Eddie Mekka (Laverne and Shirley) dies at 69

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Old thread about Betty Garrett and Eddie Mekka. I checked the linked news article and it’s still valid.

RIP Betty Garrett (aka Irene Lorenzo, aka Edna Babish-DeFazio)

She made it to 91and taught an acting class just last week, but still sad to see her go as she was always a blast on interview programs. Very interesting life: young starlet (who never quite became a star), married to a star (Larry Parks), survivor of the Blacklist, rebuilt her life a couple of times (once from the financial damage done by McCarthyism, then rebuilt her career in her 50s), and a very fit and vital senior. Best remembered for her early work in On the Town and her later TV work …