Abdominal aortic aneurysm
Actress Lucille Ball died April 26, 1989 from an abdominal aortic aneurysm. At the time of her death, she was in Cedars-Sinai Medical Center recovering from emergency surgery performed just six days earlier because of a dissecting aortic aneurysm near her heart. Ball was at increased risk, as she had been a heavy smoker for decades.
Lucille Wall
Lucille Loretta Wall (January 18, 1898 – July 11, 1986) was an American actress who played the role of Lucille March Weeks on the ABC soap opera "General Hospital" from 1963 to 1976. When Wall was ill in 1975, the role was played by Mary Grace Canfield. Lucille returned to the show for infrequent guest appearances over the years, the last in 1982.