Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz

Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz were married for 19 years. They dated for 6 months after getting together in Feb 1940. After a 3 months engagement they married on 30th Nov 1940. 19 years later they separated in Oct 1959 and divorced on 4th May 1960. They were

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Desi Arnaz

American musician, actor and television studio head

(1917-1986) · aged 69

Lucille Ball

American actress

(1911-1989) · aged 77

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Personal profiles	Desi Arnaz and Lucille Ball
Relationship type	Married
Relationship status	Divorced
Start date	Feb 1940
End date	4 May 1960
Where/how first met	She met Cuban bandleader Desi Arnaz while filming the film version of the Rodgers and Hart stage hit Too Many Girls.
View	WDW profile
Couple ID	1718485
Reference	Google

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1940s

Feb 1940

Lucille and Desi hooked up together.
Desi 22, Lucille 28

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Aug 1940

The couple got engaged.
Desi 23, Lucille 28

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30 Nov 1940

Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz celebrated their wedding day.
Desi 23, Lucille 29

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1950s

17 Jul 1951

Lucille and Desi had a child together.
Desi 34, Lucille 39

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19 Jan 1953

Lucille and Desi had a child together.
Desi 35, Lucille 41

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Oct 1959

Breakup
Desi 42, Lucille 48

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