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She was recognized by Time in as one of the most influential women of the 20th century for her work in all four of these areas. Ball's career began in when she landed work as a model. Shortly thereafter, she began her performing career on Broadway using the stage name Diane or Dianne Belmont.

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She later appeared in films in the s and s as a contract player for RKO Radio Pictures , being cast as a chorus girl or in similar roles, with lead roles in B-pictures and supporting roles in A-pictures. During this time, she met Cuban bandleader Desi Arnaz , and they eloped in November She gave birth to their first child, Lucie , in , [ 7 ] followed by Desi Arnaz Jr.

Ball produced [ 10 ] and starred in the Broadway musical Wildcat from to In , she became the first woman to run a major television studio, Desilu Productions , which produced many popular television series, including Mission: Impossible and Star Trek. The show continued, with Ball's longtime friend and series regular Gale Gordon , until Ball did not retire from acting completely, and in she took on a dramatic role in the television film Stone Pillow.

The next year, she starred in Life with Lucy , which, unlike her other sitcoms, was not well-received; it was canceled after three months. She did not appear in film or television roles for the rest of her career and died in , aged 77, from an abdominal aortic aneurysm brought about by arteriosclerotic heart disease due, in part, to her heavy cigarette smoking habit of at least six decades.