According to her son, Garrett Parks, she was hospitalized at the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center on Friday due to heart trouble. She passed away most likely because of aortic aneurysm
As an actress in film, television and Broadway, Garrett took on a wide array of roles. She was best remembered for playing Frank Sinatra’s love interest in “On the Town” and “Take Me Out to the Ballgame,” which were b
he was a woman of boundless optimism," Miles Kreuger, president of the Institute of the American Musical, told the Times. "On the screen and on television there was just a wonderful sense of joy."
As an actress in film, television and Broadway, Garrett took on a wide array of roles. She was best remembered for playing Frank Sinatra’s love interest in “On the Town” and “Take Me Out to the Ballgame,” which were b
he was a woman of boundless optimism," Miles Kreuger, president of the Institute of the American Musical, told the Times. "On the screen and on television there was just a wonderful sense of joy."
Garrett was born on May 23, 1919, in St. Joseph, Mo., and her career got a jump-start after a family friend arranged a meeting with dancer Martha Graham. Graham recommended her for a scholarship at New York's Neighborhood Playhouse.
Soon she was acting on Broadway and in 1947 she moved to California to take roles in such films as "On the Town," "Take Me Out To the Ballgame" and "Neptune's Daughter."
OS ANGELES, Feb. 13 (UPI) -- Actress Betty Garrett has died at the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles from an aortic aneurysm, her son said. She was 91.
Garrett died early Saturday morning, her son, Garrett Parks told The Los Angeles Times.
On the small screen, Garrett was a regular on the sitcoms "All in the Family" and "Laverne & Shirley" and on the big screen, she played opposite Frank Sinatra and Gene Kelly, among others.
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