Death of Lucille Ball

Title

Death of Lucille Ball

Genre

News report; Interview; Obituary

TX Date

27 Apr 1989

Year of production

1989

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Duration

00:04:04

Description

In Hollywood, they called her the queen of comedy, and now at the age of seventy-seven, Lucille Ball is dead. She is known throughout the world as star of the situation comedy, I Love Lucy. From America, Nick Peters reports; includes tributes from Bob Hope, Steve Allen, Ronald Reagan, and Betty White, and archive clips featuring Ball herself.

Contributors

Nick Peters; Ronald Reagan; Bob Hope; Steve Allen; Lucille Ball; Betty White

Keywords

Deaths; Actors; Entertainment; Television; Television programmes; Lucille Ball; I Love Lucy; CBS; Desi Arnaz

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