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{{Short description|American actress (1936–2021)}}
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| name = Arlene Golonka
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| image = Arlene Golonka Mayberry RFD 1969.JPG
| birthdate = [[January 23]] [[1936]]
| alt = Arlene Golonka as Millie Swanson
| birthplace = [[Chicago, Illinois]]
| caption = Golonka on ''[[Mayberry R.F.D.]]'' in 1969
| birthname = Arlene Leanore Golonka
| birth_date = {{Birth date |1936|1|23}}
| birth_place = Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2021|May|31|1936|1|23}}
| death_place = [[West Hollywood, California|West Hollywood]], California, U.S.
| spouse = {{plainlist|
* Christopher Michael Haenel<br>({{abbr|m.|married}} 19??; {{abbr|div.|divorced}} 19??)<br>{{marriage|[[Mike Longo]]|1963|1967|end=divorced}}
* {{marriage|Larry Delaney|1969|1977|end=divorced}}
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| occupation = Actress
| years_active = 1958&ndash;2005
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'''Arlene Golonka''' (born [[January 23]] [[1936]]) is an [[United States|American]] [[actor|actress]]. She is perhaps best known for playing Millie Swanson on the [[television]] comedies ''[[The Andy Griffith Show]]'' and ''[[Mayberry R.F.D.]]'', and often portrayed bubbly, eccentric blondes in supporting character roles on stage, film, and television.


'''Arlene Leanore Golonka''' (January 23, 1936 &ndash; May 31, 2021) was an American actress. She is perhaps best known for playing Millie Hutchins on the television comedy ''[[The Andy Griffith Show]]'' and Millie Swanson on ''[[Mayberry R.F.D.]]'', and often portrayed bubbly, eccentric blondes in supporting character roles on stage, film, and television.
==Biography==
===Early years===
Golonka was born in [[Chicago, Illinois]]. She began her acting career when she was 11 years old, and went professional in a [[Summer stock| summer-stock]] troupe while still in her teens. After studying at the prestigious [[Goodman Theatre]] in her native Chicago, she made her way to [[New York City]] at age 19 where she studied with [[Lee Strasberg]], [[Sanford Meisner]], and [[Uta Hagen]].


===Career===
==Early years==
Golonka was born in Chicago on January 23, 1936, the daughter of Elinor (née Wroblewski) and Frank Golonka, of Polish descent,<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7_7xWszDkHwC&dq=%22Arlene+was+an+adorable+Polish-%E2%80%8BAmerican+blonde+from+Chicago.%22&pg=PA46 |title=I, Rhoda |first=Valerie |last=Harper |date=January 15, 2013 |publisher=Simon and Schuster |isbn=978-1-4516-9948-7 |accessdate=Jun 2, 2021 |via=Google Books}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QL9S-SVT6 |title=Sign In |website=[[FamilySearch]] |accessdate=Jun 2, 2021 |url-access=subscription}}</ref><ref name="ci">{{cite journal |title=Arlene Golonka, 85 |journal=[[Classic Images]] |date=September 2021 |issue=553 |page=43}}</ref> She worked as a waitress and began her acting career in her early teens, going professional in a [[Summer stock|summer-stock]] troupe.<ref name=r/><ref name="ci" />
She appeared in her first major production, ''The Night Circus'' with [[Ben Gazzara]], at the [[Shubert Theatre (New Haven)| Shubert Theater]] in [[New Haven, Connecticut]] on November 17, 1958. After a week-long trial run, the play moved to [[Broadway theatre| Broadway]] on December 2, 1958 but closed after only seven performances. Despite that setback, she continued working in other plays such as ''[[Take Me Along]]'' with [[Jackie Gleason]], [[Walter Pidgeon]] and [[Robert Morse]] (448 performances from late 1958 to late 1960), [[Neil Simon]]'s first Broadway play, ''[[Come Blow Your Horn]]'', which ran 677 performances from February 1961 until October 1962, and ''[[One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (play)|One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest]]'', starring [[Kirk Douglas]], from November 1963 until January 1964. Golonka appeared in two other Broadway plays from 1965 to 1966, and also took on supporting roles in films produced in the New York City area.


==Career==
In 1967 she moved to [[Los Angeles]] to try her hand at television. She eventually became a familiar face to millions, having made numerous TV appearances including: ''[[Get Smart]]'',
A life member of [[The Actors Studio]],<ref>{{cite book |first=David |last=Garfield|title=A Player's Place: The Story of The Actors Studio |url=https://archive.org/details/playersplacestor00garf |url-access=registration |year=1980 |publisher=MacMillan |location=New York |isbn=978-0-02-542650-4 |page=[https://archive.org/details/playersplacestor00garf/page/278 278] |chapter=Appendix: Life Members of The Actors Studio as of January 1980}}</ref> she appeared in her first major production, ''The Night Circus'', with [[Ben Gazzara]],<ref name="r">{{cite news |last1=Lewis |first1=Dan |title=She Had To Be Better |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/36242767/arlene_golonka/ |accessdate=September 22, 2019 |work=The Record |date=October 5, 1969 |location=Hackensack, New Jersey |page=140 |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref> at the [[Shubert Theatre (New Haven)|Shubert Theater]] in [[New Haven, Connecticut|New Haven]], Connecticut on November 17, 1958. After a week-long trial run, the play moved to [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] on December 2, 1958, but closed after only seven performances.<ref name="ibdb">[http://www.ibdb.com/person.asp?id=86192 "Arlene Golonka profile"]. ''IBDb''. accessed April 27, 2014.</ref>
''[[I Spy]]'', ''[[That Girl]]'', ''[[The Mary Tyler Moore Show]]'', ''[[M*A*S*H (TV series)| M*A*S*H]]'', ''[[All in the Family]]'', ''[[Cannon (TV series)|Cannon]]'', ''[[Maude (TV series)|Maude]]'',[[The Andy Griffith Show,]]
''[[Alice (TV series)| Alice]]'', ''[[The Rockford Files]], [[One Day at a Time]]'', ''[[Taxi (TV series)|Taxi]]'', ''[[Murder She Wrote| Murder, She Wrote]]'', ''[[Valerie (TV series)|Valerie]]'', and ''[[Matlock (TV series)|Matlock]]''. She was also a series regular on the animated cartoon ''[[Speed Buggy]]'', providing the voice of "Debbie", and had a recurring role on the short-lived TV show ''[[Joe and Valerie]]''.


Despite that setback, she continued working in other plays such as ''[[Take Me Along]]'' with [[Jackie Gleason]], [[Walter Pidgeon]] and [[Robert Morse]] (448 performances from late 1959 to late 1960), [[Neil Simon]]'s first Broadway play, ''[[Come Blow Your Horn]]'', which ran 677 performances from February 1961 until October 1962, and ''[[One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (play)|One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest]]'', starring [[Kirk Douglas]], from November 1963 until January 1964. Golonka appeared in two other Broadway plays from 1965 to 1966, and took supporting roles in films produced in the New York City area.<ref name="ibdb"/>
In addition to acting on Broadway and TV, Golonka has also had supporting roles in some thirty films including, ''Love with a Proper Stranger'', ''Penelope'', ''[[Hang 'Em High]]'',
''[[Airport '77| Airport '77]]'', ''[[The In-Laws (1979 film)|The In-Laws]]'' with [[Peter Falk]], and ''[[The End of Innocence]]''.


Golonka also recorded for a comedy album, ''[[You Don't Have to Be Jewish]]'' on June 14, 1964.<ref name="ci" /><ref name="digital.library.upenn/W-012(b)">{{cite web |title=Album W-012(b) : Bob Booker & George Foster Present You Don't Have To Be Jewish |url=https://digital.library.upenn.edu/webbin/freedman/lookupalbum?hr=&catlg=W-012(b) |website=Freedman Catalogue |publisher=digital.library.upenn.edu |access-date=30 December 2022}}</ref> When the time came to record its sequel, ''When You're in Love the Whole World Is Jewish'', she was unavailable, but encouraged her roommate, aspiring actress [[Valerie Harper]], to audition to take her place.<ref name="outsider/lived-with-valerie-harper">{{cite web|last1=Molseed|first1=Megan|title='The Andy Griffith Show' Star Lived with Valerie Harper, Put 'Rhoda' Actor on Fast Track to Success |url=https://outsider.com/entertainment/the-andy-griffith-show-star-lived-with-valerie-harper-put-rhoda-actor-on-fast-track-to-success|website=Outsider|access-date=30 December 2022|date=12 October 2021}}</ref>
In the later phase of her long career, she began teaching acting, which she has done for over ten years. Now semi-retired in [[Santa Monica, California]], she takes occasional roles, most recently a 2005 appearance on the TV comedy series ''[[The King of Queens]]''.

In 1967, Golonka moved to Los Angeles to try her hand at television. She made numerous TV appearances on such series as ''[[Car 54, Where Are You?]]'', ''[[Get Smart]]'', ''[[Barnaby Jones]]''; ''[[The Flying Nun]]'', ''[[I Spy (1965 TV series)|I Spy]]'', ''[[That Girl]]'', ''[[The Mary Tyler Moore Show]]'', ''[[M*A*S*H (TV series)|M*A*S*H]]'', ''[[All in the Family]]'', ''[[Cannon (TV series)|Cannon]]'', ''[[Maude (TV series)|Maude]]'', ''[[The Andy Griffith Show]]'', ''[[Mayberry R.F.D.]]'', ''[[Alice (American TV series)|Alice]]'', ''[[The Rockford Files]]'', ''[[The Streets of San Francisco]]'', ''[[One Day at a Time (1975 TV series)|One Day at a Time]]'', ''[[The San Pedro Beach Bums]]'', ''[[Taxi (TV series)|Taxi]]'', ''[[Sweepstakes (TV series)|{{Proper name|$weepstake$}}]]'', ''[[Murder, She Wrote]]'', ''[[The King of Queens]]'', ''[[Valerie (TV series)|Valerie]]'', ''[[Sunset Beat]]'', and ''[[Matlock (1986 TV series)|Matlock]]'', among others.<ref>Terrace, Vincent. ''Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2007''. (Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Co. 2008). p. 1469.</ref>

In 1992, Golonka appeared as Sally Nash in the 13th episode "Fool for Love" in season 5 of the television series ''[[In the Heat of the Night (TV series)|In the Heat of the Night]]'' with [[Carroll O'Connor]]. In this episode she played the other woman to a philandering Dr. Vance Talbot (played by actor [[Robert Ginty]]) who tries to frame her for the murder of his wife before murdering Nash as well. Golonka was a regular on the animated cartoon ''[[Speed Buggy]]'', providing the voice of "Debbie", and had a recurring role on the short-lived TV series ''[[Joe & Valerie]]''. She performed voices in other animated series including ''[[The New Yogi Bear Show]]'', ''[[Capitol Critters]]'', ''[[Yogi's Treasure Hunt]]'', and ''[[The New Scooby-Doo Movies]]''.

Golonka had supporting roles in some 30 films, including ''[[Harvey Middleman, Fireman]]'' (1965), ''[[Penelope (1966 film)|Penelope]]'' (1966), ''[[The Busy Body (film)|The Busy Body]]'' (1967), ''[[Welcome to Hard Times (film)|Welcome to Hard Times]]'' (1967), ''[[Hang 'Em High]]'' (1968), ''[[The Elevator (1974 film)|The Elevator]]'' (1974), ''[[Airport '77]]'' (1977), ''[[The In-Laws (1979 film)|The In-Laws]]'' (1979), ''[[Love At First Bite]]'' (1980), ''[[The Last Married Couple in America]]'' (1980), ''[[My Tutor]]'' (1983), ''[[The End of Innocence (film)|The End of Innocence]]'' (1990), and ''[[A Family Affair (2001 film)|A Family Affair]]'' (2001).

Golonka performed in a number of productions for the West Coast Jewish Theatre.<ref>{{cite news |title=L.A. Jewish Theatre to Digest Fugumetunachai at Dec. 12 Reading |url=https://playbill.com/article/la-jewish-theatre-to-digest-fugumetunachai-at-dec-12-reading-com-85725 |access-date=30 December 2022 |work=playbill}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Productions |url=https://wcjt.org/productions-2/ |website=WCJT.org |access-date=30 December 2022}}</ref>

== Personal life ==
Golonka was married and divorced three times. Her first husband was Christopher Michael Haenel.<ref>{{cite news |title=Christopher Michael Haenel |url=https://obituaries.desertsun.com/obituaries/thedesertsun/obituary.aspx?n=christopher-michael-haenel&pid=181437868&fhid=17371 |access-date=March 26, 2021 |newspaper=[[The Desert Sun]] |via=[[Legacy.com]] |date=September 18, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210326230620/https://obituaries.desertsun.com/obituaries/thedesertsun/obituary.aspx?n=christopher-michael-haenel&pid=181437868&fhid=17371 |archive-date=March 26, 2021 |location=Palm Springs, Calif}}</ref> In 1962, she married jazz pianist and composer [[Mike Longo]], and they divorced in 1967.<ref name="ci" /> She wed actor Larry Delaney, who appeared with her in one episode of ''[[Mayberry R.F.D.]]'',<ref name="r" /> in 1969, and they divorced in 1977.<ref name="ci" />

==Death==
Golonka died due to complications from [[Alzheimer's disease]] in [[West Hollywood, California|West Hollywood]], California on May 31, 2021, at age 85.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Shanfeld |first1=Ethan |title=Arlene Golonka, 'Mayberry R.F.D.' and Sitcom Veteran, Dies at 85 |url=https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/arlene-golonka-mayberry-r-f-192301035.html |access-date=June 2, 2021 |work=[[Yahoo!]] |date=June 1, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210602003947/https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/arlene-golonka-mayberry-r-f-192301035.html?guccounter=1 |archive-date=June 2, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/arlene-golonka-dead-mayberry-rfd-1234961215/ |title=Arlene Golonka, Actress on Broadway and 'Mayberry R.F.D.,' Dies at 85 |first=Mike |last=Barnes |magazine=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=June 1, 2021 |accessdate=June 2, 2021}}</ref>

==Filmography==
{{Div col|colwidth=30em}}
*1963: ''[[Car 54, Where Are You?]]'' as Laverne Montaine
*1963: ''[[Love with the Proper Stranger]]'' as Marge (uncredited)
*1964: ''[[Diary of a Bachelor]]'' as Lois
*1965: ''[[Harvey Middleman, Fireman]]'' as Harriet
*1966: ''[[Penelope (1966 film)|Penelope]]'' as Honeysuckle Rose
*1967: ''[[Get Smart]]'' as Zelda
*1967: ''[[The Busy Body (film)|The Busy Body]]'' as Bobbi Brody
*1967: ''[[Welcome to Hard Times (film)|Welcome to Hard Times]]'' as Mae
*1967: ''[[The Andy Griffith Show]]'' as Millie Hutchins (2 episodes)
*1967: ''[[The Flying Nun]]'' as Dottie, Season 1, Episode 3
*1967–1968: ''[[That Girl]]'' (3 episodes)
*1968: ''[[Hang 'Em High]]'' as Jennifer
*1968–1971: ''[[Mayberry R.F.D.]]'' as Millie Hutchins-Swanson (49 episodes)
*1971: ''[[The Mary Tyler Moore Show]]'' as Betty Bowerchuck
*1972: ''[[M*A*S*H (TV series)|M*A*S*H]]'' as Lieutenant Edwina “Eddie” Ferguson
*1973: ''[[Speed Buggy]]'' as Debbie (voice)
*1973: ''Sing a Song of Murder'' ''[[Barnaby Jones]]'' as Sue Paige
*1973: ''[[Cannon (TV Series)|Cannon]]'' as Melissa "BJ" Franklin, Season 2, Episode 15.
*1974: ''[[The Elevator (1974 film)|The Elevator]]'' (TV Movie) as Wendy Thompson
*1975: ''[[Maude (TV series)|Maude]]'' as Maybelle Season 4, Episode 10
*1975: ''[[The Secret Night Caller]]'' as Charlotte
*1976: ''[[Streets of San Francisco]]''
*1977: ''[[Airport '77]]'' as Mrs. Jane Stern
*1977: ''[[Alice (American TV series)|Alice]]'' as Shirley Bartlett
*1978: ''[[Taxi (TV series)|Taxi]]'' as Sheila, Season 1, Episode 7
*1979: ''[[The In-Laws (1979 film)|The In-Laws]]'' as Jean Ricardo
*1979: '' [[Love Boat]]'' as Suzy Butterfield, Season 3, Episode 3
*1980: ''[[The Last Married Couple in America]]'' as Sally Cooper
*1981: ''Longshot'' as Evelyn Gripp
*1981: ''Separate Ways'' as Annie Donahue
*1982: ''[[Love Boat]]'' as Doris Weldon Season 5, Episode 14
*1983: “[[Simon & Simon]]” Season 3, Episode 5
*1983: ''[[Benson (TV series)|Benson]]'' as Betty Braxton Season 5, Episode 11
*1983: ''[[My Tutor]]'' as Mrs. Chrystal
*1983: ''[[Gimme a Break]]'' as Maxine
*1986: ''Fox trap'' as Emily
*1986: ''[[Detective School Dropouts]]'' (uncredited)
*1987: ''[[The Hogan Family]]'' as Darlene Season 2, Episode 22
*1987: ''Survival Game'' as Barbara Hawkins
*1989: ''[[Dr. Alien]]'' as Mom
*1989: ''Trained to Kill'' as Martha Cooper
*1990: ''The Gumshoe Kid'' as Gracie Sherman
*1990: ''[[The End of Innocence (film)|The End of Innocence]]'' as Claire
*1990: ''[[Murder, She Wrote]]'' as Gloria Winslow
*1991: ''[[Matlock (1986 TV series)|Matlock]]'' as Jackie Flemming - Season 5, Episode 22
*1993: ''[[Amore! (1993 film)|Amore!]]'' as Acting Coach
*1995: ''Cops n Roberts''
*1997: ''[[Leather Jacket Love Story]]'' as Mom
*2001: ''[[A Family Affair (2001 film)|A Family Affair]]'' as Leah Rosen
*2005: ''[[The King of Queens]]'' as Annette
{{div col end}}

==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* {{IMDb name|0326626}}
*[http://www.ibdb.com/person.asp?id=86192 Arlene Golonka] at the [[Internet Broadway Database]]
*{{imdb name|id=0326626|name=Arlene Golonka}}
* {{IBDB name}}
* {{TV Guide person|140634}}
*[http://www.allmovie.com/cg/avg.dll?p=avg&sql=2:27536 Arlene Golonka] at the [[All Movie Guide]]
* {{Discogs artist|Arlene Golonka}}
*[http://www.tvguide.com/detail/celebrity.aspx?tvobjectid=140634 Arlene Golonka] at [[TV Guide]]
* [https://www.facebook.com/arlene.golonka Facebook memorial page (official)]
*[http://www.what-a-character.com/cgi-bin/display.cgi?id=982804497 Arlene Golonka] at [http://www.what-a-character.com what-a-character.com]

*[http://www.tv-now.com/stars/golonka.html Upcoming appearances on American TV cable stations]
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*[http://www.mayberryinthemidwest.com/mayberry/stars/golonka.html Biography and photo at mayberryinthemidwest.com]


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Latest revision as of 15:16, 22 December 2024

Arlene Golonka
Arlene Golonka as Millie Swanson
Golonka on Mayberry R.F.D. in 1969
Born
Arlene Leanore Golonka

(1936-01-23)January 23, 1936
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
DiedMay 31, 2021(2021-05-31) (aged 85)
West Hollywood, California, U.S.
OccupationActress
Years active1958–2005
Spouses
  • Christopher Michael Haenel
    (m. 19??; div. 19??)
​
​
(m. 1963; div. 1967)​
Larry Delaney
​
​
(m. 1969; div. 1977)​

Arlene Leanore Golonka (January 23, 1936 – May 31, 2021) was an American actress. She is perhaps best known for playing Millie Hutchins on the television comedy The Andy Griffith Show and Millie Swanson on Mayberry R.F.D., and often portrayed bubbly, eccentric blondes in supporting character roles on stage, film, and television.

Early years

[edit]

Golonka was born in Chicago on January 23, 1936, the daughter of Elinor (née Wroblewski) and Frank Golonka, of Polish descent,[1][2][3] She worked as a waitress and began her acting career in her early teens, going professional in a summer-stock troupe.[4][3]

Career

[edit]

A life member of The Actors Studio,[5] she appeared in her first major production, The Night Circus, with Ben Gazzara,[4] at the Shubert Theater in New Haven, Connecticut on November 17, 1958. After a week-long trial run, the play moved to Broadway on December 2, 1958, but closed after only seven performances.[6]

Despite that setback, she continued working in other plays such as Take Me Along with Jackie Gleason, Walter Pidgeon and Robert Morse (448 performances from late 1959 to late 1960), Neil Simon's first Broadway play, Come Blow Your Horn, which ran 677 performances from February 1961 until October 1962, and One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, starring Kirk Douglas, from November 1963 until January 1964. Golonka appeared in two other Broadway plays from 1965 to 1966, and took supporting roles in films produced in the New York City area.[6]

Golonka also recorded for a comedy album, You Don't Have to Be Jewish on June 14, 1964.[3][7] When the time came to record its sequel, When You're in Love the Whole World Is Jewish, she was unavailable, but encouraged her roommate, aspiring actress Valerie Harper, to audition to take her place.[8]

In 1967, Golonka moved to Los Angeles to try her hand at television. She made numerous TV appearances on such series as Car 54, Where Are You?, Get Smart, Barnaby Jones; The Flying Nun, I Spy, That Girl, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, M*A*S*H, All in the Family, Cannon, Maude, The Andy Griffith Show, Mayberry R.F.D., Alice, The Rockford Files, The Streets of San Francisco, One Day at a Time, The San Pedro Beach Bums, Taxi, $weepstake$, Murder, She Wrote, The King of Queens, Valerie, Sunset Beat, and Matlock, among others.[9]

In 1992, Golonka appeared as Sally Nash in the 13th episode "Fool for Love" in season 5 of the television series In the Heat of the Night with Carroll O'Connor. In this episode she played the other woman to a philandering Dr. Vance Talbot (played by actor Robert Ginty) who tries to frame her for the murder of his wife before murdering Nash as well. Golonka was a regular on the animated cartoon Speed Buggy, providing the voice of "Debbie", and had a recurring role on the short-lived TV series Joe & Valerie. She performed voices in other animated series including The New Yogi Bear Show, Capitol Critters, Yogi's Treasure Hunt, and The New Scooby-Doo Movies.

Golonka had supporting roles in some 30 films, including Harvey Middleman, Fireman (1965), Penelope (1966), The Busy Body (1967), Welcome to Hard Times (1967), Hang 'Em High (1968), The Elevator (1974), Airport '77 (1977), The In-Laws (1979), Love At First Bite (1980), The Last Married Couple in America (1980), My Tutor (1983), The End of Innocence (1990), and A Family Affair (2001).

Golonka performed in a number of productions for the West Coast Jewish Theatre.[10][11]

Personal life

[edit]

Golonka was married and divorced three times. Her first husband was Christopher Michael Haenel.[12] In 1962, she married jazz pianist and composer Mike Longo, and they divorced in 1967.[3] She wed actor Larry Delaney, who appeared with her in one episode of Mayberry R.F.D.,[4] in 1969, and they divorced in 1977.[3]

Death

[edit]

Golonka died due to complications from Alzheimer's disease in West Hollywood, California on May 31, 2021, at age 85.[13][14]

Filmography

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ Harper, Valerie (January 15, 2013). I, Rhoda. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 978-1-4516-9948-7. Retrieved June 2, 2021 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ "Sign In". FamilySearch. Retrieved June 2, 2021.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Arlene Golonka, 85". Classic Images (553): 43. September 2021.
  4. ^ a b c Lewis, Dan (October 5, 1969). "She Had To Be Better". The Record. Hackensack, New Jersey. p. 140. Retrieved September 22, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Garfield, David (1980). "Appendix: Life Members of The Actors Studio as of January 1980". A Player's Place: The Story of The Actors Studio. New York: MacMillan. p. 278. ISBN 978-0-02-542650-4.
  6. ^ a b "Arlene Golonka profile". IBDb. accessed April 27, 2014.
  7. ^ "Album W-012(b) : Bob Booker & George Foster Present You Don't Have To Be Jewish". Freedman Catalogue. digital.library.upenn.edu. Retrieved December 30, 2022.
  8. ^ Molseed, Megan (October 12, 2021). "'The Andy Griffith Show' Star Lived with Valerie Harper, Put 'Rhoda' Actor on Fast Track to Success". Outsider. Retrieved December 30, 2022.
  9. ^ Terrace, Vincent. Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2007. (Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Co. 2008). p. 1469.
  10. ^ "L.A. Jewish Theatre to Digest Fugumetunachai at Dec. 12 Reading". playbill. Retrieved December 30, 2022.
  11. ^ "Productions". WCJT.org. Retrieved December 30, 2022.
  12. ^ "Christopher Michael Haenel". The Desert Sun. Palm Springs, Calif. September 18, 2016. Archived from the original on March 26, 2021. Retrieved March 26, 2021 – via Legacy.com.
  13. ^ Shanfeld, Ethan (June 1, 2021). "Arlene Golonka, 'Mayberry R.F.D.' and Sitcom Veteran, Dies at 85". Yahoo!. Archived from the original on June 2, 2021. Retrieved June 2, 2021.
  14. ^ Barnes, Mike (June 1, 2021). "Arlene Golonka, Actress on Broadway and 'Mayberry R.F.D.,' Dies at 85". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved June 2, 2021.
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