| Lucille Ball Quick Info | |
|---|---|
| Height | 5 ft 7½ in |
| Weight | 58 kg |
| Date of Birth | August 6, 1911 |
| Zodiac Sign | Leo |
| Date of Death | April 26, 1989 |
Lucille Ball was an American actor, voice actor, comic, singer, mannequin, studio government, and producer whose achievements embrace getting nominated for 13 Primetime Emmy Awards (successful 5 occasions) and being the recipient of a number of accolades just like the Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award and a pair of stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Born Name
Lucille Désirée Ball
Nick Names
Technicolor Tessie, Queen of the B motion pictures, The First Lady of Television, Lucy, The Queen of Comedy, Diane Belmont
Age
She was born on August 6, 1911.
Died
On April 26, 1989, she died on the age of 77 as a consequence of a ruptured stomach aortic aneurysm in Los Angeles, California, United States.
Resting Place
Lake View Cemetery, Jamestown, New York, United States
Sun Sign
Leo
Born Place
Jamestown, New York, United States
Residence
She resided in Beverly Hills, California, United States.
Nationality
Education
Lucille Ball attended John Murray Anderson School for the Dramatic Arts in New York City. During her time there, her instructors immediately acknowledged to her that she wouldn’t achieve success within the leisure enterprise and Lucille later acknowledged that “All I learned in drama school was how to be frightened.”
She additionally took piano classes at Chautauqua Institution.
Occupation
Actor, Voice Actor, Comedian, Singer, Model, Studio Executive, Producer
Family
- Father – Henry Durrell “Had” Ball (1887-1915) (Lineman for Bell Telephone)
- Mother – Désirée Evelyn “DeDe” Ball (née Hunt)
- Siblings – Frederick Henry Ball (Younger Brother) (Movie Studio Executive, Talent Manager)
- Others – Jasper Clinton Ball (Paternal Grandfather), Nellie Rebecca Durrell (Paternal Grandmother), Frederick Charles “Fred” Hunt (Maternal Grandfather), Flora Belle Orcutt (Maternal Grandmother), Zo Ball (Sister-In-Law), Edward Peterson (Stepfather)
Genre
Soundtrack
Instruments
Vocals, Piano
Net Worth
According to CelebNetWorth.com, her internet value was $60 Million on the time of her loss of life.
Build
Slim
Height
5 ft 7½ in or 171.5 cm
Weight
58 kg or 128 lbs
Boyfriend / Spouse
Lucille Ball had dated –
- Peter Lawford – RUMOR
- John Emery – RUMOR
- Franchot Tone – RUMOR
- Paul Douglas – RUMOR
- William Holden – RUMOR
- Pat DiCicco – RUMOR
- Orson Welles – RUMOR
- George Raft – RUMOR
- Eddie Fisher – RUMOR
- Cesar Romero – RUMOR
- Lee Bowman – RUMOR
- Bernard Newman
- Robert Mitchum – RUMOR
- Broderick Crawford
- Mack Gray
- Brian Donlevy – RUMOR
- Pandro S. Berman – RUMOR
- William Cagney – RUMOR
- Oscar Levant – RUMOR
- George Sanders – RUMOR
- Alexander Hall
- Milton Berle – RUMOR
- Johnny DeVita – In 1925, she began relationship Johnny DeVita, a 21-year-old native hoodlum, when she was simply 14 years previous.
- Gene Markey (1938) – She had an affair with director Gene Markey in 1938.
- Ralph Forbes (1938) – RUMOR
- Desi Arnaz (1940-1960) – She fell in love with Cuban-born bandleader and actor Desi Arnaz in 1940, after they met whereas filming the Rodgers and Hart stage hit Too Many Girls. They eloped the identical yr and have been blessed with 2 youngsters – a daughter named Lucie Désirée Arnaz (b. July 17, 1951) and a son named Desiderio Alberto Arnaz IV (professionally referred to as Desi Arnaz Jr.) (b. January 19, 1953). Lucille later claimed that their married life was “a nightmare” and nothing in any respect because it appeared on I Love Lucy. The couple divorced in 1960 however remained pals till Desi’s loss of life in 1986.
- Gary Morton (1961-1989) – She married Gary Morton, a Borscht Belt comedian who was 13 years her junior, in 1961 and so they remained collectively till her loss of life in 1989.
Race / Ethnicity
White
Lucille Ball was of English, Scottish, Welsh, and Scots-Irish/Northern Irish descent.
Hair Color
Red
Eye Color
Blue
Sexual Orientation
Straight
Distinctive Features
- Her trademark ‘spider face’ when one thing went flawed for her, accompanied by a “eugh” sound
- The expertise of bodily comedy
Brand Endorsements
She had carried out endorsement work for –
- Woodbury Facial Powder (Nineteen Forties) (Magazine Advertisements)
- Philip Morris Cigarettes (TV Commercial) (Nineteen Fifties) (w/Desi Arnaz)
Religion
Her household belonged to the Baptist church.
Lucille Ball Facts
- She was solely 3 years previous when her father died of typhoid fever at age 27.
- She was pals with Barbara Pepper, Gale Gordon, Ginger Rogers, Ann Sothern, Judy Garland, Paula Stewart, and Carol Burnett.
- After her loss of life, Lucille Ball’s physique was cremated and the ashes have been initially interred in Forest Lawn – Hollywood Hills Cemetery in Los Angeles. Her stays have been moved to the Hunt household plot at Lake View Cemetery in Jamestown, New York in 2002.
Featured Image by CBS Television / Flickr / Public Domain
