Lucille
in the Movies
Lucille Ball wanted to become an actress at a young age. She quit high school to enroll in Drama School. Drama school didn't work out though. For the next few years, she worked on and off as a model. She got her first break when Lucille became a Goldwyn Girl for a musical called Roman Scandals. After she became Goldwyn Girl, she became a contract player for Columbia and RKO and appeared in 31 movies between 1935 and 1942. Most of them were B movies. She did work her way up to A movies and showed a large talent for comedy. The highlight of her career were Stage Door with Katherine Hepburn and Ginger Rogers, Room Service with the Marx Brothers, and Too Many Girls where she met her husband Desi Arnaz. In 1942, RKO sent her contract to MGM. Her first film was called DuBarry was a Lady. Lucille's hair was dyed a bright red for this film - creating the "Lucille Ball Look". Lucille's career continued to at MGM until she got the radio hit My Favorite Husband. After My Favorite Husband, she starred on "I Love Lucy" for nine years. Lucille and Desi Arnaz were such a hit on "I Love Lucy", that they decided to make a movie. The Long, Long Trailer was one of the most successful films of the year. In 1956, Lucille and Desi made another movie called Forever Darling. This movie wasn't successful. Lucille also made The Facts of Life with Bob Hope around that time. In 1968, Lucille made Yours, Mine, and Ours with Henry Fonda. It made more than twenty million dollars. In the 1970's and 1980's, Lucille made television appearances on shows. She also made the movie Maime, in 1974. Lucille played a homeless woman in the 1985 television movie Stone Pillow. The movie received mixed reviews. With more that 70 movies to her credit, Lucille Ball had a remarkable talent and was one of the 20th century's greatest performers.
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