Lew Parker
Encyclopedia
Lew Parker was an American
television, stage and musical theatre actor. He never achieved the fame of many of his contemporaries, but his most notable role was as Lou Marie, the beleaguered father of Marlo Thomas
's character, Ann Marie, on the 1960s television series That Girl
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. Lew Parker and Betty Kean remained together until Parker's death in 1972. Betty Kean died in 1986 of cancer, aged 71. Parker and Kean were survived by a daughter and two grandchildren.
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United States
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television, stage and musical theatre actor. He never achieved the fame of many of his contemporaries, but his most notable role was as Lou Marie, the beleaguered father of Marlo Thomas
Marlo Thomas
Margaret Julia “Marlo” Thomas is an American actress, producer, and social activist known for her starring role on the TV series That Girl . She also serves as National Outreach Director for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital...
's character, Ann Marie, on the 1960s television series That Girl
That Girl
That Girl is an American television situation comedy that ran on ABC from 1966 to 1971. It stars Marlo Thomas as the title character, Ann Marie, an aspiring actress, who had moved from her hometown of Brewster, New York to make it big in New York City...
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Personal life
He married actress Betty Kean (December 15, 1914 — September 29, 1986), the older sister of actress Jane KeanJane Kean
Jane Kean is an American actress.-Career:Jane Kean and her older sister, , formed a comedy duo that worked the nightclub circuit throughout the 1940s and '50s, and the two appeared on Broadway as sisters in the short-lived 1955 musical Ankles Aweigh.She studied acting with Sanford Meisner at the...
. Lew Parker and Betty Kean remained together until Parker's death in 1972. Betty Kean died in 1986 of cancer, aged 71. Parker and Kean were survived by a daughter and two grandchildren.
Death
Lew Parker died from cancer, two days before his 62nd birthday, in 1972 in New York CityNew York City
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