She was a great actress. I didn't know she was only 71 when she passed away.
I forgot to mention her name: Irene Ryan. Another character on that show who always cracked me up was "Miss Jane" (Nancy Kulp). I guess it would be obvious now, but it wasn't then: she later came out as a lesbian.
106 posted on 12/10/2004 1:24:09 AM PST by wideminded