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Lillian Bronson
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Lillian Bronson (October 21, 1902 - August 2, 1995) was an American character actress.
She performed in over 80 films, 60 of the films from 1939 to 1964, and appeared in over one hundred television productions from 1949 to 1975.
Bronson was born Lillian Rumsey Bronson in Lockport, New York, the daughter of a carriage builder, and attended the University of Michigan. She began her artistic career by performing plays at Broadway. During the Great Depression, Bronson and her late sister, Dorothy, opened the Bronson Studio in New York, designing and making toy animals and pillows.
In 1943, Bronson appeared in the movie Happy Land as Mattie Dyer and on television in the episode "The Druid Circle" of The Philco Television Playhouse, that aired on March 6, 1949, in the role of Miss Dagnall.
She then appeared in a long series of minor characters for many television series episodes from the early days of television until the mid-1970s, including many western genres. She became widely known for her role as the grandmother in the Kings Row television series.
As actor
The Over-the-Hill Gang Rides Again
The Over the Hill Gang
Down These Mean Streets a Man Must Go: A Portrait of Raymond Chandler
Marnie
Kisses for My President
Spencer's Mountain
Battle at Bloody Beach
Foxfire
So This Is Love
Affair with a Stranger
Rose of Cimarron
No Room for the Groom
Here Come the Nelsons
Room for One More
The Sword of Monte Cristo
Excuse My Dust
The Next Voice You Hear...
Beauty on Parade
Dakota Lil
Father of the Bride
Joe Palooka Meets Humphrey
In the Good Old Summertime
Rusty's Birthday
Sleep, My Love
Family Honeymoon
Welcome Stranger
The Hucksters
The Judge Steps Out
They Won't Believe Me
Sentimental Journey