A couple more obituaries from the end of August

Two actresses worth noting died last Friday, although I believe one of the deaths was only announced yesterday:



First up is Carole Shelley, who probably did more on the stage than on screen. She originated the role of Gwendolyn Pigeon in Neil Simon's The Odd Couple, one of the two sisters who are friends and then some to Oscar and Felix, and was one of the people brought over to to the screen version of it. The movie version is going to air on TCM next Friday when they have their salute to Neil Simon; I'll post that again when the salute is about to run. Shelley also provided voices for some of Disney's 1970s animated movies, such as The Aristocats and Robin Hood.



Gloria Jean died on Friday aged 92. A juvenile star at Universal, she made a bunch of teen-oriented movied during World War II and would probably be best remembered for appearing in Never Give a Sucker an Even Break opposite W.C. Fields. I think that one's on the Fields box set I recently purchased. I saw the movie quite a few years ago, but I'd have to watch it again to do a full-length review on it. Unfortunately, most of the Universal B movies don't show up anywhere.