Name Lew Parker Role Television actor | Spouse Betty Kean (m. ?–1972) | |
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Died October 27, 1972, New York City, New York, United States Similar People Ted Bessell, Rosemary DeCamp, Marlo Thomas, Betty Kean, Bill Persky | ||
Jackie gleason and lew parker in hellzapoppin 1942
Lew Parker (October 29, 1910 – October 27, 1972) was an American television, stage and musical theatre actor. His most notable role was as Lew Marie, the beleaguered father of Marlo Thomas's character, Ann Marie, on the 1960s television series That Girl.
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Personal life/death
He married actress Betty Kean, the older sister of actress Jane Kean (1923-2013). Parker and Kean remained together until Parker's death from cancer, two days before his 62nd birthday, in New York City in 1972. Betty Kean died on September 29, 1986, also from cancer. The couple were survived by a daughter, Deirdre, and two grandchildren.
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