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Stella Luchetta. Ellen Hansen Corby (June 3, 1911 – April 14, 1999) was an American actress and screenwriter. She played the role of Esther "Grandma" Walton on the CBS television series The Waltons, for which she won three Emmy Awards.
The role got her Emmy awards in 1973, 1974, and 1975. Although a stroke in 1976 slowed her down, Ellen still made appearances on the series. Her last TV appearance was in 1997 in the TV movie A Walton Easter (1997). On April 14, 1999, Ellen died at the Motion Picture & Television Hospital in Woodland Hills, California. She was 87 years old.
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- Racine, Wisconsin, USA
- January 1, 1
- Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA
Jan 9, 2021 · Published on January 9, 2021. 3 min read. Ellen Corby was a fixture of The Waltons as grandma Esther Walton. When Corby had a stroke in 1976, she missed a season and a half of the TV show....
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Ellen Hansen (aka Ellen Corby aka Grandma Walton) was born June 3, 1911 (or 1913), in Racine, WI. She grew up in Philadelphia, PA, and left for Hollywood in the early 1930s to become an actress, which she became only after working as a script assistant for twelve years.
- June 3, 1911
- April 14, 1999
Apr 17, 1999 · Ellen Corby; Actress Played Grandma on ‘The Waltons’. By JON THURBER. April 17, 1999 12 AM PT. TIMES STAFF WRITER. Ellen Corby, who won three Emmys for playing the strong grandmother on...
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Apr 18, 1999 · Ellen Corby, who played the grandmother on the television series ''The Waltons,'' died on Wednesday at the Motion Picture and Television Hospital in Woodland Hills, Calif. She was 87, a...
Ellen Corby (June 3, 1911 – April 14, 1999) was an Academy Award-nominated American character actress. She is most widely remembered for the role of Esther Walton on the television series The Waltons, for which she won three Emmy Awards. Corby was born Ellen Hansen in Racine, Wisconsin, the...
