# Eight is enough **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 2, 2001, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eight-is-enough/85067 "2001-10-02T23:29:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![dragongirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b38774/32.png) [@dragongirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dragongirl)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2001, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eight-is-enough/85067/1 "2001-10-02T23:29:45Z")
I heard on the radio today that one of the daughters on the show died. Does anyone know which one it was or how she died ? I only heard the tail end of it. Thanks ---
**Author:** ![imthjckaz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/imthjckaz/32/3223_2.png) [@imthjckaz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/imthjckaz)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2001, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eight-is-enough/85067/2 "2001-10-03T00:13:10Z")
Mary Bradford, oldest the girls, is longer with us. RIP [Lani O’Grady](http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/eo/20010927/en/_quot_eight_is_enough_s_quot_mary_dies_1.html) ---
**Author:** ![SpoilerVirgin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4491bb/32.png) [@SpoilerVirgin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpoilerVirgin)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2001, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eight-is-enough/85067/3 "2001-10-03T00:13:10Z")
It was [Lani O’Grady](http://www.davesfunstuff.com/08artlani.htm), who played oldest daughter and medical student Mary Bradford. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![imthjckaz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/imthjckaz/32/3223_2.png) [@imthjckaz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/imthjckaz)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2001, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eight-is-enough/85067/4 "2001-10-03T00:15:48Z")
Uh, that should be , oldest **of** the girls.