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Lucille Ball
Age: 77 (passed away Apr. 26th, 1989)
Height: 5' 7"
Birth Place: Jamestown, New York, USA
Born: Aug. 6th, 1911
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NOTE: Complete List of Works can be found at
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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:
- Was one of the 20 original "Goldwyn Girls", along with 'Virginia Bruce' (qv); 'Ann Dvorak' (qv); 'Paulette Goddard' (qv) and 'Betty Grable' (qv).
- Lucy and 'Desi Arnaz' (qv) were married at the Byram River Beagle Club in Connecticut in 1940.
- For many years during their marriage, Lucy and 'Desi Arnaz' (qv) hid the fact that she was six years older then him by splitting the difference in their ages. She (born in 1911) said she was born in 1914 and he (born in 1917) also said he was born in 1914.
- Suffered a second miscarriage with her and 'Desi Arnaz' (qv)'s second child in 1949.
- In 1958, in order to raise funds for their various investments, she and 'Desi Arnaz' (qv) took Desilu public on the NYSE at $10 per share. She and Desi each retained 25% of the company, while each selling 25%. She took her $2,500,000 windfall, paid $600,000 in capital gains taxes and, always frugal, invested the remainder into bonds and securities.
- (3 March 1960) Filed for a divorce from husband 'Desi Arnaz' (qv), the day following the last day of filming _"The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour" (1957)_ (qv).
- Born a brunette.
- She was fired from working at an ice cream store because she kept forgetting to put bananas in banana splits.
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