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Beatrice Benaderet (/ˌbɛnəˈdɛrət/ BEN-ə-DERR-ət;
April 4, 1906 –
October 13, 1968) was an
American actress and comedienne. Born in New York City and raised...
- the goings-on at the
rural Shady Rest Hotel.
Widowed Kate
Bradley (Bea
Benaderet) is the proprietress. Her lazy but
lovable Uncle Joe
Carson (Edgar Buchanan)...
- 1956–57), and
General Mills, for
Betty Crocker (1955–56, 1957–58). Bea
Benaderet carried over from the
Burns and
Allen radio show,
portraying neighbor...
- the role of
landlady Ethel Mertz.
Lucille Ball had
wanted either Bea
Benaderet or
Barbara Pepper, both
close friends, to play the role. CBS
refused Pepper...
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Henning immediately said, "That's Granny!" Later, when
Benaderet saw Ryan's audition, she agreed.
Benaderet was cast as Jed Clampett's cousin,
Pearl Bodine....
- his
sound work on The Jack
Benny Program,
where his wife,
actress Bea
Benaderet, pla****
telephone operator Gertrude Gearshift.
Other works included Arch...
-
voiced Betty in a 1959
Flintstones pilot titled The Flagstones, but Bea
Benaderet was cast for the
series and
voiced Betty for the
first four
seasons before...
- the
Rubbles (including Bamm Bamm) are added.
Gerry Johnson replaces Bea
Benaderet as the
voice of
Betty Rubble starting with this season. Svetkey, Benjamin...
- (1968–1970); her
character was
brought in to fill the void
created after Bea
Benaderet died
during the run of the show.
Lockhart was a
regular in the ABC soap...
- show.
Bannon was the
first husband of
American actress and
comedian Bea
Benaderet. They wed in 1938 and had two children, Jack (1940–2017) and
Maggie (b...
