Kathie Browne

Kathie Browne
Browne in Bonanza, 1963.
Born	Jacqueline Katherine Browne (1930-09-19)September 19, 1930 San Luis Obispo, California, U.S.
Died	April 8, 2003(2003-04-08) (aged 72) Beverly Hills, California, U.S.
Occupation(s)	Film, television actress
Years active	1957-1980
Spouse	Darren McGavin (1969-2003) (her death)

Kathie Browne (September 19, 1930–April 8, 2003) was an American film and television actress. She was married for thirty-four years to the actor Darren McGavin

Background

Born in San Luis Obispo, California as Jacqueline Katherine Browne she appeared in many films and television series. Among them were four roles on CBS's Perry Mason: title character and defendant Donna Loring Ross in the 1960 episode, "The Case of the Provocative Protégé," defendant Susan Fisher in the 1962 episode, "The Case of the Mystified Miner," murderer Carla Eden in the 1963 episode, "The Case of the Festive Felon," and defendant Lona Upton in the 1965 episode, "The Case of the Thermal Thief." Browne appeared in many other television series such as Sheriff of Cochise, Laramie, Whispering Smith, Redigo, Star Trek, Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C., The Alfred Hitchcock Hour, The Man from Blackhawk, Bonanza, Gunsmoke, and Rawhide. She is perhaps best known for her role as Deela in the Star Trek episode "Wink of an Eye".

Browne also appeared in episodes of Hazel, My Favorite Martian, The Wild Wild West, Ironside, Fantasy Island,The Rockford Files The Love Boat, Sea Hunt, 77 Sunset Strip, Have Gun - Will Travel, The Real McCoys, and Kolchak: The Night Stalker (with her husband and series star Darren McGavin).

After making guest appearances during the second and third seasons of Bonanza, Browne returned to the show in the fifth season in a different role: Laura Dayton, a widowed mother who is courted by Adam Cartwright (Pernell Roberts). The role was created with the expectation that Roberts would be leaving the series at the end of the season, allowing for his character to make a convenient exit. However, when Roberts unexpectedly renewed his contract for another year, the show's writers created a storyline in which Laura and Adam's cousin, Will Cartwright (played by Guy Williams) fall in love and leave to get married.

Film roles

Browne appeared in such films as Murder by Contract (1958), Cinderfella (1960), and Brainstorm (1965).

Death

A breast cancer survivor, Browne died of natural causes in 2003 in Beverly Hills, California, at the age of seventy-two. She was survived by her husband, actor Darren McGavin, who died on February 26, 2006.

External links

• Kathie Browne at Memory Alpha
• Kathie Browne at IMDb
• Kathie Browne at AllMovie
• Darren McGavin & Kathie Browne McGavin authorized Internet site