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Elizabeth <I>Harrower</I> Seabold

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Birth
Alameda, Alameda County, California, USA
Death
10 Dec 2003 (aged 85)
Valley Village, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Burial
Glendale, Los Angeles County, California, USA GPS-Latitude: 34.122627, Longitude: -118.237544
Plot
Court of Freedom Section, Columbarium of Heavenly Peace, Map #12, Outdoor Garden Niche 1855
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Actress, Television Screenwriter. She was best known for playing the roles of historical figures, cousins, beauticians, housekeepers, nurses, librarians, wagon train members, telephone company supervisors, secretaries, studio club women, woman apartment managers, woman artists, wedding guests, dowagers, picnicking woman, female driver, store customers, landladies, sisters, aunts, communications officer, board members, office supervisors, maids, and doctors. She will be best remembered for playing the role of 'Mrs. Hemp' in the classic western film, "Thunder Pass" (1954). The film which was directed by Frank McDonald, which was written for the screen by Fred Eggers, Tom Hubbard, and George Van Marter, and which also starred Dane Clark, Dorothy Patrick, Sandy Devine, Raymond Burr, Charles Fredericks, and Mary Ellen Kay. She will also be best remembered for playing the role of 'Myra Pratt' in the episode entitled, "The Mystery Of Suicide Gulch," of the classic western television series, "Death Valley Days," which originally aired on March 28, 1958, and which also starred Lee Anthony, Stephen Chase, and Richard Evans, tells the story of a Colorado sheep rancher Ed Pratt who sends his son Loren to market with a herd. Most die overnight in a meadow and the father blames the boy. Loren runs away, meeting wanted robber Haley. Toxic plant news plus an arrest assist improves matters. She was born one of seven children as Betty Louise Foss in Alameda, California, to Harry Wilbur Webb Foss (1894-1981), and his wife Catherine Bofinger Foss (1896-1918), on May 28, 1918. Shortly thereafter, her mother sadly died during the Spanish flu epidemic that was ravaging the world at the time. Her father had a nervous breakdown, and she was passed around from relative to relative until she was eventually placed into an orphanage in San Francisco, California. She was later adopted by Scottish immigrants William Harrower (1878-1947), and his wife Jessica Glane "Jessie" Harrower (1884-1972), and given the name Elizabeth Louise Harrower. She was raised in Berkeley, California, and in Los Angeles, California, and educated locally, until her adoptive father's salary was cut in half due to The Great Depression of the 1930s. In turn, her adoptive mother took her to Hollywood, California, to begin an acting career. Using her real name of Betty Foss and other identities to try and secure acting jobs, she finally decided to use her adoptive name of Elizabeth Harrower, and she gradually found acting jobs. According to many sources, she is said to have appeared in "Becky Sharp" (1935), the first feature-length color film in 1935, but this is not listed on her credits on her IMDb page. She made her actual film debut playing the role of 'Woman of Samaria' in the film drama, "The Pilgrimage Play" (1949). The film which was directed by Frank R. Strayer, which was based on the play by Christine Wetherill Stevenson, and which also starred Nelson Leigh, Stephen Chase, and Leonard Penn, tells the story of Jesus Christ. Besides, playing the role of 'Woman of Samaria' in the film drama, "The Pilgrimage Play" (1949), and playing the role of 'Mrs. Hemp' in the classic western film, "Thunder Pass" (1954), her many other film credits include, "Life Of St. Paul Series" (1949), "Does Christ Live In Your Home?" (1949), "Bernardine" (1957), "Going Steady" (1958), "Teacher's Pet" (1958), "Marjorie Morningstar" (1958), "Al Capone" (1959), "The FBI Story" (1959), "I Passed For A White" (1960), "Joyful Hour" (1960), "The Four Horsemen Of The Apocalypse" (1962), "House Of Women" (1962), "Don't Knock The Twist" (1962), "The Wild Westerners" (1962), "Cat Ballou" (1965), "Zebra In The Kitchen" (1965), "Batman" (1966), "The Sterile Cuckoo" (1969), "True Grit" (1969), "Vanishing Point" (1971), "Escape From The Planet Of The Apes" (1971), "Shoot Out" (1971), "Adventures Of Nick Carter" (1971), and "I Love You... Good-bye" (1974). Her many other television credits include, "Front Page Detective," "Racket Squad," "Space Patrol," "The Range Rider," "Family Theatre," "Annie Oakley," "Meet Corliss Archer," "Where's Raymond?" "The Man Behind The Badge," "The Ford Television Theatre," "The Gene Autry Show," "The Great Gildersleeve," "Jane Wyman Presents The Fireside Theatre," "Four Star Playhouse," "Adventures Of Wild Bill Hickok," "Father Knows Best," "Wagon Train," "Telephone Time," "Sky King," "Death Valley Days," "Tales Of Wells Fargo," "M Squad," "The Loretta Young Show," "The Life And Legend Of Wyatt Earp," "The Millionaire," "Joyful Hour," "The Joey Bishop Show," "National Velvet," "Dennis The Menace," "Surfside 6," "It's A Man's World," "77 Sunset Strip," "The Eleventh Hour," "Hawaiian Eye," "My Three Sons," "Arrest And Trial," "The Twilight Zone," "Perry Mason," "The Alfred Hitchcock Hour," "Hazel," "My Brother The Angel," "The Man From U.NC.L.E." "Days Of Our Lives," "Hank," "The Virginian," "The Rounders," "Shane," "Batman," "The Andy Griffith Show," "Judd For The Defense," "Mayberry R.F.D." "Mod Squad," "The Immortal," "That Girl," "Columbo," "The Waltons," "Night Gallery," "Room 222, " "Gunsmoke." and "The F.B.I." Besides acting, she also wrote for numerous popular soap opera television series including, "Ryan's Hope" in 1975, "Days Of Our Lives" in 1978, "Texas" in 1981, and "Generations" from 1989 to 1991. During her acting career, she also appeared on the radio in many productions. In her later years, she lived in the Alvarado Terrace Historic District of Los Angeles, where she was active with the Pico-Union Community Redevelopment Project Advisory Committee. In 2003, already while taking chemotherapy, she had a prominent limited run as 'Charlotte Ramsey' on the television soap opera television series, "The Young And The Restless," which earned her rave reviews. She passed away from cancer at her home in Valley Village, Los Angeles, California, on December 10, 2003, at the age of 85. Following her death, she was cremated and her ashes were buried in a niche at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale, California. She was married to Harry Charles Seabold (1918-1990), an Air Force Cadet whom she had met in fifth grade, and with whom she had a daughter, the actress Susan Seaforth Seabold born in Oakland, California, on July 11, 1943. She was also the mother-in-law of the actor Bill Hayes who was born in Harvey, Illinois, on June 5, 1925. In her private life, she was known as Elizabeth Harrower Seabold.
Actress, Television Screenwriter. She was best known for playing the roles of historical figures, cousins, beauticians, housekeepers, nurses, librarians, wagon train members, telephone company supervisors, secretaries, studio club women, woman apartment managers, woman artists, wedding guests, dowagers, picnicking woman, female driver, store customers, landladies, sisters, aunts, communications officer, board members, office supervisors, maids, and doctors. She will be best remembered for playing the role of 'Mrs. Hemp' in the classic western film, "Thunder Pass" (1954). The film which was directed by Frank McDonald, which was written for the screen by Fred Eggers, Tom Hubbard, and George Van Marter, and which also starred Dane Clark, Dorothy Patrick, Sandy Devine, Raymond Burr, Charles Fredericks, and Mary Ellen Kay. She will also be best remembered for playing the role of 'Myra Pratt' in the episode entitled, "The Mystery Of Suicide Gulch," of the classic western television series, "Death Valley Days," which originally aired on March 28, 1958, and which also starred Lee Anthony, Stephen Chase, and Richard Evans, tells the story of a Colorado sheep rancher Ed Pratt who sends his son Loren to market with a herd. Most die overnight in a meadow and the father blames the boy. Loren runs away, meeting wanted robber Haley. Toxic plant news plus an arrest assist improves matters. She was born one of seven children as Betty Louise Foss in Alameda, California, to Harry Wilbur Webb Foss (1894-1981), and his wife Catherine Bofinger Foss (1896-1918), on May 28, 1918. Shortly thereafter, her mother sadly died during the Spanish flu epidemic that was ravaging the world at the time. Her father had a nervous breakdown, and she was passed around from relative to relative until she was eventually placed into an orphanage in San Francisco, California. She was later adopted by Scottish immigrants William Harrower (1878-1947), and his wife Jessica Glane "Jessie" Harrower (1884-1972), and given the name Elizabeth Louise Harrower. She was raised in Berkeley, California, and in Los Angeles, California, and educated locally, until her adoptive father's salary was cut in half due to The Great Depression of the 1930s. In turn, her adoptive mother took her to Hollywood, California, to begin an acting career. Using her real name of Betty Foss and other identities to try and secure acting jobs, she finally decided to use her adoptive name of Elizabeth Harrower, and she gradually found acting jobs. According to many sources, she is said to have appeared in "Becky Sharp" (1935), the first feature-length color film in 1935, but this is not listed on her credits on her IMDb page. She made her actual film debut playing the role of 'Woman of Samaria' in the film drama, "The Pilgrimage Play" (1949). The film which was directed by Frank R. Strayer, which was based on the play by Christine Wetherill Stevenson, and which also starred Nelson Leigh, Stephen Chase, and Leonard Penn, tells the story of Jesus Christ. Besides, playing the role of 'Woman of Samaria' in the film drama, "The Pilgrimage Play" (1949), and playing the role of 'Mrs. Hemp' in the classic western film, "Thunder Pass" (1954), her many other film credits include, "Life Of St. Paul Series" (1949), "Does Christ Live In Your Home?" (1949), "Bernardine" (1957), "Going Steady" (1958), "Teacher's Pet" (1958), "Marjorie Morningstar" (1958), "Al Capone" (1959), "The FBI Story" (1959), "I Passed For A White" (1960), "Joyful Hour" (1960), "The Four Horsemen Of The Apocalypse" (1962), "House Of Women" (1962), "Don't Knock The Twist" (1962), "The Wild Westerners" (1962), "Cat Ballou" (1965), "Zebra In The Kitchen" (1965), "Batman" (1966), "The Sterile Cuckoo" (1969), "True Grit" (1969), "Vanishing Point" (1971), "Escape From The Planet Of The Apes" (1971), "Shoot Out" (1971), "Adventures Of Nick Carter" (1971), and "I Love You... Good-bye" (1974). Her many other television credits include, "Front Page Detective," "Racket Squad," "Space Patrol," "The Range Rider," "Family Theatre," "Annie Oakley," "Meet Corliss Archer," "Where's Raymond?" "The Man Behind The Badge," "The Ford Television Theatre," "The Gene Autry Show," "The Great Gildersleeve," "Jane Wyman Presents The Fireside Theatre," "Four Star Playhouse," "Adventures Of Wild Bill Hickok," "Father Knows Best," "Wagon Train," "Telephone Time," "Sky King," "Death Valley Days," "Tales Of Wells Fargo," "M Squad," "The Loretta Young Show," "The Life And Legend Of Wyatt Earp," "The Millionaire," "Joyful Hour," "The Joey Bishop Show," "National Velvet," "Dennis The Menace," "Surfside 6," "It's A Man's World," "77 Sunset Strip," "The Eleventh Hour," "Hawaiian Eye," "My Three Sons," "Arrest And Trial," "The Twilight Zone," "Perry Mason," "The Alfred Hitchcock Hour," "Hazel," "My Brother The Angel," "The Man From U.NC.L.E." "Days Of Our Lives," "Hank," "The Virginian," "The Rounders," "Shane," "Batman," "The Andy Griffith Show," "Judd For The Defense," "Mayberry R.F.D." "Mod Squad," "The Immortal," "That Girl," "Columbo," "The Waltons," "Night Gallery," "Room 222, " "Gunsmoke." and "The F.B.I." Besides acting, she also wrote for numerous popular soap opera television series including, "Ryan's Hope" in 1975, "Days Of Our Lives" in 1978, "Texas" in 1981, and "Generations" from 1989 to 1991. During her acting career, she also appeared on the radio in many productions. In her later years, she lived in the Alvarado Terrace Historic District of Los Angeles, where she was active with the Pico-Union Community Redevelopment Project Advisory Committee. In 2003, already while taking chemotherapy, she had a prominent limited run as 'Charlotte Ramsey' on the television soap opera television series, "The Young And The Restless," which earned her rave reviews. She passed away from cancer at her home in Valley Village, Los Angeles, California, on December 10, 2003, at the age of 85. Following her death, she was cremated and her ashes were buried in a niche at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale, California. She was married to Harry Charles Seabold (1918-1990), an Air Force Cadet whom she had met in fifth grade, and with whom she had a daughter, the actress Susan Seaforth Seabold born in Oakland, California, on July 11, 1943. She was also the mother-in-law of the actor Bill Hayes who was born in Harvey, Illinois, on June 5, 1925. In her private life, she was known as Elizabeth Harrower Seabold.

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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8185011/elizabeth-seabold: accessed ), memorial page for Elizabeth Harrower Seabold (28 May 1918–10 Dec 2003), Find a Grave Memorial ID 8185011, citing Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Los Angeles County, California, USA; Cremated; Maintained by Find a Grave.