Lucille Ball
Died at 77 (April 26, 1989)
This photo was taken at the Academy Awards on March 29, 1989. Ball suffered an aortic rupture and died on April 26, 1989. But some insist that she died of a broken heart, having lost the will to live after her beloved Desi Arnaz died nearly three years prior.
“I’m happy that I have brought laughter because I have been shown by many the value of it in so many lives, in so many ways.” — Lucille Ball
