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Monday, April 5, 2021

RIP GLORIA HENRY 1923-2021

The actress who portrayed the mother of Dennis The Menace has died.

She started he 65 year acting career in 1947 in a movie entitled "Sport Of Kings". After that she appeared in many more films including "Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back", "Johnny Allegro", "Al Jennings Of Oklahoma" and "Rancho Notorious" just to name a few.

Her greatest claim to fame came in 1959 when she landed the role of Alice Mitchell the mother of Dennis The Menace. The show ran from 1959-1963.

She got out of acting for 16 years starting in 1965 but came back in 1981 and appeared in many TV shows such as "Simon & Simon", "Newhart", "Silver Spoons" and many more.

She passed away on April 3rd. 2021, one day after she turned 98.

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