Lucille Désirée Ball (
August 6,
1911 –
April 26,
1989) was an iconic
American comedian,
actress and star of the landmark sitcoms
I Love Lucy,
The Lucy Show, and
Here's Lucy. A thirteen-time
Emmy Award winner (awarded 1953, 1956, 1967, 1968, 1976 [9 awarded]) with more than twenty-three other nominations. She was a charter member of the
Television Hall of Fame. A major
movie star, radio star, and "glamour girl" of the
1930s,
1940s,
1950s, and
1960s. She also achieved success as a
television actress from
1951 to the time of her passing in 1989. She received the
Kennedy Center Honors in 1986. Ball, known as the "Queen of Comedy," was also responsible with her then-husband,
Desi Arnaz, for the foundation of
Desilu Studios, a pioneering studio in American television production in the 1950s and 60s.
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