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William Frawley lived the longest, even though he died first of the four principals from I LOVE LUCY. He was 79 when he died of a heart attack in 1966. Lucille Ball died at 77 of a ruptured aorta in 1989. Vivian Vance died at 70 of bone cancer in 1979. Desi Arnaz died at 69 of lung cancer in 1986.
Lucille ball, Desi Arnaz, Vivian Vance, and William Frawley from the i love Lucy show. its hilarious!
Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Vivian Vance, William Frawley, and Keith Thibodeaux
Yes, they were friends long after "I Love Lucy" ended.
Vivian Vance played Ethel Mertz on "I Love Lucy".
I Love Lucy ran for 6 seasons from 1951 to 1957. The show starred Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Vivian Vance, and William Frawley.
Lucy and Ricky Ricardo
Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz stopped filming "I love Lucy" because they divorced in 1960 (in real-life). Because the show was a success Lucille Ball was going to do a spin-off with just Vivian Vance ("Ethel") and William Frawley ("Fred") butVivan and William hated one another so the show idea never took.
There were only five regular characters:Ricky and Lucy Ricardo (Dexi Arnaz and Lucille Ball)Fred and Ethel Mertz (william Frawley and Vivian Vance)Little Ricky Ricardo (Joseph A. and Michael Mayer)Although there were about a hundred other characters, some recurring, some not so, the show focused on these five.
The cast of I Love Lucy Christmas Show - 1956 includes: Desi Arnaz as Ricky Ricardo Lucille Ball as Lucy Ricardo William Frawley as Fred Mertz Richard Keith as Little Ricky Ricardo Vivian Vance as Ethel Mertz
Lucille Ball as Lucille Esmeralda "Lucy" McGillicuddy Ricardo Desi Arnaz as Enrique Alberto Fernando y de Acha "Ricky" Ricardo III Vivian Vance as Ethel Mae Roberta Louise Potter Mertz William Frawley as Frederick "Fred" Hobart Mertz Keith Thibodeaux as Enrique Alberto Ricardo IV ("Little Ricky")
I don't know exactly but sometime in 2009 The correct answer is William Frawley died in 1966 of a heart attack, Vivian Vance in 1979 of breast and bone cancer, Desi Arnaz in 1986 of lung cancer, and Lucille Ball in 1989 of an acute rupture of the abdominal aorta. Hope that helps!