Beverley Owen

Beverley Jane Stone<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> (née Ogg; May 13, 1937 – February 21, 2019), known professionally as Beverley Owen, was an American television actress, best known for having originated the role of Marilyn Munster on the sitcom The Munsters before the role was taken over by Pat Priest.

Early life

Beverley Jane Ogg was born on May 13, 1937, in Ottumwa, Iowa. She was the first born child of Wallace E. Ogg and Charlotte M. Vander Ploeg.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>Template:Better She grew up in Ames, Iowa, where her father was a professor of agricultural economics at Iowa State University. <ref>Template:Cite book</ref> Her mother died in 1953.

Career

In 1956, Owen appeared in her first TV role in As the World Turns. Owen appeared on the shows The Doctors, Kraft Mystery Theatre, The Virginian, Wagon Train, and Another World, and in the 1964 feature film Bullet for a Badman, starring Audie Murphy, after which she got the role of Marilyn Munster on The Munsters.<ref name="Fox">Template:Cite news</ref> In 1972, she played Dr. Paula McCrea for nine months in the soap opera Another World.<ref name="Fox"/>

Personal life

Owen left The Munsters after 13 episodes to marry future Sesame Street writer and producer Jon Stone<ref name="USA_Today" /> in Newfane, Vermont, on June 27, 1964.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>Template:Better They were married for 10 years until 1974. She had two daughters, Polly and Kate.<ref name="USA_Today" /> After her divorce in 1974, she continued to pursue her studies in early American history and earned a master's degree in 1989.<ref name="deadline">Template:Cite news</ref>

Death

File:The Munsters Cast 1964.jpg

The cast of The Munsters. Standing, L–R: Yvonne De Carlo, Al Lewis. Sitting: Butch Patrick, Fred Gwynne, Beverley Owen.

Owen's daughter Polly said that the actress died of ovarian cancer on February 21, 2019, at the age of 81.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Butch Patrick, her co-star on The Munsters, released a Facebook statement on February 24, 2019, stating, "Beautiful Beverley Owen has left us. What a sweet soul. I had the biggest crush on her. RIP Bev and thanks for your 13 memorable Marilyn Munster episodes."<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Selected filmography

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• The Doctors<ref name="Fox"/>
• Bullet for a Badman<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• Wagon Train<ref name="Fox"/>
• The Virginian<ref name="Fox"/>
• Another World<ref name="Fox"/>
• The Munsters Template:Ndash originated the role of Marilyn Munster<ref name="USA_Today">Template:Cite news</ref>

External links

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