Former ‘Brady Bunch’ Cast Member, Ann B. Davis, Dies at 88

By James Robert Shaw (The Wind up Geek)

Ann B. Davis in 1973.
Ann B. Davis in 1973.
Ann B. Davis, known to millions as the beloved housekeeper Alice on ABC’s sitcom The Brady Bunch, has died at a San Antonio hospital, she was 88.

Davis suffered a fall Saturday at a home in San Antonio she shared with retired bishop, Bill Frey and his wife. She died Sunday at University Hospital without gaining consciousness.

For five years (1969 – 74) Davis played housekeeper Alice Nelson on the hit ABC sitcom, The Brady Bunch. In her blue and white maid’s uniform Alice was the glue to the Bradys and was considered a member of the family. Davis would reprise her role for several TV-movies, and three spin-off series.

Before her Brady days, Davis struggled as a comedienne in an underground beer and wine bistro on Hollywood’s Sunset Blvd. Under the show name ‘Typhoid Mary’ Davis earned about a couple of dollars a night.

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