RIP Gretchen Wyler, Broadway actress and animal advocate, founder of the Ark Trust

[jilln]

From the Humane Society of the United States Web site:

Wyler created the Genesis Awards, which honors the media and entertainment industry for shining a spotlight on animal cruelty. The awards program began in 1986, and this year marked the 21st anniversary of the celebration. Known as the nation’s premier consciousness-raiser for animal protection issues, the awards are bestowed by a host of celebrity presenters such as James Cromwell, Pierce Brosnan, Martin Sheen, Kelsey Grammer, Alicia Silverstone, Wendie Malick, David Hyde-Pierce, Dennis Franz and Sidney Poitier, among others. This year, the first Gretchen Wyler Award was bestowed on Paul McCartney, for a lifetime of activism for animals.

Wyler’s theatrical career spanned 50 years and encompassed eight Broadway shows, including the original “Guys and Dolls,” “Silk Stockings,” “Damn Yankees,” “Bye Bye Birdie” and “Sly Fox” with George C. Scott. She was a regular on the CBS television series “On Our Own” a season on “Dallas” and many television guest-starring roles, including “Friends,” “Judging Amy,” “Providence” and “Stark Raving Mad.” She had featured roles in such films as “Private Benjamin” and “The Marrying Man,” and an array of club and concert appearances, from headlining at the Copacabana in New York City in the 1960s to singing at Carnegie Hall in June of 1991 as part of Cole Porter's 100th Birthday Party, recreating the songs she introduced as the singing-dancing lead in his “Silk Stockings.”

More at <http://www.hsus.org/press_and_publications/press_releases/actress_and_animal_advocate.html>

[Tuesday_Morning]

1. I'm sorry to hear that.

She was amazing.

[jilln]

2. Agreed.

[Peregrine Took]

3. A prayer for Gretchen and all who work on behalf of those who have no

voice to speak for themselves.

[Booster]

4. What a sad day for all animals all over the world. RIP, Gretchen.

:cry:

[Rydz777]

5. RIP

A fine career as an actress; a meaningful career as a protector of helpless animals; a life well led.

[newyawker99]

6. R I P Gretchen Wyler.

:-(

[Vidar]

7. RIP Gretchen.