Alice Ghostley
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===Later Career and Death=== | ===Later Career and Death=== | ||
| − | Alice appeared in 1976's film ''Gator'' starring Bert Reynolds. In 1978 she took over the role of Miss Hannigan, the alcoholic matron of the orphanage, in the long-running ''Annie''. | + | Alice appeared in 1976's film ''Gator'' starring Bert Reynolds. In 1978 she took over the role of Miss Hannigan, the alcoholic matron of the orphanage, in the long-running ''Annie''. In 1987 she became a regular on the TV-series ''Designing Women'' as the eccentric "Berniece Clifton", for which she received an Emmy nomination in 1992. |
Her husband Felice died in 2003, and Alice died at her home in Studio City, California on 21 Sep 2007 from colon cancer and strokes. | Her husband Felice died in 2003, and Alice died at her home in Studio City, California on 21 Sep 2007 from colon cancer and strokes. | ||
