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Florence Henderson, 'The Brady Bunch' actress, dies at 82
Fox News ^ | November 25, 2016

Posted on 11/25/2016 6:44:11 AM PST by US Navy Vet

Florence Henderson, who became the ultimate TV mom when she took on the role of Carol Brady in '70s sitcom "The Brady Bunch," has died, her reps revealed. She was 82.

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1 posted on 11/25/2016 6:44:11 AM PST by US Navy Vet
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To: US Navy Vet

Also sad.


2 posted on 11/25/2016 6:46:24 AM PST by A Navy Vet (I'm not Islamophobic - I'm Islamonauseous. Plus LGBTQxyz nauseous.)
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To: US Navy Vet

Another piece of my childhood gone.

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3 posted on 11/25/2016 6:47:46 AM PST by Lurker (America burned the witch.)
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To: US Navy Vet

Barbara Billingsley was the ultimate TV mom.

Nevertheless, RIP, Ms. Henderson.


4 posted on 11/25/2016 6:52:53 AM PST by Buckeye McFrog
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To: Lurker

We’re old .... and next.


5 posted on 11/25/2016 6:54:30 AM PST by knarf (I say things that are true .. I have no proof, but they're true.)
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To: Buckeye McFrog
Billingsley was not only the ultimate TV mom, she also spoke jive.
6 posted on 11/25/2016 6:54:48 AM PST by 4yearlurker (Work hard,live free,thank God!)
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To: Buckeye McFrog

Which made Billingsley’s scene in Airplane! all the funnier.

Most folks who see that scene now miss that entirely.

I have always maintained that Ward Cleaver and Jack Arnold were the best TV dads.


7 posted on 11/25/2016 6:55:54 AM PST by day10 (You'll get nothing and like it!)
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To: 4yearlurker

Sucka don’t want no help....


8 posted on 11/25/2016 6:57:12 AM PST by 4everontheRight (And the story began with..."Once there was a great nation......")
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To: Buckeye McFrog

“My, you look wonderful today, Mrs. Cleaver.” -
Eddie Haskell


9 posted on 11/25/2016 7:17:46 AM PST by RatRipper (The biggest threat to US national security is our government and those in it.)
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To: US Navy Vet

R.I.P.


10 posted on 11/25/2016 7:20:21 AM PST by exPBRrat
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To: US Navy Vet

Rest in peace


11 posted on 11/25/2016 7:21:27 AM PST by Liberty Valance (Keep a Simple Manner for a Happy Life ~ Vote!)
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To: US Navy Vet

Very into nutrition and exercise but also holistic remedies...even after heart surgery. RIP.


12 posted on 11/25/2016 7:21:59 AM PST by erlayman (yw)
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To: US Navy Vet

She was in one of the WORST musicals ever made! SONG OF NORWAY back in 1971.

So bad it was never shown on TV or released on VCR tape. I saw it, beautiful scenery until they began to sing and dance.

I took a date, she loved it. I noticed several members of the audience who had been to Norway loving the scenery shots and trying to keep from puking for the rest.

It is one of those films that is best watched (Like John Denver’s BIGHORN!) with the sound turned off.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Song_of_Norway_(film)


13 posted on 11/25/2016 7:28:24 AM PST by Ruy Dias de Bivar
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To: US Navy Vet

Oh no!! I did a little business with Susan Olsem this year. She’s gonna be devastated!


14 posted on 11/25/2016 7:34:12 AM PST by LittleBillyInfidel (This tagline has been formatted to fit the screen. Some content has been edited.)
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To: US Navy Vet

Hope she got past this thinking before she passed. I don’t wish her any ill, but this was a little much.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/florence-henderson-talks-multiple-friends-with-benefits-at-81_us_56bf5894e4b08ffac1257a29


15 posted on 11/25/2016 7:34:22 AM PST by JudyinCanada
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To: 4yearlurker
Billingsley was not only the ultimate TV mom, she also spoke jive.

The role of the "jive talkin' woman" was originally offered to Harriet Nelson, of "Ozzie and Harriet" fame. When she turned it down, the part went to Barbara Billingsley (who, in my opinion, was perfect in the role.)

16 posted on 11/25/2016 7:36:40 AM PST by GreenHornet
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To: US Navy Vet

A piece of my childhood gone, but the less I knew about their personal lives the better.


17 posted on 11/25/2016 7:39:18 AM PST by stevio (God,Guns,Guts.)
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To: Lurker

Yep, grew up watching The Brady Bunch. Still watch the reruns.


18 posted on 11/25/2016 7:41:25 AM PST by rainee (Her)
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To: US Navy Vet

I saw Florence Henderson perform at Lincoln Center in NYC in the 1967 revival of South Pacific. I’ll never forget her talent and beauty. RIP.


19 posted on 11/25/2016 7:43:32 AM PST by jalisco555
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Yeah, being the TV wife of Mr. Brady must have had a profound effect on her. Or was she hanging around with Shirley Jones at the time....or maybe it was all of that and the fact that it was the ‘70’s?


20 posted on 11/25/2016 7:46:40 AM PST by equaviator (There's nothing like the universe to bring you down to earth.)
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