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Suzan Ball (February 3, 1934 – 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.
Early life
Born in Jamestown, New York, Ball was the eldest daughter of Howard and Marleah Ball. Her family moved to North Hollywood, CA in 1941. She graduated from North Hollywood High School with the class of Summer 1951.
Personal life
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.
Illness and death
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.
She is interred at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale, California.
