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Leachman was born on April 30, 1926, in Des Moines, Iowa, the eldest of three daughters. Her parents were Cloris (née Wallace) and Berkeley Claiborne "Buck" Leachman. Her father worked at the family-owned Leachman Lumber Company. Her youngest sister, Claiborne Cary, was an actress and singer.
Cloris Leachman was born on April 30, 1926 in Des Moines, Iowa to Berkeley Claiborne "Buck" Leachman and the former Cloris Wallace. Her father's family owned a lumber company, Leachman Lumber Co. She was of Czech (from her maternal grandmother) and English descent.
- April 30, 1926
- January 27, 2021
Apr 30, 2022 · Private. child. Berkeley "Buck" Claiborne Leachman. father. Cloris Votruba Leachman. mother. Private. sibling. Claiborne Cary. sister. Mary Leachman. sister. About Cloris Leachman. From 1953 to 1979, Leachman was married to Hollywood impresario George Englund.
- Iowa
- January 27, 2021
- April 30, 1926
Cloris Leachman was born on April 30, 1926 in Des Moines, Iowa to Berkeley Claiborne "Buck" Leachman and the former Cloris Wallace. Her father's family owned a lumber company, Leachman Lumber Co. She was of Czech (from her maternal grandmother) and English descent.
- January 1, 1
- Des Moines, Iowa, USA
- January 1, 1
- Encinitas, California, USA
May 9, 2024 · Cloris Leachman (born April 30, 1926, Des Moines, Iowa, U.S.—died January 26, 2021, Encinitas, California) was an American actress who was most widely known for her comic roles, perhaps most notably Phyllis Lindstrom on the TV show The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970–77).
- Pat Bauer
Jan 27, 2021 · Cloris Leachman was born on April 30, 1926, in Des Moines to Berkeley and Cloris (Wallace) Leachman. Her father worked at his family’s lumber company.
Dec 22, 2021 · “He ran her down,” Dinah says of her father. “But she always defended him.” By the early 1970s, with her children growing older, and more and more women publicly unhitching their lives from...
