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Jan 9, 2021 · When Corby had a stroke in 1976, she missed a season and a half of the TV show. The show depicted Grandma having aphasia due to the stroke which limited her communication.
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She suffered a stroke in November 1976 from which she recovered and returned to her role on The Waltons in March 1978. According to Michael Learned, who played Olivia Walton, Will Geer (Zebulon Walton, her husband in the series) may have saved her life. When she failed to show up for work, Geer immediately suspected something was wrong as Corby ...
The couple did not have any children and Corby did not marry again. Corby suffered a stroke in November 1976, but recovered and went on to act in multiple projects after that. She passed away on April 14, 1999, at the Motion Picture & Television Country House and Hospital in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles.
In November 1976, Corby suffered a stroke. Her castmates knew her to be very diligent and dutiful to her role, and so found it odd when she was late. Will Geer went with producers to her home where they found her after her stroke.
Apr 18, 1999 · A stroke in 1977 forced Ms. Corby to curtail her work on the series. She was seen only occasionally and made her last appearance in 1979, although she was part of the 1997 special ''A Waltons...
Apr 17, 1999 · The show ran from 1972 to 1981, but Corby’s participation was cut short by a stroke in the late 1970s. She eventually recovered enough to appear in many of the Walton reunion movies that...
Sep 2, 2021 · The cast was four years into filming when Corby suffered a stroke that impaired her movement and speech. She took off from the show for over a season for medical reasons and returned in the 1977-1978 season, bringing her stroke into the storyline.
