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Bonnie Franklin Dead; One Day At A Time Star Dies at 69
The One Day At A Time star was 69.
Last September, she revealed that shed been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.
Franklin had a long career on stage and screen, but was best known for her long run as single mom Ann Romano on One Day At A Time, with Mackenzie Phillips and Valerie Bertinelli portraying her daughters.
Her performance earned Franklin Emmy and Golden Globe nominations
http://www.gossipcop.com/bonnie-franklin-dead-died-death-rip-pancreatic-cancer/
Still Blue in PDX
(1,999 posts)I'm sad to hear that, but that's quite a long run after a diagnosis of pancreatic cancer.
RIP, Ms. Franklin. You'll always be Ann Romano to me.
In_The_Wind
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cyberswede
(26,117 posts)One of the memories I have of ODAAT is the episode where her character turns 35. She was upset, because since the average life span for women was 70, that meant she was officially "middle-aged." Sad she didn't even make it to 70 herself.
Gidney N Cloyd
(19,835 posts)AngryOldDem
(14,061 posts)I really enjoyed the show back in the day -- it was one of those groundbreaking Norman Lear productions that was the first to show a divorced woman with kids being on her own.
Ms. Franklin was also an accomplished musical theater actor, too, I believe.
LeftofObama
(4,243 posts)One Day At A Time is, IMO, hands down the greatest TV theme song of all time! I remember when it was about to come on I would run in to the living room just to hear the song and sing along. We'll miss you, Bonnie!