Benaderet, Bea (1906–1968)

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Benaderet, Bea (1906–1968)

American radio and television actress. Born April 4, 1906, in New York, NY; died Oct 13, 1968, in Los Angeles, California; m. Jim Bannon (actor), 1938; m. Gene Twombley (sound technician), 1957; children: 2, including Jack Bannon (b. 1940, actor).

Character actress, appeared as a regular on such tv shows as "Burns and Allen," "The Beverly Hillbillies," and "Petticoat Junction."

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