The actor who played the young husband on the sitcom The Mothers in Law has died. Kaye Ballard (who was only ten years older than Jerry) played his mother; she died in January. Years ago I read an interview that Eve Arden gave, it was reprinted in one of those vintage-movie magazines. She mentioned that the actor playing either her husband or Kaye's husband left the show and was replaced. The viewers didn't comment, "which was bad, because that meant people weren't watching [the show] or they just didn't care". Either way, it meant low ratings in her opinion. Eve also mentioned that one year she mailed her Christmas cards early - Joan Crawford was on her mailing list. Joan not only sent Eve a Christmas card, she also sent Eve a THANK YOU card for the Christmas card she sent !
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