We've lost another TV mom and LGBT supporter. Florence Henderson passed away yesterday.
Before she became known as “America’s Mom” on “The Brady Bunch,” Florence Henderson was an established Broadway star and a frequent presence on television, including the first female guest host of NBC’s “Tonight Show.”
But it was for her role as Carol Brady, the calm, problem-solving mother of “The Brady Bunch,” a sitcom about a blended suburban family, that Ms. Henderson became nothing less than a television superstar.
She died Nov. 24 at a Los Angeles, one day after being admitted. She was 82. Her unexpected death was described as “heart failure” in a statement from her manager, Kayla Pressman.
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During the show’s first season, Ms. Henderson captured the inclusive sense of family that the show embodied, by consoling Bobby, the youngest son of the newly united family, not to think of himself as a stepchild.
“Listen, the only steps in this house are those,” she said, pointing to the staircase, “the ones that lead up to your bedroom.” – washingtonpost.com
Her mothering supportive ways were always entertaining and refreshing. In 2014 Florence Henderson weighed in on which Brady Bunch kid would be LGBT today. What was her answer? Her selection(s) are agreeable, but it is Henderson's own follow-up questions that are the winners.
Thanks again Florence. You will be missed. Our thoughts are with your loved ones, family, and your fans.
h/t: washingtonpost.com
A true, gracious, classy lady
A true, gracious, classy lady in every way. Thank you, Florence, for your graciousness and humanity. You will be missed.