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Betty Mc Guire, ‘Growing Pains’ And ‘Up In Smoke’ Actress, Dies At 100
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What happenedBetty Mc Guire, a stage and screen actress who starred in a recurring role as the mother of Joanna Kerns’ character on the hit ABC sitcom "Growing Pains," dies.
The headline splitThe center frames it as "Betty Mc Guire, ‘Growing Pains’ And ‘Up In Smoke’ Actress, Dies At 100". The right frames it as "Iconic TV actress Betty Mc Guire dead aged 100 after starring in Columbo & alongside Leon...".
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CenterBetty Mc Guire, ‘Growing Pains’ And ‘Up In Smoke’ Actress, Dies At 100
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Right / center-rightIconic TV actress Betty Mc Guire dead aged 100 after starring in Columbo & alongside Leonardo Di Caprio in Growing Pains
Iconic TV actress Betty Mc Guire dead aged 100 after starring in Columbo & alongside Leonardo Di Caprio in Growing Pains
BETTY Mc Guire - best known for her role as grandma Kate Malone in the sitcom Growing Pains - has died aged 100. The TV star passed away at the Motion Picture & Television Fund retirement h...
Betty Mc Guire, ‘Growing Pains’ And ‘Up In Smoke’ Actress, Dies At 100
Betty Mc Guire, a stage and screen actress who starred in a recurring role as the mother of Joanna Kerns’ character on the hit ABC sitcom "Growing Pains," dies.
