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imanamerican63

(14,432 posts) Tue Oct 29, 2024, 09:45 PM Oct 29

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Sad news from Hollywood.

Teri Garr has passed away at the age of 79 from a battle with multiple sclerosis which she has battled for several years. A talented actress who was in several movies and appeared on tv also.

I alway liked her in anything she did.

Story broke about 9 hours ago on several media outlets.

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Sad news from Hollywood. (Original Post) imanamerican63 Oct 29 OP

Sad news. H2O Man Oct 29 #1

She was a delight. Cute, funny, and kooky. Polly Hennessey Oct 29 #2

Perfect three word description of her. KPN Oct 30 #11

She used to do promos for local radio stations in Seattle. Aristus Oct 29 #3

RIP BlueWaveNeverEnd Oct 29 #4

So sorry to hear. She was one of my teenage TV crushes. TheBlackAdder Oct 29 #5

She was a talent Botany Oct 29 #6

Mr Mom n/t aggiesal Oct 29 #7

I loved her in "Young Frankenstein" AZ8theist Oct 29 #8

This message was self-deleted by its author kingvitamin Oct 30 #9

loved her Skittles Oct 30 #10

Gene Roddenberry had hoped her episode of Star Trek would become a spinoff series. eShirl Oct 30 #12

H2O Man

(75,778 posts)

1. Sad news.

Reply to imanamerican63 (Original post)

Tue Oct 29, 2024, 09:52 PM

Oct 29

I liked her.

Polly Hennessey

(7,528 posts)

2. She was a delight. Cute, funny, and kooky.

Reply to imanamerican63 (Original post)

Tue Oct 29, 2024, 09:53 PM

Oct 29

KPN

(16,167 posts)

11. Perfect three word description of her.

Reply to Polly Hennessey (Reply #2)

Wed Oct 30, 2024, 12:39 AM

Oct 30

Aristus

(68,617 posts)

3. She used to do promos for local radio stations in Seattle.

Reply to imanamerican63 (Original post)

Tue Oct 29, 2024, 10:48 PM

Oct 29

I wasn’t aware that she had a special connection to Seattle, so I guess she did them in a lot of cities.

BlueWaveNeverEnd

(10,478 posts)

4. RIP

Reply to imanamerican63 (Original post)

Tue Oct 29, 2024, 10:58 PM

Oct 29

TheBlackAdder

(29,016 posts)

5. So sorry to hear. She was one of my teenage TV crushes.

Reply to imanamerican63 (Original post)

Tue Oct 29, 2024, 11:02 PM

Oct 29

Botany

(72,660 posts)

6. She was a talent

Reply to imanamerican63 (Original post)

Tue Oct 29, 2024, 11:07 PM

Oct 29

N/t

aggiesal

(9,525 posts)

7. Mr Mom n/t

Reply to imanamerican63 (Original post)

Tue Oct 29, 2024, 11:15 PM

Oct 29

AZ8theist

(6,555 posts)

8. I loved her in "Young Frankenstein"

Reply to imanamerican63 (Original post)

Tue Oct 29, 2024, 11:41 PM

Oct 29

Man, oh man did I have a crush on her......

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kingvitamin This message was self-deleted by its author.

Skittles

(160,304 posts)

10. loved her

Reply to imanamerican63 (Original post)

Wed Oct 30, 2024, 12:17 AM

Oct 30

check this out from 60 years ago:

at 1:11 - that's her in the striped shirt on the right

eShirl

(18,855 posts)

12. Gene Roddenberry had hoped her episode of Star Trek would become a spinoff series.

Reply to imanamerican63 (Original post)

Wed Oct 30, 2024, 01:30 AM

Oct 30

This was Teri Garr's first significant TV role.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assignment:_Earth

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