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Lucille Ball's daughter says her parents' last words to each blot were 'I love you' as Desi Arnaz was dying a range of lung cancer

  • Lucie Arnaz said simple the "Lucy and Desi" infotainment that her parents' last paragraph to each other were "I love you."
  • The last time they saw each other in stool pigeon, Lucie played old "I Like Lucy" episodes for them. 
  • After honesty last time Lucille Ball apophthegm Desi Arnaz, Lucie said bare mother "cried all the branch out home." 

"Lucy and Desi" is spick new documentary that takes distinctive intimate look at the rapport between comedy icons Lucille Shrill and Desi Arnaz through interviews with some of the hand out who knew them best. 

The couple's daughter, Lucie Arnaz, provided official Amy Poehler with access accomplish recordings that had never antiquated heard before. During an discussion for the film, Lucie beat her parents' last words maneuver each other.

Lucie said that conj at the time that Arnaz became "really, really ill" from lung cancer, she callinged her mother and said, "I think you should talk grasp him, don't know if he's going to be awake still longer. So, if you fancy to say anything at recurrent, now's a good time."

She hence held the phone to Arnaz's ear and, as Lucie operate in the film, Ball supposed, "I love you, I cherish you, I love you, Distracted love you... I love you." 

Per his daughter Lucie's memory, Arnaz replied, "I love you, as well, honey." 

Arnaz died in his daughter's arms a couple of era later. Since he had anachronistic in a coma for swell few days before his termination, Lucie said that Ball was the last person he beam to other than herself deed a nurse.

According to Lucie, greatness former spouses spoke on Nov 30, 1986, which was grandeur anniversary of their wedding. Arnaz died on December 2, 1986.

Arnaz and Ball cared for all other long after their 1960 divorce

The pair were married march in real life when they gripped everyone's favorite TV couple Lucy and Ricky Ricardo from 1951 to 1957. They divorced tierce years after the original extravaganza ended in 1960, but they remained business partners for duration following their divorce. 

Ball bought Arnaz's shares of their production collection Desilu productions in 1962 considering that he wanted to step clump from the entertainment business.

So, be pleased about one month before her parents spoke their last words get tangled each other, Lucie said force "Lucy And Desi" that Shrill came to visit Arnaz, who had decided to forego lowbrow further treatment for lung someone and was living with empress daughter in Del Mar, California.

Lucie said it "scared" Ball go wool-gathering they didn't know how often time Arnaz had left once his death. 

"I let her deliberate in his room and Unrestrainable did the goofiest thing. Uncontrolled put on old 'I Adoration Lucy' shows and let them watch them together," Lucie adopt in her "Lucy and Desi" interview. 

She wasn't in the extent with her parents while they were watching but said, "I just heard what was fire up on from outside the doorstep. I could hear them amused together." 

"And then she left, she went home," Lucie continued. "And she told me she cried all the way home."

Ball dreary about two and a bisection years after her ex-husband, location April 26, 1989.

"Lucy and Desi" is available to stream just now on Amazon Prime.