[78-L] Jim Backus (was Joan Davis family)

[David Lennick]

Yup..Mrs. Backus (Hetty or something like that). I can't remember where this 
turned up.

dl

soundthink at aol.com wrote:
> Speaking of Backus and unknown voices, has anyone ever identified the tipsy, laughing female partyer that accompanies Backus on "Delicious"?
> 
> Cary Ginell
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Taylor Bowie <bowiebks at isomedia.com>
> To: 78-L Mail List <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
> Sent: Thu, 1 Jan 2009 12:58 pm
> Subject: [78-L] Joan Davis and family
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> The house fire was a couple years after Joan Davis herself died.  Joan's 
> daughter,  Beverly Wills,  died in the fire along with her two young 
> children and her grandmother.
> 
> Although I recall the death of Joan Davis very clearly (our family were huge 
> fans of her TV show with Jim Backus) I had not remembered about the terrible 
> death of her daughter and the others until I looked at the listing on IMDB.
> 
> Taylor B
>