Name: Lucille Desiree Ball
Born: August 6, 1911 Jamestown, New York
Died: April 26, 1989 Cedars Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles, California (Cardiac Arrest)
Parents: Desiree Hunt Ball, Henry D. Ball
Married: Desiderio Alberto (Desi) Arnaz, November 30, 1940; Divorced: May 4, 1960
Married: Gary Morton, November 19, 1961
Children: Daughter: Lucie Desiree Arnaz
Son: Desiderio Alberto (Desi) Arnaz, Jr.
Education: Chautauqua Institute of Music, John Murray Anderson-Robert Milton Dramatic School, NYC
Lucille Ball Film Appearances:
Debut: Roman Scandals (Goldwyn, 1933)
Shorts: Three Little Pigskins (Columbia, 1934)
Perfectly Mismatched (Columbia, 1934)
One Live Ghost (Columbia, 1936)
So and Sew (RKO, 1936)
Lucille Ball Stage Appearances:
Wildcat (1961)
Alvin Theater, New York
Lucille Ball Tours:
United States: Hey Diddle Diddle (1937)
United States: Dream Girl (1947-48)
United States: vaudeville tour with Desi Arnaz (1950)
Lucille Ball Radio Appearances:
“The Jack Haley Show” (1938)
“My Favorite Husband” (CBS Radio, 1948-51)
Lucille Ball Television Appearances:
“I Love Lucy” (CBS, 1951-57)
“The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour” (CBS, 1957-60)
“The Lucy Show” (CBS, 1962-68)
“Here’s Lucy” (CBS, 1968-74)
“Life with Lucy” (ABC, 1986)
Lucille Ball Awards:Motion Picture Daily Awards:
Most Promising New Star, 1951;
Best Performer, 1952;
Best Comedy Team (with Desi Arnaz), 1954;
Best Comedienne, 1955, 1957
Emmy Awards:
Best Comedienne, 1952
Best Actress in a Continuing Performance, 1955 (“I Love Lucy”)
Outstanding Continuing Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Comedy Series, 1967, 1968 (“The Lucy Show”)
Named “Woman of the Year” by B’nai B’rith in 1953 – the first actress ever to receive the award
International Radio and Television Society: Gold Medal, 1971
Hollywood Women’s Press Club Golden Apple Award: Star of the Year, 1973
Ruby Award, 1974
Entertainer of the Year Award, 1975
Friar’s Club Life Achievement Award, 1977
Hollywood Foreign Press Association: Cecil B. De Mille Award, 1978
Television Academy Hall of Fame Inductee, 1984 Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts: Lifetime Achievement Citation, 1986
Hasty Pudding Award: Woman of the Year, 1988
Television Critics Association Annual Career Achievement Award, 1989
Presidential Medal of Freedom (posthumously), 1989
Women’s International Center (WIC) Living Legacy Award (posthumously), 1990
Named by Ladies Home Journal Books as one of the “100 Most Important Women of the 20th Century,” 1998
Recognized as one of the Most Influential Western New Yorkers of the 20th Century by Buffalo television, 1999
Selected by Newsweek as the Top Female Entertainer of the 20th Century Inducted into the National Women’s Hall of Fame, 2001
In August, 2005, the “Q score,” a survey that broadcasters and advertisers consult to measure a personality’s popularity, found Lucille Ball to be America’s most beloved deceased star. Others ranked among the top ten included Bob Hope, John Wayne, Jimmy Stewart, Red Skelton, Johnny Carson and John Ritter.
TVLand Legacy of Laughter Award (posthumously), 2007
