Sandra Gould

About Sandra Gould

Who is it?: Actress
Birth Day: July 23, 1916
Birth Place:  Brooklyn, New York, United States
Occupation: Actress, writer
Years active: 1947–1999
Spouse(s): Larry Berns (1938–1965; his death) 1 child Hollingsworth Morse (19??–1988; his death)
Children: 1

Sandra Gould

Sandra Gould was born on July 23, 1916 in  Brooklyn, New York, United States, is Actress. Short and with a very familiar chubby, chipmunk-like face and even more familiar abrasive tone, Brooklyn-born comedienne Sandra Gould kicked into high gear at a fairly early age. With small Broadway roles and scores of radio programs such as "My Friend Irma" and "Duffy's Tavern", the latter in which she replaced original star Shirley Booth, already to her credit, she would go on to spend nearly 15 years on the radio airwaves with star Jack Benny on his legendary program. By 1947, Sandra had breezed into minor filming, appearing in dozens of small bits. Typically, the unhelpful telephone operator, gabby receptionist or curt saleslady with a New York flair, she was glimpsed in such fare as June Bride (1948), Romance on the High Seas (1948) and My Dream Is Yours (1949)(both with Doris Day), Fourteen Hours (1951), The Great American Pastime (1956), Teacher's Pet (1958) (again with Doris Day), Imitation of Life (1959), Honeymoon Hotel (1964) and The Ghost and Mr. Chicken (1966). Seldom rising to feature status in films, TV comedy proved more to her liking. Aside from being a regular on the series I Married Joan (1952) in the 1950s, audiences still remember Sandra from her appearance in I Love Lucy (1951) episode #3.20, "Oil Wells", in which she played "Nancy Johnson", the fur-bearing wife of a Southern tycoon whom Lucy suspects of selling her fraudulent oil stock. In 1966, her biggest break arrived when she was hired to replace the late Alice Pearce (who had died of cancer) as "Gladys Kravitz", the neighborhood snoop, in the classic sitcom Bewitched (1964). Sandra stayed with the role for five seasons. Following this success, she slowed down her busy work schedule and focused on art and writing. The widow of broadcasting executive Larry Berns, she had one son, Michael Berns. Sandra died in 1999 of a stroke following bypass surgery, three days before her 83rd birthday. She may not have been a big character name during her time, but she possessed an unmistakable look and voice that she called her own and separated her from the rest, contributing to four media (stage, screen, TV and radio) for over five decades.
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As per our current Database, Sandra Gould has been died on July 20, 1999(1999-07-20) (aged 82)\nBurbank, California, U.S..

🎂 Sandra Gould - Age, Bio, Faces and Birthday

When Sandra Gould die, Sandra Gould was 82 years old.

Popular As Sandra Gould
Occupation Actress
Age 82 years old
Zodiac Sign Leo
Born July 23, 1916 ( Brooklyn, New York, United States)
Birthday July 23
Town/City  Brooklyn, New York, United States
Nationality United States

🌙 Zodiac

Sandra Gould’s zodiac sign is Leo. According to astrologers, people born under the sign of Leo are natural born leaders. They are dramatic, creative, self-confident, dominant and extremely difficult to resist, able to achieve anything they want to in any area of life they commit to. There is a specific strength to a Leo and their "king of the jungle" status. Leo often has many friends for they are generous and loyal. Self-confident and attractive, this is a Sun sign capable of uniting different groups of people and leading them as one towards a shared cause, and their healthy sense of humor makes collaboration with other people even easier.

🌙 Chinese Zodiac Signs

Sandra Gould was born in the Year of the Dragon. A powerful sign, those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Dragon are energetic and warm-hearted, charismatic, lucky at love and egotistic. They’re natural born leaders, good at giving orders and doing what’s necessary to remain on top. Compatible with Monkey and Rat.

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Biography/Timeline

1947

Gould was born in Brooklyn, New York. She began acting in films with an uncredited role in T-Men (1947), and was the Phone Operator in Romance on the High Seas (1948), Doris Day's debut film. She appeared in several uncredited roles for the remainder of the decade, and received her first screen credit with The Story of Molly X (1949). During the same decade, Gould enjoyed a four-year run as Miss Duffy, the man-hungry daughter of the forever-unheard owner of radio's Duffy's Tavern.

1953

In 1953, Gould appeared as a guest in an episode of Letter to Loretta with Loretta Young. In 1959 she played a secretary in the Academy Award Winning Movie Imitation of Life with Lana Turner and Juanita Moore. She continued to guest star in the 1950s and 1960s in such television series as I Love Lucy, I Married Joan, December Bride, Maverick, The Flintstones, The Twilight Zone, The Lucy Show, Burke's Law, I Dream of Jeannie, Love, American Style, Gilligan's Island, The Brady Bunch and Mister Ed. She played a prominent supporting role in the film The Ghost and Mr. Chicken in 1966. In 1963, Gould released a comedy single record entitled Hello Melvin (This Is Mama) as an answer to Allan Sherman's hit "Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh".

1965

Twice married, Gould was the widow of broadcasting executive Larry Berns and television/film Director Hollingsworth Morse. With Berns she had one son, Michael Berns, in 1965.

1966

In September 1966, Gould replaced her friend Alice Pearce, who had been battling ovarian cancer during the second season of the ABC-TV situation comedy Bewitched, and had died in March. The producers were undecided about what to do with the character of Gladys, so at first had Actress Mary Grace Canfield brought in to play Harriet Kravitz, Abner's sister, who would be keeping him company while his wife was visiting her mother. Soon after, Sandra Gould got the role of Mrs. Kravitz when actress-comedian Alice Ghostley turned down the role. (Ironically, a few years later, Ghostley would become a semi-regular on the series playing Esmeralda, a well-meaning but inept witch.)

1972

In the role of Gladys, Gould's over-the-top performance and shrill voice were popular with viewers, and she succeeded ultimately in making the character her own. She remained with the series through its 7th season. The Kravitzes were referenced once in the final/8th season (ep 241 Three Men and a Witch on a Horse) but the characters did not appear. After Bewitched was cancelled in 1972, Gould reprised the role of Gladys five years later in a spin-off of the series, Tabitha. Gould also made appearances on Columbo, The Brady Bunch, Adam-12, Punky Brewster, Friends, and Veronica's Closet.

1999

Gould died on July 20, 1999 in Burbank, California of a stroke following heart surgery, three days before her 83rd birthday.

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