- Henny Backus
infobox actress
birthname=Henrietta Kaye
birthdate=birth date|1911|3|21
birthplace=Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
deathdate=death date and age|2004|12|9|1911|3|21
deathplace=Los Angeles, California
restingplace=Westwood Memorial Park
occupation=Stage actress
spouse=Jim Backus (1943-1989; by his death)Henny Backus (March 21, 1911 - December 9, 2004) was a Broadway showgirl in the 1930s, where she performed with "
Earl Carroll 's Vanities". Born Henrietta Kaye inPhiladelphia , she was the wife of actor and comedianJim Backus .Career
Henny co-starred with her husband in the 1960s television film, "Blondie," and appeared along side her husband in the tv sitcom, "Gilligan's Island", the episode was entitled, "Gilligan's Mother-In-Law", Season 2, Episode 1, 1965. She and her husband also co-wrote several humorous books, including "Only When I Laugh". Henny wrote "
Care for the Caretaker ", documenting her husband's battle withParkinson's Disease and offering practical solutions for those facing such dilemmas.In 1989, Jim Backus died from complications of
pneumonia . Upon her own death following a series of strokes in 2004 at age 93, Henny was buried next to her husband inWestwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery inLos Angeles . [citebook|title=Cinemascope Two: 20th Century-Fox |author= John Reid|year=2005|publisher=Lulu Press, Inc.|id=ISBN 1411622480]References
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