(August 6, 1911 – April 26, 1989)

Lucille Désirée Ball  was a comedian, film, television, stage and radio
actress who is best remembered as Lucy McGillicuddy Ricardo, wife of
“Ricky” ( her actual husband Desi Arnaz) in the CBS-TV sitcom I Love
Lucy which ran from 1951 to 1957. Lucy was one of the most popular
stars in America with one of Hollywood’s longest running careers,
especially on television. She began acting in the 1930s on radio
and in B-movies.

Lucy received thirteen Emmy Award nominations with four wins. She
was among the first recipients of the Women in Film Crystal Award. She
received the Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award in 1979, the Lifetime
Achievement Award from the Kennedy Center Honors in 1986 and the
Governors Award from the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences
in 1989.

Lucy with husband Desi Arnaz

Filming an episode on the set of I Love Lucy