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was cancelled after three months. She appeared in film and television roles for the rest of her career
until her death in April 1989 from an abdominal aortic aneurysm at the age of 77.
Ball was nominated for 13 Primetime Emmy Awards, winning four times. In 1960, she received two stars
for her work in film and television on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. In 1977, Ball was among the first
recipients of the Women in Film Crystal Award. She was also the recipient of the Golden Globe Cecil B.
DeMille Award in 1979, was inducted into the Television Hall of Fame in 1984, and received the Lifetime
Achievement Award from the Kennedy Center Honors in 1986, and the Governor’s Award from
the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences in 1989.

Along the way, Ball created a television dynasty and achieved several firsts. She was the first woman to
head a TV production company: Desilu, which she had formed with Arnaz. After their divorce in 1960,
she bought out his share and became a very actively engaged studio head. Desilu and I Love
Lucy pioneered a number of methods still in use in TV production today, such as filming before a live
studio audience with a number of cameras, and distinct sets, adjacent to each other.

References:
1. Relative Finder, associated with FamilySearch, and the Church of Latter Day Saints (LDS)
2. Wikipedia.org
3. See more – Top 10 Classic I Love Lucy Moments
4. LDS Family Tree attached

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