|
|
Post by carol on Aug 29, 2013 22:49:26 GMT -5
Merie Earle, Actress, Dies;Maude Gormley on 'Waltons'
UPI
Published: November 9, 1984
GLENDALE, Calif., Nov. 5— Merie Earle, who played Maude Gormley on ''The Waltons'' television series and appeared in many feature films and TV commercials, died Sunday of uremic poisoning, according to her agent.
She was 95.
Miss Earle moved to Hollywood from Ohio in 1952 with her husband to be near their daughter, now deceased.
Miss Earle, who died at the Verdugo Hills Hospital here, was recovering from Oct. 15 surgery for cancer of the colon, said her agent, Evelyn Schultz.
The actress sang with a group of the elderly in a Pacific Telephone ''reach out and touch someone'' commercial. She also did commercials for Shakey's Pizza.
|
|
|
|
Post by JeriJet on Aug 30, 2013 7:38:25 GMT -5
Of most significance to me is that Earle didn't start her acting career until she was 67 years old !!
|
|
|
|
Post by Marilyn on Aug 30, 2013 9:54:07 GMT -5
What year did she die?
|
|
|
|
Post by clyde on Aug 30, 2013 11:35:34 GMT -5
She died in 1984. The obit I read said she did not start acting professionally until age 77.
|
|
|
|
Post by Marilyn on Aug 30, 2013 14:08:44 GMT -5
Amazing woman. Had to go look up the condition she died from - uremic poisoning - kidney failure.
|
|
|
|
Post by JeriJet on Aug 31, 2013 9:41:13 GMT -5
She died in 1984. The obit I read said she did not start acting professionally until age 77. You're right -- age 77 marked the beginning of her tv/movie career.... She had begun appearing in print ads and tv commercials at age 67.... I suppose that isn't considered "acting."  |
|
Deleted
Deleted Member
Posts: 0
|
Post by Deleted on Sept 1, 2013 19:02:08 GMT -5
 Merie Earle |
|
mark1
Newspaper Vendor
Posts: 14 
|
Post by mark1 on May 13, 2015 10:49:23 GMT -5
There's hope for us all if Merle didn't begin acting until 67. I always enjoyed her rather carefree and disorganised character on the Waltons.
|
|
|
|
Post by rabner59 on May 13, 2015 11:06:48 GMT -5
Her brother was Clement Bevans he played in sergeant York he died in 1963 age 87 he also played in a lot of westerners
|
|
|
|
Post by clyde on May 13, 2015 11:42:01 GMT -5
There's hope for us all if Merle didn't begin acting until 67. I always enjoyed her rather carefree and disorganised character on the Waltons. Well I'm not terribly far from the age, but golly - I can't act. Maybe some other type of talent will "befall" me. I do admire both the actress and the character! |
|
