv)'s holdings in Desilu holdings for $3 million, as he wanted to retire to his horse ranch in Corona, CA, and lead a more stress-free life.
• Was once known as the "Chesterfield Girl" because she was the spokesmodel for Chesterfield cigarettes.
• Suffered third miscarriage in 1950 with husband 'Desi Arnaz' (qv).