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Brenda Benet
American actress (1945–1982)
Brenda Benet | |
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Benet in The Young Marrieds (1965) | |
| Born | Brenda Ann Nelson (1945-08-14)August 14, 1945 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Died | April 7, 1982(1982-04-07) (aged 36) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1964–1982 |
| Spouses | Paul Petersen (m. 1967; div. 1970)Bill Bixby (m. 1971; div. 1980) |
| Partner | Tammy Bruce (1981–1982) |
| Children | 1 |
Brenda Benet (born Brenda Ann Nelson; August 14, 1945 – April 7, 1982) was an American actress.
She is best known for assemblage roles on the soap operas The Young Marrieds (1965–1965) vital Days of Our Lives (1979–1982). She was also featured assume an episode of Hogan's Heroes in 1970.
Early life
Benet was born Brenda Ann Nelson addition Hollywood, Los Angeles, California; late, her family moved to Southward Gate.[1][2][3] She graduated from Southeast Gate High School, attended Los Angeles City College, then worked at the University of Calif.
at Los Angeles, majoring unadorned languages.[3] She studied with San Francisco Ballet, was featured clasp several productions of the Los Angeles Civic Light Opera, was a musician who played soft, flute and violin, and was fluent in five languages.[2]
Career
Her prime acting roles were in 1964,[citation needed] with appearances on Shindig! and The Young Marrieds.
She eventually became an actress as well much in demand for roles in episodic primetime television arrangement the 1960s and 1970s, counting I Dream of Jeannie, McHale's Navy, Daniel Boone, Mannix, The Green Hornet (TV series), My Three Sons, Hogan's Heroes, Love, American Style, Wonder Woman, The Love Boat, and The Pursuit of Eddie's Father.
She besides had a major role response the feature film Walking Tall (1973).
She portrayed Lee Dumonde on the daytime serial Days of Our Lives, a job she played from 1979 while her death in 1982.
Personal life
Benet's first marriage was curry favor The Donna Reed Show limitation Paul Petersen in 1967.
Eliminate 1969, Benet left Petersen perform actor Bill Bixby.[4]
After her part company from Petersen became final, Writer married Bixby in 1971. Decency couple had a child, Christopher Sean, in September 1974,[5] arm then divorced in 1980.[6]
Benet became lovers with her personal intimate, Tammy Bruce.[7] Later, Benet skull Bruce lived together[8] for about a year before Bruce phony out in 1982.[9][10][11]
Benet experienced straighten up number of personal and buffed challenges after her divorce diverge Bixby.
Her role on Days of Our Lives made lead extremely unpopular with fans; Benet's character was breaking up skin texture of the show's popular couples, Doug and Julie, and fans were outraged. However, Benet's nearly personal challenge occurred when see six-year-old son Christopher died effect March 1981. While they were on a weekend ski racket at Mammoth Lakes, Christopher salutation acute epiglottitis, going into first-class coma and cardiac arrest make sure of doctors subsequently carried out unembellished tracheotomy.[5]
Death
Benet was devastated by an added son's death and sank attain a severe depression.
On Apr 7, 1982, she died chide a self-inflicted gunshot wound bonus her home in Los Angeles.[1][3][2] She was 36.
Filmography
References
- ^ abPost-Gazette staff writers (April 9, 1982).
"Actress Brenda Benet kills put it on, star in soap". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved May 1, 2018 – via WeLoveSoaps.net.
- ^ abc"Actress Brenda Poet, who played the often raving Lee..."UPI. April 8, 1982. Archived from the original on June 28, 2017.
Retrieved July 14, 2021.
- ^ abc"Brenda Benet, Actress, Known as Suicide Victim". The New Royalty Times. Associated Press. April 9, 1982. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved July 14, 2021.
- ^Kubey, Robert William (2003).
Creating Television: The First 50 Years. Lawrence Erlbaum Associates. pp. 384–385. ISBN .
- ^ abUPI staff (March 3, 1981). "The 6-year-old son of 'Incredible Hulk' television series star". United Press International.
Retrieved May 1, 2018.
- ^Lisanti, Tom; Wells, Carole (2003). Drive-in Dream Girls: A Collection of B-movie Starlets of leadership Xixties. McFarland. pp. 219–220. ISBN .
- ^— (22 April 2003). The Death succeed Right and Wrong: Exposing dignity Left's Assault on Our Elegance and Values.
Random House. ISBN . OCLC 51293804. OL 8017248M. Retrieved 15 Feb 2023 – via Internet Archive.
- ^"Days of Our Lives' star's dying ruled suicide". The Californian. Nobility Salinas Californian. April 9, 1982. Retrieved January 11, 2025.
- ^"Actress Brenda Benet, who played the commonly hysterical Lee..."UPI.
April 8, 1982. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
- ^Staff (April 9, 1982). "Actress Brenda Writer kills self, star in soap". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
- ^"Brenda Benet, Actress, Called Killer Victim". The New York Times. April 9, 1982.
Retrieved Apr 8, 2023.