Deceased

How Did Florida Friebus Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 78

GenderFemaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn10/10/1909Born inAuburndale, Massachusetts, USADied27/05/1988 (aged 78)Died inLaguna NiguelCausecancerWikidataQ5461385 ↗TMDb#1214651 ↗

Florida Friebus was an American writer and actress of stage, film, and television. Friebus's best-known roles were Winifred "Winnie" Gillis, the sympathetic mother of Dwayne Hickman's character Dobie Gillis on The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis, and Mrs. Lillian Bakerman on The Bob Newhart Show. She is known for her 1932 adaptation of Alice and Wonderland.

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Filmography29 titles

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
1978	KazSeries	—	69
1978	JenniferMovie	Miss Tooker	69
1976	AliceSeries	—	67
1976	Amelia EarhartMovie	Miss Perkins	67
1975	SwitchSeries	Fiona	66
1975	Love NestMovie	Jenny	66
1975	Kate McShaneSeries	Mrs. Henderson	66
1975	Miles To Go Before I SleepMovie	Ruth	66
1974	RhodaSeries	—	65
1974	Chico and the ManSeries	—	65
1972	The RookiesSeries	—	63
1972	Sanford and SonSeries	—	63
1972	The Bob Newhart ShowSeries	Mrs. Lillian Bakerman	63
1972	Ghost StorySeries	Mrs. Prescott	63
1971	Owen Marshall: Counselor at LawSeries	Miss Walsh	62
1971	CannonSeries	—	62
1970	The Partridge FamilySeries	Mrs. Hendleman	61
1970	The Mary Tyler Moore ShowSeries	Mrs. Marshall	61
1967	IronsideSeries	Middle-Aged Woman	58
1965	My Mother the CarSeries	—	56
1960	The Chevy Mystery ShowSeries	Lois Halsey	51
1959	The Many Loves of Dobie GillisSeries	Winifred Gillis	50
1958	The Donna Reed ShowSeries	—	49
1957	Perry MasonSeries	Marian Lamont	48
1955	GunsmokeSeries	Mrs. Travis	46
1951	Hallmark Hall of FameSeries	Karoline	42
1949	Lights OutSeries	—	40
1948	The Philco Television PlayhouseSeries	Mary Greeley	39
1948	The Ford Theatre HourSeries	—	39