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Austen sold her last remaining possessions to a junk dealer for $600. A preservationist at heart, she gave thousands of plates, negatives and personal treasures to an acquaintance, Loring McMillen, director of the Staten Island Historical Society (now Historic Richmond Town), who declared the women “not broken in spirit but broken in health and finance.” Austen and Tate lived together …

A Facts of Life icon took to social media to share a heartbreaking tribute after learning the last surviving star of the beloved 1970s comedy series Alice, Polly Holliday, had died. Nancy McKeon, who starred in The Facts of Life from 1980 through 1988, had a special connection to the Alice cast. Her brother, Philip McKeon, played Tommy Hyatt, the …

Polly Holliday, a Tony-nominated stage actor who found her signature role on television when she played the wisecracking waitress Flo on the longrunning CBS sitcom Alice, died Tuesday, September 9, at her home in New York City. She was 88. Her death was announced to The New York Times by her theatrical agent Dennis Aspland. She was the last surviving …

Polly Holliday, a Tony Award-nominated screen and stage actor who turned the catchphrase “Kiss my grits!” into a national retort as the gum-chewing, beehive-wearing waitress aboard the long-running CBS sitcom “Alice,” has died. She was 88. Holliday died Tuesday at her home in New York, said her theatrical agent, Dennis Aspland. She was the last surviving member of the principal …

NEW YORK (AP) — Polly Holliday, a Tony Award-nominated screen and stage actor who turned the catchphrase “Kiss my grits!” into a national retort as the gum-chewing, beehive-wearing waitress aboard the long-running CBS sitcom “Alice,” has died. She was 88. Holliday died Tuesday at her home in New York, said her theatrical agent, Dennis Aspland. She was the last surviving …

Polly Holliday, Who Played Flo on ‘Alice,’ Dies at 88  Variety Polly Holliday, a Sassy Waitress on the Sitcom ‘Alice,’ Dies at 88  The New York Times Polly Holliday, Actress Known for Playing Flo on Alice and Marva in The Parent Trap , Dies at 88  People.com Polly Holliday, a brassy waitress on TV’s ‘Alice,’ dies at 88  The Washington Post Polly Holliday, Alice …

Polly Holliday, a brassy waitress on TV’s ‘Alice,’ dies at 88  The Washington PostView Full Coverage on Google News Source link

Polly Holliday, the Alabama-born actress who told folks to “Kiss my grits!” as the spirited waitress Flo on the CBS sitcom Alice and her own spinoff, has died. She was 88.  Holliday died Tuesday at her home in Manhattan, Dennis Aspland, her theatrical agent and friend, told The New York Times. In 1990, Holliday received a Tony nomination for playing Big Mama …

Polly Holliday, a Sassy Waitress on the Sitcom ‘Alice,’ Dies at 88  The New York Times Source link

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Johnny Depp made a surprise appearance on Friday, joining Alice Cooper at his concert in London, honoring Ozzy Osbourne with a song just days after his death.  The “Pirates of the Caribbean” star rocked out with Cooper and his band on his guitar, playing Black Sabbath’s 1970 hit “Paranoid” to a raucous …