Eileen Herlie, Actress
“All My Children” star as well as stage actress Eileen Herlie passed away on Wednesday, October 8, 2008 at the age of 90 due to pneumonia. Herlie played the motherly Myrtle Fargate on the popular American TV soap opera for more than 30 years. She last appeared on the program in June 2008. Before joining the ranks of soap opera characters, she was a bright Broadway star, playing in Thornton Wilder’s “The Matchmaker.” She also performed in “Take Me Along” with Jackie Gleason and “All American” with Ray Bolger. She was nominated for a Tony for her performance in “Take Me Along.”
She’s survived by her brother as well as nieces and nephews.
Eileen Herlie Associated Press obituary
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