Lucille Ball

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Lucille Ball was an iconic American comedian, actress, and producer best known for starring in and co-creating the groundbreaking television sitcom "I Love Lucy."


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Predicate Object
instanceOf businesswoman
comedian
film actress
human
television actress
television producer
activeYearsEnd 1980s
activeYearsStart 1920s
awardReceived Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award
Kennedy Center Honors
Presidential Medal of Freedom
Primetime Emmy Award
causeOfDeath aortic dissection
child Desi Arnaz Jr.
Lucie Arnaz
coFounded Desilu Productions
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1911-08-06
dateOfDeath 1989-04-26
employer Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
RKO Radio Pictures
ethnicGroup American of English descent
familyName Ball
fieldOfWork radio comedy
television comedy
fullName Lucille Désirée Ball
genre situation comedy
slapstick comedy
givenName Lucille
hasStarOn Hollywood Walk of Fame
influenced American television comedy
languageSpoken English
notableAchievement first woman to run a major television studio in Hollywood
notableWork Here’s Lucy
I Love Lucy
Life with Lucy
My Favorite Husband
The Lucy Show
The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour
occupation actress
comedian
film producer
model
television producer
owned Desilu Productions
placeOfBirth Jamestown, New York, United States
placeOfDeath Los Angeles, California, United States
portrayedCharacter Lucy Ricardo
religion Roman Catholicism
residence Beverly Hills, California, United States
Los Angeles, California, United States
sexOrGender female
spouse Desi Arnaz
Gary Morton


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