Kathie browne biography
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Kathie B. McGavin, 63; Acted in Popular TV Series of 1950s, ‘60s
Kathie Browne McGavin, an actress for two decades who appeared in television series from “Gunsmoke” and “Perry Mason” to “Star Trek” and “The Love Boat,” has died. She was 63.
Browne McGavin, a breast cancer survivor, died April 8 in Beverly Hills of natural causes, according to a news release from the family.
Born in San Luis Obispo, she began acting at age 6 in a school play and, after moving to Hollywood in her teens, studied at Los Angeles City College and acted in small theaters.
Seen in a production of “Cat On a Hot Tin Roof” in the 1950s, she was soon put before television cameras for such prime-time western series as “Gunsmoke” and “Bonanza.”
Browne McGavin flirted with long-running series, being considered for Pernell Roberts’ bride on “Bonanza,” until he decided to leave the show, and later for Richard Crenna’s wife in his show “Slattery’s People.”
She was cast in a permanent role as a widowed mother in the 1967 series “Hondo,” which, like the 1953 movie starring John Wayne, was based on a Louis L’Amour story.
Browne McGavin, who portrayed Angie Dow, described the series for The Times as “a relaxing kind of thing; the heroes all live, and it always turns out well in the end.”
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Kathie Browne
American actress (1930–2003)
Kathie Browne | |
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Browne in Bonanza, 1963 | |
| Born | Jacqueline Sue Browne (1930-09-19)September 19, 1930 Humansville, Missouri, U.S. |
| Died | April 8, 2003(2003-04-08) (aged 72) Beverly Hills, California, U.S. |
| Resting place | Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Hollywood Hills) in Los Angeles County, California, U.S. |
| Other names | Cathy Browne Kathie Browne McGavin |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1952–1980 |
| Spouses | Sherwood Price (m. 1953; div. 1961) |
Kathie Browne (September 19, 1930 – April 8, 2003) was an American stage, film and television actress.
Early life
[edit]Browne was born Jacqueline Sue Browne on September 19, 1930, in Humansville, Missouri, to Winn Roscoe Browne and Erma Mae Wood.[1] Her family later moved to San Luis Obispo, California, then when she turned ten, to Los Angeles, where she went to city schools.[2] She received her first social security card at age 13 during April 1943.[fn 1][1] After high school, she studied drama at Los Angeles City College (LACC), where she won a best acting award.[3]
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[edit]May Rose Borum, a drama teacher at LACC,
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