Shelley Fabares, ‘Coach’ Star And Wife Of Mike Farrell, Dies At 82

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LOS ANGELES - 1981: Actress Shelley Fabares poses for a image successful 1981 successful Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Harry Langdon/Getty Images)

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Shelly Fabares, who starred successful specified TV hits as Coach and The Donna Reed Show, arsenic good arsenic 3 Elvis Presley movies has died.

Fabares, who had been joined to M*A*S*H star Mike Farrell since 1984, died Saturday successful Los Angeles, according to The Hollywood Reporter. She was 82. Her origin of decease was not given.

“To her family and friends, Shelley was a root of love, strength, laughter and comfort,” Fabares family said successful a statement, via THR. “She was a devoted wife, cherished stepmother, daughter, sister, niece, aunt, family personnel and loyal friend whose warmth, generosity, joke and grace made an enduring quality successful the lives of everyone who knew her. She had a singular expertise to make group consciousness welcomed, weighted and cared for.”

American character Mike Farrell, wearing a tuxedo complete a achromatic garment pinch a reddish front necktie and a reddish cummerbund, and his wife, American character and vocalist Shelley Fabares, who wears a achromatic lace outfit, be the 45th Primetime Emmy Awards astatine the Pasadena Civic Auditorium successful Pasadena, California, 19th September 1993. (Photo by Vinnie Zuffante/Getty Images)

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Among Fabares biggest hits was The Donna Reed Show, wherever she played Mary Stone for 7 seasons complete 191 episodes, from 1958 to 1964.

Toward the extremity of her tally connected The Donna Reed Show, Fabares recorded the No. 1 deed “Johnny Angel.” Written by Lyn Duddy and Lee Pockriss, Fabares screen the tune went to No. 1 connected the Billboard Hot 100 floor plan connected March 3, 1962.

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Fabares besides charted successful 1962 pinch the hits “Johnny Loves Me” (No. 22) and "The Things We Did Last Summer" (No. 46), arsenic good arsenic “Ronnie, Call Me When You Get a Chance” (No. 72) successful 1963.

Fabares followed up her occurrence connected the euphony charts by starring other Presley successful 3 movies successful 3 consecutive years: Girl Happy successful 1965, Spinout successful 1966 and Clambake successful 1967.

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