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Desiderio Alberto Arnaz y de Acha III was born in Santiago, Cuba on March 2, 1917. His father was the mayor of Santiago. The 1933 revolution led by Fulgencio Batista had landed his father in jail and stripped the family of its wealth, property and power. His father was released because of the intercession of U.S. officials who believed him to be neutral during the revolt. The family fled to Miami, Florida. One of Desi's first jobs in America consisted of cleaning canary cages. However, after forming his own small band of musicians, he was hired by Xavier Cugat, the "king" of Latin music.
Desi soon left Cugat, formed his own Latin band, and literally launched the conga craze in America. He was cast in the Broadway play "Too Many Girls" and then brought to Hollywood to make the film version of the play. It was on the set of Too Many Girls (1940) that he and Lucille Ball met. They soon married and approximately 10 years later formed Desilu Productions and began the I Love Lucy (1951) shows. Desi and Lucille had two children, Lucie Arnaz and Desi Arnaz Jr.. At the end of the I Love Lucy (1951) run, which included The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour (1957), the two divorced. Desi later wrote an autobiography entitled "A Book." In 1986 he was diagnosed with lung cancer. He died on December 2, 1986 at age 69.- Ken Scott was born on 13 October 1928 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Stopover Tokyo (1957), Psych-Out (1968) and Fantastic Voyage (1966). He was married to Patricia Joyce. He died on 2 December 1986 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Actor
- Soundtrack
Paul Curran was born on 28 April 1913 in Glasgow, Scotland, UK. He was an actor, known for Poldark (1975), Smuggler's Bay (1964) and Undermind (1965). He died on 2 December 1986 in Merton, Surrey, England, UK.- Sally Miles was born on 11 September 1933 in London, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Shoulder to Shoulder (1974), Thriller (1973) and Private's Progress (1956). She was married to Gerald Frow. She died on 2 December 1986 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England, UK.
- Sal La Pera was born on 12 August 1913. He was an actor, known for The Death Collector (1976), Nunzio (1978) and Armstrong Circle Theatre (1950). He died on 2 December 1986 in New Rochelle, New York, USA.
- Marjory Hawtrey was born on 7 March 1900 in Surbiton, Surrey, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Great Expectations (1959), The Charlie Drake Show (1960) and BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950). She was married to Anthony Hawtrey. She died on 2 December 1986 in Lewes, Sussex, England, UK.
- Lisa Macheiner was born on 23 January 1914 in Neustadt, Germany. She was an actress, known for Orpheus in der Unterwelt (1974), Die Tochter des Brunnenmachers (1956) and Das unsichtbare Visier (1973). She died on 2 December 1986 in East Berlin, East Germany.
- Zygmunt Urbanski was born on 28 October 1917 in Warsaw, Poland. He was an actor, known for Lalka (1968), Zakazane piosenki (1947) and Death of a President (1977). He died on 2 December 1986 in Lódz, Lódzkie, Poland.
- Costume and Wardrobe Department
Mildred Duncan was born on 10 June 1892 in South Dakota, USA. She died on 2 December 1986 in Mendocino, California, USA.