1911 Lucille Ball is born on August 6th in Celeron, New York. 1911 Family moves to Butte, Montana, where her father contracts and dies of typhoid fever. The family returns to Celeron. 1915 Lucille is active in the Drama Club in high school until she drops out and moves to Manhattan to study acting. 1926 Becomes Chesterfield cigarette's Poster Girl under the name of "Diane Belmont." 1930 Signs movie contract with Samuel Goldwyn who brings her to Hollywood to be a Goldwyn Girl. 1933 Signs with Columbia Pictures and takes drop in pay. Biggest role is in "Three Little Pigskins" starring the Three Stooges. 1934 Lucille plays small but memorable role in "Stage Door" starring Ginger Rogers and Kathryn Hepburn. 1937 Stars in B-Movies "The Affairs of Annabel" and "Annabel Takes a Tour." 1938 Meets Desi Arnaz, on set of "Too Many Girls," in which they are co-stars. Within the year they are married. 1940 Acts in "The Big Street," a Damon Runyon story costarring Henry Fonda and Agnes Moorehead. 1942 Stars in MGM musicals "Dubarry Was a Lady" and "Best Foot Forward." 1943 Divorces Desi but cohabits with him before the decree can become final. They resume their marriage. 1944 Begins work on "My Favorite Husband," a radio sitcom co-staring Richard Denning. 1948 Lucille and Desi form Desilu Productions and travel around the country with vaudeville routine. 1950 "I Love Lucy" premieres on CBS on Monday nights at 9pm. 1951 Lucille and Desi sign an $8,000,000, 2-year contract with CBS for continuation of the series. 1952 Desi Arnaz Jr. is born. Little Ricky is born on "I Love Lucy" making front page headlines. 1953 Lucille wins Emmy for Best Actress (Continuing Performance). 1955 May 6 - The 180th and final new episode of "I Love Lucy" is aired. Nov. 6 - The first Lucille Ball-Desi Arnaz Show is aired. 1957 March 3 - Lucille Ball files for divorce from Desi Arnaz. April 1 - The 13th and final episode of Lucille Ball-Desi Arnaz Show is aired. 1960 Ball (50) marries comedian Gary Morton (44). 1961 The 1st episode of "The Lucy Show" is broadcast. 1962 Lucille purchases Desi Arnaz' half of Desilu Studios and becomes the first female in history to head a Hollywood studio. 1963 William Frawley dies. 1966 Sells Desilu to Paramount/Gulf and Western for $17 million. 1967 Stars in her last movie blockbuster "Yours, Mine and Ours" with Henry Fonda. 1968 Designated "Comedienne of the Century" at a benefit show "To Lucy with Love" at the LA Music Center. 1971 Stars in her last theatrical film, "Mame." 1974 Vivian Vance dies. 1979 Stars in CBS dramatic TV film "Stone Pillow" about a homeless woman. 1985 Short lived new TV series "Life with Lucy" lasts only six weeks. December 2 - Desi Arnaz dies of lung cancer. 1986 Lucille Ball dies at age 78. 1989
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