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- Mary Grace Canfield was born on September 3, 1924 in Rochester, New York, USA. She was an actress, known for Pollyanna (1960), The Best of Broadway (1954) and The Hathaways (1961). She was married to John Theodore Bischof and Charles Orlebar Carey Jr.. She died on February 15, 2014 in Santa Barbara, California, USA.
- SpousesJohn Theodore Bischof(October 24, 1989 - February 15, 2014) (her death)Charles Orlebar Carey Jr.(December 12, 1950 - 1955) (divorced, 2 children)
- ChildrenAlison Elizabeth CareyPhoebe Carey
- ParentsHubert Lorraine CanfieldMarie Hildegard Jacobsen
- RelativesConstance Canfield(Sibling)
- She moved to Sedgwick, Maine, in the 1980s. She had fallen in love with the area during summer stock productions there years before.
- Was best-known for her role of handywoman Ralph Monroe in some 40 episodes of Green Acres (1965) (1965 to 1971).
- She appeared in Broadway and off-Broadway plays before heading to Hollywood.
- Played Abner Kravitz's sister, Harriet, on four episodes of Bewitched (1964).
- She read for the part of the Pigeon Lady in Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992) and was almost cast.
- I didn't want to go to college because I knew exactly what I wanted to do. Later, when I asked my parents what they thought of this little skinny girl wanting to be an actress, they said they were so relieved that I wanted to do something.
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