NHD websites for Lucy

http://www.notablebiographies.com/Ba-Be/Ball-Lucille.html
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This website is a secondary source that tells the story of Lucille's Childhood where her father dies and who she was raised by. It also tells how Lucy gets arthritis and is home bound for three years. Another interesting fact found was the introduction of the red hair Lucy was characterized by.


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This website is a secondary source that tells that Lucy starred in 5 television shows during her career. Her first television success was a landmark of the 1950's. She served as a pioneer for women comedians as well as the television industry itself. Ball pioneered the 3 camera technique, She was the first woman to own her own studio and she won seven Emmys throughout her career, including Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Comedy Series several times, and Best Comedienne. For all of her work and contributions in comedy, she won a Lifetime Achievement Award in 1987.


http://www.freewebs.com/longlivelucy/lucilleBallbiography.htm
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*Moms name Desiree Eve Hunt.
*Dads name Henry Durell Ball
*Grandpa hunt became the father figure for Lucy.
Lucy became a Goldwyn girl which led to a contract with RKOandmaking pictures like “Roman scandals”.
*Tried every type of role she was given
*Roles: Romantic heroine, Musical Comedy star,& Dramatic actress.
*”I Love Lucy” gave birth to the 3 camera technique and was the first TV show to shoot on film.


Http://www.notablegraphies.com/Ba-Be/Ball-Lucille.html
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*Father Died of Typhoid fever
*Raised by grandparents.
*First acquired her flaming red hair in 1943, when metro Goldwyn Mayer (MGM)
Officials signed her to appear in opposite red skeleton in Cole Porte’s Du Berry was a lady.

further reasearch

fourth annotation:
http://www.museum.tv/archives/etv/B/html B/balllucille/balllucille.htm
Nina Leibman

Lucille Ball married Desi Arnaz in 1940 and Divorced in 1960 children: Lucille desiree and desi jr. Remarried in 1961 to gary morton. She was one of the few 1950's television stars to sucessfully fight the communist witch hunts of huac, when a 1953 walter winchell program attempted to derail her career.

This site helped my reaserch becuase it gave some home life exposure and also connected Luciile Ball politically.


Introduction:
Lucille Ball was known as the wise cracking red head, and even the vitametavegamin girl who dosed down spoonfuls of alchohol laced liquid shes trying to sell on tv.Everyone from around the world would watch as she conducted these hilarious routines for six seasons of "I love Lucy" Lucille Ball premeried in over 100 films, television shows and musicals. She opened up doors for other women actresses and in her sucess, she earned the title queen of comedy.