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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 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 ...
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.
Child actress Julia Benjamin was added to the cast as Susie Baxter. The ratings did not improve and in the spring of 1966 CBS canceled the series. According to Playbill a New York City reading of Hazel , a musical based on Ted Key's cartoon character and the 1961–1966 TV sitcom, was scheduled for October 24–25, 2014, at the June Havoc ...
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 ...
Allan Manings (March 28, 1924 – May 12, 2010) was an American television producer and comedy writer. [1] He was active in the 1950s, 1960s, 1970s and 1980s and was best known for his work in co-creating with his wife, actress Whitney Blake, One Day at a Time, as well as serving as producer (and later executive producer) of the Bud Yorkin-Norman Lear Tandem show, Good Times.
After much success and a life in the spotlight, including her struggles with drug addiction, Whitney Houston died on February 11, 2012 at the age of 48 in Beverly Hills, California. More on ...