datum of Birth
6 August 1911, Jamestown, New York, USA
Date of Death
26 April 1989, Beverly Hills, California, USA (acute aortic aneurysm)
Birth Name
Lucille Désirée Ball
Nickname
Technicolor Tessie
Queen of the B films (during the 1940s)
The First Lady of Television
Lucy
The Queen of Comedy
Height
5' 7" (1.70 m)
Mini Biography
Remembered as a dizzy sitcom redhead with toon business aspirations, Lucille Ball was, in fact, a toon business powerhouse and televisie pioneer. Throughout her teen years, Ball tried unsuccessfully to launch her toon business career, finally landing a spot as a "Ziegfeld Girl"....
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