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Yvonne De Carlo a.k.a Lily Munster

September 1, 1922-January 8, 2007

Yvonne De Carlo- birth name is Margaret Yvonne Middleton. She used her middle name and her granfather's last name to make her stage name. Ms. De Carlo starred in many movies. Her biggest movie role was The Ten Commandments. Her movie career slowed down and her attention was then turned to television. She worked on several series such as theVirginian and Bonanza but was best known as Lily Munster on The Munsters. She was married once and had two sons. She was Miss Venice Beach 1938. Ms. De Carlo was an accomplished singer and dancer.

More Info: Yvonne De Carlo IMDb page

Fred Gwynne a.ka. Herman Munster

July 10, 1926 - July 2, 1993

Fred Gwynne- World War Two Navy Veteran. Mr. Gwynne was an extremely talented person. Best known for the role of Herman Munster. He starred in several T.V. series including Car 54 Where Are You. He started out acting in Broadway plays including the hits Harvey and Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1974). Mr. Gwynne's final apperance was the hit movie My Cousin Vinny (1992). He graduated from Harvard University in 1951. Fred Gwynne was the writer and illustator of many published children's books. He was married twice and had five children.

More info: Fred Gwynne's IMDb page

Al Lewis a.k.a Grandpa Munster/ Sam Dracula

April 30, 1923 - February 3, 2006

Al Lewis a very interesting persona. Before landing on the acting scene Mr. Lewis was a circus performer and attended Columbia University. He wrote two children's books. Al Lewis worked on Broadway before busting out on the television screen. He appeared in many T.V. shows including two with Fred Gwynne--Car 54 Where Are You? and The Munsters. He is best known as Granpa Munster. Mr. Lewis was married twice and had three sons. After his acting career he opened a restaurant "Grandpa's" in New York.

More info: Al Lewis's wikipedia page