The Early Life Of Lucille Ball Tragedy to Trail Blazer I Love Lucy

The Early Life Of Lucille Ball Biography tells you about the childhood tragedy that struck Lucy's Family and how she overcame the nearly impossible obstacles, to become one of the Smartest and Most Successful Business Women in Hollywood History.
There is so much more to Lucille's story, other than her being one of the best comedic actresses of all time. If you think her struggles in Television and Marriage were hard on her, then listen to this story and you will have a whole new appreciation for her strong will and attitude to never give up.
Hopefully you yourself will be Motivated to continue moving forward in life 🙂
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[@CoolClassics]

Can any of you name a couple Non, I Love Lucy Pictures and Clips that I used to tell this story from Lucille Ball's autobiography?

[@asteverino8569]

Mr Ed stood out to me. Especially how you used the clip. I would laugh but such a sad story. Great editing and choices.

[@CoolClassics]

Thank You! That was the only spot that i tried to put something funny in. The story was shocking and upsetting to me. Mob mentality is never a good thing.

[@evearcana2392]

@@CoolClassics Do we know about what happened to the little boy as he grew up? Did he ever see that money for his own benefit since he couldn’t work after his mother took it all and the house? Any updates on the story after or when Lucy became rich? Did her father or grandfather ever get to enjoy her riches while they were alive and she maybe kinda paid them back for all their past troubles? Thank you for this video! Never heard this before!

[@Shalom_Mike]

I am forever grateful to Lucille Ball. She and Desi Arnaz created Desilu productions which was the production company behind the original Star Trek series.

[@CoolClassics]

Yes, you are right!

[@icecol22]

A survivor is right!! You said it!!! That was a heart-wrenching experience for Lucille Ball and her family. That neighborhood was wrong in my opinion.

[@alfredtodd4434]

Thank you ! 🙏.

[@rhondawebb3469]

Wow I had no idea of this terrible time in her life! My goodness.

[@michaelbaughman4017]

Don't you think that Debra Messing (Grace of Will and Grace) looks like LUCY!?

[@stevehall383]

There is an old movie about this, I can't remember the name.

[@CoolClassics]

Hmm, I never knew of one or this story before. If you remember the name, come back and post it :)

[@debbieschepers5849]

Wonder why she keep her hair red! I don't understand that because I have red her n don't get it. Quess she liked it.

[@realcanadiangirl64]

What's wrong with red hair? Look at how many women are out there who colour their hair red to copy us redheads

[@jimd8008]

Unbelievable that this kind of railroading went on. Incredible, and she went on and made herself a household name!

[@1927su]

It still goes on.. while it’s understandable the Mother of the child went berserk.. but the lack of empathy from even one neighbor for Lucilles family is horrible

[@Shalom_Mike]

I never knew that about Lucille Ball. Wow what a tragic and amazing story. Thank you for making this Vid.

[@CoolClassics]

Me either. It was in her autobiography.:)

[@tom3699]

What a sad sad story. Thank you for doing the research you’re very good at what you do here please keep up the good work thank you.

[@CoolClassics]

Much appreciated

[@darlaslate3415]

What a terrible event in her childhood! But she was a survivor!

[@adrianvanleeuwen]

What was an unfortunate accidental gun shooting, which turns into an entire town acting like a "lynch mob" of sorts, which also included the Judge, who in effect turned the family into poverty by taking away all their assets. Misjustice at its worst. Good thing that Lucy recovered from that and became a legend. Interesting story, thanks for sharing this! And Lucy became a legend again, when she saved the Star Trek series from early cancellation while it was just getting started, which became a big franchise.

[@sirhandsome1349]

Sickening to know that some mothers will purposely profit off their own child's misfortune but, I suppose we should be thankful that Lucy grew from this incident

[@calidazeable]

I never heard this 🤯.... WHAT A HORRIBLE STORY!! Very difficult listen 😭...EVIL neighbor .. evil town Humans can be the worst ... or the best ... help you or crush you .. I can’t fathom enduring this ... Thank you LORD Lucille made it thru this horror and turned her life into goodness ... do you know how the siblings turned out? How they made it thru this? Interesting story from trauma to blessings

[@CoolClassics]

When Lucy made it in Hollywood, she went and got her Mother and Brother and moved them out to live by her and Desi. They gave Freddy one of his first big jobs, the Tour Manager for The Desi Arnaz Band. Eventually Freddy was on the board of directors of Desilu Studios and lived a long happy life along with their mother, thanks to Lucy and Desi coming back for them :) Frederick Henry Ball (July 17, 1915 - February 5, 2007) was an American movie studio executive and younger brother of Lucille Ball.

[@calidazeable]

@@CoolClassics Oh that is to learn! Good for them! ... ohh that just makes me so upset for them! Still the same today ... the media and\or someone that doesn’t like you easily can turn your life upside down I wonder what those townspeople thought as that horrible woman when Lucille made it big ... HA! Love it! Good story .. sad but with a good ending 🤙🏼

[@susanolson3611]

@@CoolClassics What about the dad?

[@CoolClassics]

It seems when he got out of jail, neither Lucy's Mother or him felt the same way about each other. I believe he didn't want to return to the same town and just moved on.

[@susanolson3611]

@@CoolClassics Bummer. Thanks for your reply!

[@alfredodoardi2717]

Wow, thats whacked. The poor kid, and despite the unneeded drama, his poor family. Both families. What a story. It does inspire survival.

[@melissagayheart7716]

I never knew she went through this in her younger years wow!! That was very harsh they totally wasn't treated fairly at all wow no wonder she was a tough woman and a trailblazer in her time ❤

[@CoolClassics]

💜

[@tomjones2348]

Wow. What a nightmare! I grew up at the time when "I love Lucy" was fresh on tv.....and we watched every show. Thanks for sharing that with us.

[@kylewhite9383]

the kids mother was more bothered with telling everyone about what happened & making them out to be monsters than she was about checking to see her son was alive/getting her son to a hospital as soon as possible...

[@maggsbufton1969]

Warner’s mother was a horrible woman….and Lucille’s Grandfather was a fool to make. VERBAL Deal with that woman .

[@chucksellers8422]

That story is the very definition of F-up. The story would make an awesome movie (tv when they still made them). It could go against expectation and have Lucy as a side character.

[@spazbobstinkpants]

If we could cast anyone, live or dead, I choose Una O'Connor for the part of the shot boy's mother. (the pub owner's wife from Invisible Man 1933 for those who didn't know the name)

[@pixelwash9707]

Stupid nasty selfish people in that town, including the judge - two wrongs never make a right, something everybody should always remember. Thanks so much for this history!

[@LifesPeachy321]

*You think back to the 40s, 50s, 60s and wish people were as nice as they were back then...I guess Not So Much!* Hasn't changed a bit!

[@sherirobinson5112]

I never heard this story before 😳😢

[@CoolClassics]

She talked about it in her autobiography. I was surprised when I read it.

[@sherirobinson5112]

@@CoolClassics I never read it. I thought I knew everything about her but, you've provided new info...💖 that's why I appreciate your channel 💕

[@kittycat6195]

I love Lucy.🥰

[@KissyAdair]

That's so messed up what happened with that little boy. His mama reminds me of my damn grandma. Smh. I hope Karma came back on that woman.

[@stanrix]

That story drained me! How dreadful. 😔

[@buddyduddyful]

Lucille Ball was a young beauty. A tragic story.

[@CarletonTorpin]

I see now that you've had the "Don't be scared to..." phrase in your back pocket for a while. I like it. Thank you for all your efforts to educate and entertain.

[@ross2812]

I remember seeing her in a small part in "Bringing Up Baby" with Katherine Hepburn and Cary Grant. That was the first time I realized how beautiful Lucille Ball was. She was probably in her early 20's.

[@1927su]

That was a great movie!

[@barryhoneycutt3894]

WoW never new. always loved Lucy! From Texas

[@joycejackson9315]

Wow. Great video

[@hishers251]

This story about Warner’s mother and her greed - and the judge’s ruling - disgust me. What an evil woman. If she hadn’t have called out to the boy this crap wouldn’t have happened. Lucille had such a positive attitude.

[@mgtowp.l.7756]

Listen to what Lucille Ball's cousin Cleo Smith says about that day when Warren was shot in Jamestown, , New York here on youtube.. Cleo Smith ( 2001 ) on her cousin Lucille Ball.

[@snoogdee]

It's a good interview. Cleo said Lucy wasn't there during the shooting incident.

[@Orpilorp]

Hi! Great biography. That is such a heartbreak, concerning the gun. How sad that one neighbor was able to sway everyone when she didn't even see the accident.

[@julietrudgeon3433]

I live in Montana, and I know that Ms. Ball lived in Anaconda and Butte for a time. Do you know when she lived here?

[@debbieschepers5849]

She sure was beautiful even w/o any make- up. I seen her in a really old movie. I'd seen her before but she was not blonde. She was stunning.

[@13ivanogre13]

I think she was in one of the Marx Brothers movies and she was incredibly hot.

[@THENOTENATION]

Wow that mom was so smart and played her hand very well and she needed to be paid for the care for the paralyzed kid

[@my3sons386]

I never heard that story

[@sourpatchkid394]

Oh my goodness! The way you told that gun story.😟😳

[@DaddyOfTheSugarVariety]

I would never introduce guns to children.

[@13ivanogre13]

You do EVERYTHING to ensure their safety and Life comes along and surprises you, every time...

[@emoji_page]

Have you considered making one about Lucy's post early years, starting where this video left off?

[@CoolClassics]

I want to, but her career is so vast, it would be a real undertaking :)

[@Sweetnsour2023]

Omg that is so sad! I never knew this!😮

[@susanolson3611]

Wow. What a disaster. I'm glad the laws have changed, that seems harsh.

[@CoolClassics]

Seemed very harsh and sending her step father to jail was unnecessary. That just added more hardship.

[@draxquirnon6809]

Please do a video on Vivian Vance

[@susanstorm7910]

Lucille Ball is my idol

[@bobwoww8384]

Heart wrenching story

[@Clock_70]

❤❤❤❤❤WOOOOOOOOW

[@WillChandlerFLD120]

I don't like being around certain people even looking at empty guns. I'm not a gun person but inherited a few. People pointing a gun right at each other id jump aside,act nervous.. they say what's wrong it's empty 🙄

[@mnhoss2100]

👍🇺🇸👍

[@donaldmeck8510]

Dawn Wells was one of my favorite beautiful actresses, one of the love's of my life and the mother of my daughter was also named Dawn, I always loved that name,God bless her what a great person , so many people of those times gone and so sadly missed!

[@melissacornell1544]

Can you do a story on Desi arnaz AKA Ricky Ricardo

[@CoolClassics]

Maybe someday, but right now I have quite a few people ahead of him :)

[@DrBeeSpeaks]

Monsters on Maple Street.

[@CoolClassics]

Finally somebody figured that out! Good Job! I needed a visual that would fit that part of the story and I remembered that episode, so I used it. Very Cool 😁👍

[@depoquest7928]

Lucy was my all time favorite! Tragic story though, wonder what happen to the child.

[@stashmerkin9576]

That lady was as tough as she was funny! Nice motivational script, well articulated.

[@lauraballinger1927]

What an inspiration!

[@CoolClassics]

💜

[@donskinner9430]

Friend did air conditioning and heating in the L.A. area.. he was about 5'1 and was perfectly suited for crawling through enclosed spaces to work with ducts... his work brought him into the homes of celebrities... said "Lucille Ball" was a BITCH" but another celeb was cool and he smoked a joint with him.... I won't mention his name.

[@debbieschepers5849]

IV heard that.

[@Mreffs101]

Kind of makes me wonder what happened to the neighborhood girl that accidentally shot the little boy. How was she treated by the community? Something like this has to be so traumatic, I wonder if she was mentally okay after.

[@LJ-ht4zs]

The neighborhood girl was Freddie's friend slightly younger than he - he was 12 she was 10. That family immediately moved away and was never heard from again. This disappearance worked to the detriment of the Lucille's family as she was not able to testify re the validity of the of the true story. One could understand, however, that since she was the shooter and the neighborhood was so stirred up, that the girl's family was interested in protecting her. 1. The boy's mother was traumatizing to all. And it is so weird that she ran around telling the neighbor's an untruthful story, rather than run to the hospital with her son. I believe the boy died several years later. 2. While all the mother's stories were lies - one thing that stayed with me. Fred's friend was I believe age 10 - and should not have been allowed to join the shoot. In that way, the grandfather was negligent in allowing a young girl to join the target practice. While I do not believe the mgf was "criminally negligent" but do believe he was negligent for allowing her to participate, and allowing the boy to sit and watch, in that from what I recall about the story, he was young too and rather fidgety and when his mother called - he immediately jumped up and ran right in front of the firing line. The whole thing was a tragic accident, but could have been avoided - if Warren had been told to go home and the girl was no allowed to participate.

[@rosaakanatan]

Dangerang....what a sad tale. Thank you for sharing. I love your videos ... You have a great way if telling stories about these people. I love knowing more about them. People back then were so much tougher and cab teach us all a lot about perseverance and hope and hard work.

[@Monie71793]

Thanks for making me cry (sad & happy tears). 😩🤣

[@desirichert9394]

That is Absolutely Nuts, Dude!!! I had NO IDEA this happened! WOW! I am FLABERGASTED! It is absolutely Amazing she made it thru this! Thanks for bringing this horrible drama to light!

[@CoolClassics]

You and me both!