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TV actress Mary Frann dead at 55
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Actress Mary Frann, best known for her co-starring role as Bob Newhart's wife in the long running TV comedy, ''Newhart,'' died at her Beverly Hills home on Wednesday at the age of 55, her spokesman said.
Publicist Jeffrey Lane said Frann died in her sleep, but he did not know the cause of her death.
Frann played Joanna Louden opposite Newhart for eight years, from 1982 to 1990. She first appeared as a regular on the TV series ''Return to Peyton Place,'' from 1972 to 1974.
In 1974 she moved to daytime TV, appearing on ''Days of Our Lives'' for the next five years. She joined ''Newhart'' after a season with the short-lived series, ''King's Crossing.''
Frann also made guest appearances on several other series including ''The Mary Tyler Moore Show,'' ''Hawaii Five-O,'' ''The Rockford Files'' and ''WKRP in Cincinnati.''
She was born in St Louis, where she began her career as a member of the Gateway Repertory Theater. She is survived by two sisters, Pat and Jackie, and a brother, Harry.
Reuters/Variety
20:00 09-23-98
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