Lucille Ball

Lucille Ball was one of the most talented women of her time. Lucy was born in 1910 in Celaron, New York. She left school at age 15 to become a stage actress. Lucille teamed up with her Cuban husband, Desi Arnaz for the "I Love Lucy" television show. From 1951 - 1957 they played Lucy and Ricky Ricardo, a middle class couple living in New York from 1951 - 1957. They had two children, daughter Lucie and son Little Ricky. In 1961 Lucille appeared on Broadway in "Wildcat." She starred in two other successful sitcoms, The Lucy Show (1961- 1980) and Here's Lucy (1968- 1973) and still continued to appear on television specials almost to her death.

1998, by Brittany, fourth grade

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