Facts You Never Knew About Lucille Ball
By Allyson Koerner
Lucille Ball was revolutionary in more ways than one, especially when it came to transforming the entertainment industry for women.
Fans know the Lucy Ricardo they’ve seen and continue to watch on the small screen, but do they know the real Lucille Ball? If not, it’s time to get to know her even better.
She was the first woman to run a major production company
She fought for TV's first interracial couple
She wasn't a natural redhead
She lied about her age after marrying Desi
She only took home a total of four Emmys
Her father died from typhoid fever
Lucille Ball once used the name Diane Belmont
According to NPR, Ball was a descendant of those accused as witches during the Salem Witchcraft Trials of 1692
Starring in The Lucy Show made Ball one of the first women to play a woman without a husband
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