Desiluforever Posted November 13, 2013 Report Share Posted November 13, 2013 Shirley Mitchell passed away Monday, November 11th. So sad to hear. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/11/13/shirley-mitchell-dead_n_4269856.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annaleigh Posted November 13, 2013 Report Share Posted November 13, 2013 I was just going to post this! The last of cast. So sad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brock Posted November 13, 2013 Report Share Posted November 13, 2013 NO!!!!!!!! This is awful. R.I.P. Shirley. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desiluforever Posted November 13, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 13, 2013 Here are also the reports from TMZ: http://www.tmz.com/2013/11/13/shirley-mitchell-last-surviving-i-love-lucy-castmember-dead-dies/ and the Hollywood Reporter:http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/i-love-lucy-actress-shirley-mitchell-dies-655779 I'm really so devastated to hear this news. Rest in peace Shirley. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarryCarter Posted November 13, 2013 Report Share Posted November 13, 2013 No!!! I met her briefly at the Friends of the Old Time Radio Convention in 2008 and she was lovely. It was hard to believe she was almost 90 then. That is a very nice obit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taylor Posted November 13, 2013 Report Share Posted November 13, 2013 She lived a good long life. Now everyone's together except Little Ricky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LucyEths Posted November 14, 2013 Report Share Posted November 14, 2013 Extremely sad news to hear of Shirley's passing. She was a fasinating lady who was very kind and sharp as a whip. She will be missed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mmadluv7 Posted November 14, 2013 Report Share Posted November 14, 2013 OH NO!! Well may she rest in peace. Oh no. she's been on my mind since summer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mot Morenzi Posted November 14, 2013 Report Share Posted November 14, 2013 I have this image of Lucy, Ethel and Carolyn all waiting at a bridge table on a Chinese modern decorated cloud, and now Marion has come to join them R.I.P. Shirley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brock Posted November 14, 2013 Report Share Posted November 14, 2013 I have this image of Lucy, Ethel and Carolyn all waiting at a bridge table on a Chinese modern decorated cloud, and now Marion has come to join them Aww. Hope she changed her hat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mot Morenzi Posted November 14, 2013 Report Share Posted November 14, 2013 Aww. Hope she changed her hat. That's a halo all right! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harrison Posted November 14, 2013 Report Share Posted November 14, 2013 R.I.P. Shirley! Interesting ... she just turned 94 a week ago! Sad to see that now all of the adult cast members of I Love Lucy are no longer with us. It seems those who worked on I Love Lucy are dropping like flies now. And they are. Just did some research. 2001 March 13th - Bob Weiskopf (writer) (aged 86) 2004 November 5th - Elois Jenssen (costume designer) (aged 81) 2007 January 27th - Bob Carroll, Jr. (writer) (aged 88) May 21st - Henry David "Bud" Molin (film editor) (aged 81) July 9th - Charles Lane (actor) (aged 102) 2009 July 29th - Irma Kusely (hairstylist) (aged 95) 2011 February 5th - Peggy Jane Rea (actress) (aged 89) April 20th - Madelyn Pugh (writer) (aged 90) 2012 June 26th - Doris Singleton (actress) (aged 92) July 16th - William Asher (director) (aged 90) November 21st - Daniel Cahn (film editor) (aged 89) 2013 November 11th - Shirley Mitchell (actress) (aged 94) It appears that writer, Bob Schiller (currently 95, just turned it), is the last surviving member of the primary production/cast team (outside of the actors who played Little Ricky). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taylor Posted November 14, 2013 Report Share Posted November 14, 2013 R.I.P. Shirley! Interesting ... she just turned 94 a week ago! Sad to see that now all of the adult cast members of I Love Lucy are no longer with us. It seems those who worked on I Love Lucy are dropping like flies now. Well, they were all born 90-100 years ago. I don't think they'd want to live forever. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harrison Posted November 14, 2013 Report Share Posted November 14, 2013 Well, they were all born 90-100 years ago. I don't think they'd want to live forever. lol I would assume so given that the quality of life eventually decreases as one gets older. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annaleigh Posted November 14, 2013 Report Share Posted November 14, 2013 Only great thing to see about that list is their ages. They all lived well beyond their 70's. The saddest thing about this is we only one person that can give us facts, you know. Someone who lived it all. I don't count the kids because they were just kids. The adults can remember that experience a bit more. The older the show becomes, the less people involved with it are still here with us. It's truly sad. And Lotus Bud, that comment is exactly what we all wish! RIP Shirley Mitchell, Jay Livingston is waiting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Posted November 14, 2013 Report Share Posted November 14, 2013 Interesting that the headline for Shirley on my home page was "I Love Lucy Star Dies at 94". Three episodes but I don't know of any Lucy supporting player who made as big of an impression on viewers with as few appearances. Who can forget her "Tells the Truth" laugh or her "Club Band" Rappahana School for Girls speech? (not sure what the third episode was) She certainly worked steadily over the years. I hope she was happy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brock Posted November 14, 2013 Report Share Posted November 14, 2013 Interesting that the headline for Shirley on my home page was "I Love Lucy Star Dies at 94". Three episodes but I don't know of any Lucy supporting player who made as big of an impression on viewers with as few appearances. Who can forget her "Tells the Truth" laugh or her "Club Band" Rappahana School for Girls speech? (not sure what the third episode was) She certainly worked steadily over the years. I hope she was happy. Lucy Tells The Truth Lucy & Ethel Buy The Same Dress The Club Dance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Posted November 14, 2013 Report Share Posted November 14, 2013 We who were lucky enough to attend the Burbank Lucy conventions in the late 90s owe a lot to Tom Watson, who brought them all together for us. I was able to meet and talk to most of the people below. AND believe I was the first to walk up to Eve Whitney and say throatily "How do you DO?" some 45 years later ---but certainly not the last. Not sure if Rea or Jensen ever attended. And I don't think Lane did, though I met him several years later. R.I.P. Shirley! Interesting ... she just turned 94 a week ago! Sad to see that now all of the adult cast members of I Love Lucy are no longer with us. It seems those who worked on I Love Lucy are dropping like flies now. And they are. Just did some research. 2001 March 13th - Bob Weiskopf (writer) (aged 86) 2004 November 5th - Elois Jenssen (costume designer) (aged 81) 2007 January 27th - Bob Carroll, Jr. (writer) (aged 88) May 21st - Henry David "Bud" Molin (film editor) (aged 81) July 9th - Charles Lane (actor) (aged 102) 2011 February 5th - Peggy Jane Rea (actress) (aged 89) April 20th - Madelyn Pugh (writer) (aged 90) 2012 June 26th - Doris Singleton (actress) (aged 92) July 16th - William Asher (director) (aged 90) November 21st - Daniel Cahn (film editor) (aged 89) 2013 November 11th - Shirley Mitchell (actress) (aged 94) It appears that writer, Bob Schiller (currently 95, just turned it), is the last surviving member of the primary production/cast team (outside of the actors who played Little Ricky). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rickee Posted November 14, 2013 Report Share Posted November 14, 2013 We who were lucky enough to attend the Burbank Lucy conventions in the late 90s owe a lot to Tom Watson, who brought them all together for us. I was able to meet and talk to most of the people below. AND believe I was the first to walk up to Eve Whitney and say throatily "How do you DO?" some 45 years later ---but certainly not the last. Not sure if Rea or Jensen ever attended. And I don't think Lane did, though I met him several years later. Yes, Neil both Peggy and Elois made it to the conventions. Elois only briefly at one of Suzanne's shows and Peggy was in attendance at the opening night ceremonies in the salute to Mary Jane Croft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarryCarter Posted November 14, 2013 Report Share Posted November 14, 2013 My favorite non-Lucy Shirley Mitchell appearance is from The Dick Van Dyke Show episode "Someone Has to Be Cleopatra." She watches husband Bob Crane rehearsing a kissing scene for the PTA show with the sexy new schoolteacher and screams, off camera, in perhaps the loudest voice ever heard on television, "HARRRRRRY!!!! GET IN THE CAR!!!!!!!!" She is only in the episode for a minute and she is brilliant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mot Morenzi Posted November 14, 2013 Report Share Posted November 14, 2013 She also had a tiny role as a stockholder in the 1988 comedy Big Business. When I first saw that movie as a child I had yet to see any of Shirley's I Love Lucy appearances. It wasn't until I rewatched the film a few years ago that I spotted and recognized her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LucyImHome Posted November 14, 2013 Report Share Posted November 14, 2013 Wow! All these people lived into their '90's, yet none of the four Principle actors made it to 80. William Frawley (79); Vivian Vance (70); Desi Arnaz (69) and Lucy (77)! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeySanJoaquin Posted November 14, 2013 Report Share Posted November 14, 2013 She also had a tiny role as a stockholder in the 1988 comedy Big Business. When I first saw that movie as a child I had yet to see any of Shirley's I Love Lucy appearances. It wasn't until I rewatched the film a few years ago that I spotted and recognized her. Good catch, Brian. Still more BB trivia: Remember who played Bette's son in the film? None other than Seth Green, now grown up and more recognized for Robot Chicken, Buffy the Vampire Slayer and the current FOX sitcom, Dads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taylor Posted November 15, 2013 Report Share Posted November 15, 2013 Good catch, Brian. Still more BB trivia: Remember who played Bette's son in the film? None other than Seth Green, now grown up and more recognized for Robot Chicken, Buffy the Vampire Slayer and the current FOX sitcom, Dads. He also voices Chris Griffin on "Family Guy." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mot Morenzi Posted November 15, 2013 Report Share Posted November 15, 2013 Good catch, Brian. Still more BB trivia: Remember who played Bette's son in the film? None other than Seth Green, now grown up and more recognized for Robot Chicken, Buffy the Vampire Slayer and the current FOX sitcom, Dads. That's right! And the actresses who played the Ratliff sisters also stood in as Bette and Lily's doubles for the scenes featuring both characters, FYI But the minute I saw and heard Shirley I knew immediately who she was. Shirley also did a voiceover in the Desperate Housewives computer game from 2006. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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