Good Bye, Carolyn Appleby (582)
Born: September 28, 1919
On radio her voice could be heard right next to such talents as Burns and Allen, Bob Hope and Jack Benny. She played several different roles on "Our Miss Brooks" including Mrs. Martha Conklin, wife of Principal Conklin (Gale Gordon). It was on the radio show "My Favorite Husband" that she first worked with Lucille Ball.
Her "I Love Lucy" character was originally called Lillian but the name was changed to Carolyn by her second appearance. She would go on to appear in such classic episodes as "Lucy Tells the Truth", "Baby Pictures", "Harpo Marx", "The Dancing Star" and "Lucy and Superman." She also appeared on Ball's later sitcoms, two episodes of "The Lucy Show" and four episodes of "Here's Lucy." In 1973 she played Ball's good friend in a Bob Hope Christmas special and her final appearance with Ball was in the special "Lucy Moves to NBC" in 1980.
In 1976 she appeared briefly on the daytime soap "Days of Our Lives." Her other TV credits include:
"Adventures of Superman" (as Gloria Harper)
"The Loretta Young Show"
"The Bob Cummings Show"
"The Great Gildersleeve" (as Gildy's Girlfriend Lois)
"The Bob Hope Show"
"Alfred Hitchcock Presents"
"Blondie"
"Richard Diamond, Private Detective"
"The People's Choice"
"The Danny Thomas Show"
"Perry Mason"
"The Thin Man"
"The Ann Sothern Show"
"Angel"
"The Gertrude Berg Show"
"Pete and Gladys"
"Gunsmoke"
"Hazel"
"The Twilight Zone"
"Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre"
"The Munsters"
"The Dick Van Dyke Show"
"The Fugitive"
"The Red Skelton Hour"
"The F.B.I."
"Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C."
"Family Affair"
"Hogan's Heroes"
"The Debbie Reynolds Show"
"My Three Sons"
"Make Room for Granddaddy" (as Grace Munson, also featured an appearance by Lucille Ball)
"All in the Family" (as Lydia Stonehurst, had jury duty with Edith Bunker)
"Marcus Welby, M.D."
"Love, American Style"
"Cannon"
"Phyllis"
"Quincy, M.E."
"Dynasty" (as Nadia Fredericks, Fallon's wedding planner)
"Just Our Luck"
Her final acting role was in the 1985 TV movie "Deadly Messages." She continued to appear at award shows, retrospectives, interviews and most any other program that featured memories of her time in television. She passed away on June 26, 2012...
In Memoriam Remembers:
Doris Singleton
On radio her voice could be heard right next to such talents as Burns and Allen, Bob Hope and Jack Benny. She played several different roles on "Our Miss Brooks" including Mrs. Martha Conklin, wife of Principal Conklin (Gale Gordon). It was on the radio show "My Favorite Husband" that she first worked with Lucille Ball.
Her "I Love Lucy" character was originally called Lillian but the name was changed to Carolyn by her second appearance. She would go on to appear in such classic episodes as "Lucy Tells the Truth", "Baby Pictures", "Harpo Marx", "The Dancing Star" and "Lucy and Superman." She also appeared on Ball's later sitcoms, two episodes of "The Lucy Show" and four episodes of "Here's Lucy." In 1973 she played Ball's good friend in a Bob Hope Christmas special and her final appearance with Ball was in the special "Lucy Moves to NBC" in 1980.
In 1976 she appeared briefly on the daytime soap "Days of Our Lives." Her other TV credits include:
"Adventures of Superman" (as Gloria Harper)
"The Loretta Young Show"
"The Bob Cummings Show"
"The Great Gildersleeve" (as Gildy's Girlfriend Lois)
"The Bob Hope Show"
"Alfred Hitchcock Presents"
"Blondie"
"Richard Diamond, Private Detective"
"The People's Choice"
"The Danny Thomas Show"
"Perry Mason"
"The Thin Man"
"The Ann Sothern Show"
"Angel"
"The Gertrude Berg Show"
"Pete and Gladys"
"Gunsmoke"
"Hazel"
"The Twilight Zone"
"Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre"
"The Munsters"
"The Dick Van Dyke Show"
"The Fugitive"
"The Red Skelton Hour"
"The F.B.I."
"Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C."
"Family Affair"
"Hogan's Heroes"
"The Debbie Reynolds Show"
"My Three Sons"
"Make Room for Granddaddy" (as Grace Munson, also featured an appearance by Lucille Ball)
"All in the Family" (as Lydia Stonehurst, had jury duty with Edith Bunker)
"Marcus Welby, M.D."
"Love, American Style"
"Cannon"
"Phyllis"
"Quincy, M.E."
"Dynasty" (as Nadia Fredericks, Fallon's wedding planner)
"Just Our Luck"
Her final acting role was in the 1985 TV movie "Deadly Messages." She continued to appear at award shows, retrospectives, interviews and most any other program that featured memories of her time in television. She passed away on June 26, 2012...
In Memoriam Remembers:
Doris Singleton
