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Pearce played comedic supporting roles in several films before being cast as nosy neighbor Gladys Kravitz in the television sitcom Bewitched in 1964. She won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series posthumously after the second season of the series.
Feb 10, 2023 · “After her death,” Herbie relates, “Bill Asher asked Alice Ghostley, who had made an early guest appearance on Bewitched as another character, to step into the role of Gladys Kravitz, but Ghostley declined. She felt uncomfortable taking over the part because she had been close friends with Pearce.
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Won a posthumous comedy supporting actress Emmy for her side-splitting work as neighborhood snoop Gladys Kravitz on Bewitched (1964). Her award was accepted by her husband, Paul Davis. Only two years later, Marion Lorne, as delightfully dithery Aunt Clara, also won a posthumous Emmy in the very same acting category.
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Sep 25, 2021 · Today Cool Classics looks at the life and career of Alice Pearce who played the Gladys Kravitz, the nosy neighbor on the TV Series Bewitched.
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Gladys Kravitz : I came over for a snoop, uh, a scoop of sugar. I hope I'm not disturbing you.
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Mar 31, 2024 · Join me as I take a look at the life and career of Alice Pearce - the original actress who played nosy neighbor Gladys Kravitz on Bewitched.
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