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3 unusual facts about Ernest Ball


Ernest Ball

A 1944 musical Irish Eyes Are Smiling told the story of Ball's career and starred Dick Haymes and June Haver.

His grandson was the guitar string entrepreneur Ernie Ball, great-grandson is singer-songwriter-content producer Sherwood Ernest Ball and his great-great-granddaughters are actress Hannah Marks and singer/songwriter Tiare' Ball.

Hannah Marks

Her maternal grandfather was entrepreneur and musician Ernie Ball and one of her maternal great-great-grandfathers was composer Ernest Ball.



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