A sad day as we say good bye to a fine lady. Yvonne De Carlo was reported to have died today, January 10, 2007 at the age of 84. She appeared to had a stoke, and died in her sleep according to what I heard. Her son found her. She was known to play Lily Munster on the TV sitcom The Munsters.
The connection to John Wayne was one movie in 1963, McLintock! as the housekeeper Mrs. Warren. In the movie, she was the mother to two of Duke's real-life children, Aissa and Patrick. Patrick had a major role in the movie as Devlin Warren, the young man interested in McLintock's daughter, Becky McLintock played by Stephanie Powers. Aissa had a minor role as the daughter Alice.
This is from Entertainment Tonight about Yvonne.
QuoteDisplay MoreYVONNE DE CARLO, star of the cult classic TV show "The Munsters," died of natural causes at the Motion Picture and Television facility on Monday. She was 84.
Before she became famous as Lily Munster, she appeared opposite CHARLTON HESTON as Moses' wife in 'The Ten Commandments.'
But is was her role as vampire mom in the horror-movie spoof series "The Munsters" that catapulted her to iconic status. The series ran from 1964 to 1966. Though it was short-lived, it continues to play in syndication. The show also spawned two TV feature films, 'Munster, Go Home!' and 'The Munsters' Revenge.'
Yvonne also had a key role in STEPHEN SONDHEIM's landmark Broadway musical, Follies, which won the 1972 Tony Award for best original musical score.
Just wanted to pass this along to you. Rest in Peace, Yvonne.
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