Maudie Prickett (born Maudie Marie Doyle; October 25, 1914 – April 14, 1976) was an American

character actress A character actor is a supporting actor who plays unusual, interesting, or eccentric characters.28 April 2013, The New York Acting SchoolTen Best Character Actors of All Time Retrieved 7 August 2014, "..a breed of actor who has the ability to be ...

who performed in over 300 stage, film, and television productions during a career that spanned nearly four decades."Maudie Prickett, Veteran Character Actress, Dies"
obituary, ''Los Angeles Times'' (1923-1995), April 16, 1976, p. C6. ProQuest Historical Newspapers. Retrieved February 24, 2019.

Career

Born in

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, Prickett often portrayed

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s, busybodies, and nosy neighbors. She made 36 appearances on the television

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'' starring

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as the title character's friend; Hazel and Rosie were maids in neighboring homes. Prickett played a cook named Elvira in ''

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'' (1950) and a maid named Elsie in

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's ''

North by Northwest ''North by Northwest'' is a 1959 American spy thriller film, produced and directed by Alfred Hitchcock and starring Cary Grant, Eva Marie Saint and James Mason. The screenplay was by Ernest Lehman, who wanted to write "the Hitchcock picture to ...

'' (1959). Prickett was also in the 1950s

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series ''

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'' and ''

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''. She played "Miss Tazey",

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's old nurse, in a 1952 episode of the '' Adventures of Superman''. She made nine appearances as Ms. Gordon on

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's ''

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''. She played Miss Sanders, a secretary to

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's character Wilbur Wilgus, on a 1959 episode of the ABC sitcom ''

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''. She portrayed Alice MacAvity in a 1954 installment of the

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sitcom '' It's a Great Life''. She guest-starred in the 1957-1958 NBC sitcom ''

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'', and on CBS's '' Dennis the Menace''. She appeared as a dentist's secretary in the episode "The Dentist" on another CBS sitcom, ''

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''. She played Mrs. Bennett in the 1958 episode "Beaver and Poncho", '' Leave it to Beaver''. Prickett was in the 1962 short-lived ABC/

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sitcom '' Room for One More'' and played a regular character on another short-lived series of the 1960s, ''

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''. Prickett also appeared in several episodes of ''

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'' as, variously, Mrs. Edna Larch and Aunt Nora, as well as in the role of Myrtle on ''

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'' She appeared twice on ''

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''; once playing Maxwell Smart's Aunt Bertha (in the 1965 episode, "My Nephew the Spy"). She played a DMV clerk on a 1969 episode of ''

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''. She played a landlady on a 1970 episode of the police drama '' Dragnet'', and various characters in five episodes of the sitcom ''

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''. Her final television performances were 1974 roles as Mabel on the CBS series ''

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'' and as Mrs. Chandler on ''

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''.

Personal life

Maudie was married three times; all three of her husbands predeceased her. Her first marriage was in 1941 to Charles Fillmore Prickett II (1901–1954), the co-founder and general manager of the

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, with whom she had two children: Charles Fillmore Prickett III (1949–2006), who became an orthopedic surgeon, and a daughter, Mrs. Charie Laugharn (b. 1950). In 1961, seven years after the death of her first husband, she married Dr. Eakle W. Cartwright, a physician, who died the following year. Her final marriage was to Cyril Bernard Cooper (1900–1971), who served as mayor of Pasadena from 1968 to 1970.Galm, Bernard, interviewer, "Pasadena Playhouse Oral History Series" (UCLA Library, Center for Oral History Research, n.d.

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Death

In 1976, at age 61, Prickett died of

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. She is interred at Mountain View Cemetery and Mausoleum in

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Selected filmography

* ''

Gold Mine in the Sky ''Gold Mine in the Sky'' is a 1938 Western film directed by Joseph Kane and starring Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, and Carol Hughes. Based on a story by Betty Burbridge, the film is about a singing cowboy and ranch foreman who, as executor of th ...

'' (1938) - Customer (uncredited) * ''

Go West, Young Lady ''Go West, Young Lady'' is a 1941 American comedy Western film directed by Frank R. Strayer and starring Penny Singleton, Glenn Ford and Ann Miller. Plot The town of Headstone eagerly awaits the arrival of their new sheriff, hoping that he wil ...

'' (1941) - Townswoman (uncredited) * ''

Two-Fisted Stranger ''Two-Fisted Stranger'' is a 1946 American Western film directed by Ray Nazarro and written by Robert Lee Johnson. The film stars Charles Starrett, Doris Houck, Zeke Clements and Smiley Burnette. The film was released on May 30, 1946, by Colum ...

'' (1946) - Widow Simpson (uncredited) * ''

The Fighting Frontiersman ''The Fighting Frontiersman'' is a 1946 American Western film directed by Derwin Abrahams and written by Ed Earl Repp. The film stars Charles Starrett, Helen Mowery, Hank Newman and Smiley Burnette. The film was released on December 10, 1946, b ...

'' (1946) - Kate the Barber (uncredited) * ''

Boston Blackie and the Law ''Boston Blackie and the Law'' is the twelfth of fourteen Columbia Pictures films starring Chester Morris as reformed crook Boston Blackie. Plot When Boston Blackie performs magic tricks at a Thanksgiving Day party for the inmates of a women's ...

'' (1946) - Miss Burton, Librarian (uncredited) * ''

The Lone Hand Texan ''The Lone Hand Texan'' is a 1947 American Western musical film directed by Ray Nazarro and starring Charles Starrett, Mustard, Gravy, Smiley Burnette, John Cason, and George Chesebro. The film was released by Columbia Pictures on March 6, 1947 ...

'' (1947) - Hattie Hatfield (uncredited) * '' Time Out of Mind'' (1947) - Annie * ''

Messenger of Peace ''Messenger of Peace'' is a 1947 American drama film directed by Frank Strayer, which stars John Beal, Peggy Stewart, and Paul Guilfoyle. The screenplay was written by Glenn Tryon from an original story by Henry Rische. It was produced by the ...

'' (1947) - Matty Frommel * ''

Song of Idaho ''Song of Idaho'' is a 1948 American Western musical film directed by Ray Nazarro. It was released by Columbia Pictures. Plot King Russell ( Kirby Grant) is a hillbilly singer whose show is canceled by its sponsor. The Hoosier Hot Shots and Ru ...

'' (1948) - Millie (uncredited) * '' Eight-Ball Andy'' (1948) - Ruth Clyde * '' Whirlwind Raiders'' (1948) - Mrs. Wallace (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1948) - Mrs. Gruman (uncredited) * ''

One Sunday Afternoon One Sunday Afternoon may refer to: * One Sunday Afternoon (1933 film), an American pre-Code romantic comedy-drama film * One Sunday Afternoon (1948 film) ''One Sunday Afternoon'' is a 1948 musical film directed by Raoul Walsh, starring Dennis Mor ...

'' (1948) - Woman Barber (uncredited) * ''

The Fighting O'Flynn ''The Fighting O'Flynn'' is a 1949 American adventure film directed by Arthur Pierson. The film's screenplay by Douglas Fairbanks Jr. is based on the novel of the same name by Justin Huntly McCarthy. Fairbanks stars, along with Helena Carter. ...

'' (1949) - Wife (uncredited) * ''

Lust for Gold ''Lust for Gold'' is a 1949 American Western film directed by S. Sylvan Simon and starring Ida Lupino and Glenn Ford. The film is about the legendary Lost Dutchman gold mine, starring Ford as the "Dutchman" and Lupino as the woman he loves. ...

'' (1949) - Wife (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1949) - Mrs. Wallace (uncredited) * ''

Mr. Soft Touch ''Mr. Soft Touch'' is a 1949 American film noir crime film directed by Gordon Douglas and Henry Levin and starring Glenn Ford and Evelyn Keyes. The film is also known as ''House of Settlement''. Plot Polish American Joe Miracle (Mirakowski) re ...

'' (1949) - Ugly Old Maid Tenant (uncredited) * ''

The Cowboy and the Indians ''The Cowboy and the Indians'' is a 1949 American Western film directed by John English and written by Dwight Cummins and Dorothy Yost. The film stars Gene Autry, Sheila Ryan, Frank Richards, Hank Patterson, Jay Silverheels and Claudia Drake. ...

'' (1949) - Ms. Summers (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1949) - Nurse Ferris (uncredited) * '' The Inspector General'' (1949) - Townwoman (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1950) - Rancher's Wife (uncredited) * ''

No Sad Songs for Me ''No Sad Songs for Me'' is a 1950 film directed by Rudolph Maté, featuring Margaret Sullavan in her last film role as a woman dying of cancer. It was nominated for an Academy Award The Academy Awards, better known as the Oscars, are award ...

'' (1950) - Anna, Woman at Train Depot (uncredited) * ''

Beyond the Purple Hills ''Beyond the Purple Hills'' is a 1950 American Western film directed by John English and written by Norman S. Hall. The film stars Gene Autry, Jo-Carroll Dennison, Don Beddoe, James Millican, Don Reynolds and Hugh O'Brian. The film was rele ...

'' (1950) - Agnes (uncredited) * '' No Way Out'' (1950) - Woman (uncredited) * ''

Between Midnight and Dawn ''Between Midnight and Dawn'' is a 1950 American film noir crime film directed by Gordon Douglas and starring Mark Stevens, Edmond O'Brien and Gale Storm.. Plot Childhood friends Rocky Barnes (Stevens) and Dan Purvis (O'Brien) are Los Angeles p ...

'' (1950) - Nagging Wife (uncredited) * ''

'' (1950) - Elvira—Cook (uncredited) * '' Her First Romance'' (1951) - Miss Pond - Schoolteacher * ''

The Model and the Marriage Broker ''The Model and the Marriage Broker'' is a 1951 romantic comedy film about a marriage broker. Though Jeanne Crain (as the model) is top billed, the movie revolves around Thelma Ritter's character (the broker), in a rare leading role for Ritter. ...

'' (1951) - Delia Seaton (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1951) - Stage Passenger (uncredited) * ''

Belles on Their Toes ''Belles on Their Toes'' is a 1950 autobiographical book written by the siblings Frank Bunker Gilbreth, Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey. It is the follow-up to their book ''Cheaper by the Dozen'' (1948), which covered the period after Frank Gil ...

'' (1952) - Lady with Fan (uncredited) * '' Wait till the Sun Shines, Nellie'' (1952) - Mrs. Burdge (uncredited) * ''

Lost in Alaska ''Lost in Alaska'' is a 1952 film starring the comedy team of Abbott and Costello. Plot The time is the 1890s, and the place is San Francisco. George Ball and Tom Watson are firemen who rescue 'Nugget' Joe McDermott from committing suicide by d ...

'' (1952) - Woman in Window (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1952) - Christine, wife of the President of the Cattlemen's Association * '' Monkey Business'' (1952) - Clerk (uncredited) * ''

Something for the Birds ''Something for the Birds'' is a 1952 film directed by Robert Wise and starring Victor Mature and Patricia Neal. Plot Johnnie Adams, an engraver in Washington, uses some of the invitations his firm makes to crash Washington parties. He gets to ...

'' (1952) - Woman with Vacuum Cleaner (uncredited) * '' Everything I Have Is Yours'' (1952) - Ella (uncredited) * ''

Million Dollar Mermaid ''Million Dollar Mermaid'' (also known as ''The One Piece Bathing Suit'' in the UK) is a 1952 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer biographical film of the life of Australian swimming star Annette Kellerman. It was directed by Mervyn LeRoy and produced by Arthur ...

'' (1952) - Grace - Nurse / Receptionist (uncredited) * ''

Stars and Stripes Forever "The Stars and Stripes Forever" is a patriotic American march written and composed by John Philip Sousa in 1896. By a 1987 act of the U.S. Congress, it is the official National March of the United States of America. History In his 1928 autobi ...

'' (1952) - Thelma - Sousa's Maid (uncredited) * ''

Man in the Dark ''Man in the Dark'' is a 1953 film noir drama 3-D film directed by Lew Landers and starring Edmond O'Brien, Audrey Totter and Ted de Corsia. It is a remake of the 1936 Ralph Bellamy film '' The Man Who Lived Twice''. It was the first Columbi ...

'' (1953) - Nurse Receptionist (uncredited) * ''

Scandal at Scourie ''Scandal at Scourie'' is a 1953 American drama Technicolor film directed by Jean Negulesco, starring Greer Garson, Walter Pidgeon "above the title", and co-starring Donna Corcoran. Garson and Pidgeon were together for the 8th and last time in t ...

'' (1953) - Mrs. Holahan (uncredited) * '' Hannah Lee: An American Primitive'' (1953) - Mrs. Miller (uncredited) * '' No Escape'' (1953) - Bookstore Clerk * ''

City of Bad Men ''City of Bad Men'' is a 1953 American Western film directed by Harmon Jones and starring Jeanne Crain and Dale Robertson. Plot A heavyweight championship fight between "Gentleman Jim" Corbett and Bob Fitzsimmons is coming to Carson City, Nev ...

'' (1953) - Indignant Townswoman (uncredited) * ''

Hot News ''Hot News'' is a 1928 American silent comedy film produced and distributed by Paramount Famous Lasky Corporation, an amalgamation of Famous Players-Lasky and Paramount Pictures. Clarence Badger directed and Bebe Daniels starred. Cast *Bebe Da ...

'' (1953) - Screaming Woman (uncredited) * ''

Gun Fury ''Gun Fury'' is a 1953 3-D American Western crime film directed by Raoul Walsh and starring Rock Hudson and Donna Reed, with major supporting roles for Philip Carey and Leo Gordon. The film is based on the novel ''Ten Against Caesar'' by Kat ...

'' (1953) - Mrs. Rogers (uncredited) * ''

Wyoming Renegades ''Wyoming Renegades'' is a 1955 American Western film directed by Fred F. Sears and starring Philip Carey, Gene Evans and Martha Hyer.p.149 England, Jerry ''Reel Cowboys of the Santa Susanas'' Lulu.com, 01/06/2008 Plot The film opens with th ...

'' (1954) - Mrs. Argyle (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1954) - Mother (uncredited) * '' Deep in My Heart'' (1954) - Lodge Manager (uncredited) * ''

A Man Called Peter ''A Man Called Peter'' is a 1955 American drama film directed by Henry Koster, and starring Richard Todd. The film is based on the life of preacher Peter Marshall, who served as Chaplain of the United States Senate and pastor of the New York Avenu ...

'' (1955) - Mrs. Pike (uncredited) * ''

Man with the Gun ''Man with the Gun'' is a 1955 American black and white Western film starring Robert Mitchum. The film was released in the United Kingdom as ''The Trouble Shooter'' and is also sometimes entitled ''Deadly Peacemaker''. The supporting cast inclu ...

'' (1955) - Mrs. Elderhorn (uncredited) * ''

Good Morning, Miss Dove ''Good Morning, Miss Dove'' is a 1955 DeLuxe Color and CinemaScope film that tells the sentimental story of a beloved schoolteacher who reflects back on her life and former students when she is hospitalized. It stars Jennifer Jones, Robert Stack, ...

'' (1955) - Miss Rice (uncredited) * '' Navy Wife'' (1956) - Nurse (uncredited) * ''

The Phantom Stagecoach ''The Phantom Stagecoach'' is a 1957 American Western film directed by Ray Nazarro and starring William Bishop, Kathleen Crowley, Richard Webb, Hugh Sanders, John Doucette, and Frank Ferguson. The film was released by Columbia Pictures on Ap ...

'' (1957) - Mrs. Wiggins * '' Kiss Them for Me'' (1957) - Chief Nurse (uncredited) * ''

Thundering Jets ''Thundering Jets'' is a 1958 American drama film directed by Helmut Dantine, written by James Landis, and starring Rex Reason, Dick Foran, Audrey Dalton, Barry Coe, and Robert Dix. ''Thundering Jets'' was released in May 1958, by 20th Century ...

'' (1958) - Mrs. Blocher * ''

The Legend of Tom Dooley ''The Legend of Tom Dooley'' is a 1959 American Western film directed by Ted Post and starring Michael Landon, Jo Morrow, Jack Hogan, Richard Rust, Dee Pollock and Ken Lynch. It was based on the 90-year-old folk song " Tom Dooley", which had been ...

'' (1959) - 2nd Old Maid (uncredited) * ''

'' (1959) - Elsie, the maid (uncredited) * ''

The Big Fisherman ''The Big Fisherman'' is a 1959 American historical drama film directed by Frank Borzage about the life of Simon Peter, one of the disciples of Jesus. Starring Howard Keel, Susan Kohner and John Saxon, the production is adapted from the 1948 no ...

'' (1959) - Perturbed Mother (uncredited) * ''

The Absent Minded Professor ''The Absent-Minded Professor'' is a 1961 American science fiction comedy film produced by Walt Disney Productions and based on the short story "A Situation of Gravity" by Samuel W. Taylor, originally published in the May 22, 1943 issue of '' ...

'' (1961) - Woman in Street Interviewee (uncredited) * '' Joy in the Morning'' (1965) - Saleslady (uncredited) * ''

I'll Take Sweden ''I'll Take Sweden'' is a 1965 American comedy film directed by Frederick de Cordova, and starring Bob Hope, Frankie Avalon, and Tuesday Weld. Plot Single father Bob Holcomb, a widower, is unhappy with the guitar-playing boy Kenny his daughter ...

'' (1965) - Spinster * ''

The Gnome-Mobile ''The Gnome-Mobile'' is a 1967 American fantasy comedy film directed by Robert Stevenson and produced by Walt Disney Productions. Based on the 1936 book ''The Gnomobile'' by Upton Sinclair, it was one of the last films personally supervised by W ...

'' (1967) - Katie Barrett * ''

With Six You Get Eggroll ''With Six You Get Eggroll'' is a 1968 American romantic comedy film directed by Howard Morris and starring Doris Day, Brian Keith, Barbara Hershey, George Carlin, and Pat Carroll. It was the first film that was produced by the CBS Television Net ...

'' (1968) - Party Guest (uncredited) * ''

Sweet Charity ''Sweet Charity'' is a musical with music by Cy Coleman, lyrics by Dorothy Fields and book by Neil Simon. It was directed and choreographed for Broadway by Bob Fosse starring his wife and muse Gwen Verdon alongside John McMartin. It is based on ...

'' (1969) - Nurse on Bridge (uncredited) * '' Rascal'' (1969) - Miss Pince-nez (uncredited) * ''

The Maltese Bippy ''The Maltese Bippy'' is a 1969 film directed by Norman Panama and released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The film is a vehicle for comedy team Dan Rowan and Dick Martin, who had recently found fame in their television show ''Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In' ...

'' (1969) - Mrs. Potter

References

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