Saturday, October 16, 2010

Barbara Billingsley of Leave it to Beaver fame dies age 94

America's mother: Barbara Billingsley with her Leave it to Beaver co-stars, the popular show ran from 1957 to 1963
Barbara Billingsley, the television mother who millions of Americans grew up watching, has died at age 94.
Billingsley who gained supermom status for her portrayal of June Cleaver, the supportive mother of a pair of precocious boys in Leave it to Beaver, was at her home in Santa Monica, California , Saturday when she passed away, said family spokesman, Judy Twersky.
When the popular show debuted in 1957, Jerry Mathers, who played Beaver, was 9, and Tony Dow, who portrayed Wally, was 12.


Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1321231/Barbara-Billingsley-Leave-Beaver-dies-age-94.html

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