[2] Registered as a Communist in 1936 to placate her grandfather.
Father: Henry Durrell Ball ("Had", d. 1915 typhoid fever)
Mother: Desiree Evelyn Hunt (d. 1977)
Brother: Fredrick Ball ("Fred", b. 17-Jul-1915, d. 5-Feb-2007)
Boyfriend: Alexander Hall (film director, broken engagement)
Husband: Desi Arnaz (m. 30-Nov-1940, div. 4-May-1960, one daughter, one son)
Daughter: Lucie Arnaz (actress, b. 17-Jul-1951)
Son: Desi Arnaz, Jr. (actor, b. 19-Jan-1953)
Husband: Gary Morton (m. 19-Nov-1961, until her death)
Columbia Pictures
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
RKO Radio Pictures under contract
Endorsement of Philip Morris
Endorsement of Liggett Group Chesterfield cigarettes (1949-52)
Endorsement of General Electric 1952
Sgt. Pepper Lonely Heart
Broadcasting and Cable Hall of Fame
Emmy 1953 for Best Comedienne
Emmy 1956 for I Love Lucy
Emmy 1967 for The Lucy Show
Emmy 1968 for The Lucy Show
Hollywood Walk of Fame 6436 Hollywood Blvd. (motion picture)
Hollywood Walk of Fame 6104 Hollywood Blvd. (television)
Kennedy Center Honor 1986
National Women's Hall of Fame
Open Heart Surgery
Miscarriage multiple
Stroke May-1988
Paralyzed
Risk Factors: Rheumatoid Arthritis, Smoking, Aviophobia
TELEVISION
Here's Lucy Lucille Carter (1968-74)
The Lucy Show Lucy Carmichael (1962-68)
The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour Lucille Ball (1957-60)
I Love Lucy Lucy Ricardo (1951-57)
FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR
Stone Pillow (5-Nov-1985)
Mame (27-Mar-1974)
Yours, Mine and Ours (24-Apr-1968)
A Guide for the Married Man (25-May-1967)
Critic's Choice (13-Apr-1963) · Angela Ballantine
The Facts of Life (14-Nov-1960) · Kitty Weaver
Forever, Darling (9-Feb-1956)
The Long, Long Trailer (18-Feb-1954)
The Magic Carpet (Oct-1951)
The Fuller Brush Girl (15-Sep-1950)
Fancy Pants (19-Jul-1950)
Easy Living (8-Oct-1949) · Anne
Miss Grant Takes Richmond (20-Sep-1949) · Ellen Grant
Sorrowful Jones (5-Jun-1949)
Her Husband's Affairs (12-Nov-1947)
Lured (28-Aug-1947)
Easy to Wed (11-Jul-1946)
Lover Come Back (21-Jun-1946)
The Dark Corner (9-Apr-1946) · Kathleen
Ziegfeld Follies (8-Apr-1946) · Specialty
Without Love (22-Mar-1945) · Kitty Trimble
Meet the People (21-Apr-1944)
Thousands Cheer (13-Sep-1943) · Herself
Du Barry Was a Lady (13-Aug-1943)
Best Foot Forward (29-Jun-1943)
Seven Days' Leave (13-Nov-1942)
The Big Street (13-Aug-1942)
Valley of the Sun (6-Feb-1942)
Look Who's Laughing (21-Nov-1941) · Julie Patterson
A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob (4-Mar-1941)
Too Many Girls (8-Oct-1940)
Dance, Girl, Dance (30-Aug-1940)
You Can't Fool Your Wife (21-May-1940)
The Marines Fly High (4-Mar-1940)
That's Right -- You're Wrong (24-Nov-1939)
Five Came Back (23-Jun-1939) · Peggy Nolan
Beauty for the Asking (10-Feb-1939)
Annabel Takes a Tour (11-Nov-1938) · Annabel Allison
Room Service (30-Sep-1938) · Christine
The Affairs of Annabel (9-Sep-1938)
Having Wonderful Time (1-Jun-1938)
Joy of Living (6-May-1938)
Go Chase Yourself (22-Apr-1938)
Stage Door (8-Oct-1937)
Follow the Fleet (20-Feb-1936) · Kitty Collins
Chatterbox (17-Jan-1936) · Lillian Temple
I Dream Too Much (27-Nov-1935)
Author of books:
Love, Lucy (1996, memoir)
Appears on postage stamps:
USA, Scott #3523 (34 cents, self-adhesive, issued 6-Aug-2001)
AKA Lucille Desiree Ball
