Ann Morgan Guilbert

This is another one of those actresses where you won’t necessarily remember her name, but once you hear the name of the character she played, you will instantly know who I’m talking about.

Ann Morgan Guilbert played “Millie” on “The Dick Van Dyke Show” back in the 60s. She died on Tuesday, June 14th at the age of 87 of cancer.

In more recent TV appearances, she had a starring role “Getting On” and also a guest role on “Grey’s Anatomy”. If you watched the 1990s sitcom “The Nanny” you would recognize her from her character Grandma Yetta. She also had many one time roles on other TV shows as well, including “Seinfeid”, “The Patridge Family”, “The Bob Newhart Show”, “Cheers”, “I Dream of Jeannie”, and “My Three Sons”. She is probably most well known though as Millie Helper from “The Dick Van Dyke Show”.

To read more about Ann Morgan Guilbert, here is her information from Wikipedia.org.

I’ve always been the kind of person who notices the things other people overlook — strange roadside attractions, forgotten pieces of history, unusual places, odd trends, and the little things in everyday life that make you stop and say, “Wait... when did that become normal?” That curiosity is really what this blog is all about. I’m especially drawn to the stories hiding in plain sight: a forgotten piece of Michigan history, a roadside attraction you’d never know was there, an old building with a story behind it, or some completely ordinary part of modern life that suddenly seems ridiculous when you think about it for more than five seconds. Some days you’ll find a fascinating history story here. Other days I may take you along on a road trip, dig into something weird from Michigan’s past, share an interesting discovery, or simply rant about something in modern life that makes absolutely no sense. I don’t pretend to have all the answers. I just enjoy asking the questions, digging around for the stories, and sharing the interesting things I find along the way. My goal is simple: Keep looking. Keep learning. And keep things interesting.

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