Carole Cook dead at 98
msn.comCarole Cook has died. The 'Sixteen Candles' actress - who portrayed Grandma Helen in the cult 1980s classic - passed away on Wednesday (11.
01. 23), just three days before her 99th birthday, as a result of heart failure, her husband Tom Troupe has announced. Carole, whose real name was Mildred Frances Cook, was born in Texas but was brought to Los Angeles on the behest of Lucille Ball, who met with her and helped establish her stage name.
The pair worked together on 'The Lucy Show' from 1963 to 1968 and then spin-off 'Here's Lucy' from 1969 to 1974 and remained good friends until the comedy legend died in 1989.
Carole also made three appearances on Broadway - including in the Tony Award-winning musical '42nd Street' - and played Don Knotts' wife Bessie Limet in 1964's 'The Incredible Mr.
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