Lucille Ball (1911-1989) was an American actress, comedian, and model. Ball is most well-known for her feature role as Lucy in her self-produced sitcom I Love Lucy. She produced many of the television shows she starred in and was just as great at producing as she was acting. Ball started her career in modeling and moved onto Broadway. She married one of her Broadway co-stars and moved on to coproduce I Love Lucy with him. She became the first woman to run a major television studio and was nominated for 13 Primetime Emmy’s over her life.
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Rebecca Melton is an eighteen year-old senior at Colonia High School. She is heavily involved in the performing arts, having been apart of backstage crew since her freshman year. Melton is the Secretary of Colonia High School's Thespian Society and is the Student Technical Director of the CHS Theater. Melton is also a member of the majority of Colonia High School's Bands. She is the Flute Section Leader of the Marching Band, and is the first chair flute in both Concert Band and Wind Ensemble. She also is a fan of tabletop gaming and has worked to create and game-master campaigns with her friends. Her favorite subject is English and she loves reading, her favorite genre being high fantasy. Melton intends to become an English teacher.