Lucille Ball - Фильмы

Lucille Désirée Ball (August 6, 1911 – April 26, 1989) was an American comedian, кино, television, stage and radio actress, model, film and television executive, and star of the сериалы (I Love Lucy, The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour, The Lucy Show, Here's Lucy and Life With Lucy. One of the most popular and influential stars in America during her lifetime, with one of Hollywood's longest careers, especially on television, Мяч began acting in the 1930s, becoming both a radio актрисы and B-movie star in the 1940s, and then a television star during the 1950s. She was still making films in the 1960s and 1970s. Мяч received thirteen Эмми номинаций and four wins. In 1977 Ball was among the first recipient of the Women in Film Crystal Award. She was the recipient of 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. In 1929, Ball landed work as a model and later began performing her career on Broadway using the stage name Дайан Белмонт. She appeared in many small movie roles in the 1930s as a contract player for RKO Radio Pictures. Ball was labeled as the "Queen of the Bs" (referring to her many roles in B-фильмов). In 1951, Ball was pivotal in the creation of the television series I Love Lucy. The show co-starred her then husband, Дези Арнас as Ricky Ricardo and Vivian Vance and William Frawley as Ethel and Fred Mertz, the Ricardos' landlords and friends. The show ended in 1957 after 180 episodes. They then changed the format a little - lengthening the time of the show from 30 минут до 60 минут (the first one went 75 мин), adding some characters, altering the storyline somewhat, and renaming the show from "I Love Lucy" to "The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour", which ran for three seasons (1957-1960) и 13 эпизодов. Ball went on to star in two more successful television series: The Lucy Show, which ran on CBS from 1962 to 1968 (156 Эпизодов), and Here's Lucy from 1968 to 1974 (144 episodes). Her last attempt at a television series was a 1986 show called Life with Lucy - which failed miserably after 8 episodes aired although 13 were produced. Бал met and eloped with Cuban bandleader Дези Арнас in 1940. On July 17, 1951, almost 40 years old, Мяч gave birth to their first child, Люсия Желаемую Арнас. A year and a half later, Мяч gave birth to their second child, Дезидерио Альберто Арнас IV, known as Desi Arnaz Jr. Ball and Арнас divorced on May 4, 1960. On April 26, 1989, Мяч died of a dissecting aortic aneurysm at age 77. At the time of her death she had been married to her second husband, standup comedian and business partner Гэри Мортон, for twenty-eight years.