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| | Lucille Ball (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13) |
 | | One of Ball's first big films, which showcased her acting ability and her natural talent for comedy, was "Stage Door" (1937), an ensemble drama about a boardinghouse full of aspiring actresses, also starring Katharine Hepburn, Ginger Rogers, Ann Miller and Eve Arden. |
 | | Although CBS wanted Ball, they were strongly opposed to the idea of Arnaz playing her husband, fearing that the audience wouldn't be able to understand him because of his thick accent. |
 | | Ball appeared in several more films in the 1960s, the most popular being "Yours, Mine and Ours" (1968), which co-starred Henry Fonda and inspired another long-running sitcom, "The Brady Bunch." Her last film was "Mame" (1974). |
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