Gloria Henry, who was known as the beloved matriarch Alice Mitchell in the hit sitcom “Dennis the Menace” from the 60s, passed away on Saturday. She was 98.
The star’s daughter and son have confirmed their mother’s death on social media. Henry’s death comes one day after her birthday.
“She’s flying now, free of her body,” Erin Ellwood wrote on Instagram. “She’s leaving on a countdown 4 3 2 1 @ 3:40 p.m.”
“She was such an amazing woman in so many ways,” Ellwood shared. “This last year with her has been beautiful and heartbreaking. Thank you so much for following me and supporting me on this journey – this beautiful landmine. Goodbye Mom, I love your gut forever.”
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Gloria Henry (center) plays as Alice Mitchell in the CBS sitcom ‘Dennis the Menace’ with Jay North (left, as Dennis Mitchell) and Herbert Anderson (right as Henry Mitchell).
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“It is with great sadness to let all my beloved and wonderful mother lovers know that she passed away peacefully … in her home in Los Angeles,” Adam Ellwood wrote on Facebook, as quoted by Extra.
According to the issue, Adam shared that Henry died through Erin, son Jeff Ellwood, as well as her hospital sister.
“Raise a glass and a toast to our beautiful mother Gloria Henry for a good life,” he wrote.
Gloria Eileen McEniry was born on April 2, 1923 in New Orleans, The Hollywood Reporter shared. She worked in radio and signed a contract with Columbia Pictures, which landed her in 1947 in ‘Sport of Kings’, ‘Keeper of the Bees’ and ‘Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back’. She made six films in 1948 and seven more thereafter. in 1949.
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Gloria Henry in her debut role for the film ‘Sport Of Kings’.
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Henry starred opposite Gene Autry in ‘The Strawberry Room’ in 1948 and ‘Riders in the Sky’ in 1949. She appeared with Lucille Ball and William Holden in ‘Miss Grant Takes Richmond’ in 1949, Nina Foch in ‘Johnny Allegro’ ‘in 1949 and Marlene Dietrich in’ Rancho Notorious’ in 1952.
In the fifties, Henry played a seductive siren in ‘The Abbot and Costello Show’. She has also appeared in several popular TV shows, such as ‘My Little Margie’, ‘Father Knows Best’, ‘Perry Mason’ and ‘The Life of Riley’.
For four seasons beginning in 1959, Henry plays as loving mother Alice Mitchell in ‘Dennis the Menace’, which also features Herbert Anderson as her husband and Jay North as her naughty son. The show is based on Hank Ketcham’s comic strip, The Hollywood Reporter noted.
“Dennis the Menace” aired until 1963, but thanks to reruns, it survived for decades.
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Gloria Henry (center) with Rose Marie (left) and Ilene Graff in ‘Mr. Belvedere ‘.
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“A lot of fans say, ‘Oh, I always wished you were my mom’ and ‘My mom was jealous of you because I wanted you for a mom,'” Henry later said in a 2011 interview. . “Which is quite funny, because I do not think my own children felt that way. I have a daughter and two sons. All they knew was that I would go to work, and I was not with them as much as that. they would not do. ” liked that I should be. ‘
By the mid-60s, Henry was taking a breather from acting and would only appear in 1981 in The Brady Brides, a comedy that tells the story of Marcia Brady Logan (Maureen McCormick) and Jan Brady Covington (Eve Plumb). ) and their lives as newlyweds with their husbands. Henry has worked continuously over the years and has made her mark on TV shows such as Newhart, Dallas and Doogie Howser MD.
Henry’s last recognized role was that of Mary-Elizabeth Clinch in ‘Parks and Recreation’ in 2012.
Henry was married to architect Craig Ellwood from 1949 to 1977. He died in 1992, reports People magazine. She leaves behind their three children.