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Bewitched's Alice Ghostley Dead at 81
Alice Ghostley, who is best known to television audiences for her roles on Bewitched and Designing Women, died on Friday after a long battle with colon cancer. She was 81.
In the 1960s, the AP notes, Ghostley received a Tony nod for the comedy The Beauty Part and eventually won the award for The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window. From 1969 to '72, she played good witch/ditzy housekeeper Esmeralda on Bewitched. From '87 to '93 she was Designing Women's Bernice, a role for which she netted an Emmy nom.
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Sep 23, 2007 7:38 PM
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RIP.....
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Sep 23, 2007 8:41 PM
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Comedy TV (and apparently Broadway) lost a gifted actress. Condolences to her family.
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Sep 23, 2007 10:37 PM
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I loved her on Bewitched, Designing Women, and in her many TV and movie appearances. RIP, indeed.
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Sep 23, 2007 10:39 PM
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I enjoyed seeing her on both Bewitched and Designing Women. I think, if I'm not mistaken, she did the D.W. special a few years ago.
She will be missted. 
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Sep 24, 2007 1:29 AM
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Just aquestion for some one out there.I seem to remember Alice as being on Mayberry RFD as Ken Berry"s house keeper Am I mistaken ? gcapell@kc.rr.com
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Sep 24, 2007 2:57 AM
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Just aquestion for some one out there.I seem to remember Alice as being on Mayberry RFD as Ken Berry"s house keeper Am I mistaken ? gcapell@kc.rr.com
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Sep 24, 2007 2:57 AM
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Rest in Peace, Esmeralda. 
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Sep 24, 2007 8:56 AM
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To answer question posted by "gcapell" - it appears so. Looked her up on inmd.com and found this listing: "Mayberry R.F.D." (1968) TV Series .... Alice (unknown episodes, 1970-1971)
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Sep 24, 2007 10:20 AM
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Yes she will be missed and she did appear on the Designing Women Reunion looking frail a few years ago she must have been 78 or so then. A very funny & warm lady.
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Sep 24, 2007 10:39 AM
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I think my favorite role of hers was on Designing Women. She is the only one who could have pulled off Bernice, and her relationship with Anthony was classic. We have lost a great talent indeed.
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Sep 24, 2007 10:59 AM
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Yes, my favorite character of Alice's is Bernice - the cast of Designing Women was already great before she came but she was a fantastic addition...I love that show! I'm sorry to hear of Alice's passing.
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Sep 24, 2007 11:29 AM
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Another notable role of Ms. Ghostley's that hasn't been mentioned here was that of one of the stepsisters in Julie Andrews' Cinderella (the other one being Kaye Ballard) that recently was restored and shown on PBS a couple of years ago and is on DVD. Charming production and unlike other productions of the fairy tale, Ghostely and Ballard and their mother actually have somewhat of a happy ending when they still live with Cinderella in better conditions!
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Sep 24, 2007 1:27 PM
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I couldn't agree more ctheslayer! She was perfect for the role! She will be greatly missed! She was a great comedic actress.
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Sep 24, 2007 1:57 PM
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On Mayberry RFD she played Aunt Bea's cousin when Aunt Bea left. She was also Dill's mother in To Kill A Mockingbird and played many uforgettable roles in movies and TV. She was even on Passions.
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Sep 25, 2007 9:10 AM
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