Alice Ghostley (August 14th – September 21, 2007)

Her year of birth is not clear…it has been given as 1923, 1924 and 1926… She appeared on Broadway in the 1950’s, 1960’s and 1970’s. Television would eventually become her permanent home minus a few film roles… Her film credits include To Kill a Mockingbird, My Six Loves, The Graduate, With Six You Get Eggroll, Grease, The Odd Couple II and Addams Family Reunion… On television she is best remembered as Esmeralda, the scatterbrained babysitter, on “Bewitched” and as Bernice Clifton on “Designing Women.” She began playing Esmeralda in 1966 and remained with the show until it ended in 1972. She appeared on “Designing Women” during its entire run which was from 1986 until 1993. She also had a recurring role as Cousin Alice during the final season of “Mayberry R.F.D.” in 1970. From 1962 to 1964 she was a regular player on “Jackie Gleason and His American Scene Magazine.” Her other television credits include: (this list is incomplete) “The DuPont Show of the Week” “Pantomime Quiz” “The Hollywood Squares” “The Dean Martin Show” “Dinah!” “Cybill” “Car 54, Where are You?” “The United States Steel Hour” “Please Don’t Eat the Daisies” “The Farmer’s Daughter” “Get Smart” “The Mothers-In-Law” “The Ghost & Mrs. Muir” “The Odd Couple” “Hogan’s Heroes” “The Julie Andrews Hour” “Love, American Style” “Kolchak: The Night Stalker” “Maude” “Good Times” “CHiPs” “Police Woman” “Family” “One Day at a Time” “The Golden Girls” “Small Wonder” “Evening Shade” “Diagnosis Murder” “Touched by an Angel” Her final television role was as Mathilda Matthews on the daytime soap opera “Passions” in 2000 and her final film appearance was in Mothers and Daughters in 2002… She was an incredibly funny lady and she will always be part of our television heritage… In Memoriam Remembers: Alice Ghostley