- Barbara Pepper
infobox actress
birthname=Marion Pepper
birthdate=birth date|1915|5|31
birthplace=New York City, New York
deathdate=death date and age|1969|7|18|1915|5|31
deathplace=Panorama City, California
restingplace=Hollywood Forever
Section 2, Lot 12
occupation=Television actress
spouse=Craig W. Reynolds
children=2 sonsBarbara Pepper (
May 31 1915 –July 18 1969 ) was an Americanactress .Born Marion Pepper in
New York City , Barbara Pepper started in show business at age 16 as one of theGoldwyn Girls where she met lifelong friendLucille Ball . Pepper began making movies and did radio parts.In 1943 she married actor Craig W. Reynolds and the marriage seemed a happy one. In 1949, however, the couple separated and Reynolds died in a motorcycle accident, leaving Barbara to raise two sons alone, and she developed a drinking problem.
After that her roles were mostly confined to small movie parts. Among them, "My Fair Lady" and "
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World ", and "I Love Lucy ".She may be best remembered as the first Doris Ziffel on "
Green Acres ". However, her heart ailments forced her to leave the series and she was replaced byFran Ryan .Pepper died on
July 18 1969 , inPanorama City, California , aged 54 from acoronary thrombosis .External links
*imdb name|id=0672571|name=Barbara Pepper
*findagrave|5499
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