Lucille Ball

TV Actress

Birthday August 6, 1911

Birth Sign Leo

Birthplace Jamestown, NY

DEATH DATE Apr 26, 1989 (77)

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About

Classic actress and comedienne who became immortalized on TV's I Love Lucy, and was posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom and the Living Legacy Award. 

Before Fame

She briefly worked under the stage name of Diane Belmont, but was unable to keep a job as a chorus girl on Broadway. 

Trivia

She appeared in over 80 films from 1933 to 1989, including Panama LadyToo Many Girls, and Dubarry Was a Lady. 

Family Life

She was married to co-star Desi Arnaz from 1940 to 1960. She was married to Gary Morton from 1961 to her death in 1989. 

Associated With

She made a cameo in Lou Costello's film Abbott and Costello in Hollywood in Hollywood in 1945.

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Lucille Ball Highlights
Lucille Ball Highlights