Doris Singleton

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Veteran character actress Doris Singleton, who appeared on several episodes of "I Love Lucy" passed away this week at the age of 92.

Singleton played Caroline Appleby (originally called Lillian Appleby), a sort of nemesis to Lucille Ball's character. 

Singleton also had a recurring role on "My Three Sons."

Before coming to television, she had been a professional ballerina in her teens and was also a singer and radio actress.

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Remembering Beverly Garland

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In sad news, actress and entrepreneur Beverly Garland passed away this weekend. She made her film debut in 1950's "D.O.A." and played Fred MacMurray's second wife on "My Three Sons."

She also appeared in a number of Roger Corman movies, including "The Gunslinger" and "It Conquered the World." As such, she wound up on "Mystery Science Theater 3000" a number of times and was a guest of honor at their 1994 ConventioCon ExpoFest-A-Rama.

She also had a recurring role as Lois Lane's (Teri Hatcher's) mother on "Lois & Clark."

She also built what became Beverly Garland's Holiday Inn and had a hand in running the hotel. She will be missed.

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