Lucille
Desiree
"Lucy"
Ball
aka Arnaz, Morton
Born in Jamestown, Chautauqua County, New York, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Henry Durrell Ball
and Desiree Evelyn (Hunt) Peterson
Sister of
Frederick Henry Ball
Wife of
Desiderio Alberto (Arnaz y de Acha) Arnaz III
— married
1940 (to 1960) in Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States of America
Wife of
Morton (Goldaper) Morton
— married
1961 (to 1989) [location unknown]
Mother of
Lucie Arnaz
Died
at age 77
in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles County, California, United States
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Biography
Lucille Ball is Notable.
Lucille (Ball) Morton was born August 6, 1911 in Jamestown, New York, to Henry Durrell Ball and Désirée "DeDe" (Hunt) Ball.[1]
She was best known as the star of the self produced sitcoms I Love Lucy, The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour, The Lucy Show, Here's Lucy and Life with Lucy. She was an Actress, comedian, model, singer, film studio executive, and TV producer. She became the first woman to run a major television studio, Desilu Productions, in 1963.
She starred in I Love Lucy with her real-life husband Desi Arnaz, and actors Vivian Vance and William Frawley.[2] [3]
Education
Lucille attended the John Murray Anderson School for the Dramatic Arts [4]
Sibling - Frederick Henry Ball [5]
Marriages
- Actor/producer Desi Arnaz (married 1940, divorced 1960) with whom she costarred and produced.[6] This first marriage occurred in a judge's chambers in Greenwich, Connecticut, but after years of marital problems, they reconciled and were married in a church ceremony.[7]
- Comedian Gary Morton (married 1961 until her death in 1989)[8]
Children
Death Lucy died on April 26, 1989 in Beverly Hills, California.[11][12][13]
Recognition and Awards[2]
- Nominated for thirteen Primetime Emmy Awards, winning four
- One of the first recipients of the Women in Film Crystal Award Ball, in 1977.
- Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award in 1979
- Lifetime Achievement Award from the Kennedy Center Honors in 1986
- Governors Award from the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences in 1989
Quotes
- "I don't know anything about luck. I've never banked on it, and I'm afraid of people who do. Luck to me is something else hard work and realizing what is opportunity and what isn't." [14]
- "The secret of staying young is to live honestly, eat slowly, and lie about your age." [15]
- "I'm not funny. What I am is brave."[15]
- "Once in his life, every man is entitled to fall madly in love with a gorgeous redhead."[15]
- "I'd rather regret the things that I have done than the things that I have not."[15]
- "A man who correctly guesses a woman's age may be smart, but he's not very bright."[15]
Fun Facts
- Lucille Ball was responsible for convincing the studio execs at NBC to take a chance with Gene Roddenberry's first pilot for Star Trek called "The Cage". [16] Her financing and belief in the franchise helped start the cultural phenomenon.
- In 2001, the US Postal Service issued a postage stamp in her honor [17].
Sources
- ↑
Birth:
"New York State, Birth Index, 1881-1942"
New York State Department of Health; Albany, NY, USA; New York State Birth Index; Certificate Number: 43941
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 61667 #1580065 (accessed 29 March 2024)
Lucille Desiree Ball born on 6 Aug 1911 in Jamestown, New York, USA. - ↑ 2.0 2.1 Wikipedia contributors, "Lucille Ball," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lucille_Ball&oldid=716047110 (accessed April 19, 2016).
- ↑ Lucy Desi Museum & Center for Comedy.
- ↑ "Famous John Murray Anderson School for the Dramatic Arts Alumni." Biography.com.
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Fred Ball," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Fred_Ball&oldid=714328098 (accessed April 19, 2016).
- ↑
Marriage:
"Web: Connecticut, U.S., Marriage Records, 1897-1968"
Connecticut State Department of Health; Hartford, CT; Connecticut Vital Records — Index of Marriages, 1897-1968; URL: https://www.ctatatelibrarydata.org/marriage-records/
Ancestry Record 70865 #90047027 (accessed 29 March 2024)
Lucille Ball marriage to Desiderio Arnaz on 30 Nov 1940 in Greenwich, Connecticut, USA. - ↑ "God Enters: Marriage Saved" Dallas Morning News (Texas), Monday, February 28, 1955 Section: Part 1, Page 1. Accessed at GenealogyBank on 17 April 2016.
- ↑
Marriage:
"New York, New York, U.S., Marriage License Indexes, 1907-2018"
New York City Municipal Archives; New York, New York; Borough: Manhattan
Ancestry Record 61406 #904315710 (accessed 29 March 2024)
Lucille Arnaz marriage to Gary Morton in 1961 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA. - ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Desi Arnaz Jr.," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Desi_Arnaz_Jr.&oldid=713103356 (accessed April 19, 2016).
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Lucie Arnaz," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lucie_Arnaz&oldid=709429258 (accessed April 19, 2016).
- ↑
Death:
"California, U.S., Death Index, 1940-1997"
Place: Los Angeles; Date: 26 Apr 1989
Ancestry Record 5180 #5181713 (accessed 29 March 2024)
Lucille Ball Morton death 26 Apr 1989 (born 6 Aug 1911) in Los Angeles, mother's maiden name Hunt. - ↑
Death:
"United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007"
citing Digital film/folder number: DI0001099
FamilySearch Record: 6K4H-XX5K (accessed 29 March 2024)
Lucille Desiree Ball death 26 Apr 1989 (born 6 Aug 1911). - ↑ Find a Grave, database and images: accessed 21 June 2021), memorial page for Lucille Ball (6 Aug 1911–26 Apr 1989), Find A Grave: Memorial #7003071, citing Lake View Cemetery, Jamestown, Chautauqua County, New York, USA ; Maintained by Find A Grave.
- ↑ "Quotes by Lucille Ball." Peerie.com.
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 15.3 15.4 "Lucille Ball: Quotes." IMDb.
- ↑ https://www.startrek.com/news/how-lucille-ball-helped-star-trek-become-a-cultural-icon
- ↑ Smithsonian National Postal Museum https://postalmuseum.si.edu/exhibition/women-on-stamps-part-4-theatre-and-dance-funny-girls-female-comedians/lucille-ball
See also:
- 1915 Census: "New York State Census, 1915"
citing Page: 39; Line: 17
FamilySearch Record: K9FR-4KM (accessed 29 March 2024)
Lucill D Ball (3) daughter in household of Deseree Ball (22) in Ellicott, Chautauqua, New York, United States. - 1925 Census: "New York State Census, 1925"
citing Page: 16; Line: 34
FamilySearch Record: KS95-1MD (accessed 29 March 2024)
Luidel Ball (13) daughter in household of Luidel Ball (13) in Ellicott, A.D. 01, E.D. 02, Chautauqua, New York, United States. - "United States Census, 1930", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X7HV-TMX : accessed 19 April 2016), Lucille Ball in entry for Edward Peterson, 1930.
- "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K97Z-9JK : accessed 19 April 2016), Lucille Ball, Tract 387, West Hollywood, Beverly Hills Judicial Township, Los Angeles, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 19-62, sheet 6A, family 211, NARA digital publication T627 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012), roll 222.
- 1950 Census: "1950 United States Federal Census"
National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; Roll: 24; Page: 3; Enumeration District: 66-7C
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 62308 #269104468 (accessed 29 March 2024)
Lucille Ball Arnez (35), Actress, head of household in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA. Born in Montana. - "Lucille Ball: Early Career." Biography.com. A&E Television Networks.
- "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV54-SK4N : 10 September 2016), Lucille Or Diane Ball Or Belmont, Connecticut, United States, 27 Apr 1989; from "Recent Newspaper Obituaries (1977 - Today)," database, GenealogyBank.com (http://www.genealogybank.com : 2014); citing , born-digital text.
- Lucille Ball on IMDb
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Memories: 3
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Jennifer Fulk
Happy National I Love Lucy Day! (Edit: It's still October 15th where I live, not exactly the Oct 16th my comment appears to have been posted.) My siblings grew up as kids loving her show, and we still watch them to this day. It was only this year that we learned she's our 9th cousin three times removed. Tonight, at dinner, we're celebrating National I Love Lucy Day by rewatching her shows (I gave my sister the complete DVD set for Christmas one year) in her memory.
posted 16 Oct 2021 by Jennifer Fulk
[thank Jennifer]
I just found out through FamilySearch.org by using their RelativeFinder.org app that Lucy is my 9th cousin 2 x removed. My grandmother, Leone BUBECK nee DAVISON always said I reminded her of Lucy in looks and personality when I was a teenager. :-)
posted 20 Jun 2016 by Pamela (Roberson) Wells
[thank Pamela]
My favorite actor of all time. I remember staying up late at night on Saturdays to watch the Lucy and Desi Comedy Hour. At 10 years old it was the highlight of my week. I have seen nearly every episode of I love Lucy and the Comedy Hour, and they never get old. They are classic, timeless, and incomparable.
posted 17 Apr 2016 by Summer (Binkley) Orman
[thank Summer]
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Lucille and I share common ancestors on our Sprague lines. More interesting than that she also shares a common ancestor with Phyllis [Driver] Diller and Josh Groban as do I. Small world!
Please add Lucie Arnaz-3 as daughter.
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This profile should also be in the category of Television_Actors. Either that, or the American_Television_Actors category needs to be merged to the Television Actors category.
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CBS said the people would never watch a show about her and her husband Desi. She and desi went on the road to get people interested in their act. It was so liked that CBS had to take it back and make it a show. Film was too expensive so she and desi told them to pay them less and the show would belong to her and desi.
Their first show found the bleachers full before they even started, on September 8, 1951. She was not only beloved as an actress/entertainer, but also the first woman to ever run a major hollywood studio.
Source:
Meltzer, Brad, I am Lucille Ball: Ordinary People change the World, Penguin
When she was little she loved to horse around and when her dad would throw her in the air and catch her. At three she was performing at the grocery store and the customers would give her pennies and buy her candy. She also got to work at her aunt's beauty salon. She got to "style" the hair of the kids who came in with their parents.
She was 7 when she was sent to her grandma's.
When she was 8 her mom moved her to a new place that was next door to a real amusement park.
At 12 she knew making others laugh meant the same as power for her, and her principle realized she had pure talent. He encouraged her.
Her mom tried to send her to a fancy school for acting at 17. She got laughed at for her accent and told she had no talent.
At 21 she got her first real break, with the 3 stooges.
She was sent to live with her Grandmother Peterson at a young age. Grandmother Peterson was very strict and believed that happiness was a sin and looking in a mirror was a sign of vanity. Mirrors were banned as was having fun. Lucy would play in the chicken coop (it became her castle) and she had an imaginary friend named Sassafrassa. Sassafrassa gave her compliments and told her how beautiful she was. She would make faces in the windows of the trolly car to see the possibilities but would get in trouble if she was caught looking at herself. In 1952 and 1953, the studios did not think anyone would watch a wacky redhead and her Cuban husband. Two out of three households with TVs proved them wrong however every Monday Night.
Meltzer, Brad, Heroes for my son, pgs 52-53, Harper Collins Publish
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