# Florence Henderson has died **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 25, 2016, 6:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/florence-henderson-has-died/772953 "2016-11-25T06:37:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2016, 6:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/florence-henderson-has-died/772953/1 "2016-11-25T06:37:55Z")
She was 82. Best known for the Brady Bunch. She also had a successful career in Broadway musicals before her tv career. I’m pretty sure that I recently saw her in the audience of DWTS. She often came to see the show in person. R.I.P. [https://www.google.com/amp/www.nydailynews.com/amp/entertainment/tv/brady-bunch-mother-florence-henderson-dies-82-article-1.2886657?client=ms-android-motorola](https://www.google.com/amp/www.nydailynews.com/amp/entertainment/tv/brady-bunch-mother-florence-henderson-dies-82-article-1.2886657?client=ms-android-motorola) ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2016, 6:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/florence-henderson-has-died/772953/2 "2016-11-25T06:49:15Z")
Yeah, she was in the DWTS audience Monday for the finale. I watched and recall seeing her in a quick shot of the audience. She apparently was healthy right up to the end. That’s how I want to go. A quick death is better than lingering in a nursing home. [http://www.justjared.com/2016/11/25/florence-henderson-was-at-dwts-days-before-she-died/](http://www.justjared.com/2016/11/25/florence-henderson-was-at-dwts-days-before-she-died/) > [@](#): > > Florence, who is an alum of Dancing With the Stars after competing in 2010, was a fixture on the show this season. She was in the audience several times and even made a guest appearance, dancing in a Brady Bunch-themed number alongside Maureen in week two! ---
**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2016, 7:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/florence-henderson-has-died/772953/3 "2016-11-25T07:13:18Z")
Brady Bunch was slightly before my time; I remember her mostly as the [Wesson Oil Lady.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vF2_AgXYUCQ) R.I.P. ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2016, 7:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/florence-henderson-has-died/772953/4 "2016-11-25T07:30:57Z")
You didn’t think you were making it out of 2016 alive, did you Florence? RIP Carol Brady. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2016, 7:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/florence-henderson-has-died/772953/5 "2016-11-25T07:32:15Z")
Florence dancing in 2010. She was 76. I recall them saying she had starred in a production of The Sound of Music in the early 60’s. She was so thrilled to briefly reprise that role on DWTS. She was such a unique and out going lady. Full of life. She’ll be missed. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/VCvtZxNqMnM/hqdefault.jpg "Florence Henderson & Corky Ballas Waltz") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VCvtZxNqMnM) ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2016, 8:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/florence-henderson-has-died/772953/6 "2016-11-25T08:02:49Z")
This article has a very complete bio on Florence’s life and long career. > **[Florence Henderson, 'The Brady Bunch' actress, dies at 82](https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/florence-henderson-the-brady-bunch-actress-dies-at-82)** > > Florence Henderson, the wholesome actress who went from Broadway star to television icon when she became Carol Brady, the ever-cheerful matriarch of "The Brady Bunch," has died, her manager and her publicist said. She was 82. ---
**Author:** ![JpnDude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/838e76/32.png) [@JpnDude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JpnDude)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2016, 8:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/florence-henderson-has-died/772953/7 "2016-11-25T08:08:26Z")
RIP Mrs. Brady…now joining Mr. Brady and Alice. ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2016, 11:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/florence-henderson-has-died/772953/8 "2016-11-25T11:36:26Z")
Bit of trivia: She was Johnny Carson’s first guest host on the _Tonight Show_ in 1962. ---
**Author:** ![Two\_Many\_Cats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8dc957/32.png) [@Two\_Many\_Cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2016, 11:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/florence-henderson-has-died/772953/9 "2016-11-25T11:42:06Z")
Cripes, I guess MeTV will be wall-to-wall _Brady Bunch_ reruns this weekend. Well, it usually is anyway. She seemed like a nice lady though. RIP. ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2016, 12:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/florence-henderson-has-died/772953/10 "2016-11-25T12:35:29Z")
She was also reportedly a font of incredibly raunchy stories, according to some of her friends and former co-stars. My kind of lady. ---
**Author:** ![Shagnasty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9dc877/32.png) [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2016, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/florence-henderson-has-died/772953/11 "2016-11-25T12:52:21Z")
I hope she rests in peace with Tiger, Fluffy, Mike, Alice and the father of her girls who disappeared under mysterious circumstances. My sympathy goes out to Marcia, Cindy, Greg, Peter, Bobby and Cousin Oliver. Jan can just get bent as always. ---
**Author:** ![billfish678](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7bcc69/32.png) [@billfish678](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/billfish678)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2016, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/florence-henderson-has-died/772953/12 "2016-11-25T13:08:25Z")
nm RIP ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2016, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/florence-henderson-has-died/772953/13 "2016-11-25T17:20:40Z")
RIP, mom. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![plankter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ba0ec/32.png) [@plankter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/plankter)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2016, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/florence-henderson-has-died/772953/14 "2016-11-25T17:23:34Z")
Aw, bummer. She had a great sense of humor. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2016, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/florence-henderson-has-died/772953/15 "2016-11-25T17:31:56Z")
Tom Bergeron talks about his friend Florence. [http://www.snappytv.com/tc/3337878](http://www.snappytv.com/tc/3337878) ---
**Author:** ![Amateur\_Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/59ef9b/32.png) [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2016, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/florence-henderson-has-died/772953/16 "2016-11-25T17:34:06Z")
Although like most of you I first knew her as “Mom” Brady, I can appreciate what truly hot stuff she was just before that. I guess we’ll never really know the truth about her and Barry Williams. Both maintained that they just went on a couple of awkward dates, but… ---
**Author:** ![K364](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/k364/32/5_2.png) [@K364](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/K364)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2016, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/florence-henderson-has-died/772953/17 "2016-11-25T18:08:51Z")
I always think of her in [Amish Paradise](https://youtu.be/lOfZLb33uCg) ---
**Author:** ![erysichthon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d07c76/32.png) [@erysichthon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/erysichthon)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2016, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/florence-henderson-has-died/772953/18 "2016-11-25T19:15:47Z")
Florence to Barry Williams on [The Weakest Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xPRCSjchNlE&feature=youtu.be&t=15m2s): “I’m never going to date you again!” ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2016, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/florence-henderson-has-died/772953/19 "2016-11-25T19:27:00Z")
I’m reminded of her death scene in the series _Police Squad!_ She was hurriedly substituted for John Belushi, who had actually died before the episode was aired. ---
**Author:** ![zoog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/7ea924/32.png) [@zoog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoog)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2016, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/florence-henderson-has-died/772953/20 "2016-11-25T20:48:34Z")
> [@Gyrate](#): > > She was also reportedly a font of incredibly raunchy stories, according to some of her friends and former co-stars. > > My kind of lady. She had a part in a [Dan Band video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4N18N5li-o) a while back that showed off her off-color sense of humor. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/florence-henderson-has-died/772953.md?page=2)