| LC control no. | no 99018233 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Arnaz, Desi, Jr., 1953- |
| Variant(s) | Arnaz, Desiderio Alberto, IV, 1953- |
| Birth date | 1953-01-19 |
| Profession or occupation | Actors |
| Special note | Son of: Arnaz, Desi, 1917-1986 (n 86868711) Son of: Ball, Lucille, 1911-1989 (n 80043347) Stepson of: Morton, Gary, 1924-1999 (no2011063564) Brother of: Arnaz, Lucie, 1951- (n 80143872) Brother-in-law of: Luckinbill, Laurence (n 82007901) |
| Found in | A wedding, 1986: credits (Desi Arnaz, Jr.) Internet movie database, Mar. 15, 1999 (Desi Arnaz, Jr.; born January 19, 1953; actor) Encyclopedia Britannica website, July 2, 2024: (Desiderio Alberto Arnaz y de Acha III; Desi Arnaz; born March 2, 1917 in Santiago, Cuba; died December 2, 1986 in Del Mar, California, U.S.; Cuban-born American musician, actor, and business executive who was best known for the classic television series I Love Lucy (1951-57) in which he starred with his real-life wife, Lucille Ball (married in 1940); as the show's co-creator and producer, Arnaz introduced a number of innovations that revolutionized television and laid the groundwork for the modern sitcom; his father served as mayor of Santiago, and his maternal grandfather helped found the Bacardi Rum Company; following political unrest in 1933, the family was forced to flee to Miami; there they initially lived in an abandoned warehouse, and family members, including Arnaz, worked a series of menial jobs; during this time he also pursued his passion for music, and within a few years he began playing drums and guitar in a Latin orchestra; married to Lucille Ball and they had two children, Lucie Arnaz and Desi Arnaz, Jr. (born 1953); married Edith Mack Hirsh in 1963) <https://www.britannica.com/biography/Desi-Arnaz> New York Times website, July 2, 2024: Lucille Ball obituary posted April 27, 1989 (Desi Arnaz, Jr.; Desiderio Alberto Arnaz 4th; born January 19, 1953; parents are Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz; sister is Lucie Arnaz) <https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/specials/seinfeld/lucy89.html> Lucy and Desi documentary, 2022: contains interviews with the author (Desi Arnaz, Jr.; born January 19, 1953 in Los Angeles, California; actor whose credits include A wedding; parents are Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz; sister is Lucie Arnaz) Lucy Desi Museum website, July 2, 2024: (Desi Arnaz, Jr.; parents are Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz; sister is Lucie Arnaz) <https://lucydesi.com/upgrade-your-experience/> <https://lucydesi.com/desilu-studios-history/cast-and-crew/> Lucy Desi Museum Facebook page, July 2, 2024: (Desi Arnaz, Jr.; Desiderio Alberto Arnaz IV; born 1953) <https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=3280544891996579&id=131667716884328&set=a.164683636916069> |
| Associated language | eng |
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