Vivian Vance
Name at birth: Vivian Roberta JonesBorn: July 26, 1909 in Cherry Vale, Kansas Died:August 17, 1979 of cancer in California "The world has lost one of the greatest perfromers of the stage, films and television." Lucille Ball 8-17-79 "It's bad enough to lose one of the great artists we had the honor and pleasure of working with, but it's even harder to reconcile the loss of one of your best friend's." Desi Arnaz 8-17-79
Marriages
Joseph Shearer Danneck JR. 10-26-28, George Koch 1-5-33 divorced in July of 1940 Phil Ober 1941-1959, Divorced John Dodds 1961- until Viv's death in 1979
Plays 1934 "Anything Goes" 1936 "Red, Hot and Blue" 1937 "Hooray for What" 1939 "Skylark" 1940 "Out From Under" 1941 "Let's Face It" 1947 "Cradle Will Rock" 1951 "My Daughter Your Son"
Movies 1950 "Secret Fury" 1951 "The Blue Veil" 1965 "The Great Race"
TV Movies 1971 "Getting Away From it All" 1976 "The Great Houdinies"
TV Shows
1951-1957 I Love Lucy 1957-1960 The Lucy Desi Comedy Hour The Lucy Show 1962-1965 1962-1965 Guestward, Ho
Commercials Schaeffer Snorkel Pen - I Love Lucy Years Maxwell House Coffee- 1970's
Awards
1953- Emmy- Best supporting actress 1954- Emmy- The role of Ethel Mertz
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