Lucille Ball would celebrate her 100th birthday on Aug. 6. However, she died on April 26, 1989 from a dissecting aortic aneurysm. She was 77.
Now her fans are trying to set a new Guinness world record for the most Lucy Ricardo lookalikes assembled in one place in Jamestown, New York.
Take a look.
Professional impersonators portraying fictional characters Lucy Ricardo (L) and Ethel Mertz perform in a replica of the "I Love Lucy" show's Tropicana Room, at the Desilu Playhouse in Jamestown, New York, August 6, 2011, to commemorate what would have been the 100th birthday of the late Lucille Ball.REUTERS/Doug BenzProfessional impersonators portraying Lucy Ricardo (L) and Ricky Ricardo perform in a replica of the "I Love Lucy" show's Tropicana Room, at the Desilu Playhouse in Jamestown, New York, August 6, 2011, to commemorate what would have been the 100th birthday of the late Lucille Ball.REUTERS/Doug BenzCindy Wilson of Aurora, Ohio, shows tattoos of Lucy and Ricky Ricardo on her feet, as she takes part in an unofficial count of 915 Lucy Ricardos attempting to set a new Guinness world record for most Lucy lookalikes assembled in one place, in Jamestown, New York August 6, 2011. "I Love Lucy" star Lucille Ball's New York hometown will be filled with red-lipsticked, redheaded lookalikes on Saturday to try to break a world record in honor of what would have been the actress' 100th birthday.REUTERS/Doug BenzElizabeth Drobnicky, age 14, of Accord, New York, takes part in an attempt to set a new Guinness world record for most Lucy Ricardo lookalikes assembled in one place, in Jamestown, New York August 6, 2011. "I Love Lucy" star Lucille Ball's New York hometown will be filled with red-lipsticked, redheaded lookalikes on Saturday to try to break the world record in honor of what would have been the actress' 100th birthday.REUTERS/Doug BenzA woman dressed as Lucy Ricardo during the attempt to set a new Guinness world record for the most Lucy lookalikes assembled in one place, in Jamestown, New York August 6, 2011. "I Love Lucy" star Lucille Ball's New York hometown will be filled with red-lipsticked, redheaded lookalikes on Saturday to try to break the world record in honor of what would have been the actress' 100th birthday. REUTERS/Doug BenzPeople take part in an attempt to set a new Guinness world record for most Lucy Ricardo lookalikes assembled in one place, in Jamestown, New York August 6, 2011. "I Love Lucy" star Lucille Ball's New York hometown will be filled with red-lipsticked, redheaded lookalikes on Saturday to try to break the world record in honor of what would have been the actress' 100th birthday.REUTERS/Doug BenzPeople hold up masks of Lucy Ball during an attempt to set a new Guinness world record for most Lucy Ricardo lookalikes assembled in one place, in Jamestown, New York August 6, 2011. "I Love Lucy" star Lucille Ball's New York hometown will be filled with red-lipsticked, redheaded lookalikes on Saturday to try to break the world record in honor of what would have been the actress' 100th birthday. REUTERS/Doug BenzCindy Wilson of Aurora, Ohio (L) takes part in an attempt to set a new Guinness world record for the most Lucy Ricardo lookalikes assembled in one place in Jamestown, New York August 6, 2011. "I Love Lucy" star Lucille Ball's New York hometown will be filled with red-lipsticked, redheaded lookalikes on Saturday to try to break the world record in honor of what would have been the actress' 100th birthday. REUTERS/Doug BenzPeople pose during an attempt to set a new Guinness world record for most Lucy Ricardo lookalikes assembled in one place, in Jamestown, New York August 6, 2011. "I Love Lucy" star Lucille Ball's New York hometown will be filled with red-lipsticked, redheaded lookalikes on Saturday to try to break the world record in honor of what would have been the actress' 100th birthday.REUTERS/Doug BenzPeople take part in an attempt to set a new Guinness world record for the most Lucy Ricardo lookalikes assembled in one place in Jamestown, New York August 6, 2011. "I Love Lucy" star Lucille Ball's New York hometown will be filled with red-lipsticked, redheaded lookalikes on Saturday to try to break the world record in honor of what would have been the actress' 100th birthday.REUTERS/Doug BenzA man proposes to his girlfriend as people attempt to set a new Guinness world record for most Lucy Ricardo lookalikes assembled in one place in Jamestown, New York August 6, 2011. "I Love Lucy" star Lucille Ball's New York hometown will be filled with red-lipsticked, redheaded lookalikes on Saturday to try to break the world record in honor of what would have been the actress' 100th birthday. REUTERS/Doug Benz
