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Born | Lucille Désirée Ball August 6, 1911 Jamestown, New York , U.S. |
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Died | April 26, 1989 (aged 77) Los Angeles, California , U.S. |
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Burial place | Lake View Cemetery, Jamestown, New York [1] |
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Other names | - Lucille Ball Morton
- Lucille Ball Arnaz
- Diane Belmont
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Occupation | Actress, comedian, singer, model, film studio executive, TV producer |
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Years active | 1929–1989 |
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Spouse(s) | - Desi Arnaz (m. 1940; div. 1960)
- Gary Morton (m. 1961)
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Children | Lucie Arnaz Desi Arnaz Jr. |
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Relatives | Fred Ball (brother) |
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Lucille Désirée Ball (August 6, 1911 – April 26, 1989) was an
American actress, comedienne, model, entertainment studio executive and
producer. She was the star of the self-produced sitcoms I Love Lucy , The Lucy Show , Here's Lucy , and Life with Lucy , as well as comedy television specials aired under the title The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour . [2]
Ball's career began in 1929 when she landed work as a model. Shortly thereafter, she began her performing career on Broadway using the stage names
Diane Belmont and Dianne Belmont. She later appeared in several minor
film roles in the 1930s and 1940s as a contract player for RKO Radio Pictures , being cast as a chorus girl or in similar roles. During this time, she met Cuban bandleader Desi Arnaz , and the two eloped in November 1940. In the 1950s, Ball ventured into television. In 1951, she and Arnaz created the sitcom I Love Lucy ,
a series that became one of the most beloved programs in television
history. The same year, Ball gave birth to their first child, Lucie Arnaz ,[3] followed by Desi Arnaz Jr. in 1953.[4] Ball and Arnaz divorced in May 1960, and she married comedian Gary Morton in 1961.[5]
Following the end of I Love Lucy , Ball appeared in a Broadway musical, Wildcat ,
for a year from 1960 to 1961. However, the show received lukewarm
reviews and had to be shut down permanently when Ball became ill for a
brief time. After Wildcat , Ball reunited with I Love Lucy co-star Vivian Vance for the aforementioned Lucy Show , which Vance left in 1965 but which continued for three years with longtime friend of Ball's Gale Gordon who already had a recurring role on the program. The Lucy Show ended its run in 1968 and Ball immediately began appearing in a new series, Here's Lucy , with Gordon, frequent guest on her shows Mary Jane Croft , and Lucie and Desi Jr.; this program ran until 1974.
In 1962, Ball became the first woman to run a major television studio, Desilu Productions , which produced many popular television series, including Mission: Impossible and Star Trek .[6] Ball did not back away from acting completely. In 1985, she took on a dramatic role in a television film, Stone Pillow . The next year she starred in Life with Lucy ,
which was, unlike her other sitcoms, not well-received; the show was
cancelled after three months. She appeared in film and television roles
for the rest of her career until her death in April 1989 from an abdominal aortic aneurysm at the age of 77.[7]
Ball was nominated for 13 Primetime Emmy Awards , winning four times.[8] In 1960, she received two stars for her work in film and television on the Hollywood Walk of Fame .[9] In 1977, Ball was among the first recipients of the Women in Film Crystal Award .[10] She was also the recipient of the Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award in 1979,[11] was inducted into the Television Hall of Fame in 1984, and received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Kennedy Center Honors in 1986,[12] and the Governors Award from the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences in 1989.[13]
I Love Lucy
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I Love Lucy |
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Title shot from the syndicated edition of series. |
Written by | Jess Oppenheimer (Seasons 1–5) Madelyn Davis Bob Carroll Jr. Bob Schiller (Seasons 5–6) Bob Weiskopf (Seasons 5–6) |
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Starring | Lucille Ball Desi Arnaz Vivian Vance William Frawley Richard Keith |
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Theme music composer | Eliot Daniel (music) Harold Adamson (lyrics) |
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Composer(s) | Eliot Daniel Wilbur Hatch Marco Rizo |
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Country of origin | United States |
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Original language(s) | English, Spanish |
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No. of seasons | 6 |
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No. of episodes | 181 (including the "lost" Christmas episode and original pilot) |
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Producer(s) | Jess Oppenheimer Desi Arnaz (executive) |
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Production location(s) | Desilu Studios Los Angeles , California |
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Camera setup | Multi-camera |
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Running time | 23–26.5 minutes unedited, including opening and closing credits |
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Audio format | Monaural |
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Original release | October 15, 1951 – May 6, 1957 |
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I Love Lucy is an American television sitcom that originally ran on CBS
from October 15, 1951 to May 6, 1957, with a total of 180 half-hour
episodes spanning six seasons (including the 'lost' original pilot and
Christmas episode). The show starred Lucille Ball , her real-life husband Desi Arnaz , Vivian Vance , and William Frawley . It followed the life of Lucy Ricardo (Ball), a middle-class housewife in New York City ,
who either concocted plans with her best friends (Vance & Frawley)
to appear alongside her bandleader husband Ricky Ricardo (Arnaz) in his
nightclub, or tried numerous schemes to mingle with, or be a part of
show business. After the series ended in 1957, a modified version
continued for three more seasons with 13 one-hour specials; it ran from
1957 to 1960. It was first known as The Lucille Ball-Desi Arnaz Show and later in reruns as The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour .
I Love Lucy became the most-watched show in the United
States in four of its six seasons, and it was the first to end its run
at the top of the Nielsen ratings (an accomplishment later matched only by The Andy Griffith Show in 1968 and Seinfeld in 1998). As of 2011, episodes of the show have been syndicated in dozens of languages across the world[3] [4] and remain popular with an American audience of 40 million each year.[5] A colorized
version of its Christmas episode attracted more than 8 million viewers
when CBS aired it in prime time in 2013, 62 years after the show
premiered; CBS has aired two to three colorized episodes each year since
then, once at Christmas and again in the spring.[6]
The show, which was the first scripted television program to be shot on 35mm film in front of a studio audience, won five Emmy Awards and received numerous nominations and honors. It was the first show ever to feature an ensemble cast .[7]
It is often regarded as one of the greatest and most influential
sitcoms in history. In 2012, it was voted the 'Best TV Show of All Time'
in a survey conducted by ABC News and People magazine .[8]
The list Heroes Rank Hero Actor Film Year Notes 1. Atticus Finch Gregory Peck To Kill a Mockingbird 1962 Loosely based upon the father of Harper Lee 2. Indiana Jones Harrison Ford Raiders of the Lost Ark 1981 3. James Bond Sean Connery Dr. No 1962 4. Rick Blaine Humphrey Bogart Casablanca 1942 5. Will Kane Gary Cooper High Noon 1952 6. Clarice Starling Jodie Foster The Silence of the Lambs 1991 7. Rocky Balboa Sylvester Stallone Rocky 1976 8. Ellen Ripley Sigourney Weaver Aliens 1986 9. George Bailey James Stewart It's a Wonderful Life 1946 10. T. E. Lawrence Peter O'Toole Lawrence of Arabia 1962 Historical figure 11. Jefferson Smith James Stewart Mr. Smith Goes to Washington 1939 12. Tom Joad Henry Fonda The Grapes of Wrath 1940 13. Oskar Schindler Liam Neeson Schindler's List 1993 Historical figure 14. Han Solo Harrison Ford Star Wars 1977 15. Norma Rae Webster Sally Field Norma Rae 1979 Based upon southern mill worker Crystal Lee Sutton 16. Shane Alan Ladd Shane 1953 17. Harry Callahan Clint Eastwood Dirty Harry 1971 18. Robin Hood Errol Flynn The Adventures of Robin Hood 1938 19. Virgil Tibbs Sidney Poitier In the Heat of the Night 1967 20. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid Paul Newman and Robert Redford Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid 1969 Historical figures 21. Mahatma Gandhi Ben Kingsley Gandhi 1982 Historical figure 22. Spartacus Kirk Douglas Spartacus 1960 Historical figure 23. Terry Malloy Marlon Brando On the Waterfront 1954 24. Thelma Dickinson and Louise Sawyer Geena Davis and Susan Sarandon Thelma & Louise 1991 25. Lou Gehrig Gary Cooper The Pride of the Yankees 1942 Historical figure 26. Superman Christopher Reeve Superman 1978 27. Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein Robert Redford and Dustin Hoffman All the President's Men 1976 Historical figures 28. Juror #8 Henry Fonda 12 Angry Men 1957 29. General George Patton George C. Scott Patton 1970 Historical figure 30. Lucas (Luke) Jackson Paul Newman Cool Hand Luke 1967 31. Erin Brockovich Julia Roberts Erin Brockovich 2000 Historical figure 32. Philip Marlowe Humphrey Bogart The Big Sleep 1946 33. Marge Gunderson Frances McDormand Fargo 1996 34. Tarzan Johnny Weissmuller Tarzan the Ape Man 1932 35. Alvin York Gary Cooper Sergeant York 1941 Historical figure 36. Rooster Cogburn John Wayne True Grit 1969 37. Obi-Wan Kenobi Alec Guinness Star Wars 1977 38. The Tramp Charlie Chaplin City Lights 1931 39. Lassie Pal Lassie Come Home 1943 40. Frank Serpico Al Pacino Serpico 1973 Historical figure 41. Arthur Chipping Robert Donat Goodbye, Mr. Chips 1939 42. Father Edward Spencer Tracy Boys Town 1938 Historical figure 43. Moses Charlton Heston The Ten Commandments 1956 Biblical figure 44.
Jimmy "Popeye" Doyle Gene Hackman The French Connection
1971 Based upon New York City Police Detective Eddie Egan 45. Zorro Tyrone Power The Mark of Zorro 1940 46. Batman Michael Keaton Batman 1989 47. Karen Silkwood Meryl Streep Silkwood 1983 Historical figure 48. The T-800 Arnold Schwarzenegger Terminator 2: Judgment Day 1991 49. Andrew Beckett Tom Hanks Philadelphia 1993 50. General Maximus Decimus Meridius Russell Crowe Gladiator 2000 Villains Rank Villain Actor Film Year Notes 1. Dr. Hannibal Lecter Anthony Hopkins The Silence of the Lambs 1991 2. Norman Bates Anthony Perkins Psycho 1960 Loosely based upon killer Ed Gein 3. Darth Vader David Prowse (voiced by James Earl Jones) The Empire Strikes Back 1980 4. The Wicked Witch of the West Margaret Hamilton The Wizard of Oz 1939 5. Nurse Ratched Louise Fletcher One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 1975 6. Mr. Potter Lionel Barrymore It's a Wonderful Life 1946 7. Alex Forrest Glenn Close Fatal Attraction 1987 8. Phyllis Dietrichson Barbara Stanwyck Double Indemnity 1944 9. Regan MacNeil (as possessed by "Satan") Linda Blair (voiced by Mercedes McCambridge) The Exorcist 1973 10. The Evil Queen Voice of Lucille La Verne Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs 1937 11. Michael Corleone Al Pacino The Godfather Part II 1974 12. Alex DeLarge Malcolm McDowell A Clockwork Orange 1971 13. HAL 9000 Voice of Douglas Rain 2001: A Space Odyssey 1968 14. The Alien Bolaji Badejo Alien 1979 15. Amon Goeth Ralph Fiennes Schindler's List 1993 Historical figure 16. Noah Cross John Huston Chinatown 1974 17. Annie Wilkes Kathy Bates Misery 1990 18. The Shark "Bruce"[2] Jaws 1975 19. Captain Bligh Charles Laughton Mutiny on the Bounty 1935 Historical figure 20. Man Voiced by Paul Starrs Bambi 1942 21. Mrs. Eleanor Iselin Angela Lansbury The Manchurian Candidate 1962 22. Terminator Arnold Schwarzenegger The Terminator 1984 23. Eve Harrington Anne Baxter All About Eve 1950 24. Gordon Gekko Michael Douglas Wall Street 1987 25. Jack Torrance Jack Nicholson The Shining 1980 26. Cody Jarrett James Cagney White Heat 1949 27. Martians Various The War of the Worlds 1953 28. Max Cady Robert Mitchum Cape Fear 1962 29. Reverend Harry Powell Robert Mitchum The Night of the Hunter 1955 30. Travis Bickle Robert De Niro Taxi Driver 1976 31. Mrs. Danvers Judith Anderson Rebecca 1940 32. Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway Bonnie and Clyde 1967 Historical figures 33. Count Dracula Bela Lugosi Dracula 1931 34. Dr. Szell Laurence Olivier Marathon Man 1976 35. J.J. Hunsecker Burt Lancaster Sweet Smell of Success 1957 Based upon columnist Walter Winchell 36. Frank Booth Dennis Hopper Blue Velvet 1986 37. Harry Lime Orson Welles The Third Man 1949 38. Caesar Enrico Bandello Edward G. Robinson Little Caesar 1931 39. Cruella De Vil Voice by Betty Lou Gerson One Hundred and One Dalmatians 1961 40. Freddy Krueger Robert Englund A Nightmare on Elm Street 1984 41. Joan Crawford Faye Dunaway Mommie Dearest 1981 Historical figure 42. Tom Powers James Cagney The Public Enemy 1931 43. Regina Giddens Bette Davis The Little Foxes 1941 44. Baby Jane Hudson Bette Davis What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? 1962 45. The Joker Jack Nicholson Batman 1989 46. Hans Gruber Alan Rickman Die Hard 1988 47. Tony Camonte Paul Muni Scarface 1932 48. Verbal Kint Kevin Spacey The Usual Suspects 1995 49. Auric Goldfinger Gert Fröbe (voiced by Michael Collins) Goldfinger 1964 50. Detective Alonzo Harris Denzel Washington Training Day 2001
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