Bea Benaderet

Bea Benaderet (April 4, 1906 - October 13, 1968) (pr: ben-ah-DARE-ett) was an American actor best remembered as a voice artist in radio and animation.

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Bea Benaderet - April 4 - 1906 - October 13 - 1968

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Born in New York City and raised in San Francisco, California, her most enduring role is that of the voice of "Betty Rubble", the rather sexy next-door neighbor of "Fred and Wilma Flintstone" in The Flintstones, an animated cartoon series loosely based on The Honeymooners, for whom she provided a voice from 1960 to 1964. She had earlier provided many female voices in Warner Bros. animated shorts. A recurring role as "Cousin Pearl" in the CBS sitcom The Beverly Hillbillies led to her being cast as as "Kate Bradley", proprietor of the Shady Rest Hotel in Petticoat Junction, in which she starred until her death.

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New York City - San Francisco - California - Betty Rubble - The Flintstones - The Honeymooners - 1960 - 1964 - Warner Bros. - The Beverly Hillbillies - Petticoat Junction

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In addition to playing "Millicent Carstairs" on Fibber McGee & Molly, Bea Benaderet also played "Blanche Morton", next door neighbor to George Burns and Gracie Allen on The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show. She was also Lucille Ball's first choice to fill the role of Ethel Mertz in I Love Lucy, but was unable to take the role.

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George Burns - Gracie Allen - The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show - Lucille Ball - Ethel Mertz - I Love Lucy

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Bea Benaderet died from cancer in 1968 at the age of 62, and her body was interred in the Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California.

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Cancer - 1968 - Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery - North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California

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