Suzanne Pleshette dead at age 70----

[gyrafoam]

Remember her from the early sixties movie "Rome Adventure" with co-star Troy Donahue (who she later married). And Hitchcock's "The Birds".
In later years t.v.'s The Bob Newhart Show.

She had suffered from lung cancer, and passed while being treated in Los Angeles.

 

[toggleswitch]

R.I.P, Lady!

 

[frigilux]

I loved everything Pleshette did; She had such attitude. She did a great job as Karen Walker's mother on Will & Grace. Had read about her lung cancer, and how her agent was trying to downplay it--said she was doing fine and looking for work. The poor thing... My mom died of lung cancer (a non-smoker, even!), so I've witnessed its insidious course first-hand.

ANYWAY, my Italian mother loved Rome Adventure and she played the soundtrack album every Saturday morning while she cleaned house. Being old enough, now, to appreciate my past, I've been searching E-bay for the albums my mom played when my sister and I were growing up. The Rome Adventure soundtrack arrived only a couple of days ago. What a blast from the past!

Here's one for you, Suzanne.

 

[appnut]

She was one of my favorite actresses for a long time. Another one of her husbands was james Farentino (drool, moan). Lterr was revealed he abused her. Married Troy, hmm. I think her last husband (Tom Poston?) she found very happy relationship. RIP sweet woman. "Oh Baahhhhb". I loved that when she'd say that on the Bob Newhart Show.

 

[nurdlinger]

"Oh Baahhhhb"

I think my favorite TV moment, funniest and most surprising, was in the last episode of the Newhart show (the one with Larry, Darryl, and Darryl) where he wakes up in bed with Pleshette and the whole Vermont thing was a dream.

 

[frigilux]

Just read her entry at Wikipedia. I'd forgotten she stepped in after John Ritter died on the sitcom "8 Simple Rules". Her second husband, a Texas oilman, also died of lung cancer, in 2000.

Tom Poston died in the spring of 2007. I'm always amazed at how little time can sometimes pass between the deaths of spouses.

Recently, an elderly couple in my little burg passed within less than two weeks of each other; first the wife, then the husband, who was in perfect health at his wife's funeral.

 

[washendry]

Alice/ Brady Bunch

Ann B. Davis, 83, from Brady Bunch also passed away
Kim

 

[jmirawm]

This morning....

On CNN I read that Sam the butcher ( Melvin --- ) had passed away.

 

[jmirawm]

For those who do not know......

Sam The Butcher is also from The Brady Bunch.

 

[whirlcool]

I thought Suzanne Pleshette did a great job on the Leona Helmsley flick "The Queen of Mean". RIP

 

[goatfarmer]

Sam the butcher, and Alice had a thing for each other on the Brady Bunch. Kinda eerie.....

 

[danemodsandy]

What a World, What a World...

...We lose a treasure like that years too soon, and the baddies of this world just roll on like Old Man River.

 

[dnastrau]

Ann B. Davis? I think she is still alive...

Washendry:

I looked all over the 'net and I don't see that Ann B. Davis passed away as well. Where did you see this?

 

[~sudsshane]

Ann B. Davis~

aka.. Alice on "The Brady Bunch" is still very much alive and living in San Antonio, TX.
Allan Melvin, Sam,"The Butcher" on "The Brady Bunch" died this past Thursday of cancer.

Very sad about Suzanne Pleshette. I always enjoyed her work. I don't believe her cause of death was cancer. It has been reported in the mainstream media that she died of respiratory failure.

 

[dalangdon]

I believe that Sam the butcher was also Archie's friend from the loading dock on "All in the Family"

As a Dachshund owner, I am partial to Suzanne Pleschette in "The Ugly Dachshund" (which is actually a pretty dumb movie, but kids like it, and wouldn't every movie be better with a few Dachshunds in it?)

 

[frigilux]

Dan, you're absolutely right: The only thing wrong with Citizen Kane? NO DACHSHUNDS! (LOL)

;-)

 

[veg-o-matic]

Dan, as usual, I couldn't agree with you more! My favorite scene is where the puppies are running around with the yarn and one plays the piano with her butt!
But dachshunds or no, Suzanne was fabboo in that movie. Love the negligee and little kitten-heel mules she wears at the beginning. And that little black cocktail number she wears for her husband's birthday. She only sang a couple of bars of "Happy Birthday", but boy was it sexy!
veg

 

[cehalstead]

cause of death

Isn't respiratory failure usually the final result of lung cancer?

 

[~sudsshane]

not necessarily~

Suzanne was declared cancer-free in 2006. Respiratory failure is often the final stage of chronic lung disease. Many things can cause respiratory failure. I am certain the damage done to her lungs due to years of smoking played a big part in her death.
Still sad regardless.

 

[maytagbear]

I adored her,

and loved the Newhart show she was in the best of them, though the second one with Mary Frann, was almost as good. Almost.

I loved Suzanne's appearances on The Tonight Show...she could get Johnny to crack up like few ever could.

I am suprised that she lived this long after Tom Poston.

Lawrence/Maytagbear

 

[pturo]

She is a Syracuse University alumni. I met her once in NY in the 70's at a botique on Madison called Julie's where my sister comissioned designer handbags and clothing. She walked in with Marissa Berenson,(boring and aloof) and when she opened her mouth, her Suazanne Pleshetteness fell out. She was actually really nice, and was thrilled that my sister and I were from Syracuse University, and asked about certain things on campus and hangouts she frequented years ago.
She was a real person, who happened to be an actress, not an actress who happened to be looking for her self. A fun broad, in the best sence of the word.

 

[laundromat]

I remember her in Disney" comedy western movie ,"Bullwhip Griffin"anybody remember who else played in that movie?I'll give you a hint.His best performance was that in the movie "Planet of the Apes"He too has past.I think in 1998.

 

[sdlee]

cancer

I liked her. I dont know how I missed this posting for so long but I still want to comment.

I cant believe nobody mentioned that "its not nice to fool, mother nature".........I still catch mtself saying that from time to time.and in my memory of it I remeber it just cracked me up when I was little. Esp once the ligtening strike went off.

For those who dont know YEs respitor failure IS useally the last down fall of cancer. I watched my own mother take this ride. Tecniacally she had cancer, speicifically colon cancer. We know this by way of a diagnostic test.......the tested all the cancer and the oldest was on the colon above her belly. They knew that already because the tumour that put her in the hospitol came from there but the diagnostic test proved it.

She also had cancer on every single organ in her body so after they removed that tumour they just sewed her back up and said its a matter of time. SHe died aproximatly 18 days after being diagnosed

Even so it wasnt the cancer that killed her, it was respitory falure and that is what is listed on her death certificate.I urge all of you to get checked once you start hitting your forties. My mom was 54 years old but with a simple yearly check up she might still be here.

as a result me dad started yearly check ups and has beat it twice and both times they said early detection was the key.
I certainly dont want to preach but I certianly dont want any of yalls bailing any earlier then you have to.