Suzan Ball

Suzan Ball
Born Suzanne Ball
(1934-02-03)February 3, 1934
Jamestown, New York, United States
Died August 5, 1955(1955-08-05) (aged 21)
Beverly Hills, California, United States
Cause of death Cancer
Nationality American
Occupation Actress
Spouse(s)
Richard Long
(m. 1954; d. 1955)

Suzan Ball (1934 - 1955) was an American actress. She was a second cousin of fellow actress Lucille Ball. She was married to actor Richard Long. She had her leg amputated in January 1954, as a result of both a tumour and an accident she had. She died at age 21 of cancer in 1955, after a two-year battle.[1][2]

Early life

Born in Jamestown, New York, Ball was the eldest daughter of Howard and Marleah Ball.

Personal life

Ball married Richard Long on April 4, 1954, at El Montecito Presbyterian Church in Santa Barbara. Many celebrities attended including Jeff Chandler, Rock Hudson, Tony Curtis, Janet Leigh, and David Janssen.[3]

Illness and death

In 1953, doctors diagnosed Ball with cancer when she developed tumours on her legs, forcing her to use crutches. Cancer forced doctors to amputate Ball's leg. She died in 1955, at the age of 21, at the City of Hope Hospital.[3]

She is interred at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale, California.[4]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1952 Aladdin and His Lamp Dancing Girl Uncredited
The World in His Arms Uncredited
Untamed Frontier Lottie
Yankee Buccaneer Countess Margarita La Raguna
1953 City Beneath the Sea Venita
East of Sumatra Minyora
War Arrow Avis
1955 Chief Crazy Horse Black Shawl (Little Fawn) (final film role)

References

  1. ↑ "Suzan Ball".
  2. ↑ "SUZAN BALL WINS FIGHT FOR LIFE! (August 29, 1954)".
  3. 1 2 Donnelley, Paul (2003-01-01). Fade to Black: A Book of Movie Obituaries. Music Sales Group. ISBN 9780711995123.
  4. ↑ Wilson, Scott (2016-09-16). Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons, 3d ed. McFarland. ISBN 9781476625997.
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