Pat Saperstein Deputy EditorAva Ostern Fries, the wife of producer Chuck Fries whose experiences as a Beverly Hills Girl Scout leader inspired the film “Troop Beverly Hills,” died Oct.
2. She was 87.Born in Dexter, Mo., she moved to Los Angeles after graduating the U. of Tulsa. She started out teaching and acting before joining Danny Thomas Productions as a development executive.
She then formed her own production company, Avanti Enterprises, which produced the TV series “Born Famous” about the children of the rich and famous.
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