Mary Carver, the Mom on TV’s ‘Simon and Simon,’ Dead at 89

Mary Carver, a regular on the long-running 1980s TV series “Simon and Simon,” has died at the age of 89.

Mary Carver, a regular on the long-running 1980s TV series “Simon and Simon,” has died at the age of 89.

Carver portrayed the mother of two brothers – played by Gerald McRaney and Jameson Parker – in the CBS series, which ran from which ran for eight seasons.

Carver also appeared in feature films and on Broadway in a career that spanned six decades.

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She appeared in the 1953 movie “From Here to Eternity” and in the 1977 film “I Never Promised You a Rose Garden,” as well as “Protocol” (1984), “Best Seller” (1987) and “Arachnophobia.”

Her Broadway work included “The Shadow Box” in 1977 and “Fifth of July” in 1981.

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She also had roles on the TV shows “Gunsmoke,” “Twilight Zone,” “Lou Grant” and “Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman,” among many others.

The announcement of her death came Sunday, in paid obituary in the L.A. Times.

 

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