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Lucille Ball

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

REAL NAME

Lucille Desiree Ball

BIRTHDAY

August 6, 1911

BORN ON DAY

Sunday

BIRTHPLACE

Jamestown, New York, United States of America

DIED AT AGE

77 Years 8 Months 20 Days

DEATHDATE

April 26, 1989

DEATHPLACE

Beverly Hills, California, United States of America

CAUSE OF DEATH

Aortic dissection

NATIONALITY

American

PROFESSION

Movies (Actress)

ZODIAC

LEO

ALSO NOTED FOR

Comedian, Model, Film Studio Executive, TV Producer

Physical Stats

WAIST

24 ''

Hip

35 ''

DRESS SIZE

N/A

HEIGHT

5'7''(feet & inches)

1.7018 meters

170.18 cm

WEIGHT

55 kg

121 lbs

Lucille Ball Family Members

Parents

MOTHER

Desiree Evelyn Hunt

FATHER

Henry Durrell Ball

BROTHER(S) NAME

Fred Ball

Lucille Ball Marriage, Affairs and Children

SPOUSE

Desi Arnaz (1940-1960)

SPOUSE

Gary Morton (1961-1989)

Fame & Address

DEBUT

Tillie the Toiler (Film 1927)

FAMOUS FROM/AS

I Love Lucy (Film 1953)

Education, Net Worth & More

RELIGION

Baptist

NET WORTH

$40 Million

LUCILLE BALL PICTURE

More Information

Career of Lucille Ball

She appeared for an uncredited role in the film 'Roman Scandals.' After many such small and supporting roles she was cast for the lead role in the Broadway play "Hey Diddle Diddle." She appeared as Liz Cooper in a radio program "My Favorite Husband." She also worked in I Love Lucy, which garnered her publicity. She worked in the sitcom "The Lucy Show."

Some Lesser Known Facts About Lucille Ball

Did Lucille Ball takes alcohol? Yes.
Was Lucille Ball in the habit of Smoking? Yes.
The actress was a recipient of two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. One for the contribution in the motion pictures and other is for television.
She played a small supporting role in the musical comedy film "Follow the Fleet." One of the members of the preview audience commented that the girl must be given more parts.
Ball was the first woman who owned a film studio at the time she became the head of Desilu Productions.
Before fame, she worked at an ice cream store but was fired as she often forgets to put bananas in banana splits.
The actress died on the 56th birthday of her friend Carol Burnett who received flowers ordered by Ball on the same afternoon.
She shaved off her eyebrows to play the character of a slave girl in the film "Roman Scandals."
The actress wanted Philip Morris to sponsor her show "I Love Lucy" for the purpose she kept her Chesterfield cigarettes in the packet of Philip Morris.
Ball was six years older than her first husband Desi Arnaz but they hid the fact for many years.
The actress was very superstitious with the letter A and R, that's why she always takes the character which has both these letters in their name. For instance, her character was Lucy Ricardo in 'I Love Lucy', while was Lucy Carter in Here's Lucy and many other characters with these alphabets in their name.
Ball faced various sad events as she suffered three miscarriages when she was married to Desi Arnaz.
One of her lesser-known facts that she worked as an extra in the silent comedy "Tillie the Toiler."
She had also taken piano lessons at the Chautauqua Institution.