Desi Arnaz

Basic Desi Facts Full Name: Desiderio Alberto Arnaz y de Acha, III Birthday: March 2, 1917 Died: December 2, 1986 Birthplace: Santiago de Cuba Place of Death: Del Mar, California

Before Desi was famous, he lived in Santiago, Cuba with his family. Before Fame Before Desi was famous, he lived in Santiago, Cuba with his family. The Arnaz family was very wealthy, so Desi attended a private school called Jesuit Preparatory School. They fled from Cuba during the 1933 revolution and then lived in Miami. Desi’s father was the youngest mayor of Santiago and a member of the Cuban House of Representatives. (explains the wealth)

Marriages Desi married his first wife, Lucille Ball, on November 30, 1940 They divorced on May 4, 1960 Desi then married Edith Mack Hirsh in 1963 They were still married when Desi died

Lucille and Desi had two kids during their marriage: Children Lucille and Desi had two kids during their marriage: Lucie Arnaz: 7/17/1951 Desi Arnaz Jr: 1/19/1953

Desi’s Career FILM TELEVISION 1951-57 I Love Lucy (actor, producer) 1958-60 Westinghouse Playhouse (producer) 1962-65, 67 The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour (actor, producer) FILM Too Many Girls (1940) Father Takes a Wife (1941) The Navy Comes Through (1942) Four Jacks and a Jill (1942) Bataan (1943) Holiday in Havana (1949) Cuban Pete (1950) The Long, Long Trailer (1954) Forever Darling (1956) The Escape Artist (1982)

Scene From “I Love Lucy”

Music Career Desi Arnaz was a talented musician. He made his professional debut as a guitarist for the Siboney Septet in 1936. When later was offered the chance to work for Xavier Cugat in New York, he accepted, in spite of the resulting pay cut. During his “I Love Lucy” years, Desi started his own orchestra. Their first hit was “Babalu” .

Random Facts His first job in America was cleaning out canary cages Had a photographic memory; he could remember his lines with one read through Desi created the three step motion camera Desi Jr. was born on the same day the Lucy Ricardo gave birth to Little Ricky Desi died from lung cancer Lucy and Desi met on the set of “Too Many Girls”

Works Cited en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desi_Arnaz www.imdb.com/name/nm0000789 www.museum.tv/archives/etv/A/htmlA/arnazdesi/arnazdesi.htm www.parabrisas.com/d_arnazd.html