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745:(1966). The film opened to only a minor release in 1966 and has rarely been seen since. North co-starred with Elvis Presley in one of his final films,
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1995:(1973) (Season 3 Episode 3: "The Pool House") as Evelyn Knight
1708:(Season 1 Episode 1: "Solo for B-Flat Clarinet") as Lisa Adams
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2142:(Season 6 Episode 23: "Half a Life") (1975) as Sylvia Ronston
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1863:(1968) (Season 2 Episode 2: "Comes Up Rose") as Rose Anderson
768:(1954). In 1962, she appeared on Broadway as Martha Mills in
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1853:(Season 4 Episode 27: "The Walls of Night") (1967) as Willy
1673:(1961) (Season 1 Episode 14: "Ma Barker") as Blossom Knight
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1949:(1972) (Season 2 Episode 5: "Stakeout") as Millie Carroll
1925:(1971) (Season 2 Episode 4: "Lost Lady") as Peggy Manners
1887:(1969) (Season 1 Episode 12: "Computer Murder") as Vivian
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2184:(1977) (Season 3 Episode 22: "Big Bad Charlie") as Amy
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Rattle and Roll" as the film's most memorable scene.
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2125:(1975, TV movie) as Gina Pulaski
2019:(1973, TV movie) as Gloria Baron
1963:(1973, TV movie) as Mrs. Murdock
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1541:Only Once in a Lifetime
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1961:Trouble Comes to Town
1930:Alias Smith and Jones
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1900:The Most Deadly Game
1892:The Name of the Game
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2448:Theatre World Award
2388:Freddy's Nightmares
1968:McMillan & Wife
1718:The Great Adventure
1259:The Way to the Gold
1162:Here Come the Girls
1105:The Glass Menagerie
950:McMillan & Wife
760:Theatre World Award
603:The Way to the Gold
542:The Seven Year Itch
410:Theatre World Award
391:Here Come the Girls
313:Phillip Alan Norman
286:Dr. Gerhardt Sommer
189:Shirley Mae Bessire
185:Dawn Shirley Bethel
2759:TCM Movie Database
2470:Marcus Welby, M.D.
2340:Trapper John, M.D.
2300:I'm a Big Girl Now
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171:(2005-11-04)
125:Sheree North
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99:January 2022
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41:Please help
36:verification
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2818:2005 deaths
2813:1932 births
2455:Hazel Flagg
2165:Most Wanted
2038:Winter Kill
1938:Rolling Man
1908:The Interns
1750:Burke's Law
1670:The Witness
1613:Mrs. Beyers
1596:Mrs. Bodeck
1591:Defenseless
1579:Mrs. Hughes
1525:Rabbit Test
1513:Marie Wills
1450:Buck's Wife
1419:Mrs. Morgan
1216:Curly Flagg
1170:Uncredited
1152:Uncredited
1113:Filmography
1089:Hazel Flagg
1054:John Landis
1044:Babs Kramer
930:Karen Black
902:Lee J. Cobb
898:Robert Ryan
809:(1969) and
756:Hazel Flagg
730:(1965–67).
712:(1964–66),
706:(1963–65),
703:Burke's Law
663:Later years
657:Tommy Sands
639:Dana Wynter
428:Cole Porter
424:Jerry Lewis
420:Dean Martin
405:Hazel Flagg
194:Occupations
2807:Categories
2718:16 January
2653:16 January
2519:2024-03-09
2487:References
2462:Emmy Award
2189:Future Cop
2030:Hec Ramsey
1622:Television
1557:Maniac Cop
1445:The Outfit
1309:Eadie West
1304:Mardi Gras
1247:Kitty Kane
1042:'s mother
1019:'s series
921:The Outfit
852:John Wayne
836:Don Siegel
648:Mardi Gras
643:Hope Lange
578:Dan Dailey
374:Beginnings
360:Early life
153:1932-01-17
69:newspapers
2149:Big Eddie
2092:Movin' On
1769:The Loner
1726:Ben Casey
988:Big Eddie
973:Lou Grant
918:, and in
697:Ben Casey
653:Pat Boone
537:Tom Ewell
452:Bert Lahr
217:1951–2000
2773:AllMovie
2693:reliable
2426:Seinfeld
2023:Key West
2016:Maneater
1976:Snatched
1915:Vanished
1686:Gunsmoke
1492:Survival
1462:Breakout
1374:Nita Bix
1360:Waitress
1295:Lorraine
1118:Features
1062:(1998).
1049:Seinfeld
873:Breakout
870:movies,
823:Ed Asner
815:(1979).
795:Dutchman
751:(1969).
677:Gunsmoke
400:Broadway
396:Bob Hope
332:Children
2798:YouTube
2787:Discogs
2757:at the
2748:at the
2647:Variety
2565:at the
2356:Matlock
2181:Baretta
2000:Hawkins
1984:Kung Fu
1508:Telefon
1484:Serepta
1338:Madigan
1082:Theatre
956:Matlock
882:Telefon
863:Telefon
841:Madigan
789:Can-Can
735:B-movie
562:musical
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2173:Family
1954:Jigsaw
1946:Cannon
1860:Mannix
1496:Sheree
1400:Lawman
1343:Jonesy
1134:Notes
1128:Title
1005:, and
965:, and
962:Family
928:, and
893:Lawman
880:, and
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450:, and
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344:(born
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203:singer
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1545:Sally
1467:Myrna
1131:Role
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2595:2014
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2508:ISBN
2308:Legs
2261:aka
1603:1998
1586:1991
1569:1990
1552:1988
1537:1979
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1474:1976
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