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Anne Meara ("Sally Gallagher" S-3) dead at 85

posted 10 years ago by pvd295
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Anne Meara, who played wise-cracking, sarcastic stewardess 'Sally Gallagher' in the first half of Season 3, died Saturday at the age of 85. No cause of death has been determined.

"Rhoda" began season 3 without 'Joe' (David Groh, 1939-2010), but 'Sally' was added to the cast as a New York stewardess who lived near Rhoda and Brenda in Manhattan. The two sisters meet Sally in the beginning of the season at a "Singles" weekend and roomed with her.

"Sally" was supposed to be a sexy stewardess in her late 30s (to match Rhoda's age), even though Meara herself was 10 years older and looked to be in her 40s on the show. She had no chemistry with the rest of the cast, and was soon written out mid-season with no explanation (her last show would be the 'New Year's Eve' show in 1976).

This makes just about all the cast from the series (1974-78) dead, except series star Valerie Harper, 75 (who has been battling brain cancer for 2 years) and co-star Julie Kavner, 64.

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[–] amyghost 10 years ago

Sad news. I didn't think about it, til you posted this, that almost the entire cast is gone.

Ray Buktenica is still living, but David Groh passed away in 2008. Richard Masur, whose lunatic Nick Lobo character enlivened a number of episodes is, happily, still with us.

[–] Catdubh 9 years ago

So sad. RIP. Loved Stiller and Meara, too.

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