June 1963: Lucille Ball (1910 - 1989), star of the I Love Lucy show, with her two on screen ... [+] children Chris (Candy Moore) and Jerry (Jimmy Garrett). (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images) Getty ImagesFormer child star Jimmy Garrett, who is remembered for playing Lucille Ball’s son Jerry Carmichael on CBS sitcom The Lucy Show, was found dead at his California home on Friday, September 17. Born September 23, 1954 in Los Angles, Jimmy Garrett made his first TV appearance at age five in anthology series Playhouse 90 in 1959. When his mother heard that Lucille Ball was casting children for her new sitcom, she had Garrett try out for the audition. Prior to The Lucy Show, Garrett also guest-starred in episodes of The Twilight Zone, Mister Ed, Burke’s Law and My Three Sons.

Source: Forbes September 18, 2021 22:07 UTC