Suzan Ball (February 3, 1934 â€" 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 21 of cancer in 1955, after a two-year battle.Born in
Jamestown, New York, Ball was the eldest daughter of Howard and
Marleah Ball. Her family moved to North Hollywood in 1941. She
graduated from North Hollywood High School with the class of summer
1951.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.In 1953, doctors diagnosed Ball with cancer when she
developed tumors on her legs, forcing her to use crutches. The cancer
forced doctors to amputate Ball's leg. She died in 1955, at the age of
21, at the City of Hope Hospital.
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 21 of cancer in 1955, after a two-year battle.Born in
Jamestown, New York, Ball was the eldest daughter of Howard and
Marleah Ball. Her family moved to North Hollywood in 1941. She
graduated from North Hollywood High School with the class of summer
1951.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.In 1953, doctors diagnosed Ball with cancer when she
developed tumors on her legs, forcing her to use crutches. The cancer
forced doctors to amputate Ball's leg. She died in 1955, at the age of
21, at the City of Hope Hospital.
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