▁in ▁studio ▁production ▁and ▁acting ▁for ▁television . ▁Arn az ▁made ▁a ▁guest ▁appearance ▁on ▁the ▁TV ▁series ▁Alice , ▁st arring ▁L inda ▁Lav in ▁and ▁produced ▁by ▁I ▁Love ▁Lucy ▁co - cre ators ▁Mad ely n ▁P ugh ▁( Mad ely n ▁Davis ) ▁and ▁Bob ▁Car roll , ▁Jr . ▁ ▁Death ▁ ▁Arn az ▁was ▁a ▁regular ▁sm oker ▁for ▁much ▁of ▁his ▁life ▁and ▁often ▁sm oked ▁c igare tt es ▁on ▁the ▁set ▁of ▁I ▁Love ▁Lucy . ▁He ▁sm oked ▁Cub an ▁cig ars ▁until ▁he ▁was ▁in ▁his ▁si xt ies . ▁Arn az ▁was ▁diagn osed ▁with ▁lung ▁cancer ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 6 . ▁He ▁died ▁several ▁months ▁later ▁on ▁December ▁ 2 , ▁ 1 9 8 6 , ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 6 9 . ▁Arn az ▁was ▁cre m ated ▁and ▁his ▁as hes ▁scattered . ▁His ▁death ▁came ▁just ▁five ▁days ▁before ▁Luc ille ▁Ball ▁received ▁the ▁Kennedy ▁Center ▁Hon ors . ▁He ▁was ▁prede ce ased ▁by ▁his ▁second ▁wife , ▁Ed ith , ▁who ▁died ▁a ▁year ▁earlier ▁on ▁March ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 1 9 8 5 . ▁His ▁mother ▁out l ived ▁him ▁by ▁almost ▁two ▁years . ▁ ▁Leg acy ▁Des i ▁Arn az ▁has ▁two ▁stars ▁on ▁the ▁Hollywood ▁Walk ▁of ▁Fame : ▁one ▁at ▁ 6 3 0 1 ▁Hollywood ▁Bou lev ard ▁for ▁contributions ▁to ▁motion ▁pictures ▁and ▁one ▁at ▁ 6 2 5 0 ▁Hollywood ▁Bou