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Maureen Arthur(1934-2022)

  • Actress
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Maureen Arthur in Get Smart (1965)
Maureen Arthur was born on April 15, 1934 in San Jose, California, USA as Maureen Louise Arthur. She was an actress and singer, she appeared onstage on Broadway and in such films as How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (1967), The Love God? (1969), and How to Commit Marriage (1969).

On television, she was seen in such series as Bourbon Street Beat, The Red Skelton Hour, Perry Mason, Branded, I Spy, The Monkees, The Flying Nun, Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C., Love, American Style, The New Dick Van Dyke Show, Kolchak: The Night Stalker, Sanford and Son, Alice, Laverne & Shirley, Mork & Mindy, Murder, She Wrote, and Matlock.

She was married to musician George William Weidler (elder brother of film actress Virginia Weidler), and then to Aaron Ruben, remaining with the latter until his passing in 2010. She had no children and died at age 88 in Beverly Hills, California, on June 15, 2022, after a long bout with Alzheimer's disease.
BornApril 15, 1934
DiedJune 15, 2022(88)
BornApril 15, 1934
DiedJune 15, 2022(88)
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    • 1 nomination total

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Known for

How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (1967)
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
7.2
  • Hedy LaRue
  • 1967
The Love Machine (1971)
The Love Machine
4.7
  • Ethel Evans
  • 1971
Maureen Arthur, Nancy Bonniwell, Don Knotts, and Maggie Peterson in The Love God? (1969)
The Love God?
6.3
  • Evelyn Tremaine
  • 1969
Robin Williams and Pam Dawber in Mork & Mindy (1978)
Mork & Mindy
7.2
TV Series
  • Zelka

Credits

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Actress



  • Dinah Manoff, Kristy McNichol, David Leisure, Richard Mulligan, and Park Overall in Empty Nest (1988)
    Empty Nest
    6.6
    TV Series
    • Mrs. Carlton
    • Nun
    • 1991–1994
  • Andy Griffith in Matlock (1986)
    Matlock
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Ann Rawls
    • 1990
  • Sugar and Spice (1990)
    Sugar and Spice
    6.4
    TV Series
    • New Yorker
    • 1990
  • Michael Landon in Highway to Heaven (1984)
    Highway to Heaven
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Harriet Ball
    • 1989
  • Angela Lansbury in Murder, She Wrote (1984)
    Murder, She Wrote
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Veronica
    • 1988
  • Lydia Cornell, Jim J. Bullock, Nancy Dussault, Ted Knight, and Deborah Van Valkenburgh in Too Close for Comfort (1980)
    Too Close for Comfort
    6.6
    TV Series
    • Debbie Dunbar
    • 1985
  • The Duck Factory (1984)
    The Duck Factory
    6.4
    TV Series
    • Debbee
    • 1984
  • Empire (1984)
    Empire
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Peg
    • 1984
  • Robin Williams and Pam Dawber in Mork & Mindy (1978)
    Mork & Mindy
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Zelka
    • 1981–1982
  • Stockard Channing in The Stockard Channing Show (1980)
    The Stockard Channing Show
    6.6
    TV Series
    • Lisa Cartwright
    • 1980
  • Shaun Cassidy and Linda Purl in Like Normal People (1979)
    Like Normal People
    6.9
    TV Movie
    • Aunt Kate
    • 1979
  • Don Rickles in CPO Sharkey (1976)
    CPO Sharkey
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Laura Lee
    • 1978
  • The Red Hand Gang (1977)
    The Red Hand Gang
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Lola - Kidnapper
    • 1977
  • Laverne & Shirley (1976)
    Laverne & Shirley
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Veronica
    • 1977
  • Polly Holliday, Beth Howland, Linda Lavin, Philip McKeon, and Vic Tayback in Alice (1976)
    Alice
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Maxine
    • 1977

Soundtrack



  • Paul Mantee in A Man Called Dagger (1968)
    A Man Called Dagger
    4.5
    • performer: "Don't Rock the Boat"
    • 1968
  • How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (1967)
    How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
    7.2
    • performer: "Been a Long Day" (uncredited)
    • 1967
  • Andrew Duggan, Arlene Howell, Richard Long, and Van Williams in Bourbon Street Beat (1959)
    Bourbon Street Beat
    7.8
    TV Series
    • performer: "Looking For a Boy"
    • 1960
  • Hot Rod Gang (1958)
    Hot Rod Gang
    5.4
    • performer: "Choo-choo Choo-boochie" (uncredited)
    • 1958

Personal details

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  • Height
    • 5′ 4″ (1.63 m)
  • Born
    • April 15, 1934
    • San Jose, California, USA
  • Died
    • June 15, 2022
    • Beverly Hills, California, USA(complications from Alzheimer's disease)
  • Spouses
      Aaron RubenOctober 30, 1971 - January 30, 2010 (his death)
  • Other works
    In 1970, she starred an unsold sitcom pilot for CBS called "Maureen" in which she played an innocent real estate agent working for a shyster played by Pat Harrington.
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Pictorial

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  • Trivia
    Maureen graduated from University City (MO) High School in 1952, where she was an honor student, athlete, and singer.

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  • When did Maureen Arthur die?
    June 15, 2022
  • How did Maureen Arthur die?
    Complications from Alzheimer's disease
  • How old was Maureen Arthur when she died?
    88 years old
  • Where did Maureen Arthur die?
    Beverly Hills, California, USA
  • When was Maureen Arthur born?
    April 15, 1934

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