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Lucille Ball

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Lucille Désirée Ball (August 6, 1911 - April 26, 1989) was a famous American comedic actress. Throughout her life, she had been active in various media such as film, television, stage, and radio, and became a symbol of American culture of an era. Some of her classic works such as "I Love Lucy", "Lucy Daisy Comedy Hour", "The Lucy Show", etc. still appear on the screen from time to time, bringing laughter to the audience. During Lucille's lifetime, she became one of America's most beloved and influential actors, as well as one of the longest-serving actors in Hollywood. Lucille began her acting career on television in the 1930s and became a B-movie star in the 1940s as well as a radio performer. By the 1950s, Lucille became a television star, and she continued to make movies into the 1970s. In 1962, Lucille Ball became the first woman to run a television audio and video company. Her company, Desi Road Studios, has created many popular television series. Lucille was nominated for the Emmy Award thirteen times and won four times. She received the Sissel B. DeMille Award at the Golden Globe Awards in 1979, the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Kennedy Center Performing Arts Awards in 1986, the Governor's Award from the Television and Film Society (ATAS) in 1989, and in 1999 Lucille was named one of the 100 most influential people of the 20th century by Time magazine. In 1929, Lucille started her first job as a model, and soon after, she began her acting career on Broadway. Her stage name at the time was "Danny Belmont." In the 1930s, she signed a contract with RKO and appeared in many small roles. Because of her many roles in B-movies, Lucille was called the "B-movie Queen." In 1951, Lucille starred in the television series "I Love Lucy," which ran until 1957 with a total of 180 episodes. After that, some adjustments were made to the format of the program: the program time was extended from 30 minutes to 60 minutes; some new characters were added; and there were some changes in the plot. A new show called The Lucy Daisy Comedy Hour returned to the screen and ran for three seasons (1957-1960) and 1

Category
Film & TV
Nationality
United States
Born
1911-08-06
Died
1989-04-26
Wikidata
Q209662
Occupations television actormovie actorcomediantelevision produceractorfilm directorproducermodelsingermerchantdirector
Aliases Diane BelmontFirst Lady of Television,Lucille BallLucille Ball ArnazLucille Ball MortonLucille Desiree BallLucille Desiree BallLucy BallQueen of the B Movies,Lucille BallLucille Ball

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