REMEMBERING NANCY WALKER

Who died this date in 1992---American actress and comedian of stage, screen, and television. She was also a film and television director (most notably of The Mary Tyler Moore Show, on which she also made several guest appearances). During her five-decade long career, she may be best remembered for her long-running roles as Mildred on McMillan & Wife and Ida Morgenstern, who first appeared on several episodes of The Mary Tyler Moore Show and later became a prominent recurring character on the spinoff series Rhoda. She was also remembered for the Bounty Paper Towel commercials; click on the photo to see Walker in 1975.  Read more here