'Munsters' Star Yvonne De Carlo Dies

[The Straight Story]

'Munsters' Star Yvonne De Carlo Dies
Actress Was On Sitcom From 1964-1966

POSTED: 2:36 pm EST January 10, 2007
UPDATED: 3:22 pm EST January 10, 2007


Yvonne De Carlo, the film and television actress best known for her vampire character Lily Munster on the classic 1960s sitcom "The Munsters," has died.

She was 84.

De Carlo died of natural causes Monday at the Motion Picture and Television facility near Los Angeles, said longtime friend and television producer Kevin Burns said Wednesday.

"The Munsters" lasted from 1964-1966, but it had a long life in syndication and resulted in two feature movies, "Munster Go Home!" (1966) and "The Munsters' Revenge" (1981, for television). She'll forever be Herman Munster's (Fred Gwynne) beloved wife, who stood by the bumbling Frankenstein's monster through all his misadventures.

"I think she will best remembered as the definitive Lily Munster," Burns said. "She was the vampire mom to millions of baby boomers. In that sense, she's iconic."

http://www.local6.com/entertainment/10715464/detail.html

[meegbear]

1. AHHHHHHH!

:wow:

But I do have to admit I thought she was already dead, and not in the Lily Munster way.

[Philosoraptor]

2. She'll be back, she does this all the time.

She was a fantastic movie star, I'll always love her.

[Virginia Dare]

3. Sorry to hear that, RIP Ms. DeCarlo..

my daughter loves the Munsters, she watches it on TVLand and DVD, I guess it's pretty timeless.

[Solly Mack]

4. She brought me many giggles when I was a child

[Philosoraptor]

5. Many, many high class giggles.

We lost grandpa last year, only Eddie and the two Marilyns remain.

[no_hypocrisy]

6. "Grandpa" Al Lewis passed away last February. Sigh!

I didn't realize that Yvonne DeCarlo was a year old than he was . . .

[Bluebear]

7. RIP Lily

:(

[onenote]

8. bummer

[Megahurtz]

9. Bummer!

R.I.P.

[judaspriestess]

10. what is Motion Picture and Television facility ?

just curious. RIP

[Bluebear]

11. Surely sounds like a nursing home for stars maybe? nt

[MurrayDelph]

17. More than just stars

although many have received their last care and housing there (It's about five miles from where
I am typing this). Just about any time imdb lists someone passing away in Woodland Hills, CA,
you can bet they were receiving care at Motion Picture & Television Fund.

www.mptvfund.org

[PlanetBev]

18. It's a nice place

I live about 15 minutes north of there. A lot of the greats have passed on in that facility. I had an acquaintance that used to visit Larry Fine of The Three Stooges there.

[brook]

14. it's a facility in Woodland Hills

for independent, assisted living and medical care for anyone who has worked in the Motion Picture Industry.
It's quite nice - and the elders are among others who have shared a certain amount of 'history'. It's funded by salary deductions, donations and I think, gets some funding from the unions and guilds. I've had many friends who lived and died there. Before I moved away, I used to take my dog out to visit - he was always a welcome guest.

excuse any errors here. i just had catarct surgery 2 hours ago and am working with one eye here. :)

[etherealtruth]

12. I loved the Munsters

RIP, Yvonne DeCarlo

[devilgrrl]

13. RIP Lily

[proud patriot]

15. I've watched the munsters a lot

RIP Lily

[cosmicdot]

16. RIP

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001119/

DeCarlo performed on Broadway, notably in the role of Carlotta Campion, introducing the song "I'm Still Here" in the Stephen Sondheim musical 'Follies' (Tony, 1971, Best Musical):

http://www.amazon.com/gp/music/wma-pop-up/B000002SNP001008/ref=mu_sam_wma_001_008/103-9922519-2378263

song clip


Good times and bum times,
I've seen them all and, my dear,
I'm still here.
Plush velvet sometimes,
Sometimes just pretzels and beer,
But I'm here.
I've stuffed the dailies
In my shoes.
Strummed ukuleles,
Sung the blues,
Seen all my dreams disappear,
But I'm here.
I've slept in shanties,
Guest of the W.P.A.,
But I'm here.
Danced in my scanties,
Three bucks a night was the pay,
But I'm here.
I've stood on bread lines
With the best,
Watched while the headlines
Did the rest.
In the Depression was I depressed?
Nowhere near.
I met a big financier
And I'm here.
I've been through Gandhi,
Windsor and Wally's affair,
And I'm here.
Amos 'n' Andy,
Mah-jongg and platinum hair,
And I'm here.
I got through Abie's
Irish Rose,
Five Dionne babies,
Major Bowes,
Had heebie-jeebies
For Beebe's
Bathysphere.
I lived through Brenda Frazier
And I'm here.
I've gotten through Herbert and J. Edgar Hoover,
Gee, that was fun and a half.
When you've been through Herbert and J. Edgar Hoover,
Anything else is a laugh.
I've been through Reno.
I've been through Beverly Hills,
And I'm here.
Reefers and vino,
Rest cures, religion and pills,
And I'm here
Been called a pinko
Commie tool,
Got through it stinko
By my pool.
I should have gone to an acting school.
That seems clear,
Still, someone said, "She's sincere,"
So I'm here.
Black sable one day.
Next day it goes into hock,
But I'm here.
Top billing Monday,
Tuesday you're touring in stock,
But I'm here.
First you're another
Sloe-eyed vamp,
Then someone's mother,
Then you're camp.
Then you career from career
To career.
I'm almost through my memoirs.
And I'm here.
I've gotten through "Hey, lady, aren't you whoozis?
Wow! What a looker you were."
Or, better yet, "Sorry, I thought you were whoozis.
Whatever happened to her?"
Good times and bum times,
I've seen 'em all and, my dear,
I'm still here.
Flush velvet sometimes,
Sometimes just pretzels and beer,
But I'm here.
I've run the gamut.
A to Z.
Three cheers and dammit,
C'est la vie.
I got through all of last year
And I'm here.
Lord knows, at least I was there,
And I'm here!
Look who's here!
I'm still here!

[demrabble]

19. RIP, Lily Munster

RIP, Lily Munster.

I'll miss you.

[tabasco]

20. Yvonne was a beautiful and talented actress.

If only I had been born 30 years earlier.

Yvonne and Fred Gwynne - both very good actors for such a corny show.

[Kadie]

21. Here are a few more pictures of her.

Actor Jimmy Stewart, is shown speaking with actress Yvonne De Carlo, between scenes. They are working in separate movies on neighboring sets in the same studio, in Los Angeles on July 19, 1948. De Carlo, the beautiful star who played Moses' wife in 'The Ten Commandments' but achieved her greatest popularity on TV's slapstick comedy 'The Munsters,' died Monday, Jan. 8,2007, in suburban Los Angeles. She was 84.(AP Photo)


**This undated file photo originally supplied by American Movie Classics, shows Yvonne De Carlo, third from left, kneeling beside Charlton Heston as he played Moses and she played his wife in 'The Ten Commandments.' De Carlo, the beautiful star who achieved her greatest popularity on TV's 'The Munsters,' died Monday, Jan 8, 2007, in suburban Los Angeles. She was 84.(AP Photo/American Movie Classics)


Canadian-born actress Yvonne De Carlo, seen here in a 1957 still from the Raoul Walsh movie "Band of Angels," has died at the age of 84. De Carlo was best known for her role in the hit 1960s television show "The Munsters."(AFP/HO/File)


Yvonne De Carlo poses on location during the filming of a guest role on the western television series, 'Bonanza' in April 1959. De Carlo, the beautiful star who achieved her greatest popularity on TV's 'The Munsters,' died Monday, Jan 8, 2007, in suburban Los Angeles. She was 84. (AP Photo/Mike Smith)

[ronnykmarshall]

22. She's in heaven with "Hermy Baby" and Grandpa.

:cry:

and her old friend Shelley Winters.

[Kurovski]

23. The original Goth Chick. RIP.

That silly show used to make me laugh as a kid.

She had a long career in Hollywood, aside from The Munsters.

[newyawker99]

24. Rest in peace Ms DeCarlo.

:-(

[Lex]

25. kick

:kick:

[WCGreen]

26. She was in a couple of John Wayne Movies as well......