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‘A Christmas Story’ Actress Melinda Dillion Dead At 83
Daily Caller ^
| 2-3-23
Posted on 02/04/2023 7:29:44 AM PST by nuconvert
Melinda Dillion, the actress best remembered for her roles in the much-loved holiday film “A Christmas Story” and sci-fi classic “Close Encounters of the Third Kind” died Jan. 9, her family confirmed Friday.
Dillion began her storied career as an improvisation comedian with Chicago’s Second City comedy troupe after stepping in as an understudy for a sick Barbara Harris. In her first major role, Dillion debuted on Broadway as Honey in Edward Albee’s “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” That role earned her a Tony nomination in 1963 for featured actress in a play, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
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TOPICS: Music/Entertainment; TV/Movies
KEYWORDS: actress; ceottk; hollywood; melindadillion; movies; obit
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posted on
02/04/2023 7:29:44 AM PST
by
nuconvert
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posted on
02/04/2023 7:38:00 AM PST
by
BipolarBob
(The rumor has not been confirmed until the FBI officially denies it.)
To: BipolarBob
She played a great mom in A Christmas Story. At 83 she had a long life and left a few pleasant memories behind for us to think about on occasions and smile.
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posted on
02/04/2023 7:40:55 AM PST
by
CIB-173RDABN
(I am not an expert in anything, and my opinion is just that, an opinion. I may be wrong.)
To: CIB-173RDABN
At my age, everyone is dying. I’m not afraid of dying but I am saddened by it.
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posted on
02/04/2023 7:45:55 AM PST
by
BipolarBob
(The rumor has not been confirmed until the FBI officially denies it.)
To: nuconvert
Melinda Dillion will probably live for at least another 100 years, thanks to one of the most popular Christmas movies ever. Interesting how that works out. She was in several higher profile & prestigious movies and even ‘on Broadway’, the pinnacle for many, but a small Holiday film captured the heart of so many people that it been seen annually for over a generation and will probably continue for many more
Rest in Peace, Melinda Dillion.
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posted on
02/04/2023 7:47:22 AM PST
by
Tupelo
(A House Divided Against Itself Cannot Stand)
To: Tupelo
Yep, just was with Darren McGavin, who played a lot of great roles in his career, but he’ll always be “The Old Man”.
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posted on
02/04/2023 7:48:17 AM PST
by
dfwgator
(Endut! Hoch Hech!)
To: nuconvert
"Goodbye, Goodbye..."
To: nuconvert
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posted on
02/04/2023 7:57:21 AM PST
by
Carriage Hill
(A society grows great when old men plant trees, in whose shade they know they will never sit.)
To: CIB-173RDABN
Also played Hanrahan’s wife in “Slapshot”.
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posted on
02/04/2023 7:58:34 AM PST
by
dfwgator
(Endut! Hoch Hech!)
To: nuconvert
Her name is misspelled in the headline and throughout the article. It’s DILLON, not “Dillion.”
Anyway, she was always my favorite character in A Christmas Story. I love how she played the devoted yet exasperated wife/mother.
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posted on
02/04/2023 7:59:32 AM PST
by
Restless
To: dfwgator
Darren McGavin, who played a lot of great roles in his career ...
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posted on
02/04/2023 8:06:14 AM PST
by
oh8eleven
(RVN '67-'68)
To: CIB-173RDABN
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posted on
02/04/2023 8:07:38 AM PST
by
moovova
("The NEXT election is the most important election of our lifetimes!“ LOL...)
To: nuconvert
She was heartbreaking in “Absence of Malice.” RIP.
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posted on
02/04/2023 8:10:46 AM PST
by
leaning conservative
(snow coming, school cancelled, yayyyyyyyyy!!!!!!)
To: oh8eleven
That was a fun show. A good twenty years ahead of its time.
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posted on
02/04/2023 8:12:28 AM PST
by
BradyLS
(DO NOT FEED THE BEARS!)
To: BradyLS
Definitely agree with that.
Peach
To: oh8eleven
I also think of him as the DI in “Tribes”.
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posted on
02/04/2023 8:21:56 AM PST
by
dfwgator
(Endut! Hoch Hech!)
To: dfwgator
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posted on
02/04/2023 8:23:36 AM PST
by
desertsolitaire
(Nothing Changes if Nothing Changes.)
To: BipolarBob
Wow. That picture sure does make me feel old. I guess I am - The only entertainment Jeopardy! clues I get are pre 1980.
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posted on
02/04/2023 8:27:59 AM PST
by
Semper Vigilantis
(mRNA vaccines - the 21st century's holocaust. Roll up your sleeves, Sheeple.)
To: dfwgator
Excellent movie - as a 60s era Marine I was more than impressed. McGavin was great.
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posted on
02/04/2023 8:30:41 AM PST
by
oh8eleven
(RVN '67-'68)
To: GaltAdonis
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posted on
02/04/2023 8:34:24 AM PST
by
jdt1138
(Where ever you go, there you are.)
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