Kathleen Freeman (February 17, 1919 – August 23, 2001)

This lady was very funny and she had a remarkable career on film, television and stage. She made her first film appearance in 1948 and before 1952 she had twenty five film appearances under her belt. By the time of her passing in 2001 she had appeared in 118 films including Singing in the Rain, The Nutty Professor, The Blues Brothers, Dragnet and The Naked Gun 33 1/3 The Final Insult… Her television credits are extremely impressive. She appeared on just about every popular program of its time. The appearances began in the 1950’s and continued into the 2000’s. Her final television role was on the animated series “As Told by Ginger.” Her character, Mrs. Gordon, was to retire but then change her mind at the last minute. When the actress passed away the script was rewritten to have Mrs. Gordon pass away as well. The episode originally aired on November 24, 2002. She began appearing on Broadway in 2000 in The Full Monty. Her illness forced her to exit the show and she made her final appearance on August 18, 2001 and succumbed to lung cancer five days later… Her television credits include (this list is incomplete): “The Dean Martin Show” “Dragnet” (1950’s version) “Fireside Theatre” “Our Miss Brooks” “Schlitz Playhouse of Stars” “I Married Joan” “Mr. & Mrs. North” “Father Knows Best” “Matinee Theatre” “Letter to Loretta” “On Trial” “December Bride” “The Bob Cummings Show” “Lassie” “Lux Playhouse” “The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis” “The Ann Sothern Show” “Bachelor Father” “Gustward Ho!” “General Electric Theater” “The Dick Powell Show” “Mister Ed” “The Real McCoys” “77 Sunset Strip” “The Donna Reed Show” “Wagon Train” “The Lucy Show” “Ben Casey” “The Bing Crosby Show” “The Dick Van Dyke Show” “The Alfred Hitchcock Hour” “Please Don’t Eat the Daisies” “Dragnet 1967” “My Three Sons” “Ironside” “The Man from U.N.C.L.E.” “Batman” “I Dream of Jeannie” “The Bob Hope Show” “Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.” “The Bill Cosby Show” “The Ghost & Mrs. Muir” “Bonanza” “The Beverly Hillbillies” “Hogan’s Heroes” “Police Woman” “CHiPs” “Murphy Brown” “ALF” “L.A. Law” “Valerie” “Ducktales” “Mama’s Family” “The Facts of Life” “Growing Pains” “The Golden Girls” “The Munsters Today” “Tales From the Crypt” “Beverly Hills 90210” “Matlock” “MacGyver” “General Hospital” “Martin” “Nurses” “Phenom” “Party of Five” “The Mommies” “Married with Children” “Roseanne” “ER” “Home Improvement” “The Love Boat: The Next Wave” “Clueless” “Caroline in the City” “Arli$$” “Providence” “Becker” “Batman Beyond” In Memoriam Remembers: Kathleen Freeman