Lisa Loring, original Wednesday Addams actress, dead at 64

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Source: CNN Entertainment

CNN — Lisa Loring, best known as the first actress to play Wednesday Addams in the original “The Addams Family” sitcom, has died at the age of 64.

Loring’s daughter, Vanessa Foumberg, confirmed in a statement to Variety that her mother died Saturday of a stroke.

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

Laurie Jacobson, Loring’s friend, also reported her death on Facebook, saying she had “suffered a massive stroke brought on by smoking and high blood pressure.”



Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/30/entertainment/lisa-loring-wednesday-addams-dead-intl-scli/index.html

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Heard this very early this morning. R.I.P.

[AllyCat]

1. Oh no! I believe she was the last surviving cast member

Of the original show. RIP.

[ColinC]

2. John Astin (Gomez) is still alive

He is 92

[AllyCat]

4. Oh jeez, yes!! Thanks for the correction

Sean Astin is his son.

[ColinC]

5. Yeah I assumed you were right until I googled it.

Somehow I had thought Raul Julia was the original Gomez!

He died wayy too young…

[CrispyQ]

15. John Astin was one of my first girlhood crushes,

but Raul Julia's Gomez character was stellar! A wonderful actor & yes, way too young.

[BumRushDaShow]

3. Yeah I think she was for the "kids"

was trying to remember the boy's name and it did come to me - "Pugsley" and the actor Ken Weatherwax passed away 8 years ago.

(it's hard not to mix up the Addams Family characters with the Munsters characters - there are still 2 of the latter show's actors still around)

[FalloutShelter]

6. Rest In Peace Wednesday.

[2naSalit]

9. Great clip!

[niyad]

11. Thank you.

[area51]

7. RIP

Loved The Addams Family show. It has its own channel on Pluto TV

[Doc_Technical]

8. Rest in Peace, Lisa Loring

Thanks for the photo of Wednesday Friday Addams
holding her doll, Mary Queen of Scots

[Mister Ed]

10. I thought the doll was Robespierre?

But it's more than 55 years since I've seen that episode, and my memory isn't what it used to be.

[niyad]

12. Requiescat in pace, good soul.

[Baitball Blogger]

13. So sad.

[Aristus]

14. The Addams Family was supposed to be weird because of their macabre looks and lifestyle.

Instead they were weird because they were a close, loving family who enjoyed life and enjoyed each others' company. No snark, no back-biting, no precocious, sarcastic children who spoke like mean-spirited adults, a husband and wife who adored each other and lusted after each other constantly, a family who were attentive hosts, good neighbors, and loyal friends.

That is what was weird about the TV family in the 1960's.

Lisa Loring had a rough road of it there for a while. I'm glad her family were with her at the end.

[Marcuse]

16. 1964: The Addams Family vs The Munsters

Wednesday (Lisa Loring) and Pugsley (Ken Weatherwax) vs. Marilyn (Beverly Owen/Pat Priest) and Eddie (Butch Patrick): Wednesday is a macabre, deadpan, and downright frightening little girl who seems capable of horrific atrocities. Marilyn is a plain, ordinary human being, and a beautiful young lady with no monster tendencies. Pugsley is kind-hearted and smart, and lacks the upfront morbidness of his family (for the most part), while Eddie is a mischievous werewolf boy. Wednesday tops Marilyn, Eddie tops Pugsley. Winner: DRAW

Gomez Addams (John Astin) vs. Herman Munster (Fred Gwynne): Gomez is a lover, not a fighter, and while Herman is a big-hearted, hard-working Frankenstein's monster, sheer size wins here. Winner: Herman Munster

Morticia Addams (Carolyn Jones) vs. Lily Munster (Yvonne De Carlo): Yes, Lily is a vampiress from the Dracula family, reasonable, level-headed, sweet and kind, but Morticia is straight-up frightening. Beautiful, but frightening. Winner: Morticia Addams

Uncle Fester (Jackie Coogan) vs. Grandpa Munster (Al Lewis): Morticia's uncle is bald, dresses in black, floor length robes, likes dynamite, chills on a bed of nails and can power light bulbs by placing them in his mouth. Grandpa is (possibly) Count Dracula himself, but elderly and doting, can shapeshift, makes inventions and potions, and a schemer. Two eccentrics with little to separate them. Winner: DRAW

The Addams Family capped out at 64 episodes, ranking #23 in TV ratings for its first season and dropping out of the top 30 afterwards. The Munsters had 70 episodes in its original run, was ranked #18 in its first season, and was a nominee for Best TV Show at the 1965 Golden Globes.[link:https://collider.com/addams-family-vs-the-munsters/|

[BumRushDaShow]

17. Well one thing to note

Marilyn is a plain, ordinary human being,

The "Marilyn" teenager character was also one used as a plot device because she was written to be upset and bemoaning the fact that she was like the "black sheep" of the family and not like the rest of her relatives, even though the "viewing audience" (through the "4th wall" ) recognized her to be (a societal version of) "normal". But the story lines always made sure to have the family embrace her even though she was "different" and she showed no fear or horror or concern about her family's appearances or practices.

[Marcuse]

18. Yes. She brought horny schoolboys to meet the parents. Hijinks ensued, but she defended the family.

she always defended the family.