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Subject: [KYBELL] Julie Parrish, TV and film actress, dies at 62
Date: Tue, 7 Oct 2003 20:19:37 EDT

I am forwarding this from the Campbell County TN List, courtesy of Susie
Bullock. Thought some of you might be interested.

Neal

Julie Parrish, TV and film actress, dies at 62

  Monday, October 6, 2003  

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(10-06) 17:17 PDT LOS ANGELES (AP) --

Julie Parrish, who starred in the 1967 CBS sitcom, "Good Morning World," and
appeared in films with Jerry Lewis and Elvis Presley, has died. She was 62.

She died Wednesday at Tarzana Community Hospital of natural causes that
likely were related to her history of ovarian cancer, said her brother, James
Wilbar.

Parrish portrayed Linda on "Good Morning World," which ran from 1967-68 and
also featured Billy De Wolfe, Joby Baker, Ronnie Schell, and Goldie Hawn. She
also appeared on shows including "Star Trek," "Bonanza," "My Three Sons," and
"Beverly Hills 90210." She had roles on soap operas including "Return to Peyton
Place" and "Capitol."

She was in the film "Paradise Hawaiian Style," with Presley, and in one of
the film's best moments held a group of dogs at bay as Presley sang to her in a
helicopter.

Born Ruby Joyce Wilbar, on October 21, 1940, in Middlesboro, Ky., she
attended modeling school in Toledo, Ohio, where she became active in theater.

Her film career began when she was chosen by Lewis as the winner of a
national modeling contest, and she appeared in the Lewis film "It's Only Money." She
changed her name to Julie Parrish for her next film, "The Nutty Professor," in
which she had a small role as a student.

She also had several stage roles, and received a Los Angeles Drama Critics
Award for her portrayal of Maggie in Arthur Miller's "After the Fall."

She had several writing credits, including an episode of "Laverne and
Shirley," and recorded "When We Dance," an album of country music.

Parrish began undergraduate studies in her late 40s, and earned a degree in
chemical dependencies counseling.

She served as a member of the Board of Directors of the Los Angeles
Commission on Assaults Against Women, and worked as a counselor at Haven Hills Shelter
for Battered Women. She spoke to audiences about domestic violence, and
visited schools to discuss dating violence.

"I think the thing she's remembered most for is she was a champion for
women's abuse problems," her brother said. "That was a part of her life as well as
the acting and other things."

She is survived by two sisters, Barbara Scheffler, of Clinton, Mich., and
Liza Phairow of Ashland, Ore., her brother, James, and another brother, Robert
Wilbar, of Tecumseh, Mich.


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