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Brady Bunch 'mom' Florence Henderson dies aged 82: Beloved actress who played Carol Brady...
dailymail.uk ^ | November 25, 2016 | Hannah Parry For Dailymail.com

Posted on 11/25/2016 9:39:32 AM PST by Morgana

FULL TITLE: Brady Bunch 'mom' Florence Henderson dies aged 82: Beloved actress who played Carol Brady passes away on Thanksgiving

The Brady Bunch's Florence Henderson has died from heart failure late on Thanksgiving Day, aged 82.

Henderson, who spent decades in the iconic role of Carol Brady, died surrounded by family and friends at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, her manager Kayla Pressman said. She was admitted to hospital on Wednesday.

TV's favorite sitcom mom, the actress was best known for The Brady Bunch which first aired in 1969 and continued in one form or another right up to the 1990s.

Maureen McCormick, who played the role of Marcia Brady on the show, has led tributes to the star.

She reacted to the death of her TV mom via Twitter, writing: 'Florence Henderson was a dear friend for so very many years and in my heart forever. Love and hugs to her family. I'll miss you dearly.'

Henderson had been in the audience of Dancing With the Stars just this past Monday to watch McCormick perform.

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KEYWORDS: bradybunch; florencehenderson; hollywood; obituary; rip
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RIP MRS. Brady
1 posted on 11/25/2016 9:39:32 AM PST by Morgana
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To: Morgana

I haven’t watched TV in decades, but I’ve always heard that the Brady Bunch was one of the good ones. The libs hated it. May she rest in peace.


2 posted on 11/25/2016 9:43:20 AM PST by Cicero (Marcus Tullius)
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The libs hated it.

Can't understand why. It broke new ground because it was the first show that featured a non-traditional family.

3 posted on 11/25/2016 9:45:02 AM PST by dfwgator
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To: Morgana

I’m sad to learn that Florence Henderson has passed away. She brought fun and smiles to a lot of folks in primetime and reruns. Prayers to her family.


4 posted on 11/25/2016 9:46:07 AM PST by BradyLS (DO NOT FEED THE BEARS!)
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To: Cicero
From her Wikipedia entry:

"In the 2000s, she became a public benefactor to the Sisters of St. Benedict in Ferdinand, Indiana, some of the nuns having been her teachers during her early education. She appeared in a number of their promotional videos and helped in fundraising efforts. She won money for the Sisters on the game show Weakest Link and on a classic-television-themed episode of Who Wants To Be a Millionaire in 2001, winning $32,000 in their name. When Henderson appeared on the The Surreal Life, she made a point of showing respect for the Catholic Church and the Sisters of St. Benedict by refusing to dress in a nun's costume for a comedy skit."

5 posted on 11/25/2016 9:47:04 AM PST by Ciaphas Cain
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To: Morgana

Brady Bunch spoof a Few Good Men (MTV Video Awards)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d1EgCAid5O0


6 posted on 11/25/2016 9:47:52 AM PST by dfwgator
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To: Morgana

Memory eternal!


7 posted on 11/25/2016 9:49:01 AM PST by NRx (A man of integrity passes his father's civilization to his son, without selling it off to strangers.)
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To: Cicero

Unfortunately she’s not that much older than I. Don’t recall that we labeled people as libs or conservatives back then. Was a good TV show and one our family never missed.


8 posted on 11/25/2016 9:52:56 AM PST by Grams A (The Sun will rise in the East in the morning and God is still on his throne.)
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To: Morgana

I didn’t watch it when it first came out but now see it on “METV”. Interesting to me how Marcia grew from a sort of frumpy looking little girl into a beautiful young lady. Sad that she eventually hit rock bottom but eventually straightened herself out.

I can’t recall where I read it but one of the cast mentioned visiting Florence when she was having something like a pool party in her back yard. She went around all the time topless.


9 posted on 11/25/2016 9:55:54 AM PST by yarddog (Romans 8:38-39, For I am persuaded.)
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To: Morgana

Now this one breaks my heart.

She seemed fine just a few weeks ago.

Man this really sucks...


10 posted on 11/25/2016 9:56:39 AM PST by VanDeKoik
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To: yarddog

“She went around all the time topless.”

She probably got a lot more visitors when she was younger and perkier.


11 posted on 11/25/2016 10:01:57 AM PST by Leep (Stronger without her!)
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To: Morgana
Maureen McCormick, who played the role of Marcia Brady on the show, has led tributes to the star.

It's ALWAYS Marsha!! Marsha, Marsha, Marsha!

12 posted on 11/25/2016 10:03:56 AM PST by Cowboy Bob
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To: Cowboy Bob

Alright Jan, calm down!!


13 posted on 11/25/2016 10:06:46 AM PST by Morgana ( Always a bit of truth in dark humor.)
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To: Ciaphas Cain

Interesting story about the nuns.

Hard to square that with the last ten years of her life that were spent giving magazine interviews on how to be a slut while drawing Social Security.


14 posted on 11/25/2016 10:07:10 AM PST by Buckeye McFrog
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To: BradyLS

Some comparisons, thanks to Wikipedia:

Barbara Billingsley died in 2010 at 94 years.

Betty White is still alive and 94.

Shirley Jones is, too. 82.


15 posted on 11/25/2016 10:35:55 AM PST by BradyLS (DO NOT FEED THE BEARS!)
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To: Morgana

RIP Mrs Brady

Thanks for the fun memories.


16 posted on 11/25/2016 10:37:10 AM PST by Jane Long (Praise God, from whom ALL blessings flow!)
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To: Cowboy Bob

Sure, Jan.

;-)


17 posted on 11/25/2016 10:37:43 AM PST by Jane Long (Praise God, from whom ALL blessings flow!)
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To: Morgana

May the angels sing her home


18 posted on 11/25/2016 10:58:08 AM PST by Nifster (I see puppy dogs in the clouds)
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To: Grams A

Don’t recall actors and actresses so overtly flapping their noise holes all the time at the media about their political views either, back then.


19 posted on 11/25/2016 11:13:23 AM PST by Secret Agent Man ( Gone Galt; Not averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: VanDeKoik

She was on Mark Simone’s show just last week - sounding fine. It must have been a sudden fatal heart attack.


20 posted on 11/25/2016 11:27:44 AM PST by miss marmelstein
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