Alice Pearce

Gladys Kravitz was played from 1966 by Sandra Gould.
. Diagnosed with terminal cancer before the show began, Pearce kept her illness a secret, but died from ovarian cancer during the second season. In the 2004 presidential election, Richards endorsed Governor Howard Dean for the Democratic nomination, campaigning on Dean's behalf. Pearce was posthumously awarded an Emmy Award for this role. She talks frequently about this experience, advocating a healthier lifestyle for women at risk of the disease. Her hysterical accusations against Samantha, played by Elizabeth Montgomery, and the disbelief of her husband Abner, played by George Tobias, provided a common thread through many of the series early episodes. She changed her diet and lifestyle, which has stabilized her bone density.

As the nagging and nosy neighbor, Gladys Kravitz, Pearce's scenes were almost entirely reactions to acts of witchcraft she had witnessed at the house across the street. She was diagnosed with osteoporosis in 1996, having lost 3/4 inch in height and broken her hand and ankle. In 1964 she joined the cast of the television series Bewitched. She was a popular governor, but was unexpectedly defeated in 1994 by George W. Bush. More movie roles followed, and she made appearances on Broadway, where she met her husband director Paul Davis during a production of The Bells are Ringing. Bush], he can't help it...He was born with a silver foot in his mouth." In 1990, she ran for Governor of Texas, and won election on November 6, 1990. Her comedic performance was well received by critics and public alike, and she was given her own television variety show. Richards delivered the keynote address to the 1988 Democratic National Convention, a move which put her in the national spotlight with the line "Poor George [H.W.

Gene Kelly was so impressed by her, that she became the only cast member to be included in the film version in 1949. In 1986, she was re-elected without opposition. She began working in nightclubs as a comedienne and was cast in the Broadway production of On The Town. She then was elected State Treasurer in 1982, becoming the first woman elected to statewide office in more than fifty years. Born Alicia Pearce in New York City, Pearce was educated in Europe and returned to the US as an adult. In 1976, Richards was elected to Travis County, Texas Commissioner Court, where she served for six years. Alice Pearce (October 16, 1913 - March 3, 1966) was an American actress. During this time, she had two daughters and two sons.

After graduation, she taught social studies and history at Fulmore Junior High School in Austin, Texas. She received a bachelor's degree from Baylor University, and a teaching certificate from the University of Texas. Richards was born Dorothy Ann Willis in Lakeview, Texas. She grew up in Waco, Texas, and graduated from Waco High School in 1950, marrying her high school sweetheart, David Richards. Bush, current President of the United States.

She served as Governor of Texas from 1991 to 1995, when she was defeated by George W. She rose to nationwide fame as the keynote speaker at the 1988 Democratic National Convention leading up to the 1988 presidential election. Ann Willis Richards (born September 1, 1933) is an American politician from Texas.