Combine "An Evening in Paris" with "Elizabeth Arden" and you get...(619)

Born: April 30, 1908

She began as a New York stage actress but quickly made a move to radio, television and film...

Some of her more notable films include Stage Door, Mildred Pierce, The Voice of the Turtle, Anatomy of a Murder, Grease and Grease 2.  During most of the 1950's she played the role of English teacher Connie Brooks on the sitcom "Our Miss Brooks."  The show ran on radio and television and was also adapted into a feature film in 1956.  From 1957 to 1958 she starred in "The Eve Arden Show" and from 1967 to 1969 she co-starred as Eve Hubbard with Kaye Ballard in "The Mothers-In-Law." 

She guest starred on many of the top shows of the day including "I Love Lucy", "Bewitched", "The Man From U.N.C.L.E.", "The Red Skelton Hour", "The Danny Thomas Hour", "Ellery Queen", "Maude", "Vega$", "Alice", "The Love Boat" and "Hart to Hart." 

Her final television appearance was as Lillian Nash in a 1987 episode of "Falcon Crest."  Her scenes were shared with old Hollywood friends Jane Wyman (as Angela Channing) and Eddie Albert (as Carlton Travis). 

She passed away on November 12, 1990 at the age of 82...

In Memoriam Remembers:
Eve Arden

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