Who is Lucille Ball?
Lucille Ball, born 6 August 1911, in Jamestown, New York, is known and loved worldwide as “Lucy”. Lucille Ball did it all in the entertainment industry — from feature films to radio to television and even some modeling and vaudeville. Her situation comedy “I Love Lucy” remained at number one in the television ratings for four out of the six years it aired. Ball was struck by the acting bug as a teen and quit high school at age 15 to pursue her dream. She did not find much acting work in her early years, but instead became successful as a model. By the time she was 18 years old, however, she would begin a career that would include over 70 feature films. At first, Ball had unbilled bit parts, then she was billed as Diane Belmont before she was known as Lucille Ball. She was under contract first with Columbia in 1934 and then Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) in 1943. She quickly became an accomplished film actress, but not yet the break-out star she would later become. Three years before “I Lov
