Sunday, January 20, 2008

Suzanne Pleshette, RIP

Suzanne Pleshette, a long-time actress who appeared many times in movies and on TV, has died. She was 70.

I will always remember her best as Bob Newhart's wife, Emily, on "The Bob Newhart Show", one of the anchors in that great lineup of CBS comedies and variety shows running on Saturday nights throughout the 1970s. Remember those? "All in the Family"; "The Mary Tyler Moore Show"; Bob Newhart's show; and "The Carol Burnett Show." It was great; I liked nothing better in those days than to settle down with a nice bowl of popcorn on those nights, and watch. Ms. Pleshette was a good actress; she will be missed.