Larri Thomas

Larri Thomas
Publicity Photo of Larri Thomas
Born(1932-01-23)January 23, 1932
DiedOctober 20, 2013(2013-10-20) (aged 81)
Van Nuys, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Years active1953–1993
Spouses
(m. 1955; div. 1959)
Bruce Hoy
(m. 1963)
Children2

Larri Thomas (January 23, 1932 – October 20, 2013) was an American actress and dancer.[1] She began her career by participating in a string of television commercials and eventually signed a contract with NBC. The network put on Thomas' shows, including Peter Gunn and The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour.[2] She became one of the six Goldwyn Girls selected by Samuel Goldwyn to go on tour for the movie Guys and Dolls, in which she makes a brief appearance. Thomas was also in the movies Mary Poppins and Island of Love. She was the stand-in for Julie Andrews in some flying sequences in Mary Poppins and her stand-in in The Sound of Music. Thomas also appeared in movies and television with Dean Martin.[3] In her later years, she appeared in Dynasty, Cheers, and Coach.

Personal life

Writer Lida Larrimore Thomas was her mother. Thomas' 1951 novel The Lovely Duckling was written about Larri's childhood on the family farm in Wayne, Pennsylvania.[4]

Death

Thomas died on October 20, 2013, due to natural causes, in her Van Nuys home. She was 81 years old.[3] Thomas' husband, Bruce Hoy died on January 31, 2014.[5][6]

Filmography

  • Coach .... Woman #1 (1 episode, 1993)
"Christmas of the Van Damned" (1993) TV Episode .... Woman #1
Episode dated October 28, 1965 TV Episode (uncredited) .... Regular
Episode dated September 23, 1965 TV Episode (uncredited) .... Regular
Episode dated September 16, 1965 TV Episode (uncredited) .... Regular
"Lucy Wants a Career" (1959) TV Episode .... Miss Hairdo

References

  1. ^ "Leo, Larry Figure in Day's News". Reading Eagle. November 12, 1959. Retrieved March 30, 2011.
  2. ^ Stern, Michael Z. (14 March 2011). I Had a Ball. iUniverse. p. 157. ISBN 978-1-4502-8731-9. Retrieved 30 March 2011.
  3. ^ a b "Larri Thomas, Dancer and Actress, Dies at 81". The Hollywood Reporter. 22 October 2013.
  4. ^ "Daughter of Novelist". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. 1952-06-02. p. 24. Retrieved 2020-04-14 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Bruce Hoy, Dancer in Hollywood Musicals, Dies at 81". The Hollywood Reporter. 3 February 2014.
  6. ^ Samuel Claesson (March 31, 2023). Top Models. Sequoia Press. p. 187. ISBN 9798889921806.
  7. ^ Kurtti, Jeff (1996). The Great Hollywood Musical Trivia Book. New York: Applause Books. p. 41. ISBN 1-55783-222-6.

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