Gloria Henry – best known for portraying the mother character in the old ‘Dennis the Menace’ show – has passed away.
The veteran actress passed away on Saturday, just one day after her 98th birthday … according to her daughter, Erin Ellwood, who posted the sad news on Instagram. After posting some festive footage of her mother’s milestone year, she said she passed away the next day.
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Erin throws a picture of her mother posing at the Colette Miller Angel Wing mural in Hollywood and writes … ‘She’s flying now, free of her body. She leaves on a countdown 4 3 2 1 @ 3:40 p.m. She was such an amazing woman in so many ways. This last year with her was 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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Erin sent a lovely birthday card on Friday in which Gloria was sent by cartoonist Marcus Hamilton – the man known for the Dennis the Menace cartoons that have been appearing in newspapers for years now. He adapted it for her and thanked her for being the best “mom” Dennis could ask for. Erin says it made Gloria’s day to see it.
Of course, Gloria Alice Mitchell – the mother of the title character – played in the four seasons from 1959 to 1963 in the CBS black-and-white sitcom and starred in 146 episodes. She was the epitome of the parent of the white picket fence … and often played a peacemaker with her reckless son and his nematode / neighbor, Mr. Wilson.
While perhaps the most famous of ‘DTM’ … Gloria had a long career in TV and film dating back to the ’40s, when she starred in B-movies such as “Adventures in Silverado”, “The Arkansas Swing” has. , “” Johnny Alegro “and many others.
She made a splash in the ’50s like Michelle Malone in’ The Files of Jeffrey Jones ‘… and then starred in’ Mr. & Mrs. North, ‘My Little Margie’, ‘Perry Mason’, ‘Broken Arrow’, ‘The Farmer’s Daughter’, ‘The Brady Brides’, ‘Simon & Simon’, ‘Silver Spoons’, ‘Dallas’ and countless other famous series. All in all, Gloria has 65 acting credits in her name.
However, she will always be remembered as Dennis’ sweet mother presence. Gloria was 98.
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