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For more than thirty years, Lucille Ball was one of the most recognized and loved entertainers in the world. Known to all simply as Lucy, she portrayed a scatterbrained housewife with the ability to turn simple chores into unparalleled fiascoes. Clumsy and unsophisticated at nearly everything she tried (and she tried nearly everything), the television Lucy won the hearts of average Americans across all social and cultural lines with her wacky schemes. Ironically, it was Ball's wide range of experience and talents that made her such a success in this role.
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When Lucille Ball was rocking in a cradle, these songs were topping the music charts: Back in 1911, the popular songs were: All Alone performed by Will Dillon; Baby Rose performed by Louis Weslyn; Daly's Reel sung by J.M. Daly; as well as Honey-Love by Jack Drislane. Also topping the musical charts: Jimmy Valentine by Edward Madden; Ragtime Violin by Irving Berlin; The Oceana Roll by Roger Lewis; and the ever popular When You're Away by Seymour Brown.
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Synopsis: Lucille Ball offers a seminal version of her Lucy Ricardo TV character in Her Husband's Affairs. Ball is cast as Margaret Weldon, the wife of advertising executive William Weldon (Franchot Tone). Though Weldon is successful, Margaret can't help but feel that he'd be more successful if she were toRead More
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Lucille Ball is best known for her television shows, but she ... appeared in dozens of films, was a Ziegfeld Girl, and was a successful businesswoman -- the first woman to own a film studio. Learn more about Lucy in these articles.
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The following year, Ball did a musical on Broadway, Wildcat, co-starring Paula Stewart. It was Stewart who introduced her to her next husband Gary Morton, a Borscht Belt stand-up comic who was thirteen years her junior. That marked the beginning of a 30-year friendship between Lucy and Paula. Morton told interviewers at the time that he had never seen Ball on television, since he was always performing during primetime. Ball immediately installed Morton in her production company, teaching him the television business and eventually promoting him to producer. Morton ... played occasional bit parts on Ball's various series.
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Biography of Lucille Ball who remains one of the most loved comedians of all time. A millionaire at the time of her death, Lucy was ... the first woman to ever run a multimillion dollar corporation.
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