The wonderful Betty Garrett had a long successful career and life. She was so lucky to be active right up until the end. We should all be so lucky! RIP
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Betty Garrett passed away in Los Angeles on February 12, 2011 at the age of 91 from an aortic aneurysm. She was cremated.
I am not familiar with Betty Garrett's earlier work. I do know she was the victim of McCarthy era blacklisting. This is from wikipedia.
Because of their past affiliations with the Communist Party, Garrett and Parks became embroiled with the House Un-American Activities Committee, although only Parks was forced to testify. He willingly admitted he had been a member of the party and initially refused to name others though did later. Despite this he found himself on the Hollywood blacklist. Garrett also had trouble finding work, although as the mother of two young sons she did not mind being unemployed as much as her husband did. Parks formed a highly successful construction business, and eventually the couple owned many apartment buildings scattered throughout the Los Angeles metropolitan area. Rather than sell them upon completion, Parks decided to retain ownership and collect rents as a landlord, a decision that proved to be extremely profitable. During this period, the couple occasionally performed in Las Vegas showrooms, summer stock productions, and touring companies of Broadway shows.
I really liked Edna Babish's romance with Frank DeFazio. In tv and movies you seldomly see older people fall in love. That is usually reserved for only the very young, thin and good looking. Everyone else is out of luck.
Is it just me or was Betty Garrett very attractive for an older lady?