Lisa Loring, Wednesday in Original 'Addams Family' Series, Dies at 64

[RandySF]

Lisa Loring, who played the young Wednesday Addams on “The Addams Family” from 1964 to 1966 and also appeared in “As the World Turns,” died Saturday of a stroke, her daughter Vanessa Foumberg confirmed. She was 64.

“She went peacefully with both her daughters holding her hands,” Foumberg said.

A friend, Laurie Jacobson, reported her death on Facebook, writing that she “was in our hearts always as Wednesday Addams.”

Butch Patrick, who played Eddie Munster on “The Munsters,” also remembered her on Facebook, writing, “Very sorry to hear of my dear friend Lisa Loring’s passing. We were very close and worked together often. I know she was very weak. I was in her company just a few weeks ago. Godspeed my friend.”




https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/lisa-loring-dead-wednesday-addams-family-1235506117/

[JohnnyRingo]

1. She was a great actor at that age.

She played the part so well. On screen she was Wednesday.

RIP

[ItsjustMe]

2. Lisa Loring, TV's Original Wednesday Addams, Dies at 64

[BigmanPigman]

3. I remember her dancing with Lurch

in the reruns. That show was killer diller! I wish my family were that cool.

[Celerity]

4. RIP. Btw, the new Wednesday series is superb.

Netflix’s ‘Wednesday’ is the second most popular English-language series, with 1.02B hours viewed

(higher now, this article is a month and a half old)

https://www.google.com/amp/s/techcrunch.com/2022/12/17/netflix-wednesday-series/amp/

The latest hit Netflix series “Wednesday,” the “Addams Family” spin-off directed by Tim Burton, has reached a milestone that only “Stranger Things” season four and “Squid Game” managed to accomplish. “Wednesday” surpassed 1.02 billion total hours viewed in just three weeks since its debut, the company announced, with over 150 million households streaming the show. This means it’s now the second most popular English-language series on Netflix.

“Wednesday” premiered on November 16 and has since become a cultural phenomenon, inspiring billions of TikTokers, including “Mother Monster” herself, Lady Gaga, who recreated Jenna Ortega’s (plays Wednesday Addams) choreographed dance scene in episode four, “Woe What a Night.” The hashtag #wednesdayaddams, has 16.9 billion views on TikTok.

Plus, the kooky young-adult series was responsible for the surge in listening streams for “Goo Goo Muck” by The Cramps, which, as of this writing, has over 16 million plays on Spotify. Similarly, “Stranger Things” resurfaced Kate Bush’s song “Running Up That Hill,” which spiked in popularity on both TikTok and Spotify.

It’s worth noting that “Wednesday” stole the silver medal from “Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story,” the biographical drama series starring “American Horror Story” actor Evan Peters. Previously the second most popular English-language series on Netflix, “Dahmer” reached 856.2 million hours in 28 days, whereas “Wednesday” only needed 21 days to become a smash hit. It took 60 days in total for “Dahmer” to exceed 1 billion viewing hours.

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[TlalocW]

5. It's amazing that John Astin is still alive and kicking at 92

Having outlasted all his co-stars. He was also the oldest after Jackie "Uncle Fester" Coogan, beating out Carolyn "Morticia" Jones by about a month.

I regret not getting Lisa's autograph last time she came through my city for a convention. I was unfortunately out of town.

[bullwinkle428]

11. On a related note, Hal Linden ("Barney Miller") is still with us at 91! Even

Barbara Barrie, who played his wife Elizabeth on selected episodes, is also 91.

[Ohio Joe]

6. RIP

[Maeve]

7. Just re-watched the whole series on Roku

Dang, she was younger than me....

[Emile]

8. I remember her on that show.

She was a good little actor and so young too.

[Tom_Foolery]

9. RIP...

[ChazII]

10. Condolences to her friends and family. n/t

[area51]

12. RIP Lisa Loring

Pluto TV has a channel devoted to The Addams Family.