Desiderio Alberto "Desi" Arnaz y de Acha, III

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Arnaz and the second or maternal family name is de Acha.

Arnaz was born Desiderio Alberto Arnaz y de Acha, III, in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba, to Desiderio Alberto Arnaz y de Alberni II (March 8, 1894 – May 31, 1973) and Dolores "Lolita" de Acha y de Socias (April 2, 1896 – October 24, 1988). His father was Santiago's youngest mayor and also served in the Cuban House of Representatives. His maternal grandfather was Alberto de Acha, an executive at rum producer Bacardi & Co.

Desiderio Alberto Arnaz y de Acha III (March 2, 1917 – December 2, 1986), better known as Desi Arnaz, was a Cuban-American actor, musician, bandleader, comedian and film and television producer, revolutionary in the creation of modern television. He is best known for his role as the witty Ricky Ricardo on the American television sitcom I Love Lucy, in which he co-starred with his then-wife Lucille Ball. Arnaz and Ball are generally credited as the innovators of the syndicated rerun, which they pioneered with the I Love Lucy series.

Arnaz and Lucille Ball co-founded and ran the television production company called Desilu Productions, originally to market I Love Lucy to television networks. After I Love Lucy ended, Arnaz went on to produce several other television series, at first with Desilu Productions, and later independently, including The Ann Sothern Show and The Untouchables. He was also renowned for leading his Latin music band, the Desi Arnaz Orchestra.

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Buried:
Cremated, Ashes scattered

Desiderio married Lucille Desiree "Lucy" Ball on 30 Nov 1940 in Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, and was divorced about 1960. Lucille (daughter of Henry Durrell Ball and Desiree Eveline "Dede" Hunt) was born on 6 Aug 1911 in Jamestown, Chautauqua, New York; died on 26 Apr 1989 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; was buried on 30 Apr 1989 in Lake View Cemetery, Jamestown, Chautauqua, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Married:
They later re-solemnized their vows on the 21 Jun 1949 in Hollywood.

Desiderio married Edith Eyre "Mack" McSkimming on 2 Mar 1963 in Las Vegas, Clark, Nevada. Edith was born on 15 Apr 1917 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois; died on 23 Mar 1985 in Del Mar, San Diego, California; was cremated on 26 Mar 1985. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]