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'{{Use American English|date=July 2020}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2020}} {{short description|American actress}} {{Infobox person | name = Carol Arthur | image = | birthname = Carol Arata | birth_date = {{Birth date|1935|8|4}} | birth_place = [[Hackensack, New Jersey]], U.S. | death_date = {{Death date and age|2020|11|1|1935|8|4}} | death_place = [[Los Angeles|Los Angeles, California]], U.S. | occupation = Actress | spouse = {{Marriage|[[Dom DeLuise]]|1965|2009|reason=died}} | children = [[Peter DeLuise]]<br>[[Michael DeLuise]]<br>[[David DeLuise]] | years_active = 1971–2004 | resting_place = [[Calvary Cemetery (Queens, New York)|Calvary Cemetery]] }} '''Carol Arthur''' (born '''Carol Arata''', August 4, 1935 – November 1, 2020) was an American actress, mainly recognizable in supporting roles in films directed by [[Mel Brooks]]. ==Early life and career== Arthur was born Carol Arata in [[Hackensack, New Jersey]] and raised in [[East Rutherford, New Jersey]], the daughter of Mildred (née Foehl) and Peter Arata, a police officer.<ref name="google">{{cite book|title=Contemporary Theatre, Film and Television|author=O'Donnell, M.|date=1984|volume=1|publisher=Gale|issn=0749-064X|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PLVlAAAAMAAJ|accessdate=2015-04-08}}</ref><ref>Attrino, Anthony G. [https://www.nj.com/bergen/2020/11/njs-carol-arthur-deluise-widow-of-dom-deluise-dies-in-california-after-long-illness.html "N.J.'s Carol Arthur Deluise, widow of Dom Deluise, dies in California after long illness"], NJ Advance Media for [[NJ.com]], November 5, 2020. Accessed November 5, 2020. "Born Carol Arata in Hackensack, she lived in East Rutherford and was the daughter of a police lieutenant in the borough. She graduated from East Rutherford High School, where she edited the school newspaper and acted in stage plays, according to published reports."</ref> She graduated from [[East Rutherford High School]], where she edited the school paper and performed on stage.<ref>[http://www.digifind-it.com/lyndhurst/DATA/newspapers/1984/1984-12-13.pdf#page=2 "Keeping In Touch"], ''Commercial Leader and South-Bergen Review''], December 12, 1984. Accessed November 3, 2020. "Carol DeLuise, the former Carol Arata of East Rutherford, remembers her area friends with a Christmas card that shows her growing sons, Michael, left, David and Peter, right — and their dog Midnight.... Carol was Miss Everything at East Rutherford High School where she wrote and starred in the musicals, edited the yearbook and the school newspaper and finished off with academic honors."</ref> Arthur often appeared in minor roles in the films of Mel Brooks and other works which her husband was also featured in, including as the outspoken town school teacher Harriett Johnson ("You are the leading asshole in the state!") in Brooks' ''[[Blazing Saddles]]''. Although her film appearances frequently coincided with those of DeLuise, one of her more notable credits was the daughter of [[George Burns]]' character in ''[[The Sunshine Boys (1975 film)|The Sunshine Boys]]''. Arthur also guest-starred on many television shows from the mid-1970s to the mid-2000s, including ''The Dom DeLuise Show'', ''[[Emergency!]]'', ''[[Sanford and Son]]'', ''[[Rhoda]]'', ''[[Alice (American TV series)|Alice]]'', ''[[Steven Spielberg]]'s [[Amazing Stories (1985 TV series)|Amazing Stories]]'', ''[[St. Elsewhere]]'', and ''[[7th Heaven (TV series)|7th Heaven]]''. During the late-1970s and early-1980s, Arthur appeared as "Safety Sadie", the spokeswoman for the [[United States Consumer Product Safety Commission]] (CPSC) in several television and radio [[public service announcements]]. ==Personal life== Arthur met her husband [[Dom DeLuise]] in 1964 while working in various [[Theatre|stage theater]]s in [[Provincetown, Massachusetts]]. The couple were married from 1965<ref name="LATimes">{{cite news| title=Dom DeLuise dies at 75; actor was a 'naturally funny man'| first=Dennis| last=McLellan| date=May 6, 2009| url=http://www.latimes.com/news/la-me-dom-deluise6-2009may06,0,6461527.story|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|accessdate=May 18, 2011}}</ref> until DeLuise's death in 2009. Together they had three sons, all of whom have become actors: [[Peter DeLuise|Peter]], [[Michael DeLuise|Michael]], and [[David DeLuise]].<ref name="nytimes1">{{cite web| first=William |last=Grimes |url=https://nytimes.com/2009/05/07/movies/07deluise.html |title=Dom DeLuise, Comic Actor, Dies at 75 |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |date=May 5, 2009 |accessdate=June 27, 2017}}</ref> Arthur died on November 1, 2020, at age 85, at the [[Motion Picture & Television Country House and Hospital]] in Los Angeles. She had been diagnosed with [[Alzheimer's disease]] eleven years prior.<ref>{{cite news|url= https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/carol-arthur-actress-in-blazing-saddles-and-wife-of-dom-deluise-dies-at-85|title = Carol Arthur, Actress in 'Blazing Saddles' and Wife of Dom DeLuise, Dies at 85|last = Barnes|first = Mike|work = [[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date = November 2, 2020|accessdate = November 2, 2020}}</ref> ==Filmography== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |- |1971|| ''[[Making It (film)|Making It]]'' || Mrs. Warren || |- |1974|| ''[[Blazing Saddles]]'' || Harriett Johnson || |- |1974|| ''[[Our Time (1974 film)|Our Time]]'' || Gym Teacher || |- |1975|| ''[[The Sunshine Boys (1975 film)|The Sunshine Boys]]'' || Doris Green || |- |1976|| ''[[Silent Movie]]'' || Pregnant lady || |- |1977|| ''[[The World's Greatest Lover]]'' || Woman in record store || |- |1979|| ''[[Hot Stuff (1979 film)|Hot Stuff]]'' || Ernie's wife || |- |1981|| ''[[The Brady Girls Get Married]]'' || Mrs. Logan || TV movie |- |1989|| ''The Princess and the Dwarf'' || || |- |1991|| ''[[Driving Me Crazy (film)|Driving Me Crazy]]'' || Jaguar boss || |- |1992|| ''Almost Pregnant'' || Saleswoman || as 'Carol DeLuise' |- |1993|| ''[[Robin Hood: Men in Tights]]'' || Complaining Villager || |- |1995|| ''[[Dracula: Dead and Loving It]]'' || Villager || |- |1997|| ''[[The Good Bad Guy]]'' || Liza || |- |1998|| ''[[The Godson (film)|The Godson]]'' || Mama Calzone || |- |1999|| ''Boys Will Be Boys'' || Blanche || TV movie |- |2000|| ''[[Intrepid (film)|Intrepid]]'' || Marcia Lowell || |- |2002|| ''It's All About You'' || Producer || |- |2003|| ''[[Between the Sheets (film)|Between the Sheets]]'' || Gabby || |- |2004|| ''[[7th Heaven (TV series)|7th Heaven]]'' || Gertrude Fleaming || Episode: "Two Weddings, an Engagement and a Funeral"<br>(final appearance) |} ==References== {{Reflist}} == External links == *{{IMDb name|217935}} * {{IBDB name|76979}} * {{Discogs artist|Carol Arthur}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Arthur, Carol}} [[Category:1935 births]] [[Category:2020 deaths]] [[Category:20th-century American actresses]] [[Category:21st-century American actresses]] [[Category:Actresses from New Jersey]] [[Category:People from East Rutherford, New Jersey]] [[Category:People from Hackensack, New Jersey]] [[Category:American film actresses]] [[Category:American television actresses]] [[Category:Deaths from Alzheimer's disease]] [[Category:DeLuise family]] [[Category:Disease-related deaths in California]] [[Category:Neurological disease deaths in the United States]]'