1950's Stars
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The 1950’s produced some of America’s earliest and best stars and idols. From
Lucille Ball to Elvis, the decade spawned some unforgettable characters. Many of them
would become the greatest stars of the twentieth century.
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Lucille Ball, the greatest known comedian woman of the 1950's, was born Lucille
Desiree Ball. She was born in Jamestown, New York, on August 6, 1911. Her father's
name was Henry Dunnell Ball and her mother's name was Desiree ( DeDe) Evelyn Hunt.
Her father died of typhoid fever when she was just 4 years old.
Lucille started her career in modeling as the Chesterfield Girl. Then she came to
Hollywood in 1933 as the Goldwyn Girl. She met her future husband, Desi Arnaz, on the
set of “Too Many Girls” in 1940 and they were married that year. They started the
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