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This post is coming six days late because of my stupidity and bad memory.

She was born on January 6, 1907.  December 28, 2013 was the tenth anniversary of this lady's passing, she left us on December 28, 2003 at the age of 96.  Her career as a character actress was remarkable and she appeared in film, on television and on radio.

Her film credits include Kansas City Confidential, Half a Hero, 99 River Street, Witness to Murder, Magnificent Obsession, Hush...Hush Sweet Charlotte and The Manchurian Candidate.  Many of these appearances were uncredited.  

On radio she could be heard frequently on "Gunsmoke" and "Dragnet."

Her television career was much more extensive...(not a complete list):
 "I Love Lucy"
"The Man Behind the Badge"
"Lux Video Theatre"
"Date with the Angels"
"Code 3"
"Climax!"
"Dragnet" - 6 episodes (1950s version)
"The Loretta Young Show"
"The Ann Sothern Show"
"The Gale Storm Show: Oh!  Susanna"
"Hennesey"
"Playhouse 90"
"The Donna Reed Show"
"Harrigan and Son" - 4 episodes
"Pete and Gladys"
"Dennis the Menace" - 5 episodes
"The Andy Griffith Show"
"The Untouchables"
"The Twilight Zone"
"The Beverly Hillbillies"
"Mister Ed"
"The Fugitive"
"Get Smart"
"The Patty Duke Show"
"Lost in Space"
"Perry Mason"
"Dr. Kildare"
"The Munsters"
"The Phyllis Diller Show"
"Bewitched"
"The Virginian"
"The Red Skelton Hour"
"Green Acres"
"Adam-12"
"Room 222"
"The Bold Ones: The New Doctors"
"Bonanza"
"Gunsmoke"
"The Partridge Family"
"The F.B.I."
"Barnaby Jones"
"Lou Grant"
"One Day at a Time"
"CHiPs"
"Little House on the Prairie"
"Simon & Simon"
"Highway to Heaven"
"Who's the Boss?"
"The Love Boat"
"The Golden Girls"

Her longest running character role was as Miss Mamie Baldwin on "The Waltons."  She appeared in 66 episodes of the series between 1972 and 1981.  She was also present for five out of the six Walton reunion movies: two of them aired in 1982 and the remainders aired in 1993, 1995 and 1997.  "A Walton's Easter" in 1997 was her final acting role.  

In Memoriam Remembers:
Helen Kleeb

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