Pamela Baird, born Pamela Beaird in Bexar County, Texas on April 6, 1945, is a former television actress, best remembered for playing Mary Ellen Rogers, the girlfriend of Wally Cleaver on '' Leave It to Beaver''. In 1963, she graduated from Covina High School in Covina, California, and then graduated from Westminster Choir College, Princeton, New Jersey in 1968. In 1973, Baird married fellow Texan Robert Hensley, and the couple had five children.Obituary for Robert Hensley, Boze Mitchell McKibbin Funeral Home https://memorials.bozemitchellmckibbin.com/robert-hensley/2659333/obituary.php

Acting career

Her first recurring role was of Hildy Broeberg on the 1956 - 1957 western series '' My Friend Flicka''. She played Nancy, one of Kelly's ('' Noreen Corcoran's'') friends on the sitcom '' Bachelor Father'' from 1957 to 1962.Bob Leszczak, From Small Screen to Vinyl, page 16, Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2015 Baird is best known for her role as "Mary Ellen Rogers", the girlfriend of '' Wally Cleaver'' on '' Leave It to Beaver'' from 1957 to 1963. Her last acting roles were guest appearances on ''

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'' and '' Perry Mason'' in 1964.

Later life

In January 1973, Baird became reacquainted with Robert H. Hensley, a friend from the Hollywood Christian Group. Hensley had been an actor, using the professional name of Bob Henry. He also recorded songs, using the name Jericho Brown, and in 1960 he had a top ten hit,

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.Honor Roll of Hits (Look For a Star #6 - Jericho Brown), Billboard, August 15, 1960, page 32 The couple married, had five children, and the family traveled the country starting churches and singing Gospel songs. In 2005, Baird (Pamela Beaird Hensley) earned a degree in music from Southwestern Assemblies of God University. Her husband died on May 22, 2016.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Baird, Pamela Westminster Choir College alumni 1945 births Living people American child actresses American television actresses People from Greater Los Angeles Place of birth missing (living people) 20th-century American actresses 21st-century American women