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Whitney Blake (born Nancy Ann Whitney; February 20, 1926 – September 28, 2002) was an American film and television actress, director, and producer.She is known for her four seasons portraying Dorothy Baxter, the mother, on the 1960s sitcom Hazel, and as co-creator and writer of the sitcom One Day at a Time.
Baxter was born on June 21, 1947, in South Pasadena, California, the daughter of actress, director and producer Whitney Blake and Tom Baxter, a radio announcer. [1] [2] After her parents were divorced in 1953, Baxter and her two brothers, Richard (born 1944) and Brian (born 1946), were raised by their mother in Pasadena.
The original NBC series starred Don DeFore and Whitney Blake as George and Dorothy Baxter. When CBS picked up the series for the 5th season, they replaced DeFore and Blake with Ray Fulmer and Lynn Borden who played the character George’s younger brother and sister-in-law. Julia Benjamin was added to the cast as their daughter, Suzie. CBS felt ...
The series was created by Whitney Blake and Allan Manings, a husband-and-wife writing duo who had both been actors in the 1950s and 1960s.The series was based on Whitney Blake's own life as a single mother raising her three children (including future actress Meredith Baxter) after her divorce from her first husband.
The series aired for five seasons, first on NBC with Don DeFore and Whitney Blake in the role of Harold's parents, George and Dorothy Baxter. In the fifth and final season (1965–1966) shown on CBS , the series was retooled after DeFore and Blake were dismissed and Harold lived with his Uncle Steve Baxter ( Ray Fulmer ), Aunt Barbara ( Lynn ...
A former Playboy model killed herself and her 7-year-old son after jumping from a hotel in Midtown New York City on Friday morning. The New York Post reports that 47-year-old Stephanie Adams ...
Whitney Blake: Lee Drake "Andy's Trip to Raleigh" (8.04) Known for playing Dorothy Baxter on Hazel (1961–65) Morgan Brittany: Mary Alice Carter "Opie's First Love" (8.01) Known for playing Katherine Wentworth on Dallas: Edgar Buchanan: Henry Wheeler "Aunt Bee's Brief Encounter" (2.09) Known for playing Joseph "Uncle Joe" Carson on Petticoat ...
Amanda Blake was born Beverly Louise Neill in Buffalo, New York, [2] the only child of Jesse and Louise (née Puckett) Neill. Her father was a banker. Blake was a telephone operator and briefly attended Pomona College before she took up acting. [1] [3] Blake attended Brenau Academy from 1944 to 1945. She then served on the board of advisors and ...