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RIP Shelley Fabares

Posted on 8/23/26 at 6:32 pm
Posted by Godfather1
What WAS St George, Louisiana
Member since Oct 2006
90559 posts
Posted on 8/23/26 at 6:32 pm
Elvis’ most frequent leading lady

RIP.

Also starred with Craig T Nelson on “Coach”.
Posted by Macfly
BR & DS
Member since Jan 2016
10860 posts
Posted on 8/23/26 at 6:44 pm to
RIP she was also in a couple of '60s beach movies.
Posted by 610man
Louisiana
Member since Jun 2005
8404 posts
Posted on 8/23/26 at 6:51 pm to
Damn, she was good in Coach. RIP.
Posted by spslayto
Member since Feb 2004
22117 posts
Posted on 8/23/26 at 6:55 pm to
Enjoyed her on Coach. And as noted in the story, she had a hit with Johnny Angel
Posted by gumbo2176
Member since May 2018
20765 posts
Posted on 8/23/26 at 7:06 pm to
She also spent 8 years on "The Donna Reed Show" playing the daughter during the late 50's into the mid 60's
Posted by Fewer Kilometers
Baton Rouge
Member since Dec 2007
38904 posts
Posted on 8/23/26 at 7:18 pm to
Ma Kent on Superman: The Animated Series, along with her husband Mike Farrell as Pa Kent.



Posted by KCT
I Lost A Bet to Crazy-arse "Owlvis"
Member since Feb 2010
52976 posts
Posted on 8/23/26 at 8:03 pm to
Sad news. I've probably heard "Johnny Angel" 200 times.

I pray you're in a better place, Shelley.
Posted by cypresstiger
The South
Member since Aug 2008
14941 posts
Posted on 8/23/26 at 8:07 pm to
Posted by Free888
Member since Oct 2019
3596 posts
Posted on 8/23/26 at 8:37 pm to
Joy Picollo in Brian’s Song
Posted by VoxDawg
Glory, Glory
Member since Sep 2012
80061 posts
Posted on 8/24/26 at 6:04 am to
Learned when Donna Reed was a staple of the Nick at Nite advent in the mid 80s that not only was I correct in crushing on her, but that my dad was in the same boat back when Shelley was his age and the show originally aired.
Posted by FredBear
Georgia
Member since Aug 2017
17882 posts
Posted on 8/24/26 at 6:29 am to
She was also in the Twilight Zone episode Black Leather Jackets
Posted by LSUDonMCO
Orlando
Member since Dec 2003
9139 posts
Posted on 8/24/26 at 7:03 am to
She always had those great girl next door vibes. Hot and sweet.
Posted by dirtsandwich
AL
Member since May 2016
7776 posts
Posted on 8/24/26 at 7:45 am to
Played an agent/the other woman in one of the most highly rated episodes of Murder, She Wrote, S5/E21 (and E22). Jean Simmons is the rival mystery writer who Shelley’s character Liza has betrayed. The Liza role is fairly limited but worth checking out. This was right around the time that Coach started.



R.I.P.
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