Merie Earle Maude Gormley & The Little Old Lady From Pasadena

Merie Earle was born Goldie Merie Ireland and married Lawrence Earls. They moved from Columbus, Ohio to Los Angeles in 1952. Mr Earls died in 1954 and was buried back in Columbus, Ohio. Merie was discovered at a Church play and started her acting career at 76 years of age. She played parts in dozens of tv shows and movies such as "The Beverly Hillbillies", "Green Acres" and "The Bob Newhart Show". She is probably best known as Maude Gromley on "The Waltons" and was a frequent guest on the Tonight Show with Johnny Carson. She is buried in section 74 of Greenlawn Cemetery in Columbus, Ohio.

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