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‘Honorable Alexander P. Butterfield

Deputy Assistant to the President .
Washington, D. C. Wye

_ Dear Mr, Butterfield:

Reference is made to your name check request —
concerning Kenyon C, Bolton and some other individuals,
Attached are memoranda concerning

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> “aetrre Sis, ws was. {ALL WvoeauaT 10m CONTAINED

- IN 19 UNCLASSIFIED ~
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ReBulet dated 1/18/52 captioned "CP, U.S.A.,
DISTRICT 13, Los Angeles Division, Is-C" “and
cee _ WemyAir-Tel to Bureau 9/11/53 gaptioned "HOUSE
- COMMITTEE ON UN-AMERICAN ACTIVITIES"

oh “fhe subject furnished an executive statement to
WILLIAM A, WHEEIZER, West Coast Representative, House Committee
on Un-American Activities, on September 4, 1953, at Hollywood, -
California, BALL stated that in 1936 she registered to vote .
as a Communist or intended to vote the Communist Party ticket
because her grandfather, FRED HUNT, now deceased, wanted her
to register as such. She stated that FRED HUNT had been a
Socialist ail his life and she had registered as a Communist
- i to make him happy and to do hima favor, She stated she at

no time intended to wote as a Communist.

BALL stated she has never been a member of the , -
Communist Party to “her knowledge"; had never been asked to_
become a Communist Party member; did not ever attend any
meetings which she later discovered were Communist Party
meetings; did not know whether or not any meetings were ever ~-
held at her home at 1344 North Ogden Drive; stated she did not
know EMIL FREED and if he had appointed her as a delegate | to «=:
_ the State Central Coumittee of the Communist Party in 1936 it
was done without her knowledge or consent; aid not recall
wigning the document sponsoring EMIL FREED for the Communist
Party nomination to the office of member of the assembly of -.
tthe 57th District; and has never heard of the California m3
.. Conference for Repeal of the Criminal Syndicaliam Act, the :
¥ Southern California Council for Constitutional Rights, or
the Committee for the Ist Amendment. :

a review “er “the gubject's ‘Pile Fefiect:
hat would warrant her inclusion on the Security Todex. “The
ibject*s Tjle is being maintained in a closed status.
tober 80, 1953, the Washington Field Offic:
8 Angeles Office with a sopy of the subjec
‘wtatement which as located 4s ies angele file ie



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Mr. J. Edgar Hoover mE ve ee hut bates
Director :
Federal Bureau of Investegation aur 110M CONTAINED

Federal Bldg. ce
Washington, D. C. tvs “eansin ae oo LS
Dear Mr. Hoover: ea:

_ he young people of our church have becoze very Ingut sitive
“vegarding different international as well] as nations] communists.

It will be of great significance to our young people if you could ne
‘give us some assistance at this time regarding actor and actresses
in America who are presently conmunists, communists synpethizers,
*or who in the pust have been connmists er commmists sympathizers.
_It has been brought to my attention in the past that Lucil all =
- “Zits in one of these setagorics. seep al Sapte cbr ee

“7 ge would deeply eppreciate your help 4 da this matter. wo

Sincerely, p

‘our enurch as gust outside Rene)
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Office Memorandum ¢ UNITED STA: 2S GOVERNMENT
To 3; Mr. Tolson Ve BATE: Oct. 26, 1953 be

a fPnom « L. B. Nichols Tes

aaa .....:. ey have scheduled Luc’
Ball for the cover of the future issue a ‘azine, *
wondered if there was anything new on Lucille Ball and ber so-
called Red affiliations. 1 told atin: doubted very much we ;
could be of any assistance to her and J knew nothing offhand and she —

mhight want to check with the House Committee on Un-American Activities.
She stated she would do this. i

ec: Mr. Ladd . ~
Mr. Belmont

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“a  “mevatet Sitea't “as /se ‘saptiones, “SGommunist Party, vsA,

 ypistriet 23, Zos Angeles Division, Interne Security - 6°; and

= = Pies Jetver te the Director dated 202M:

. By referenced Ban Diego letter the Bures ise

t of the cst of STANLEY B. SANCOCK On she Bares end * DANIEL POMEROY
" BAYLOR on £/19/54 before the Bouse Connittes on Sa-dmerican a

“Activities Fegeréing the subject.:

This subject furnished an executive ‘statement to the
‘CUA which was set out in tot Angeles letter fated 12/16/53. Re

- 7 ne ‘subject's file reflects no “sotivities that vould OW
warrant her dnclasion on the Security Index. a - -

a3 INFORMATION obarstm





tele no)

while T would like to be of assistance tn connection

with your letter of September 10th, taformation in our files must be .
maintained as confidential pursuant to regulations of the Department
of Justice. regret Iam unable to be of help in this instance. :

ee

"MOTE, Pofiles contain no record of correspondent. —
na era COTE LITTER Gbe registered od to wate
‘as communist in Los Angeles County in 1934 supposedly to pacify her 37
—_ Ezuaitaer, Prod at, Shc te House Comite on Us-Aeres
eommunist. She testified before the House Committes on Un~Ameriees
“-metivities in 1958 concerning Hunt. ern

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SLHUPLIS: & F j /-

Pursuant to your request of September 14, 2953,
Burgau files were revtewed concerning Lucille Ball and her

husband, dext arnaz. #o_tnyestigat on conducted Ay toe —hureau.

concerning Ball, born duguat 6, 1912, Jamestown, New York. :

Recoras, Caltpornia Secretory of State, reflect Botts én 1936, ]
eed, a :

Signed a certificate ae sponsor for Ent

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Grrsstons on cepterber S and ¢, 1953, before the House
Conn ivtce on Un-Anerica Dietes hearincs at Santa Monica,




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Ramon 2 LB. Michols

FErerrrreect

.

Pa oo called to inquire if we could give
my ce on Lucille Ball, the television actress. I asked him what
Sy. s angle was. ‘Se then stated had a notation earlier -
7. Bhis week about a prominent television actress being turned up as
~ gq Commmist; that their Los Angeles manager had checked the >
JRathas records (I assume voting registration records) and

found Lucille Ball was listed as a Commmist in 1936 and 1938. The
bandwriting was identical and they have checked the address back to ~
-v&he address of the Lucille Ball who is the actress. -——- tain

. x to1e MPD that 1 naa peara a rumble; that the House
-q¢ Committee was holding some hearings and that he might want to check
with them as they may have turned up something like this. He stated
that this probably was the explanation; they would eheck further. -

cc - Mr. Ladd
Mr. Belmont


‘The above information 4s being submitted for the information of the
Bureau. It is to be noted that additional information concerning Miss BALL :

was sutmitted = Les Angeles letter to the Director, dated 10/2/51, entitled Aye )

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“Dear Sir:

‘Fhe Bouse Comittee en Un-American Activities

F - held hearings at San Diego, California from April 19
to April 22, 195). The results ef these he:

P are reported in Tnvest ation ef Communist Activities

J» Jan the State ef California". (Part 1-10)

Information | eonserning the aber ononpttones
person appears as Toliows: .

“Part 2, Page h525

-. . 7

= - “On Pebruary during the testine: of t

* . STAWLEY B. HANCOCK Sok, ihsaeiction hes Manager, Lo: dalena ty 3
Daily Press, Jemaica, Beng Island, New Yo: scussion 7

-@rose eoncerning the fact that the State Committee of
the Communist Party was eomposed ef persons who were

sot estualiy State leadtare, @engresaesan pmoraryn ©;
Soveesesy Scavs scsters

“ZACKSOW eommented that Miss LUCILLE BALL, who was a
[member of the State Comnittes, bad stated in an eff.
~ oT, .. @avit that she had mo Mnowledge er recollestion of

at, paving been so appointed.

“SPart &, Pages h710, ana, &n3 ~

: 2 DATEL POMEROY 247108 les:
Angeles, © herntioe iter: 175 3h Afied he had beens mesbe:

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4-694 (Rev. 10-18-94)

U.S. Department of Justice

Federal Bureau of Investigation

Washington, D.C. 20535

Lucille Ball
Subject of Request:

FOIPA No. /190-

Dear Requester:

Enclosed are copies of documents from FBI records. Excisions have been made to protect information
exempt from disclosure pursuant to Title 5, United States Code, Section 552 (Freedom of Information Act) and/
or Section 5$2a (Privacy Act). In addition, where excisions were made, the appropriate exempting subsections
have been cited opposite the deletions. Where pages have been withheld in their entirety, a deleted page
information sheet has been substituted showing the reasons or basis for the deletion. The subsections cited
for withholding information from the enclosed documents are marked below:

Section 552 Section 552a
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D1 6) Day)
(See Form 4-694a, enclosed, for an explanation of these exemptions.)
Pursuant to your request, 149 pages(s) were reviewed and aff page(s) are being
released

During the review of material pertinent to the subject of your request, documents were located which

C originated with another Government agency(ies).
These documents were referred to that agency(ies) for review and direct response to you

(] contain information furnished by another Government agency(ies). You will be advised by
the FBI as to the releasability of this information following our consultation with the
other agency(ies).


Memo to The Director 0 ENTIAL

‘ Be: LUCILLE BALL;
DEZI AkNAZ

dye
¢ € sponsoring
TT}, ontatned the atement that the sponsor tao :

ca
member of the Party to which the eandidcte betng sponsored
Belonget. (2100-119-57, page 17)

Records of the Regtstrar of Yoters fo

- r Los Anceles
: ounty, Loe Angeles, Caltfornta, reflected thot —
Y- Luctlle Boll, &233¢ Worth Ogden Prive, Los Ang

alifornta, registered to vote
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On Septenker-t4,: you requested a su
our. files on Lucttle “Suze ang Age husband, Dezt arna¥,:
complete search of our Hates s made concerning: thew,
tneludtng all probable nane“bartétions. es

SE GASES.

. I bureau.

ogrgph
- Sa : ~ nats
“bo. 2911, ot Jamestown
_ > gem York, the daughter afekenry'D. and Destree Ball
“education constated ofhigh eqheekiand dramatic achous
_ She marrted 4 arnoz on Wovent¥'-90, 1940. Ball hos
«@mployed as otton p iy @ since 1934, and as
7m televtston G6tresd sins : REY residence-ts given o
19700 Devonshtre Boulevard; fridge, Californta. (whe:
Who tn Anerioa, Paphy, 1952) -

meee

etslifornia Secreta:
J60 Feflect that Luctil

Testa tn gempe ij
alifornta, atgned Gertificdtes-as sponsors for Sutil Free

.. P Conmuntst Forty casdidat She Acsembly, S7th District, <.
“1996; Shoat Luc. i~os appointed on the State Central

io

Mag-Borth Ogden prive, Los éngeses
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era] Bureau of Investigation expressed
wu ves |
over the modern trend in motion

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4n entertainment while bein; tual! and
phe ‘ 6 spiri ly uplifting an

” Why ed te youngsters tn, th fad of per
wéxsion, bentality and ecency?” be asked. ver

+ Jb prong t pictures he referred to one in
2 @ Little gir] murders three le. It is billed
: gins wand is “recon for

“8 wfihen they advertise # movie fer, adults enly
‘they know what they are doing,” he said. “It arouses
the af the youngsters and they make a
point ef te see something they nk they
shouldn't see. . 8 .

* He recalled a movie of some years back in which
Jesse James, a murderer, thief and scoundrel, was

t cease Jasane was'n terrible ereature.”he said.

> He broke his mother’s beart. Yet, youngsters were
. Jed to believe he was 2 hero.” a .f .



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SRUCILLE 2
-.7 Born August 6, 2912
anestcun,

. ~-fhis Bureau has eonducted mo investiga
‘@erning she wept toned individual. Sovever, wur files

Feflect the following information eoncerning
*-@f your inguiry. —.. - Set

: -Mecording to the effisia

3 of State, Lucille Ba:

 emrrrastt Borth Ogéen ve, Los angeles, Ca. :
lcates es sponsors for Eall Freed, a Communist :

Party candidate for Assembly, 57th District, ip 29363 that =. -.

Lucille Ball was appointed on the State Centra
of the Communist Party of California

Feeords of the Registrar |

of Voters for les County, Los Angeles, California
--. @eflected that Lucille Ball, &34) forth
. Ogden Drive, Los Anreles, California, gi stered to vote as
Seti sar 15,"535.

* Communists on



Sertioned 4 indi
@ontacted through Lac
Studios, Universs

Sresiogy Datrereed City, Gaiiteraiay were the subjects of

There is attached ene eepy ef an FSI summary
‘Penorandm dated Jamary 19, 1971, econtaining the results ef

U

(100-400465-21)

PORKA om COUTATHED *
@aclosure ei ifs SSIP IBD cp
aia “OHV

“NOTE:

Per request of Miss Jane Dannenhauer, start Assistant
“Weeurity) . The White House.

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S32 a aed - Bégar x ever ALL IWPORMATION CONTATHED

; SERSIN LASSIFIED N
- Dear Nr. Noover: Sane

I read your interview with Vincent X. Flaherty published
ipa the Los Angeles Examiner, October 22 and 23, (copies enclosed)

and I am wondering if there is not a mistake er misauote of

some kind since it lists Lucy and Desi among your favorite F

entertainers who you think set a good example for the youth of
America.

(o]
Lucille Beil voted for the Communist Party and was sppointed
as a Bember of the Central Committee for the Communist Party. She
insisted that she 414 this because her poor old grandfather was
411 and that she had no dealings with communists on her own.

Yet, ten years lster--with no contact of any kind--grandpa had .)
passed on--when a communist speaker who is to make @ radio N
broadcast falls 111--the communist know exactly where to reach \

her and that she would be their willing stooge and she takes
yoff from her job to broadcast for them. Again, she says,

"I certainly was never in sympathy with the ‘Datryks', I
cari't remember any of the other names." -@#el1, in the library
there was a book by one of the Hollywood ten-- and it has
forewerds of sympathy and support by movie stars---ané there
4s Lucille Ball with her words of sympathy and support.

. ~Bhe fas never said she was sorry nor ashamed of these
smactions. re

Since I'm one of the 98% of Americans who ‘think
st | at 73, Edgar Noover is the greatest--would you mind clarifying |.
8 for me. : PON Mae :



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SUBJECT L UCLLLE Baer

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00-353406-4, page 9) QD) Oty

. : “fhe “Datly Worker,* tesue of April 10, 2951,
contained an article captioned "Mhere Are the Big Stare Who -
Once Opposed the Un-Anericans.” The article asks where
_/ G11 of the fonous Hollywood stars were who ottacked the first .
LD) neartngs of the HCUA and cre now atlent about the then hearings
of the HCUA. --dmong those Hollywood personalities naned cs :
prey oualy betng opposed to the BCUA wos Luctlle Ball. 3(200-

‘54-835, page 43)

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ivBes IDCILLE BALL;

tjornia cAOoo oy Th GESbgna 7] orney
reuant to Erecuttve Order 10450.



Freedom of Information
and
Privacy Acts

SUBJECT Lucius Bare

Federal Bureau of Investigation


January 19, i971 “ae

— ——

en ano ra. ART MoE S yoy WHC —_
" Ses, Gary Morton, whe you évised is the sda

an LaciligBall, kas not been investigated by the FEL. Combs
i\ eas Tep Serial
. “mowever, eur files indicate Lacille Ball was orm #774 a
6, 1911, tn Jamesto and reflect bye)
@wo -
, aigned certificates as sponsors for Emil
. ‘2 CP candidate for California Assembly in 1936, Ballwas - .
‘appointed on the State Central Committee of the CP of .
California in 1936, ve)

Ball testified before mm: on Un-American
Activities in 1953, gad stated she had registered as a __
commanist only at the insistence of her grandiather. -



‘ef the Commnist Party from 1935 until 192, also testi-
Pied concerning the State Committee that although the name
ef IOCILE BALE was en the Comittee, TAYLOR believed

abe was mover a Communist.

Subsequently during TAYLOR's testimony, Congress-
-man JACKSON commented that the LUCILLE BAIL matter shonld
5... be More slearly put in the record, He stated that although
~~" Miss BALL had knowledge of registration in the Comzunist
Party she denied activity or eof having attended any
forty functions aa: the period ef time she was regis-

mS

Bince this Sudject resides within the territery
eof the Los eles Division, no recommendation is being
meade by San Diego concerning the placing or retaining
© OF removal Of her name from the Security Index, sake
Deing left to the discretion of the Office of Origin,

Very Ly yours, | .
aN Loe J Peg
. Special Agent in Charge :



KX] If you desire, you may appeal any denials contained herein. Appeals should be directed in writing to the
Co-Director, Office of Information and Privacy, U.S. Department of Justice, Flag Building, Suite 570,
Washington, D.C. 20530, within thirty days from receipt of this letter. The envelope and the letter
should be clearly marked “Freedom of Information Appeal” or "Information Appeal." Please cite the
FOIPA number assigned to your request so that it may be easily identified.

(C1 The enclosed material is from the main investigative file(s) in which the subject of your request was
the subject of the investigation, There are additional references to the subject(s) of your request in files
relating to other individuals, organizations, events or activities. These additional mentions or references
have not been reviewed to determine if, in fact, they are identifiable with the subject(s) of your request.
Our experience has shown that such references are frequently similar to information contained in the
processed main file(s). We will process these references if you now make a specific request for them.
However, because of a significant increase in FOIPA requests and an expanding backlog, we have given
priority to the processing of main investigative files and can only complete the processing of these
additional references as time and resources permit

& See additional information which follows.

Sincerely yours,

Chief

Freedom of Information-
Privacy Acts Section

Information Resources Division

Enclosures (2 )

The enclosed material is from the main file maintained at
FBIHQ, the corresponding OO main file and cross-references
maintained in our Los Angeles field office.


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_ . Rene M. Wale, G Hollywood writer Gnd on Gduitted
former Communist Porty member in Los angeles, Coltfornta, .
furnished o sworn deposition to the Assendly Foct Finding
Committee on Un~dnerican Activities tn Caltfornita tn 2943.

She atated that in 19397 she attended a Connuntst Porty new
neabers! class ot the Aone of actress Iuotlle Ball. Yale
added that Boll wos not present ot the meeting but that the

person tn charge (unidentified) epectfically stated that
Tuctlle Bol] knew the character of the meeting and epproved
of tts toking ploce in her hone. Yale ors, tnally gave this |
tnforaction tn &er appecrcnce before the Dies Committee ot
‘Beaumont, eras, on July 22, 1940. (100-880-667-2; Dies

Conntttee Heartngs, Volume 5, poge 1216)



eifeno $0 The Director
‘eg LUCILLE BAzL;
DEZI AauwsZ se

OS BaF Oy -

Biographical Dota: .

Arnaz, as Desiderto Alberto Arnage y de Acha, III, eed

was korn on Morch £, 1217, ot Sonttago, Cuba, He wos educated |

at Colegic de Lclores, a Jesuit Prep School at Santtogo, Cuboe ~

He served os a staff sergeant, United States Arny Kedtcal

Corps, for three years during world dar JI. He tea musictan

and actor by profession. (His Asertcan ctttzenship status

48 unknown). (Current Biography, 2952; Motion Picture and Cte age
Television Almanac, 1952-1955.) :

foregtion Contained in r :

Ho tnvestigation of arnoz Boe been conducted by the
ll Bureau. : «

- ag February 28, 1946, tesue of the “Caltfornia Eagle," .,
a@ Los Angeles newspaper, contatned an article entitled "Stars
Intersperse Talks for FEFC on Frogrox at Shrine audttortium
Show." (FERC signifies Fatr Enployment Proctices Conntesion).
The article stated thot Dext arnar was one of the many enter-
toiners who appeared on the show which was aponsored by the . 22202.
Hollywood Independent Citizens Comatttee of arts, S&ctences 7
ond Professions (ICCASP). The ICCASP ts cited os Connuntst ~.
front by the Congresstonc] Comutttee on Un-Anertcan Activities,
House Report dated April £26, 2950. --(100-185-26-161, page 8) x.
7 we ee @... : 2 we soe . 2 ee