Desi Arnaz

Desi Arnaz
Desi Arnaz
	Arnaz as a musician playing the drums
Born	Desiderio Alberto Arnaz y de Acha III; March 2, 1917; Santiago de Cuba, Cuba
Died	December 2, 1986 (aged 69); Del Mar, California, US
Cause of death	Lung cancer
Occupation	Actor, musician, producer
Years active	1936–1982
Spouse(s)	Lucille Ball; (m. 1940; div. 1960); Edith Mack Hirsch; (m. 1963; her death 1985);
Children	Lucie Arnaz (born 1951); Desi Arnaz, Jr. (born 1953);
Parent(s)	Desiderio Alberto Arnaz y de Acha II (1894–1973); Dolores de Acha (1896–1988);
Relatives	Alberto de Acha (grandfather)[1];

Desi Arnaz (Desiderio Alberto Arnaz y de Acha III, March 2, 1917 – December 2, 1986) was a Cuban-American movie, stage, television actor, television producer and director, writer, comedian, and musician. He is known for playing Ricky Ricardo in I Love Lucy.

He was born in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba.[2] He was married to Lucille Ball from 1940 until they divorced in 1960. They had a son named Desi Jr, and a daughter named Lucie. Then he was married to Edith Mack Hirsh from 1963 until her death in 1985. Arnaz died from lung cancer in Del Mar, California, on December 2, 1986. He was 69 years old.

References

Arnaz, Desi. A Book. New York: William Morrow, 1976. ISBN 0688003427
Desi Arnaz Biography (1917-1986)

Other websites

Desi Arnaz on IMDb
Desi Arnaz at the Internet Broadway Database
Desi Arnaz at AllMovie

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[Arnaz-1] Arnaz, Desi. A Book. New York: William Morrow, 1976. ISBN 0688003427

[2] Desi Arnaz Biography (1917-1986)