Suzan Ball

Suzan Ball
Born
Susan Ball

(1933-02-03)February 3, 1933
Buffalo, New York, U.S.
DiedAugust 5, 1955(1955-08-05) (aged 22)
Beverly Hills, California, U.S.
OccupationActress
Spouse
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(m. 1954)​

Suzan Ball (born Susan Ball;[1][2][3][4] February 3, 1933[2][5][6][7][8] or 1934[9] – August 5, 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 tumor and an accident she had. She died at age 22 of cancer in 1955, after a two-year battle.[10][11]

  1. ^ Hopper, Hedda (November 24, 1951). "Buffalo-Born Girl Starting Movie Career". Buffalo Courier-Express. p. 6. Retrieved November 26, 2023.
  2. ^ a b "New Faces ... Going Places; Introducing: Suzan Ball". Detroit Free Press. January 12, 1953. p. 28. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
  3. ^ Wilson, Earl (September 6, 1952). "It Happened Last Night in Little Old New York". Press of Atlantic City. p. 10. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
  4. ^ Peschke, Michael, ed. (2006). Enciclopedia Internacional de Pseudónimos: Nombres Verdaderos. Parte I. München: Saur/Gale. p. 167. ISBN 9783598249617.
  5. ^ Associated Press (August 6, 1955). "Actress Suzan Ball Is Dead; Pluck Won a Nation's Heart; Born in Buffalo". The Buffalo News. p. 3. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
  6. ^ "Suzan Ball (Continued From First Page)". The Los Angeles Times. August 6, 1955. p. 2. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
  7. ^ "Suzan Ball's Death Spurs Cancer Fight". The Miami Herald. May 20, 1956. p. 28E. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
  8. ^ Parish, James Robert (2001). The Hollywood Book of Death: The Bizarre, Often Sordid, Passings of More than 125 American Movie and TV Idols. McGraw Hill. p. 149. ISBN 9780809222278.
  9. ^ https://de.findagrave.com/memorial/5160/suzan-ball
  10. ^ "Susan Ball Dies of Cancer at Age 22". The Los Angeles Times. August 6, 1955. p. 1. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
  11. ^ "Obituaries: Suzan Ball". Variety. August 10, 1955. p. 45. ProQuest 1032365406. Suzan Ball, 22, screen actress, died Aug. 5 in Beverly Hills after a long fight against cancer. She had recently been released from the City of Hope Medical Center where she had undergone 25 days of diagnostic study. Born in Buffalo, Miss Ball came to California at the age of 12 and was signed by Universal-International in 1951. Her first prominent role was in 'East of Sumatra' in 1952 and it was in this picture that her troubles began. During a dance routine she injured her right knee which later developed into cancer and caused the amputation of her leg. Undaunted, Miss Ball learned the use of an artificial leg and continued her career until the cancer grew out of control.