Lucille Désirée Ball was an American actress, comedian, model, studio executive, and producer. Lucille was born on August 6, 1911, in Jamestown, New York, U.S. Lucille was born to Henry Durrell “Had” Ball (1887–1915), a lineman for Bell Telephone, and Désirée Evelyn “DeDe” Ball (1892–1977).
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Lucille was a very talented actress during her days. For the Primetime Emmy Awards, she was nominated 13 times and won five times. Aside from the Emmy Awards, she was the recipient of several other accolades, such as the Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award and two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
In 1940, Lucille met what many refer to as “Love at first sight”. She met Cuban-born bandleader Desi Arnaz while filming the Rodgers and Hart stage hit Too Many Girls. When they saw each other again on the second day, the two fell in love immediately.
The wonderful start to their love story seemed to have been fading out. Ball filed for divorce in 1944, getting an interlocutory decree; however, Arnaz and she reconciled, which precluded the entry of a final decree.
Their reconciliation seemed to have opened the door for babies. Ball gave birth to her daughter Lucie Désirée Arnaz just one month before her 40th birthday.
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A year and a half later, Ball gave birth to her second child, Desiderio Alberto Arnaz IV, known as Desi Arnaz, Jr.
On May 4, 1960, the love story ended; Arnaz and Ball remained friends and often spoke very fondly of each other until he died in 1986.
Lucille Ball then married Gary Morton in 1961.
How Did Lucille Ball Die?
One thing that emerged from the investigation of her death was that Lucille Ball was a heavy smoker which many did not see her do.
Ball complained of chest pain at her home in Beverly Hill and was taken to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles On April 18, 1989. The Doctors diagnosed her with a dissecting aortic aneurysm and underwent surgery to repair her aorta and a successful seven-hour aortic valve replacement.
Shortly after dawn on April 26, Ball awoke with severe back pain then lost consciousness and died.
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