Lucille Ball Article

How did Lucille Ball become an actress?

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Lucille Ball left high school at age 15 to enroll in a drama school in New York City. After failing to find work in theatre, Ball took a job as a model under the name Diane Belmont. In the early 1930s Ball appeared on a movie poster, bringing her to the attention of Hollywood studios.