- Born
- Died
- Birth nameFred Henry Ball
- Fred Ball was born on July 17, 1915 in Jamestown, New York, USA. He was married to Zo Ball. He died on February 5, 2007 in Cottonwood, Arizona, USA.
- SpouseZo Ball
- Younger brother of the late actress Lucille Ball.
- Desi Arnaz's band manager and brother-in-law.
- William Frawley's character role and first name of Fred Mertz, on I Love Lucy (1951) was to honor Fred Ball.
- Uncle of Lucie Arnaz and Desi Arnaz Jr..
- Granduncle of Haley Arnaz.
- Desi protected Lucy and knew how to promote her. He was a large part of her talent. I'd say it was a forty sixty situation. She knew it. You can't explain it, love is a funny thing.
- I never forget the first time she (Lucille Ball) told me about him (Desi Arnaz), I knew this was her true love.
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