Lucille Ball’s Mother Once Sent Her to Live With Her 2nd Husband’s Parents After Her Husband’s Death—Here’s Why
stylecaster.comShe may be a Hollywood icon, but to Lucille Ball’s parents, she was just their daughter. Lucille—whose full name is Lucille Désirée Ball—was born on August 6, 1911, in Jamestown, New York, to Henry Durrell Ball and Desiree Evelyn Hunt. (Her middle name was inspired by her mother’s first name.) She started acting at the age of 12 years old when her stepfather encouraged her to audition for his Shriner’s chorus line.
In 1926, Lucille enrolled at the John Murray Anderson School for the Dramatic Arts in New York City (where Bette Davis was also a student).
Lucille said in a later interview that “all I learned in drama school was how to be frightened.” In 1940, Lucille met her future husband, Desi Arnaz, while filming the stage show, Too Many Girls.
The couple married that same year. Watch 'Lucy and Desi' $8.99+ Buy Now In 1948, Lucille was cast as Liz Cooper, a wacky wife in the CBS Radio comedy show, My Favorite Husband.
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