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Lynn Borden

Lynn Marie Freyse (March 24, 1937[citation needed] – March 3, 2015) was an American film and television actress. She was known for playing Barbara Baxter in the final season of the American sitcom television series Hazel.

Life and career

Borden was born in Detroit, Michigan, the daughter of Evelyn and Bill Freyse, a cartoonist,[1] and raised in Tucson, Arizona.[2] Borden attended the University of Arizona, where she performed in theatre and studied drama and psychology.[1] Borden graduated with a bachelor's degree in 1958.[3][4] In 1957 she had won the Miss Arizona pageant and been a runner-up in the Miss America Pageant.[2][5]

Borden (left) with Ray Fulmer in Hazel, 1965

Borden began her screen career in 1962 with an uncredited role as a party guest in the film Days of Wine and Roses.[6] In 1965 she was cast as Barbara Baxter for the final season of Hazel.[1][4] After the series ended in 1966 Borden appeared in other television programs, including The Fugitive, Get Smart, Fantasy Island and The Dick Van Dyke Show.[2][4] She also starred and co-starred in films such as Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice, Frogs,[7] Black Mama White Mama, Walking Tall, Dirty Mary Crazy Larry and Savannah Smiles.[2] Borden retired in 2006, last appearing in the police procedural television series CSI: NY.[2][5]

Personal life

Borden married Chris Borden in 1958.[8][9] They divorced in 1963. Borden married Roger Brunelle[10] in 1982, the marriage lasting until her death in 2015.[4]

Death

Borden died in March 2015 after an extended illness in Encino, California, at the age of 77.[2][5]

Filmography

Film

Television

References

  1. ^ a b c Leonard, Vince (August 29, 1965). Hazel's New Family. Retrieved August 14, 2021 – via Google Books. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help) Open access icon
  2. ^ a b c d e f Barnes, Mike (March 6, 2015). "Lynn Borden, Actress on TV's 'Hazel,' Dies at 77". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved August 14, 2021.
  3. ^ Leonard, Vince (February 12, 1966). 'Hazel's' Boss. Retrieved August 14, 2021 – via Google Books. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help) Open access icon
  4. ^ a b c d Hall, Ken. "Actress Lynn Borden Collects Frog and Elephant Figures". go-star.com. Archived from the original on August 7, 2020. Retrieved August 14, 2021 – via Wayback Machine.
  5. ^ a b c "Lynn Borden Obituary (1937–2015)". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. March 8, 2015. Retrieved August 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  6. ^ Oldham, Gabriella (December 12, 2017). Blake Edwards: Interviews. University Press of Mississippi. p. 28. ISBN 9781496815675 – via Google Books.
  7. ^ McKay, James (February 7, 2020). Ray Milland: The Films, 1929–1984. McFarland. p. 253. ISBN 9781476678870 – via Google Books.
  8. ^ "'Hazel's' Employer Learns to Listen". El Paso Herald-Post. El Paso, Texas. August 28, 1965. p. 34. Retrieved August 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. Closed access icon
  9. ^ "Lynn Freyse Becomes Bride of Chris Borden". Tucson Daily Citizen. Tucson, Arizona. March 8, 1958. p. 24. Retrieved August 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  10. ^ Barry, David (February 12, 1993). "'Vette's Best Friend: Roger Brunelle, 'the guru of fiberglassing,' heads a now-venerable enterprise that customizes, restores and repairs the sleek sports cars". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved August 14, 2021.

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