AFTERLIFE : Tombstones
Lucille Ball
BY: Gregg Felsen
BORN: August 6, 1911, in Jamestown, New York. DIED: April 26, 1989, in Los Angeles, California. BURIED: Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Hollywood Hills, California. CONTRIBUTIONS: One-time fashion model, showgirl, Broadway and screen actress, and radio personality who gained worldwide fame for her physical humor and unmatched comic timing. Best remebered as the dizzy redheaded star of the CBS television series I Love Lucy, which aired between 1951-1957. Ball was an astute businesswoman who controlled her own studio, Desilu Productions, from 1962-1967. CAUSE OF DEATH: Complications following surgery for repair of ruptured abdominal aorta. TRIBUTE: "Lucille Ball possessed the gift of laughter. But she also embodied an even greater treasure--the gift of love. She appealed to the gentler impulses of the human spirit. She was not merely an actress or comedian. She was Lucy and she was loved." --Former President Bush on April 26, 1989.
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