Mitzi McCall Dies: Film & TV Actress And Comedian Who Followed The Beatles On ‘Ed Sullivan’ Was 91
deadline.comMitzi McCall, whose five-decade resume in entertainment included 11 films, 14 TV shows and many animated series voice-overs, died August 8 at her home in Studio City, CA, at age 91.
No details on cause were immediately available. Her husband and comedy partner, Charlie Brill, confirmed her death in a Facebook post. “I lost my Mitzi last night.
Rest in peace my one and only love…Rest in peace and laughter.” McCall and Brill appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show on February 9, 1964, better known as the U.S.
television debut of The Beatles; the pair’s act can be seen on the DVD of the Beatles’ appearance on the show. They were interviewed in 2005 for Public Radio International’s “Big Break” episode of This American Life regarding their Beatles-Sullivan experience, including a dressing room encounter with John Lennon.
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