Sylvia Field
Sylvia Field | |
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Born | Harriet Louisa Johnson February 14, 1901[1] Allston, Massachusetts, US |
Died | July 31, 1998 | (aged 97)
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1918–1980 |
Spouses | Robert J. Frowhlich
(m. 1924–1929)Harold Moffat
(m. 1930; died 1938) |
Children | 1 |
Sylvia Field (born Harriet Louisa Johnson; February 14, 1901 – July 31, 1998) was an American actress whose career encompassed performances on stage, screen, and TV. She was best known for playing the understanding Mrs. Martha Wilson (Mr. Wilson's wife) on the television sitcom Dennis the Menace on CBS from 1959 to 1962.
Early life and career
Born in
Her other films included Voice of the City (1929), Nobody's Darling (1943), Junior Miss (1945) and All Mine to Give (1957).
Field began appearing in guest spots on television in the late 1940s. In 1949, she starred in a locally produced sitcom about her life, The Truex Family. In 1952, she landed the role of Mrs. Remington in the sitcom
In 1959, Field began appearing in her most noted role as Martha Wilson in the CBS sitcom Dennis the Menace.[2] Field's character was written out of the series in 1962 owing to the death of Joseph Kearns, who portrayed George Wilson, Martha's husband. Field continued in television guest spots during the 1960s, including on the ABC sitcoms Our Man Higgins (with Stanley Holloway) and Hazel.
In 1966, Field appeared on Petticoat Junction as Laura Bentley in the episode "Young Love". She played opposite her real-life husband Ernest Truex.
She made her final onscreen appearance in Kathleen Collins' 1980 film The Cruz Brothers and Mrs. Malloy.
Personal life
Field was married three times. Her first marriage was to Robert J. Frowhlich from 1924 to 1929. Her second, to Harold Moffat in 1930, in which they had one daughter, Sally Moffat Kellin, and Sally was married to actor Mike Kellin. Moffat died in 1938. In 1941, Field married actor Ernest Truex, to whom she remained married for 32 years until Truex's death in 1973.[1] Field was a Democrat who supported the campaign of Adlai Stevenson during the 1952 presidential election.[3]
Death
On July 31, 1998, Field died at a nursing home in Fallbrook, California, at age 97.[4]
References
- ^ a b c Vallance, Tom (1998-08-14). "Obituary: Sylvia Field". The Independent. London. Archived from the original on 2022-05-26. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
- ISBN 978-0-7864-6477-7. Retrieved March 6, 2022.
- ^ Motion Picture and Television Magazine, November 1952, page 33, Ideal Publishers
- Sun-Sentinel. Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Archived from the originalon September 21, 2019. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
External links
- Sylvia Field at the Internet Broadway Database
- Sylvia Field at IMDb
- Video Kellogg's commercial Sylvia Field & Joseph Kearns – 1959 on YouTube