Thursday, January 11, 2007

Forever Lily!


How could I let this day go by with out commenting on the passing of
Yvonne DeCarlo.
She died last night in The Motion Pictures & Television Fund's Retirement
Home in Woodlawn, California at the age of 84.
She was truly one of the last glamour queens of the golden era of Hollywood.
Mysterious, dark, wasp waisted dangerous beauty that made her
a threat to Dorothy Lamour. In her auutobiography she claimed to have 27 Lovers , including Howard Hughes. Her first starring role was Salome, Where She Danced.
In it, she played a spy who masqueraded as a ballerina in the Wild West.
She played opposite Burt Lancaster in Criss Cross
and opposite Clark Gable in Band of Angels.
In 1956, she played Moses wife in Cecil B. DeMilles biblical epic,
The Ten Commandments.
She also appeared on Broadway, but for millions of us who were kids in the early 60's,
she will be forever, Lily Munster.
The Vampire Mom of millions of Baby Boomers, who will never die
as long I can get the VCR to play!
Yvonne DeCarlo 1924-2007


2 comments:

historymike said...

Always liked that show as a kid, and even as an older woman Yvonne DeCarlo exuded a sultry presence.

Village Green said...

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