Mabel Albertson
| Mabel Albertson | |
|---|---|
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Mabel Albertson in The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (TV series) | |
| Born |
Mabel Ida Albertson July 24, 1901 Haverhill, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died |
September 28, 1982 (aged 81) Santa Monica, California, U.S. |
| Cause of death | Alzheimer's disease |
| Resting place | Cremains scattered in the Pacific Ocean |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1928–1975 |
| Spouse(s) |
Harold Austin Ripley (divorced; 2 children) Ken Englund (1937–1950; separated) |
| Parent(s) |
Leopold Albertson (father) Flora Craft (mother) |
Mabel Albertson (July 24, 1901 – September 28, 1982) was an American actress.
Life and career
Mabel Ida Albertson was born on Wednesday, July 24, 1901, in Haverhill, Massachusetts, the daughter of Russian-born Jewish immigrants Flora Craft and Leopold Albertson.[1][2] Her younger brother was actor Jack Albertson. Albertson's mother, a stock actress, supported the family by working in a shoe factory.[1]
Albertson was known for her role as Phyllis Stephens, Darrin's neurotic, interfering mother on the television sitcom Bewitched, who invariably ended her stays at the Stephens' home by saying to her husband, "Frank, take me home. I have a sick headache." A memorable early film role was as a proper banker's wife who is repulsed by the bucolic title characters in Ma and Pa Kettle at Waikiki (1955).[3] Albertson appeared in at least one episode of the courtroom drama series, Perry Mason: as Carrie Wilson in the season 6, 1962 episode entitled "The Case of the Hateful Hero".[4]
She played Donald Hollinger's mother on That Girl, Howard Sprague's mother on The Andy Griffith Show, Miss Ramsey on Hazel, Dick Van Dyke's mother on The New Dick Van Dyke Show, and as Mrs. Van Hoskins, a wealthy woman whose jewels are stolen, in the screwball comedy film, What's Up, Doc? (1972). Her son George Englund was once married to actress Cloris Leachman.[5]
Death
On Tuesday, September 28, 1982, Mabel Albertson died of Alzheimer's disease on September 28, 1982, in Santa Monica, California at age of 81. Her ashes were scattered into the Pacific Ocean. Her brother Jack Albertson, who had died ten months before, also had his ashes scattered there.[5]
References
- 1 2 "Jack Albertson's Kinship to Cloris Leachman". genealogymagazine.com. Retrieved 2012-01-23.
- ↑ Berkvist, Robert (1973-01-07). "Jack Spreads A Little Sunshine - Jack Spreads Sunshine". select.nytimes.com. Retrieved 2012-01-23.
- ↑ Clip from Ma and Pa Kettle at Waikiki on YouTube
- ↑ "The Case of the Hateful Hero" details, imdb.com; accessed January 14, 2016.
- 1 2 Mabel Albertson at the Internet Movie Database
External links
- Mabel Albertson at the Internet Movie Database
- Mabel Albertson at AllMovie
- Mabel Albertson at the Internet Broadway Database
- Mabel Albertson at Find a Grave
- Mabel Albertson scrapbook, 1933-1939, held by the Billy Rose Theatre Division, New York Public Library for the Performing Arts
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