Originally Posted By jdub 70's Disney star, who appeared in a cameo in the final episode of "Newhart." Hmm...anyone thinking tobacco-related cancer? <a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080120/ap_on_re_us/obit_pleshette_7" target="_blank">http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/200 80120/ap_on_re_us/obit_pleshette_7</a>
Originally Posted By x Pirate_Princess x She was on the cover of the Enquirer when I was at Walmart last night. The cover said she asked doctors to stop cancer treatment. Of course, it was the Enquirer.
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA <Hmm...anyone thinking tobacco-related cancer?> so? She was a wonderful person, had a great career, loved by so many family and collegues. But let's remember that she smoked.
Originally Posted By Tinkeroon So sorry to hear of her passing. I don't follow Hollywood news so I didn't even realize she'd been sick. She had some wonderful television and movie roles and she will certainly be missed by this LPer.
Originally Posted By jdub One that I loved as a child was the "North Avenue Irregulars." She was always very good--& pretty sexy, too!
Originally Posted By gottaluvdavillains <But let's remember that she smoked.> Yes she was of the generation that thought smoking looked cool and sexy... That is not the point - she was a very lovely person and a fun actress - my kids love the Ugly Dauchund and she was always great in Newhart..
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo Oh man, I really took a shine to her in Bullwhip Griffin. I will miss her.
Originally Posted By oc_dean Ahhh! CNN just mentioned this right now. She'll be missed. Of course .. most of us LPers here will remember her for one of very few films shot in Disneyland: 40 Pounds of Trouble <a href="http://www.monorails.org/tmspages/CPfilmTV2.html" target="_blank">http://www.monorails.org/tmspa ges/CPfilmTV2.html</a> <a href="http://www.posterpalace.com/images/ak/40poundslc8.jpg" target="_blank">http://www.posterpalace.com/im ages/ak/40poundslc8.jpg</a> I'll tell ya ... it's a miracle she made it to 70. Being a smoker. Women do tend to make it longer in life than men. My uncle ... made it only to 63. He just couldn't kill the smoking habit.
Originally Posted By fkurucz ^^Even though I knew that Bob Hartley was a fictional character, I was always very jealous of him!
Originally Posted By kennect I am so sorry to hear this news...I saw "The Bird's" again for the first time in about twenty years and had forgotten that she played a supporting role...But I do remember her vividly throughout my life including the Disney films and later on TV with Newhart...I always found her to be quite charming...
Originally Posted By Tinkerbell819 I was very sad when I saw her obit in today's paper. Her hubby (Tom Poston) just died last year, didn't he? I always liked her. I didn't even know she was sick, so I was shocked to see that she had passed away. Very sad.
Originally Posted By USCSurfer Very sad. What a loss. I liked her a great deal. You never heard anything negative about her in the tabloids, she seemed to just go about her business of being a great actress. She'll be missed.
Originally Posted By FiveBearRugs <<jdub: One that I loved as a child was the "North Avenue Irregulars." She was always very good--& pretty sexy, too!>> I don't think she was in that one. Perhaps you were thinking of Susan Clark? She was also in "Blackbeard's Ghost", "The Shaggy DA" and voiced Zira in "Lion King 2". Being a child of the 80s, I saw her first playing Leona Helmsley in the TV-movie about her life. My parents later had to explain to me the significance of the "Newhart" finale.
