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Jane Kean, who played Trixie on 'The Honeymooners,' dies at 90
http://www.latimes.com ^ | november 28, 2013 | Greg Braxton

Posted on 11/28/2013 7:08:16 PM PST by lowbridge

Jane Kean, best known for her role as Trixie, the long-suffering wife of Ed Norton on the 1960s TV revival of "The Honeymooners" with Jackie Gleason and Art Carney, has died. She was 90.

Kean, a resident of Toluca Lake, died Tuesday at Providence St. Joseph Medical Center in Burbank of complications from a fall. Her niece, Deidre Wolpert, confirmed her death.

Although she played diverse roles during a career spanning more than four decades, including performing at London's Palladium before moving to Broadway, Kean said her role in "The Honeymooners" was the character that most people remembered.

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KEYWORDS: hollywood; honeymooners; janekean; obituary
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To: lowbridge

I saw her when she made an appearance at the opening of a new toy store in Jacksonville, FL back in the 60s. I was just a kid, of course, but I remember it well. RIP.


21 posted on 11/28/2013 8:07:01 PM PST by South40 (Liberalism is a Disease)
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To: DAC21

interesting tidbit

Also why is there not a TV show that goes out and interviews these old stars before they go away?


22 posted on 11/28/2013 8:08:08 PM PST by GeronL (Extra Large Cheesy Over-Stuffed Hobbit)
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To: stevem

Dittos to that. It was some of the funniest stuff ever on the old ‘Black and White’. Another fave of mine was ‘Sgt. Bilko’ from roughly the era. I do not believe I have ever seen that re-run on any of the stations that show the oldies.


23 posted on 11/28/2013 8:10:24 PM PST by bobby.223 (Retired up in the snowy mountains of the American Redoubt and it's a GREAT life!)
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To: lowbridge

I always enjoyed Kean’s interpretation of Trixie. She had a funny, old-fashioned, sort of ‘vaudeville-esque’ way of delivering lines. Made things seem funny and create a laugh even if the line was a groaner. Joan Davis was good at that too.

I think Jean was sister to Betty Kean, who appeared in a few films back in the early-1940s, and was known for her quirky, humorous dance routines. I remember her mostly from an old Republic b-comedy starring Dennis O’Keefe.


24 posted on 11/28/2013 8:27:41 PM PST by greene66
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To: bobby.223

The cable channels tend to avoid the black-and-white reruns save Andy Griffith and a few others.


25 posted on 11/28/2013 8:43:56 PM PST by Theodore R. (The grand pooh-bahs are flirting with Christie, but it's Jebbie's turn!" to LOSE!)
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To: lowbridge

RIP.


26 posted on 11/28/2013 9:02:03 PM PST by fieldmarshaldj (Resist We Much)
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To: The Cajun

And a stove! Don’t forget when Gleason shouted “There’s nothing wrong with this stove!!!” and slammed his hand down on top of it, followed by the oven door opening and a pie flying across the room. I laughed myself sick at that show every week. Perfect comedy. Extreme talent.


27 posted on 11/28/2013 9:20:02 PM PST by firebrand
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To: bobby.223

MeTV shows reruns of Sgt. Bilko Saturdays at 4 & 4:30 am ET & PT.


28 posted on 11/28/2013 10:26:28 PM PST by ShasheMac
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To: ShasheMac

By the way, right after an hour of Car 54, Where Are You?


29 posted on 11/28/2013 10:29:55 PM PST by ShasheMac
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To: stevem

Yes, they were funny. Isn’t it odd that these old shows actually made people laugh without using curse words or sexual innuendos? How far this mighty nation has fallen from its lofty days when morality was considered.


30 posted on 11/28/2013 11:00:55 PM PST by Catsrus (A)
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To: lowbridge

Joyce Randolph, who played Trixie on the original series, turns 95 today.


31 posted on 10/21/2019 6:39:51 AM PDT by Borges
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