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Lucille Ball

@lucilleball

American actress (1911–1989)

Building Desilu as Founder · United States

Key facts

Lived
1911–1989

About

Lucille Ball (1911–1989) was a television actor and film actor. They were born in Jamestown.

In context

Desilu was founded in 1950 and closed in 1967, after 17 years. Among the 41 other television production company companies we hold, those that closed lasted a median of 16 years, so this one outlasted most of them.

Named alongside

Contribution

Lucille's ideas, decisions and failures appear here once this profile is claimed.

Company