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Lillian Bronson

21st October 1902 Lockport, Niagara County, New York, USA Acting

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Lillian Bronson (October 21, 1902 - August 2, 1995) was an American character actress. She performed in over 80 films, 60 of the films from 1939 to 1964, and appeared in over one hundred television productions from 1949 to 1975. Bronson was born Lillian Rumsey Bronson in Lockport, New York, the daughter of a carriage builder, and attended the University of Michigan. She began her artistic career by performing plays at Broadway. During the Great Depression, Bronson and her late sister, Dorothy, opened the Bronson Studio in New York, designing and making toy animals and pillows. In 1943, Bronson appeared in the movie Happy Land as Mattie Dyer and on television in the episode "The Druid Circle" of The Philco Television Playhouse, that aired on March 6, 1949, in the role of Miss Dagnall. She then appeared in a long series of minor characters for many television series episodes from the early days of television until the mid-1970s, including many western genres. She became widely known for her role as the grandmother in the Kings Row television series. Bronson's final appearance on the small screen was as "Grandma Nussbaum", Fonzie's grandmother, in the episode "Fonzie Moves In" of the ABC-TV sitcom series Happy Days, which aired on September 9, 1975. Her final big screen appearance was in the film Kisses for My President (1964), in which she plays the part of Miss Currier.

52 Movies 79 TV Shows 137 Credits
Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

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Marnie 17th July 1964 as Mrs. Maitland (uncredited)
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Foxfire 13th July 1955 as Mrs. Potter (uncredited)
Nocturne poster
Nocturne 29th October 1946 as Gotham Cashier (uncredited)
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Over 21 8th August 1945 as Elsie - Paula's Secretary (uncredited)
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Happy Land 10th November 1943 as Mattie Dyer (uncredited)
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Nichols 16th September 1971 as Old Lady
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Adam-12 21st September 1968 as Norma Fisher
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Adam-12 21st September 1968 as Edna Digby
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Adam-12 21st September 1968 as Mrs. O'Brien
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Adam-12 21st September 1968 as Miss Baker
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Omnibus 13th October 1967 as Cissie Chandler
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Dragnet 12th January 1967 as Bird Lady
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Dragnet 12th January 1967 as Fay Sager
Hank poster
Hank 24th September 1965
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Thriller 13th September 1960 as Adelaide Leggett
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Rawhide 9th January 1959 as Mrs. Lefever
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Studio One 7th November 1948 as Miss Rathbone - Secretary